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AEye

AEye (aeye.ai): 3 changes recorded in its website history since February 2017. Homepage last checked 4 November 2026.

Recorded changes

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  1. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeOur Vision for a Safer Future
    AfterWhat could you do if you could see 1 km away?

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  2. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeAdaptive LiDAR
    AfterOur Vision for a Safer Future

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  3. HiringBetween and

    Added a careers page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

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First recorded website

Observed 17 August 2019

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

AEye is an artificial perception pioneer and creator of iDAR™, a new form of intelligent data collection that acts as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. Since its demonstration of its

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How it describes itself

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  1. July 2026 – November 2026 · 4 captures · latest observed messagingWhat could you do if you could see 1 km away?

    See farther. Think faster. Act sooner. Palm-sized, software lidar with 1 km of intelligent vision – for situations where time and distance matter most.

    This wording observed 4 November 2026.

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    • 14 July 2026 · What could you do if you could see 1 km away? archived page
    • 24 July 2026 · What could you do if you could see 1 km away? archived page
    • 14 October 2026 · What could you do if you could see 1 km away? archived page
    • 4 November 2026 · What could you do if you could see 1 km away? current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. January 2023 – July 2025 · 3 capturesOur Vision for a Safer Future

    AEye’s software-defined lidar enables high-performance sensing solutions for autonomous applications in automotive, trucking, and ITS.

    This wording observed 7 July 2025.

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  3. Seen January 2022 · 1 captureAdaptive LiDAR

    Driving the Future of Safe Autonomy. AEye creates high-performance, active, AI-driven LiDAR systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance, and robotic vision applications to save lives and

    This wording observed 18 January 2022.

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Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

AEye shifts homepage messaging focus twice

AEye has updated its homepage headline messaging at least twice, and added a careers page earlier. The most recent headline emphasizes long-distance vision capabilities.

  • Between February 2017 and August 2019, AEye added a careers page. [1]
  • Between January 2022 and January 2023, AEye changed its homepage headline from “Adaptive LiDAR” to “Our Vision for a Safer Future”. [2]
  • Between July 2025 and July 2026, AEye changed its homepage headline from “Our Vision for a Safer Future” to “What could you do if you could see 1 km away?”. [3]
  • Reading: The 2025–2026 headline change suggests AEye may be emphasizing specific long-range sensing performance in its positioning. [3]

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “AEye” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/aeye.ai

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