# InnovizTwo lidar by Innoviz Technologies

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/vehicles/innoviztwo
Frontier: [Vehicles](https://technooptimist.io/vehicles.md) · Field: Lidar · Company: [Innoviz Technologies](https://technooptimist.io/companies/innoviz.md)
Stage: Pilot (3 of 5: Research → Proto → Pilot → Deploy → Scaling)
Updated: last update 2026-08-05, facts checked 2026-10-11
Goal: Make lidar cheap and tough enough to fit as standard on cars, robotaxis and trucks, giving them a direct 3D distance sensor that works in darkness and glare, where cameras struggle.
Status: Shipping for VW ID. Buzz and Daimler truck fleets; ID. Buzz series start due late 2026.
Next milestone: VW ID. Buzz (Mobileye Drive) start of series production, target 2026

## Milestones

| Status | Milestone | Date | Slip |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Done | InnovizTwo announced | Apr 2021 |   |
| Done | Daimler Truck and Torc pick InnovizTwo for Level 4 trucks | 2 Dec 2025 |   |
| Current | VW ID. Buzz (Mobileye Drive) start of series production | 2026 |   |
| Planned | Level 3 car programs with VW Group and Mobileye | 2027 |   |

## Upcoming events

- **2026**: VW ID. Buzz (Mobileye Drive) start of series production
- **2027**: Level 3 car programs with VW Group and Mobileye

## Most important updates

- **5 Aug 2026**: Innoviz posts record $18.1M quarter; ID. Buzz with nine lidars testing in six cities. Innoviz reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $18.1 million, up from $9.7 million, and a net loss of $18.5 million. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/innoviz-posts-record-18-1m-quarter-id-buzz-with-nine-lidars-testing-in-32923264.md) · [original source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001835654/000117891326003861/exhibit_99-1.htm))
- **25 Feb 2026**: Innoviz more than doubles 2025 revenue to $55.1M; VW ID. Buzz series start slated for late 2026. Innoviz reported 2025 revenue of $55.1 million, up from $24.3 million, with a net loss of $67.8 million. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/innoviz-more-than-doubles-2025-revenue-to-55-1m-vw-id-buzz-series-start-18f1fd40.md) · [original source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835654/000117891326000630/exhibit_99-1.htm))
- **2 Dec 2025**: Daimler Truck and Torc pick Innoviz as short-range lidar supplier for Level 4 trucks. Daimler Truck and its subsidiary Torc Robotics selected Innoviz to supply InnovizTwo short-range lidar for series production of Level 4 autonomous Freightliner Cascadia trucks, for highway and regional routes in North America. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/daimler-truck-and-torc-pick-innoviz-as-short-range-lidar-supplier-for-1c840bc0.md) · [original source](https://northamerica.daimlertruck.com/news-stories/2025/daimler-truck-and-torc-robotics-select-innoviz-technologies-as-lidar-partner-for-series-production-of-level-4-autonomous-trucks))
- **13 Apr 2021**: Innoviz announces InnovizTwo lidar: 30x InnovizOne performance at 70% lower cost. Innoviz unveiled InnovizTwo, a 905 nm solid-state lidar it said delivers 30 times InnovizOne's performance at 70% lower cost. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/innoviz-announces-innoviztwo-lidar-30x-innovizone-performance-at-70-5c06cae7.md) · [original source](https://lidarnews.com/innoviz-announces-another-breakthrough-in-lidar/))

## Current obstacles

- **Thin cash buffer**: Liquidity was about $48.5M at end-June 2026 against an $18.5M quarterly net loss, topped up by a ~$30M share sale in July.
- **Revenue waits on customer launches**: Growth hinges on VW, Mobileye and Daimler reaching production on time; Level 3 car programs only ramp in 2027-2028.

## Physics limits

- **Eye safety and sunlight at 905 nm**: 905 nm light must stay at low power to be safe for eyes, and sunlight adds noise at that wavelength, so range on dark objects falls in bright sun.
- **Fog and spray scatter the beam**: Water droplets scatter laser light and return false echoes; filtering helps, but no lidar keeps full range in dense fog.

## How it works

### Laser: 905 nm pulses, silicon detectors

Fires near-infrared laser pulses and times the echoes; 905 nm light can be read by low-cost silicon detectors, which keeps the sensor cheap.

### Scanner: No spinning head

A compact solid-state scanner sweeps the beam over 8,000+ lines a second, so the unit can sit behind a grille or windscreen.

### Software: Perception on the sensor

InnovizAPP software classifies cars, pedestrians and motorcycles and estimates their shape, speed and acceleration from the point cloud.

## Spec sheet

| Spec | InnovizTwo lidar | InnovizOne | Provenance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laser wavelength | 905 nm |   | reported |
| Maximum range | 300 m |   | reported |
| 10% target in bright sun (100 klux) | over 220 m |   | reported |
| Field of view (H x V) | 120-125° x 40° |   | reported |
| Frame rate | 10, 15 or 20 fps |   | reported |
| Cost vs InnovizOne (company claim) | 70% lower |   | reported |
| Lidars per VW ID. Buzz robotaxi | 9 |   | reported |
| Innoviz revenue, 2025 | $55.1M | $24.3M (2024) | reported |

Provenance: reported = stated by the company; estimated = our estimate; sample = a sample figure.

## Peer comparison

- [Valeo SCALA 3 lidar](https://technooptimist.io/vehicles/scala-3.md) (Deploy): Field of view (H x V) 120° x 26°; Frame rate 10-20 fps

## About Innoviz Technologies

Innoviz is an Israeli maker of car-grade lidar sensors and perception software, founded in 2016. Its first sensor, InnovizOne, was chosen by BMW; InnovizTwo is its main product for carmakers, robotaxis and trucks.

- 2025 revenue $55.1M, more than double 2024; net loss $67.8M; 2026 guidance $67-73M.
- Supplies nine lidars per VW ID. Buzz robotaxi on Mobileye Drive, in testing in six cities.
- Daimler Truck and Torc chose InnovizTwo short-range lidar for Level 4 trucks (December 2025).

- Founded: 2016
- Headquarters: IL
- Status: public
- Listing: INVZ (NASDAQ)
- Website: https://innoviz.tech
- People: Omer Keilaf (CEO and co-founder)
- Partners, customers, investors: Mobileye (customer); Volkswagen Group (customer); Daimler Truck (customer)

Company page: https://technooptimist.io/companies/innoviz.md

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