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- Hesai Technology announced a strategic cooperation with Grab under which Grab will act as Hesai’s exclusive distributor of LiDAR products across Southeast Asia, handling sales, customer support, and marketing.
- The agreement gives Hesai access to Grab’s regional distribution infrastructure while securing a stable LiDAR supply for Grab’s autonomous mobility, mapping, and robotics initiatives, as demand for automation accelerates across manufacturing, logistics, and mobility sectors.
- The companies said the partnership is aimed at moving LiDAR adoption in Southeast Asia from early validation to large-scale commercial deployment, supporting broader use of autonomous systems and robotics across multiple industries.
PRESS RELEASE — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in LiDAR solutions, today announced a strategic cooperation with Grab (NASDAQ: 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 strategic partnership, Hesai will leverage Grab’s extensive resources and established distribution networks to ramp up the availability of reliable, high-quality LiDAR sensors so that customers across the region will be able to access LiDAR more quickly and easily for use cases across a range of industries and applications, including for robotic solutions and autonomous systems. Grab’s position as Hesai’s exclusive distributor in Southeast Asia also ensures a stable, reliable supply of LiDAR technology critical to its autonomous mobility and mapping work.
“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,” says Anthony Tan, Group CEO and Co-founder of Grab.
David Li, CEO and Co-founder of Hesai, says, “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.”
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technology that uses light to measure distance and map environments with high precision. Hesai is the global leader in LiDAR solutions, holding the top market share in the overall automotive, Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), and autonomous mobility sectors.
Southeast Asia is projected to experience an unprecedented surge in demand for AI-powered automation, particularly in the manufacturing, mobility, and logistics sectors (1). As a result, the use of LiDAR is expected to move from early validation to large-scale commercial deployment across the region.
The partnership positions both companies to advance Physical and Embodied AI across Southeast Asia. Through the partnership, Grab and Hesai will facilitate access to this foundational hardware across industries in the region, empowering machines to go beyond digital intelligence and operate safely in Southeast Asia’s complex urban environments.
Looking ahead, Hesai and Grab will continue to strengthen collaboration in market development and distribution to advance the deployment of advanced lidar technology across Southeast Asia.
