India, June 30 -- Yole Group has released its 2025 Automotive LiDAR Report, highlighting a new chapter for the global LiDAR industry.

After a period of hesitation and market bifurcation between passenger vehicles and robotaxis, 2024 marked a major turning point: LiDAR adoption in passenger cars is accelerating, particularly in China, and is now the key engine of market growth.

Pierrick Boulay, Principal Analyst, Automotive Semiconductors at Yole Group, said: "The global LiDAR market for automotive is expected to quadruple by 2030. We see robust growth from $859 million in 2024 to $3.56 billion. This market evolution is definitely driven by rapid integration in passenger cars and continued R&D in autonomy-enabling features.

"In 2024 alo...