Innoviz launches Perciz to bring its LiDAR into defense and homeland security

Innoviz Technologies announced the launch of Perciz, a new defense and homeland security division that is built around the company's automotive‑grade Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors.The announcement by the Nasdaq-traded company comes as militaries and security agencies are racing to stock up on counter-unmanned autonomous systems (C-UAS) that can detect, track, and neutralize drones.Perciz will focus on adapting the existing LiDAR platforms for defense, homeland security, and critical‑infrastructure protection. It will combine LiDAR, machine learning, and real-time perception to help security forces respond to threats more efficiently.While Innoviz's automotive-grade platform is in use by several OEMs and industry bodies, Perciz will offer its platform to government agencies, defense contractors, system integrators, and security‑technology partners for perimeter security, critical‑infrastructure protection, C-UAS, autonomous operations, border security, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.