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Hesai Announces Plan to Double Annual Lidar Production Capacity at CES 2026
Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), the global leader in lidar solutions, announced today that it will double its annual production capacity in 2026 — from 2 million units to over 4 million units — driven by accelerating demand for ADAS and robotics lidar.
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