Hesai Technology has announced a strategic cooperation with Grab, under which Grab will serve as the exclusive distributor of Hesai’s lidar products in Southeast Asia. Through this partnership, Grab will lead the sales, customer support and marketing of Hesai’s sensors across Southeast Asia.
Through this partnership, Hesai will use Grab’s resources and distribution network to expand the availability of its lidar sensors across the region. As Hesai’s distributor in Southeast Asia, Grab will also provide a stable supply of lidar technology to support autonomous mobility and mapping applications.
“By expanding access to world-class lidar technology in Southeast Asia, Grab is doing more than improving our own autonomous mobility and mapping capabilities; we are providing the essential ‘eyes’ that allow robotics to ‘see’ and navigate safely, thus ensuring that 3D intelligence can be made accessible and scaled to every industry across our region,” said Anthony Tan, group CEO and co-founder of Grab.
David Li, CEO and co-founder of Hesai, added, “Lidar is a core technology that enables robots to achieve autonomous perception and safer operations. The Southeast Asian market has shown strong demand across manufacturing, logistics and service robots. Through our partnership with Grab, we will leverage our mature and reliable lidar technology with the needs of local markets, accelerating the deployment and large-scale lidar adoption for robotics applications.”
Southeast Asia is projected to experience an unprecedented surge in demand for AI-powered automation, particularly in the manufacturing, mobility and logistics sectors. As a result, the use of lidar is expected to move from early validation to large-scale commercial deployment across the region.
The partnership enables both companies to support the development of physical and embodied AI in Southeast Asia by expanding access to foundational hardware across industries in the region.
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