Ouster Inc. shares gained 15.8% to $46.09 on Monday after the company announced the expansion of its partnership with Benchmark Electronics to support high-volume production of its new Rev8 OS sensor family. The collaboration targets industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure markets, leveraging Benchmark's automated production capabilities to ensure industry-leading reliability. This expanded agreement provides a resilient supply chain with production capacity exceeding 100,000 units per year and a planned 10-year production life for the Rev8 family.

Manufacturing Framework and Capabilities

Benchmark serves as Ouster's strategic manufacturing partner, utilizing a highly automated production line designed for the advanced architecture of the Rev8 sensors. This framework enables a seamless ramp to commercial volume. The collaboration is built on a manufacturing capacity exceeding 100,000 units per year, providing OEMs with a resilient and secure source of supply.

Key Features of the Rev8 Sensor Family

The Rev8 family is engineered for low-cost, high-volume production to support mass-market adoption. The sensors are backed by a planned 10-year production life, offering the structural longevity required for global commercial rollouts.

Global Production Network

Benchmark's manufacturing network supports Ouster's requirement for standardized processes and flexible capacity. The network includes:

This global footprint provides Ouster with multi-site production capabilities to support future expansion.

Ouster, Inc. has launched BlueCity, a traffic management solution powered by its new Rev8 digital lidar, featuring native color detection and up to double the range of previous models. The solution combines 3D lidar with proprietary AI detection for intersection and highway multimodal actuation, alerts, and analytics. It is currently the industry's most widely deployed lidar-based traffic management solution, with over 700 contracted site deployments, including the three largest deployments in the United States to date.

The integration of Rev8 introduces the world's first native color lidar detection system, capturing both color and 3D depth information without complex calibration. This capability provides high-fidelity digital traffic twins, simplified zone set-up, and intuitive event analysis. The solution is designed with system-level privacy features at the edge. The Rev8 sensor has a planned 10-year production life, ensuring long-term stability for public infrastructure projects.

Stamford Deployment

The City of Stamford, Connecticut has installed Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 native color, enabling 360° corridor-level detection to optimize traffic flow and reduce vehicle idle times. The solution uses precise geolocation detection for data-led decision making and faster interventions for safety events such as near-misses, speeding, and outside-of-crosswalk events. This deployment follows successful installations by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and New England Traffic Solutions earlier this year.

"Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 lidar sensors allows us to take a massive leap forward in our transportation infrastructure," said Stephen Frycz, Transportation Manager, City of Stamford, CT. "We're excited to be the first in the nation to deploy this cutting-edge technology."

Solution Specifications

Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 offers advanced multimodal detection, continuous 360° detection of road users up to 500 ft, and 99% stop-bar detection accuracy. The system integrates with existing traffic controllers and ATMS platforms via an open API architecture.

The system consolidates hardware and software into a single unit, replacing multiple cameras, radars, and inductive loops with one or two lidar sensors. It mounts to existing infrastructure in as little as 3 hours and is BABA certified, complying with NEMA TS2 and relevant cybersecurity requirements.