u/Plane-Try-6522
Q2 2026 Summary Results
- Defense and homeland security deliveries: Arbe's technology was selected by a leading global defense and homeland security system integrator, and the parties signed a framework collaboration agreement covering three joint projects, with plans to expand cooperation into additional initiatives. Arbe has begun deliveries of radar systems directly from its production line, with additional shipments expected as production ramps.
- Robotaxi systems with Arbe on the road: Building on the previously reported robotaxi engagements, Arbe's radar systems have been integrated into vehicles that have commenced on-road trials. Arbe continues to be engaged in active bid processes with additional robotaxi players.
- Progress in China with HiRain: Arbe's Tier 1 HiRain, a leading supplier offering a portfolio of radar systems based on Arbe's chipset, has advised Arbe that it is progressing toward production, currently planned for the beginning of 2027, delivering on the previously announced order from its L4 OEM customer. HiRain is also competing in meaningful RFIs and RFQs.
- Progress with OEMs actively testing advanced radar solutions: Arbe is actively participating in evaluations together with its Tier 1s to replace the OEMs' existing radar technologies. Arbe is regarded as the leading ultra-high-resolution radar provider for L3 and higher autonomy.
- Broader radar applications: Sensrad, a Tier 1 supplying imaging radar based on Arbe's chipset for defense and commercial applications, announced a new collaboration with VirtuRail, which is integrating the radar into its automated service vehicles for underground tunnel construction. Arbe continues to supply chipsets to Sensrad, supporting Sensrad's customers Watchit, Forterra, and Tianyi. Arbe is also directly engaged in additional non-automotive programs at various stages of evaluation.
- Continued revenue growth: Arbe's new strategy of focusing on broader markets with more immediate revenue potential delivered results. Revenue growth in the quarter was due to increased chipset sales to automotive Tier 1s, radar system sales for defense and civilian programs, and ongoing engineering and development services.
- Efficiency measures: At the same time, Arbe is focused on maintaining a low expense footprint and more efficient operations. The full impact of the approximately 15% expense reduction initiated in the first quarter of 2026 is expected to be reflected in the third quarter of 2026. Management believes that the current balance sheet, with around $42 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits, combined with ongoing revenue growth and a targeted reduction in cash burn to below $7 million per quarter, extends the Company's cash runway to execute on its growth plans.
Management Comments
Kobi Marenko, President and Co-Founder of Arbe, commented, "We are pleased with our performance in the second quarter, making solid progress. In automotive, our radar systems are now installed in robotaxi vehicles that have begun on-road trials. In defense and homeland security, we have started delivering systems that have been successfully field-tested. We see strong demand, with customers and potential customers requiring our radar solutions for immediate needs."
Ram Machness, Chief Executive Officer of Arbe, commented, "Our strategy of diversifying sales into new markets with immediate needs and shorter sales cycles is paying off, reflected in a clear revenue growth trend. Growth in the quarter came from our expanding customer base across automotive, defense, and civilian programs. We believe that these sales are evidence that our transition from a chipset supplier to a complete radar technology provider is opening up new and diversified markets for us with revenue potential in both the short and long-term."
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Highlights
Revenues for Q2 2026 were $0.7 million, compared to $0.3 million in Q2 2025. Backlog as of June 30, 2026, amounted to $1 million.
Gross loss for Q2 2026 was around $0, compared to a gross loss of $0.2 million in Q2 2025.
Operating expenses in Q2 2026 were $9.8 million, compared to $11.3 million in Q2 2025.
More than 100% increase in revenue with $0 gross loss! OpEx has also creased by almost 20%.
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electrek.coAbsence of Arbe mentioned in Sensrad's announcement with Virturail
Trying to figure this one out.
u/RefrigeratorTasty912 first mentioned about Sensrad's collaboration with Virturail 27-07-2026.
However, based on Sensrad's website this collaboration was materialised on 07-07-2026. Arbe was not mentioned by Sensrad. The astute reader may infer from "Sensrad's Hugin D1 4D imaging radar" that Arbe is the supplier of the radar chipset for Sensrad - but one cannot argue that most superficial investor is aware of this fact.
