Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001437749-25-015868
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Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part II, Item 1A
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 in pricing we may adopt to drive market adoption or in response to competitive pressure; 

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      our ability to retain our existing customers and strategic partners and attract new customers and strategic partners; 

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      our ability to develop, introduce, manufacture, and ship, in a timely manner, products that meet customer requirements; 

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      disruptions in our sales channels or termination of our relationships with important channel partners; 

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      delays in customers’ purchasing cycles or deferments of customers’ purchases in anticipation of new products or updates from us or our competitors; 

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      the timing of charges related to impairments of long-lived assets; 

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      non-routine write-downs of inventory; 

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      one-time termination benefits and other restructuring costs; 

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      fluctuations in demand for our products; 

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      the mix of products sold or licensed by us in any given quarter; 

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      the duration or worsening of the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the time it will take for the economic recovery for such impact to occur; 

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      changing international trade policies, including the imposition or modification of tariffs, increasing trade tensions, and the implementation of potential trade restrictions; 

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      the timing and rate of broader market adoption of ADAS or autonomous systems utilizing our solutions across the Automotive and other market sectors; 

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      the timing and scale of the market acceptance of lidar generally; 

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      further technological advancements by our competitors and other market participants; 

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      the ability of our customers and strategic partners to commercialize systems that incorporate our products; 

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      any change in the competitive dynamics of our markets, including consolidation of competitors, regulatory developments, and new market entrants; 

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      our ability to effectively manage or outsource management of our inventory; 

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      changes in the source, cost, availability of, and regulations pertaining to components and materials we use in our products; 

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      impact of foreign currency fluctuations; 

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      adverse litigation, judgments, settlements, or other litigation-related costs, or claims that may give rise to such costs;  

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      general economic, industry, and market conditions, including trade disputes. 

Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter.

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