Wideye
Wideye is an AGC Group scale-up that designs and manufactures patented infrared-transparent automotive glass — sensor covers, glass trims, and vision glazing — enabling seamless integration of LiDAR and optical sensors in ADAS and autonomous vehicles for OEMs, Tier-1s, and LiDAR suppliers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersLouvain-la-neuve, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Wideye does
Wideye is a Belgium-based manufacturer of infrared-transparent automotive glass and integrated sensor cover solutions for LiDAR, cameras, and other optical sensors used in ADAS and autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016 as a scale-up within AGC Group (a world-leading glass manufacturer), the company combines patented glass formulations with single-side anti-reflective coatings, heating elements, water/oil repellent treatments, and 2D/3D bent-glass trim capabilities to deliver sensor covers, exterior glass trims, and full vision glazing (windshield, backlight, side glazing) with up to 92%+ IR transmission optimized for specific LiDAR wavelengths. Its three core product families — Optical Sensor Cover, Glass Trim, and Vision Glazing — are complemented by a Design Studio service that supports customers from sensor package definition and styling through CAD, simulation, virtual prototyping, physical prototyping, and validation, leveraging AGC's worldwide large-scale production capacities.
Wideye generates revenue primarily through direct enterprise sales of IR-transparent glass hardware and assemblies to LiDAR suppliers (e.g., Ibeo), automotive Tier-1 suppliers, and OEM manufacturers (e.g., the unnamed major European OEM whose top-of-the-range electric SUV launched Wideye's first mass production program at the Roccasecca, Italy plant in Autumn 2023), supplemented by co-development and engineering service fees under the Design Studio model. Pricing is custom-quoted per program and not publicly disclosed. The company's primary customer segments are automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and LiDAR sensor makers; a secondary segment (Wideye Rhino, launched 2021) targets industrial and smart-city LiDAR applications in mining, farming, construction, robotics, and traffic management. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales backed by presence at major industry events (CES, IAA Mobility, DVN, AutoSens), white papers, and the brand equity of parent AGC Group.
Wideye firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Wideye
- Legal name
- Wideye
- Website
- https://wideye.vision
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Wideye is an AGC Group scale-up that designs and manufactures patented infrared-transparent automotive glass — sensor covers, glass trims, and vision glazing — enabling seamless integration of LiDAR and optical sensors in ADAS and autonomous vehicles for OEMs, Tier-1s, and LiDAR suppliers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Wideye industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Automotive Sensor Glass Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Flat Glass Manufacturing (327211)
- SIC
- Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Automotive Glazing & Visibility Components Manufacturing (Windshields/Side Glass/Rear Glass/Sunroofs/Wipers) (IMACAKAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Automotive Mirrors & Exterior Vision Systems Manufacturing (Mirrors/Housings/Camera Modules) (IMACAKAF), LiDAR & 3D Sensing Modules (HDAHALAG)
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Where Wideye is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Louvain-la-neuve
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Wideye business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- IR-transparent Automotive Glass Hardware Sales: Sale of optical sensor covers, glass trims, and vision glazing products to automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and LiDAR manufacturers. Products are available off-the-shelf or as custom (co-)developed solutions. Wideye transitioned to mass production starting 2020, with first mass production program going live in 2023.
- Design Studio Services: Co-development and engineering services including sensor package definition support, styling, CAD/CAE, simulation, prototyping, testing, and industrialization. Services are provided from early development stage through mass production launch.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Wideye product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Wideye designs, develops, and manufactures infrared-transparent automotive glass solutions that enable seamless integration of optical sensors (LiDAR, cameras) into vehicle body panels. The portfolio includes Optical Sensor Covers, Glass Trims, and Vision Glazing (windshields, backlights, side glazing), offered as off-the-shelf or custom co-developed solutions with full design, simulation, prototyping, and mass production support. The Wideye Rhino sub-brand extends these solutions to industrial and smart city LiDAR applications.
