Chinese lidar in PLA military use

Chinese lidar may already be installed on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military systems. The recent Congressional Research Service report, “U.S.-China Competition in Emerging Technologies: Lidar,” specifically stated that “Hesai...is reportedly tied to the military’s China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. Robosense has ties to the Harbin Institute of Technology, a military university."

Pubic images show lidar sensors from Hesai, Robosense, Livox, and Leishen may be deployed on automated military systems produced by Chinese defense contractors — including contractors identified on the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chinese Military Companies (1260H) List, the Treasury’s Chinese Military-Industrial Complex (CMIC) Companies List and/or the Department of Commerce’s Entity List.

Click on the links below to view just some of the images found on other websites that appear to show Chinese lidar technology deployed on PLA and Chinese defense contractor military vehicles and warfighting machines.