AEye and Blue-Band Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Smart City Infrastructure with AI-Driven Lidar Solutions

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in software-defined lidar solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Blue-Band LLC, a trailblazer in intelligent traffic systems and smart mobility solutions. This collaboration integrates AEye’s cutting-edge Apollo lidar technology with Blue-Band’s advanced Integrator-AI™ platform as part of the recently unveiled OPTIS™ initiative. Building on AEye’s July 2025 launch of OPTIS™ — a comprehensive autonom