Product overview
Wideye is a 360° automotive glass integration solutions provider for autonomous driving, operating as a subsidiary of AGC Group. The company offers a portfolio of three core infrared-transparent glass product categories: the Optical Sensor Cover (a plug-and-play sensor module protection solution ready for mass production since 2020), the Glass Trim (a seamless integrated exterior solution with 2D/3D bending), and Vision Glazing (integration via standard exterior glass parts combining IR-blocking for thermal comfort with LiDAR transmission). Wideye Rhino extends the portfolio to industrial and smart city non-automotive applications with durable glass solutions. The Wideye Design Studio service module supports customers from early sensor package definition through prototyping, validation, and industrialization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Wideye Rhino: A branch dedicated to developing sensor protection glass solutions for non-automotive applications including LiDAR for industrial vehicles in mining, farming, transportation, construction, and smart city applications.
Products and services
- Optical Sensor Cover A robust and reliable plug-and-play protective cover for LiDAR sensor modules that includes AR coating, heating solutions, visible black coating, and mechanical integration. Designed for automotive Tier-1 suppliers and LiDAR manufacturers, ready for mass production.
- Glass Trim An integrated exterior solution combining optical cover properties with seamless aesthetic glass trim parts featuring 2D/3D bending capability. Mass colored, IR transparent glass enables a monolithic solution. Targeted at automotive OEMs for sensor integration in body panels.
- Vision Glazing Integration of LiDAR using standard exterior glass parts such as windshields, backlights, and side glazing. Combines IR-blocking technology for thermal comfort with IR transmission for LiDAR performance. Targeted at automotive OEMs for front and rear-facing high mount sensor positions.
- Wideye Rhino Industrial-grade IR-transparent glass compatible with all LiDAR sensors and wavelengths for non-automotive applications including farming, mining, construction, robotics, topography, safety, security, smart doors, crowd analytics, and traffic management. Offers resistance to impacts, scratches, dust, moisture, and includes defrosting, water/oil repellent, and anti-reflective coatings.
- Wideye Design Studio A design and engineering service supporting autonomous vehicle projects from sensor package definition through prototyping and validation. Includes styling sketches, CAD data development, simulation (heating, optical, mechanical), ultra-realistic virtual prototyping via Eclat Digital, rapid prototyping, and testing/validation. Targeted at automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and LiDAR manufacturers.
Quantifiable outcome
- 92% or higher IR transmission level achieved using Wideye glass with single side AR coating, directly impacting LiDAR sensor range and precision
Companies that use Wideye
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Wideye technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature10 records
Wideye partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- AevacoreWideye and Aeva co-developed the industry's first functional FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) in-cabin 4D LiDAR solution for passenger vehicles, showcased at CES 2025. Wideye provides custom-formulated glass compatible with Aeva's unique FMCW wavelength, increasing IR transmission while maintaining LiDAR point cloud quality. The Aeva Atlas 4D LiDAR sensor is integrated behind the windshield at a high mounting position.
- Seyond (formerly Innovusion)coreSeyond and Wideye co-developed an innovative built-in windshield LiDAR solution presented at CES 2024. The collaboration focuses on delivering practical and visually seamless integration of LiDAR systems behind vehicle windshields. The fully functional prototype featured a full-size Wideye windshield with Seyond's Robin-E LiDAR solution, complemented by cameras and rain-detection technology.
- ActasysminorCollaborative project combining Wideye's IR-transparent glass with Actasys's Total Perception sensor cleaning solution. The partnership aims to protect ADAS vision sensors from environmental conditions such as rain, road splatter, mud, and snow, and set the standard for high-performance sensor cleaning packages.
- Sony Depthsensing SolutionscoreWideye and Sony Depthsensing Solutions collaborated to integrate a LiDAR sensor in a vehicle B-pillar, developing a prototype combining a Sony sensor with Wideye glass. The B-pillar location is ideal for ADAS and telematics functionalities including parking space detection, facial recognition for access control, and lane detection.
- Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbHcoreWideye was officially selected by Ibeo to supply key protective optical components for the ibeoNEXT LiDAR system production. The ibeoNEXT has two variants (60° FOV short range, 11.2° FOV long range) and was integrated into a new Chinese SUV model launched in 2022.
- XenomatiXcoreXenomatiX and AGC Automotive Europe partnered to develop a windshield-mounted LiDAR solution. In 2018, Wideye and XenomatiX developed a custom-built LiDAR module integrated behind the second-generation Wideye windshield, which was publicly showcased at CES 2019.
