How AEye and Blue‑Band Are Powering the Smart Streets of Tomorrow
In a move set to shake up urban mobility, AEye and Blue‑Band have joined forces in a partnership aimed at turbocharging smart city infrastructure with AI‑driven lidar solutions.
The centrepiece of this collaboration is the integration of AEye’s long‑range Apollo lidar technology with Blue‑Band’s cutting‑edge Integrator‑AI™ platform, under the bold OPTIS™ initiative.
Launched in July 2025, the OPTIS™ system was engineered to fuse high‑resolution 3D perception with real‑time responsiveness. Now, with Blue‑Band’s AI orchestration in the mix, it’s poised to do more than just see—it will act.
AEye’s Apollo stands out with its ability to detect objects up to a kilometre away, all housed within a compact form factor. Blue‑Band’s Integrator‑AI™, on the other hand, excels at unifying sensor data into actionable analytics for traffic intersections and urban roadways.
From Seeing to Doing — Perception Turned into Action
As Matt Fisch, CEO of AEye, explained: “OPTIS™ was built to turn perception into action. By integrating Blue‑Band’s AI platform, we’re extending OPTIS’™ capability to interface directly with traffic control systems, providing real time analytics to enable lifesaving and congestion‑reducing actions at traffic intersections.”
At the heart of the pilot deployments lie key traffic scenarios: monitoring, incident detection, and broader infrastructure intelligence. The duo envisions intersections that not only observe—they think.
With a shared ambition to speed up the transition to safer and more adaptive cities, the partners are laying the groundwork for many urban cores across the U.S. and perhaps beyond to become truly intelligent.
AEye’s OPTIS™ and Apollo Lidar
- Apollo lidar: A long‑range sensor in a compact form, capable of detecting objects up to one kilometre away — ideal for early warning and wide‑angle monitoring.
- OPTIS™ platform: A fully autonomous AI system that captures, interprets, and prompts action based on high‑resolution 3D world modelling, all in real time.
Blue‑Band’s Integrator‑AI™
Integrator‑AI™ acts as intelligent glue, drawing from siloed systems and legacy infrastructure to provide seamless, edge‑powered orchestration of real‑time data — key to public safety and mobility improvements. It also supports Vehicle‑to‑Everything (V2X) communication and Vision Zero goals, making it a pillar for forward‑thinking city design.
What Prioritises This Partnership
- Rapid Innovation in Mobility Technology
Cities are craving smarter infrastructure now, not in five years. By merging lidar and AI in a unified platform, this partnership accelerates deployment capacity. - Safety Meets Efficiency
Between dodging congestion and preventing collisions, the system emphasises road user safety while keeping traffic flowing. - Scalability and Integration
The systems’ modular design ensures adaptability — whether augmenting legacy signals or routing new urban mobility layers into place. - Economics of Real‑Time Data
AEye is backing its strategy with strong financial flexibility, ensuring the tech isn’t just innovative but also sustainable.
Kevin Yorke, CEO of Blue‑Band, emphasised the strategic leap: “Partnering with AEye brings the power of long‑range lidar to our platform, enhancing our ability to provide intelligent, scalable solutions for traffic management and urban mobility.”
These statements underline the confidence both leaders have in the transformative potential of their combined technologies.
The AEye and Blue‑Band collaboration marks a turning point in urban mobility.
With lidar sensing eyes and AI‑powered brains, city intersections are becoming living systems that see, think, and act — ushering in safer, smarter streets for tomorrow.
