Sun Kai, 40, is chief scientist at Hesai Technology. The Shanghai-based company makes laser systems known as Lidar that can help robots and self-driving cars navigate. Nasdaq-listed Hesai has a market cap of $3.6 billion and calls itself “the most commercially…”
“…successful lidar company globally.” The United States added the firm to a list of Chinese military companies last year; Hesai has denied wrongdoing and sued, unsuccessfully, for its removal. Sun co-founded Hesai in 2014. He has a doctorate from Stanford University.
