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March 9th, 2026
Siemens Wins XenomatiX Free Lidar Contest, Expanding Collaboration on Autonomous and Smart Mobility Projects

XenomatiX, a pioneer in true solid-state lidar technology, has announced Siemens as the winner of its ‘’LiDAR Contest’’, held in September 2025.

The contest attracted hundreds of applications from around the world, covering a wide range of use cases. The strong participation ‘’confirms that lidar technology is no longer limited to niche applications.’’- says Filip Geuens, CEO of XenomatiX.

Siemens, a long-standing XenomatiX customer and neighbour, has collaborated with XenomatiX since early 2020. Over the years, the collaboration has expanded across multiple initiatives in autonomous driving (AD), ADAS, smart city solutions, and mobility projects, including joint research on self-driving vehicles within the Simcenter environment.

As a global leader in design and simulation solutions for markets such as automotive, aerospace, aviation, industrial equipment, test laboratories, and wind tunnels, Siemens plans to deploy the awarded Xavia solid-state lidar system to further support its work in autonomous driving and ADAS projects. ‘By integrating solid state lidar technology in our testing environment, we can in parallel increase performance in our simulation and validation results,” comments Gert Sablon, Senior Director Testing Solutions at Siemens Digital Industries Software.

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