Source: https://www.sensrad.com/news/sensrad-and-virturail-collaborate
Fast forward to 31-07-2026:
Arbe made the same announcement but with an explicit mention of itself.
Source: https://ir.arberobotics.com/news/press-releases/detail/179/arbe-tier-1-sensrad-announces-collaboration-with-virturail
So why? Why isn't Sensrad mentioning Arbe? The Q2 2026 Gapwaves earning call appears to suggest that Sensrad and Arbe are "frenemies".
Is the inherent tension between OEM and component supplier at play here?
As a component supplier, Arbe has zero visibility to the market. To me, this changed in the Q1 2026 when Arbe mentioned that it has now setup dedicated radar system production lines - this means direct to business interaction to by - pass tier - 1s which also requires that capital market re-rate Arbe not as a component supplier but in the same way that Gapwave is rated.
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https://electrek.co/2026/07/21/nhtsa-tesla-radar-saves-us-document-fsd-probe/
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notateslaapp.comConcern about the DRAM subreddit
DRAM is a meme stock and there is nothing wrong with "investing" in meme stocks - be proud of what you own. I truly am concern about the mental health of those in the DRAM subreddit.
I wonder where DRAM is heading towards given that memory efficient AI models are now making their way en-mass into the US...
Databrick is now using Chinese A.I code.
https://awesomeagents.ai/news/databricks-188b-glm-defection/
Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/chinese-ai-models-costs-us-openai-anthropic.html
Airbnb using Chinese LLM
Gapwaves Q2 2026 Earnings says plenty about Arbe.
Source: https://www.redeye.se/events/1170066/live-q-gapwaves-4
<30:48
Rapid development in Sensrad suffering from delayed sales and lack of new customers to compensate for the delayed sales.
How I see this: Customers are reprioritising their CapEx.
>30:48
Gapwaves CEO:
"there's been changing market conditions, not only in terms of delays but also I'm sure everyone has seen that ARBE is now entering the market. *Clears throat* And of course, ARBE and Sensrad are discussing how to coordinate this in the best way"
How I see this:
- *Clearing throat* is likely a sign of discomfort. It's easily to lie verbally but not many are trained to defy body language in situation of discomfort.
- A CEO namedropping a competitor is a big bull flag for that competitor. That competitor is seen as a rapidly rising threat. The changing market condition (for the worst for Gapwaves and Sensrad) is alluded to ARBE (mentioned in isolation) playing a part.
Why would only ARBE be namedropped? Name dropping gives ARBE/ competitors publicity.
Namedropping happens when emotions takes control.
31:10
Gapwaves CEO:
"So there's been a rapid development during the quarter"
How I see this:
Again, reinforcing the difficulties faced by Sensrad (which impacts Gapwaves adversely) due to changing market conditions that is likely attributed to ARBE entering the market.
31: 25
Gapwaves CEO: "So to our knowledge, from an owner and board perspective. we haven't seen any lost orders. There's primarily delays and changed timelines from Sensrad's current customers. We strongly feel that the not being able to win new customers, there's also a market indication in that segment"
How I see this:
"We strongly feel that the not being able to win new customers, there's also a market indication in that segment" reinforces the strong competition in the defence sector that Sensrad involved in, mostly sensor/ radar - based system.
Who else is in this area? ARBE. ARBE is manufacturing radar systems via a production line.
"Dedicated production line" tells me a few things:
- Scaling is happening
- there is a sufficiently large TAM for a dedicated production line.
- ARBE has gone beyond being just a "radar chipset designer" to producing full - fledge radar hardware to be directly integrated into defence companies.
- Why was the biggest issue ARBE faced in the automotive sector? That's right: slow and regulation - heavy sector.
ARBE expects shorter - cycles in the defence sectors. ARBE can now by-pass middleman, particularly regulation heavy and slow moving jurisdiction like the Euro Area to further shorten cycles.
