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- Ouster, Inc. (OUSTZ) develops and provides high-resolution digital lidar sensors and software solutions that enable advanced 3D perception for autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, robotics, drones, smart infrastructure, defense and security systems worldwide, including the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa; core products comprise scanning lidar sensors such as the OS0 (mid-range, up to 35m at 10% reflectivity), OS1 (up to 90m), and OS2 (long-range, up to 200m), hemispherical OSDome sensors, solid-state digital lidar including legacy Velodyne offerings, and perception software platforms like Gemini for real-time object detection and Blue City for traffic management. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company manufactures sensors in facilities across the United States and Thailand while serving customers in automotive, mining, defense and over 15 industries spanning 50 countries. Recent developments include a 2025 strategic partnership with Komatsu to supply multimillion-dollar lidar for autonomous mining equipment, a September 2025 alliance with Constellis integrating Gemini software and digital lidar into AI-driven security platforms, U.S. Department of Defense approval for OS1 sensors in unmanned aerial systems, the ongoing integration benefits from its 2023 merger with Velodyne Lidar which expanded its product portfolio and customer base to over 850 clients, record Q3 2025 revenue of $39.5 million with 7,200-plus sensor shipments, and a transfer of primary stock listing to Nasdaq Global Select Market with new warrant symbols OUSTZ and OUSTW.