Velodyne LiDAR

Safety record

No incidents on record for Velodyne LiDAR.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Supplies to (4)

Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Acquisitions (1)

• acquired by Oustermerger

Patent estate (1)

• US7969558B2usptograntedgranted 2011-06-28assignee

Patent litigations (3)

• 3:19-cv-04742district_courtsettled · settled undisclosedas complainant2020-09-30
• 337-TA-1173itcsettled · settled undisclosedas complainant2020-10-20
• IPR2018-00255uspto_ptabdecided · valid and infringedas respondent2019-05-23

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

• Record createdJun 7, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

1. https://velodynelidar.com/ ↗

Common questions

What is Velodyne LiDAR?

Velodyne LiDAR (now Ouster), American LiDAR sensor manufacturer for autonomous vehicles and robotics. Merged with Ouster in 2023.

What does Velodyne LiDAR make?

Velodyne LiDAR has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Velodyne LiDAR builds physical robots.

Where is Velodyne LiDAR headquartered?

Velodyne LiDAR is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Is Velodyne LiDAR a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Velodyne LiDAR ranks in roughly the top 54% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Velodyne LiDAR safe?

Velodyne LiDAR has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.