Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001437749-25-033677
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part II, Item 1
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 establish or maintain relationships with one or more Tier 1 partners, or if we, through our relationship with various Tier 1 partners, are unable to obtain a sufficient number of design wins and successfully enter into definitive agreements or other commercial arrangements with automotive OEMs with respect to such design wins. 

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      If our deterministic artificial intelligence-driven sensing system is not selected for inclusion in ADAS, by any automotive OEMs or their suppliers, our business will be materially and adversely affected. 

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      We heavily rely on third-party suppliers and because some of the raw materials and key components in our products come from limited or single source suppliers, our ability to control the costs of such components and raw materials is uncertain; moreover, regardless of cost, we are susceptible to supply shortages and longer than anticipated lead times for components, either of which could disrupt our supply chain, could delay deliveries of our products to customers, and could negatively impact the adoption of our products and accordingly, our financial condition and operating results. 

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      We may need to raise additional capital in order to execute our business plan and to respond to changing market conditions, which additional capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and if such additional capital were available to us, existing stockholders would experience dilution, which could be significant. 

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     Our global supply chain and international customer base expose us to risks associated with tariffs, trade restrictions, trade tensions, and evolving international trade policies. Changes in U.S. or foreign government trade regulations, including the imposition of new tariffs or other retaliatory measures, could increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, or limit our ability to sell products in certain markets, adversely affecting our financial condition.

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      Although we believe that lidar is an essential technology for autonomous vehicles and other emerging applications, market adoption of lidar is uncertain. If market adoption of lidar does not continue to develop, or adoption is deferred, or otherwise develops more slowly than we expect, our business will be adversely affected. 

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      The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen delays or expenses from undetected defects, errors, or reliability issues in our hardware or software which could reduce the market adoption of our products, damage our reputation with current or prospective customers, and expose us to product liability and other claims, thereby adversely affecting our operating costs. 

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      Shareholder activism has caused