Cepton Releases Vista-Edge LiDAR Evaluation and AI Software Device

San Jose, Calif. – March 19, 2019 – Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, IOT, industrial, security, retail and mapping applications, today announced the Vista-Edge™ LiDAR Evaluation Kit, an edge processing system combining Cepton’s Vistaä LiDAR sensor and Nvidia’s Jetson TX2 based micro-computer.

The Vista-Edge™ is a true plug and play device, with all necessary software and tools pre-installed to view and analyze the LiDAR’s 3D point cloud of data. The pre-installed software SDK and sample code will accelerate the ability for customers to develop their own product specific software that utilizes Cepton’s sensors. Customers who buy the LiDAR Evaluation Kit will automatically be eligible to upgrade to the Perception Evaluation Kit when it becomes available later in 2019.

“Cepton wants to make it easy for our customers to evaluate and test our sensors particularly when rapid prototyping and running Proof Of Concept projects. Customers can now experience the density and range of our LiDAR sensor point cloud without the need to install software, read manuals, buy cables, acquire dedicated processing hardware.” said Jun Pei, CEO and co-founder of Cepton Technologies. “Our high resolution, long range portfolio of sensors provide our customers with the richest point cloud data available on the market and Vista-Edge™ will enable them to better harness and utilize the data, and for us to demonstrate it.”

The Vista-Edge™ features compact, lightweight design and has ports for 1Gb Ethernet, HDMI, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connections, and can function on IoT and Wi-Fi networks. Out of the box, the system takes only a few minutes to setup before customers are able to view the LiDAR’s data.

“LiDAR-based object detection and tracking can augment traditional computer vision-based solutions,” said Murali Gopalakrishna, head of product management, autonomous machines at NVIDIA.

“Cepton’s offering delivers rich 3D data, making it easy for our customers to fuse the power of NVIDIA AI with the sensing capabilities of the Cepton LiDAR.”

Cepton recently launched two new LiDAR products, Vista-M and Vista-X, designed for all levels of autonomous application, and will begin mass producing its portfolio of LiDAR sensors in partnership with Celestica this year with full volume production by 2020.

About Cepton Technologies, Inc.
Cepton Technologies, Inc. is a 3D sensing solutions provider shipping next-generation LiDAR products for the automotive, industrial and mapping markets. Founded in 2016 and led by LiDAR and advanced image industry veterans, Cepton has a leadership team that recognizes where the automotive industry and Internet of Things (IoT) market are headed and have deployed four advanced LiDAR solutions that are mapping the future. Cepton LiDAR technology delivers unrivaled detection range and resolution at low cost, to enable perception for the fast-growing market for smart machines. For more information, visit http://www.cepton.com/.