Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-05-05
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0000947871-25-000449
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-05
Form: DEFA14A
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 can be achieved in the time frame anticipated, or at all; the risks that competitors will displace AEye at various customers, potential or actual; the ri sks that laws and regulations are adopted impacting the use of lidar that AEye is unable to comply with, in whole or in part; risks of empl oye e retention, especially in the current challenging macroeconomic environment and industry headwinds; the volatility in the pric e o f AEye’s securities; the timing of when AEye’s customers may adopt AEye’s technology into their products on a commercial basis, wh ich could be delayed for issues related to or unrelated to AEye’s technology, including regulatory, safety, or reliability issues ; c hanges in competitive and regulated industries in which AEye operates; variations in operating performance across competitors; changes in laws and regulations affecting AEye’s business; the risks of the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expecta tio ns; the ability to identify and realize additional opportunities; undetected or unknown errors, defects, or reliability issues in AEy e’s technology, which could negatively impact the market acceptance of AEye’s technology; the potential inability of AEye to scale its manufa ctu ring capacity or to achieve efficiencies regarding its manufacturing processes or other costs; customer cancellations of their con tra cts with AEye; the inability to successfully retain or recruit officers, key employees, or directors; the enforceability of AEye’s int ell ectual property rights, including its patents and the potential infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; the risks of macr oec onomic downturns and/or industry downturns; the risks of a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive and evolving indu str y in which AEye operates; unanticipated changes in the prices of key materials; the risks of shortages, long lead times, or other dis ruptions in the supply of key components; the risks that suppliers may discontinue or modify components used in AEye’s products; and t he risks of defects in production processes at our facilities or the facilities of our contract manufacturers. These risks and uncert ain ties may be amplified by current or future global conflicts and current and potential trade restrictions, trade tensions, and tariffs, al l o f which continue to cause economic uncertainty. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the for egoing factors, and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the most recent periodic report tha t A