Velodyne Lidar (VLDR) 26 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Velodyne Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Kirsten Chapman of LHA Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma'am.

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us on today's conference call to discuss Velodyne Lidar's fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results. call the on us are Dr. With Velodyne's company's Chief Gopalan, Chief Executive the Hamer, Drew and Financial Officer; Anand Officer.

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thank I'm Kirsten, Velodyne. you for you, this everyone afternoon. and Thank us Anand joining of CEO Gopalan, to

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question first from Itay and Citi. we'll our Instructions] Please take ahead [Operator And with go ahead. go Michaeii

Thank you. Great. everybody. Hi

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grow, ADAS also as especially goes, So continues to sense pipeline as of segment in the space. to segment, we the the growth non-automotive automotive the while strong the in far see continue

think growth for explosive driven number that mostly seen Velodyne. in half-auto off robotics, especially all that and I and split our the made chain industrial logistics the have in half-non-auto in by in broad so customers projects our still repeat in non-automotive And of remains irrelevant space this we are we seeing that segment, to the in e-commerce making Could the and in second supply you world, are enormous investments your changes world that that post-COVID are question, Itay? space. Definitely

you're So just competitive And Velabit? Velarray the the with just traction and seeing maybe the ADAS about just there. talk on side, environment

Sure.

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helpful. That's

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helpful. Perfect. guys. That's very Thanks

We’ll please. question take ahead. our next Go caller,

This guys. you Tristan Can is with Hi, me? Baird. hear

Thank dialing we can. for in. Yes, you

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able the in will that be we drive growth ultimately drive volume, to should more significant to So come a really feel years lot which revenues.

you. Thank Great.

you, Thank Tristan.

ahead. next We’ll please caller, question, our go take

years? a the revenue think software pipeline you software the guys. can agreements that you And and Colin monetize from the much, over the recurring how hardware? so with around seeing around the should you It’s next of potential that Can about upgrades? we Rusch Are activity percentage Oppenheimer. talk as revenue Thanks couple this real about guys active of

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much, so Thanks Great. guys.

Thank you, Colin.

take please ahead. our caller, We’ll next go question

Hi, guys. Richard How you? are here Craig-Hallum, Shannon from

thank for dialing Good, Richard. you in.

Good, Richard. Thank you for dialing in.

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you Yes. for taking Gill Hi, thank questions. my It’s from Rajvi Needham.

Hi, Rajvi.

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