Compound Eye

Compound Eye, Inc. is a technology company at the forefront of developing advanced sensing and perception solutions for autonomous machines. Founded in 2015 by Jason Devitt and Haoyang Wang, the company is on a mission to enable machines to perceive and understand their environment in three dimensions with the same level of intuition as humans. This is achieved through their proprietary VIDAS™ (Visual Inertial Distributed Aperture System) technology, which leverages artificial intelligence and classical computer vision. VIDAS processes video from automotive-grade cameras in real-time to generate a dense, semantic 3D representation of the world. This allows vehicles and robots to navigate their surroundings with a high degree of accuracy and safety, offering a fully redundant alternative to traditional sensors like LiDAR and radar but at a fraction of the cost and complexity.

The company's innovative approach combines geometric cues from motion parallax with semantic understanding derived from AI. This dual methodology allows their systems to deliver precise depth measurements, per-pixel classification, and six-degrees-of-freedom (6 DoF) odometry. Compound Eye's solutions are designed to be deployed on any vehicle platform, making advanced perception capabilities accessible for a wide range of applications. The technology caters to several key industries, including defense, heavy equipment, and automotive. The company has secured multiple contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense to adapt its VIDAS technology for military use. In the commercial sector, Compound Eye is working with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to integrate its perception platform into everything from construction and mining vehicles to passenger cars, aiming to make autonomous operation safer, more reliable, and economically viable.