Ouster Unveils REV8 OS Sensor Family with Groundbreaking Native-Color Lidar

Ouster Inc. has launched its Rev8 family of OS digital lidar sensors, powered by its next-generation L4 Ouster Silicon. This new lineup features the company's patented native-color lidar sensors, offering up to double the range and resolution of its predecessors.

"Rev8 is the most advanced family of lidar sensors ever released and sets a new standard in sensing," stated Ouster CEO Angus Pacala. "With the L4 Ouster Silicon, we are delivering on the promise of our digital architecture to deliver exponential improvements in performance, doubling our core specs, and simultaneously introducing the world's first native-color lidar to give machines 3D human-like sight for the next era of physical AI." The Rev8 OS sensor family is designed to enable customers to transition from prototype to commercial production at scale, providing the reliability and affordability required for real-world autonomy across industries. This technology has far-reaching implications, with potential applications in robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure.

Ouster's L4 architecture is built for functional safety, reliability, affordability, and scale. The L4 chip, which incorporates embedded Fujifilm color science, can process color data and offers hardware-enabled HDR. With 42.9 GMACs of processing power, detection of up to 20 trillion photons per second, and a 40 kHz measurement rate with picosecond timing precision, this technology is poised to revolutionize the field of physical AI.

The Rev8 sensor family is automotive-grade, cybersecure, and designed for functional safety. Dozens of industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure companies, including Google, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and Skydio, have expressed interest in adopting the Rev8 OS sensors. Ouster's Rev8 OS sensors are available to order today and are expected to ship this quarter.