- AGC Group (parent company)coreWideye is a scale-up within the AGC Group, benefiting from AGC's strong industrial capacities, worldwide large-scale production facilities, and shared core values of Innovation & Operational Excellence, Environment, Integrity, and Diversity. AGC Group is a world-leading glass manufacturer.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Wideye competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Continental AG: Continental is a leading Tier-1 supplier of ADAS sensors and integration solutions, including LiDAR and camera modules. Its sensor division is both a potential customer for Wideye's glass covers and a possible competitor if it integrates vertically into glass-covered sensor modules.
- Corning Incorporated: Corning's specialty glass division supplies Gorilla Glass for automotive interiors and has deep expertise in glass composition and coatings. Its materials science capabilities could be redirected toward IR-transparent LiDAR covers, making it a credible adjacent entrant.
- Fuyao Glass Industry Group: Fuyao is the world's largest automotive glass supplier with deep relationships across global OEMs and significant R&D investment in smart glass. Its scale, low-cost manufacturing, and existing OEM integration positions it as a logical entrant into IR-transparent LiDAR glazing.
- Magna International: Magna is a top global Tier-1 supplier with active programs in ADAS sensor integration, mirror systems, and forward-looking camera modules. Its electronics and mirror divisions could overlap with Wideye's value chain as OEMs seek integrated sensor-plus-glass solutions.
- NSG Group (Pilkington): NSG Group, owner of the Pilkington brand, is one of the world's largest automotive glass manufacturers with extensive OEM relationships and R&D into functional glazing. Its scale and customer reach make it a direct large-scale competitor for future OEM LiDAR glass programs.
- AGC Automotive Glass Europe: AGC's main automotive glass division is Wideye's parent and a direct internal competitor for OEM glazing business. It produces standard windshields and sidelights at scale and could leverage its own resources to enter the IR-transparent sensor glass niche that Wideye currently owns.
- Saint-Gobain Sekurit: Saint-Gobain's automotive glass division is a global Tier-1 supplier of windshields and specialty glazing with active R&D into smart glass and HUD integration. It has the formulation expertise, OEM relationships, and capital to develop competing IR-transparent LiDAR glazing.
Regional players
- Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. Vitro is a major Mexican glass manufacturer with significant automotive OEM exposure in North America, producing original-equipment and aftermarket automotive glazing. Its scale and automotive focus make it a regional peer in automotive glass manufacturing.
- Central Glass Co., Ltd. Central Glass is a Japanese specialty glass manufacturer with automotive glass and chemicals operations. Its specialty glass expertise and Japanese OEM relationships make it a regional peer with capabilities that could be extended into IR-transparent automotive applications.
Direct peers
- Gentex Corporation: Gentex specializes in automotive-grade dimming mirrors, camera-based ADAS mirrors, and integrated sensor glass for OEMs. It is the closest publicly-traded analog to Wideye in combining specialty glass manufacturing with sensor integration for vehicle applications.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Wideye leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Wideye subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Wideye funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Wideye
What does Wideye do?
Wideye designs, develops, and manufactures infrared-transparent automotive glass solutions that enable seamless integration of optical sensors (LiDAR, cameras) into vehicle body panels. The portfolio includes Optical Sensor Covers, Glass Trims, and Vision Glazing (windshields, backlights, side glazing), offered as off-the-shelf or custom co-developed solutions with full design, simulation, prototyping, and mass production support. The Wideye Rhino sub-brand extends these solutions to industrial and smart city LiDAR applications.
Is Wideye a public or private company?
Wideye is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Wideye founded?
Wideye was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Wideye based?
Wideye is headquartered in Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Wideye make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. IR-transparent Automotive Glass Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are design Studio Services.
Who are Wideye's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Continental AG, Corning Incorporated, Fuyao Glass Industry Group, Magna International, NSG Group (Pilkington), AGC Automotive Glass Europe and Saint-Gobain Sekurit. Regional players are Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. and Central Glass Co., Ltd.. Gentex Corporation is listed as a direct peer.
Does Wideye have an API?
No public API is recorded for Wideye.
What industry is Wideye in?
Wideye's product category is Automotive Sensor Glass Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMACAKAC, Automotive Glazing & Visibility Components Manufacturing (Windshields/Side Glass/Rear Glass/Sunroofs/Wipers), with a secondary code of IMACAKAF, Automotive Mirrors & Exterior Vision Systems Manufacturing (Mirrors/Housings/Camera Modules). Its NAICS code is 327211 and its SIC code is 3827.