Hesai Back on US List of Firms With Ties to Chinese Military

In 2021, Congress passed legislation requiring the Pentagon to compile a list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.

A lidar sensor from Hesai company on top of a "robotaxi" autonomous vehicle developed by Baidu Apollo as it drives along a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on July 10, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Defense (DOD) has relisted lidar maker Hesai Group as a Chinese military company after previously removing it from a list of companies linked to Beijing’s military.

Hesai, whose customers include robotaxi firms such as General Motors’s Cruise and Amazon’s Zoox, was first added to the DOD’s list in January. In May, the company sued the Pentagon over its inclusion.