[News] Innoviz LiDAR Finds a Providential New Counter-UAS Mission Extending the Life-Saving Value of Proven Automotive Technology

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms for autonomous driving, today marks its emergence as a recurring player across the counter-UAS integrator ecosystem, referring to its recently announced partnerships with six Israeli defense and homeland security integrators in the past three months, through its new defense and homeland security brand, Perciz.

The same LiDAR platform selected by BMW, Volkswagen, Mobileye, and Daimler Truck is now being used by leading Israeli counter-UAS integrators under Innoviz’s new defense and homeland security brand, Perciz.

On July 1, Innoviz announced it has partnered with Givon Defense to enhance precision localization for counter-UAS applications. On July 7, it announced that Perciz LiDAR data was integrated into Cogniteam’s AI-based counter-UAS classification system, and on July 8, it announced that AeroNous Solutions (part of Israel Shipyards Industries Group) built Perciz LiDAR into its open-architecture command-and-control platform for continuous, high-confidence threat tracking.

Earlier collaborations set the stage: in May, Kela Technologies announced it added Innoviz LiDAR to its situational-awareness platform, operating alongside radar, electro-optical, thermal, and RF systems for border/perimeter security. In June, Drive Group, a consortium of six Israeli transportation and infrastructure firms, announced their intent to integrate the Innoviz LiDAR into its “Barak LightGuard” perimeter security and intelligent transportation system. Also announced in June, Regulus incorporated Innoviz LiDAR to solve one of counter-UAS’s toughest problems: tracking low-altitude threats, including fiber-optic-controlled drones, at sub-kilometer range in cluttered urban environments.

The launch of Perciz marks a strategic extension of Innoviz’s mission: applying its existing sensing capabilities to the growing challenges facing modern defense and homeland security organizations. In connection with the launch of Perciz, the Company has appointed Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yoav Har-Even, former President and CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, to its Board of Directors.

Autonomous systems, unmanned robotic platforms, low-signature drones, and increasingly sophisticated asymmetric tactics are reshaping security requirements across defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure environments. As threats grow faster, smarter, and harder to detect, traditional sensing and security architectures are struggling to keep pace.

“We built this technology to make sure a car does not mistake a person for empty road,” said Omer Keilaf, Founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies. “We aim to be the eyes of the defense ecosystem. This is proven sensing technology aimed at the most urgent security problem of our time and we are thrilled to see these collaborations already translated into sales. We expect to see this momentum grow”.

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