Velodyne Lidar has opened what it terms a “Megafactory,” which will significantly ramp up production of 3D Lidar sensors to meet high global demand.

Located in San Jose, California, the facility has space for high-volume manufacturing, but also for distance and ranging alignment processes for Lidar sensors as they come off the assembly line.

The Megafactory is already producing Velodyne’s HDL-64 Lidar sensor, with production ramping up across Velodyne’s entire product portfolio and more than 1m Lidar sensors expected to be built in the facility in 2018.

That high-volume manufacturing will feed the global demand for Velodyne’s solid-state hybrid Lidar, the primary and critical instrument needed for autonomous car systems around the world.

“This Megafactory provides Velodyne Lidar the space it requires to manufacture its long-range sensors in a single location, as well as the ability to scale to meet growing global customer demand for Lidar while pursuing an aggressive growth strategy,” said Velodyne Lidar VP operations, Mark Shandley.

“In addition, the location in Santa Clara County allows us to produce Lidar sensors in the US with a skilled workforce alongside robotic manufacturing processes so we can continue to grow and deliver world-class products.”

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In addition to the San Jose Megafactory, Velodyne Lidar has also opened a new research and development facility in Alameda, California. Known as Velodyne Labs, this location focuses on building Lidar, ASICs chip technology and new solutions to complete and compliment the company’s existing Lidar lineup.

The Megafactory and R&D facility join existing corporate and production facilities in Morgan Hill, as well as new or expanding sales offices in Northern California, the Midwest, East Coast, Europe and Asia.