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accession: "0001213900-26-095950"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIDR"
cik: "0001818644"
company_name: "AEye, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-01T11:00:22+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# AEye wins multi-million-dollar contract to supply Apollo lidar for Lunar Outpost's Pegasus LTV

## Summary
- Contract award: AEye's Apollo long-range lidar to be integrated on Lunar Outpost's Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for Artemis missions.
- Multi-million-dollar commercial engagement marks AEye's entry into space mobility market, diversifying beyond automotive, defense, industrial.
- Apollo's software-defined architecture allows tuning for lunar vacuum, thermal extremes, and vibration; supports terrain perception and autonomous navigation.
- Lunar Outpost CSO Forrest Meyen: Apollo gives Pegasus enhanced perception for safe traverse and advanced autonomous ops at Moon's South Pole.
- AEye CEO Matt Fisch: lunar environment is most demanding proving ground; contract validates technology in harshest environment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-095950
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIDR
- cik: 0001818644
- company_name: AEye, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-01T11:00:22+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026095950/0001213900-26-095950-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390026095950/ea0304151-8k_aeye.htm

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