>Arbe begins sales of full radar systems: This complements Arbe's chipset offerings. Arbe has established a dedicated production line to manufacture its radar systems. Initial units have been shipped to various major players in the perimeter-security, and physical AI fields.
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/arbe-announces-q1-2026-financial-110000627.html
32:07
Interviewer: "Sorry, could you clarify that last bit?
Gapwaves CEO: "er er er...."
How I see this: CEO was clearly nervous about the changing market conditions for Gapwaves/ Sensrad. Again, body languages does betray.
You either interpret this as "broad market condition" that is causing the CEO to be nervous or you, with the evidences prior, infer the CEO sees ARBE as a real threat that has already garnered momentum in the unmanned autonomous and perimeter security sales pipeline.
Familiar? What happened at Gapwaves Q2 2026 mirrors recent events in other sectors:
16th July 2026
>IBM shares tumbled Tuesday as CEO Arvind Krishna acknowledged in an unusual letter to investors that the company had failed to adapt quickly enough, a blunt admission that followed a surprise earnings miss and sent the stock toward its worst drop in decades.
>"These conditions [in markets] require our teams to execute perfectly, and this quarter we faltered," he wrote. "We did not adapt and move quickly enough, and numerous large deals failed to close on the timelines we expected."
>That dynamic reflects a wider reprioritization across enterprise IT spending.
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/did-not-adapt-move-quickly-205651328.html
22nd April 2026
>Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
>One day the hyperscalers building their own AI chips (which includes Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) may grow to need Nvidia less, as enterprises move their AI needs to their clouds and port their apps to these chips.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/google-cloud-next-new-tpu-ai-chips-compete-with-nvidia/
Take away
- ARBE is moving beyond being a "behind - the - scene" chipset designer to designing their chipset and integrating their chipset into radar hardware that roll off their dedicated production lines.
This means, higher margins from cutting out the middleman, faster turnaround and visibility from dealing with clients directly.
- Gapwaves CEO namedropping ARBE says "ARBE is real" and Sensrad's rapidly declining orders in the defence space that intersects with where ARBE is indicates ARBE's product has clear and strong market fit.
For the longest of time, ARBE wasn't suffering from "poor market fit" but "long evaluation cycles, communication channels across various tier - 1s and regional red tapes". In fact, ARBE's reluctance to mention companies they have secured agreement with may well have to do with inter-collaboration politics.
I hope this is an inflection point to more rapid execution in terms of market capture, higher margins and quicker revenue pipelines.
TLDR; ARBE stock was rated as a "peripheral equipment provider". I think a re-rating as a defence - focused hardware provider should be imminent.
SOXL now at $130+
Pre - market 20% drop....
TSMC CFO said CapEx spending by hyperscalers are tapering and will flat line in 2027. Where do we go from here?
Why Europe is suddenly betting big on drones
- A flurry of announcements over the past two weeks shows how quickly governments are leaning into drone technology.
- Battlefield lessons from Ukraine are reshaping procurement decisions across Europe.
- It’s creating opportunities not only for drone manufacturers but also for companies developing AI, software, electronic warfare, and secure communications.
Beyond drone makers
The growing use of drones and other autonomous systems is also boosting the demand for the technology needed to coordinate the drones in real time, according to Muharremi. That includes secure communications, battle management software, AI, and satellite-based intelligence, sensors and electronic warfare systems.
“As a result, companies with physical platform scale and exposure across autonomy, air defence, sensors, electronic warfare, software, and space are likely to capture a share of future defence spending,” she said.
It comes as European core defense spending has doubled since 2019 and, under NATO’s 3.5% target for 2035, could reach about 800 billion euros by 2030 – roughly 2.9 % of GDP – according to McKinsey.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/drones-defense-europe-autonomous-weapons.html
Why Europe is suddenly betting big on drones
- A flurry of announcements over the past two weeks shows how quickly governments are leaning into drone technology.
- Battlefield lessons from Ukraine are reshaping procurement decisions across Europe.
- It’s creating opportunities not only for drone manufacturers but also for companies developing AI, software, electronic warfare, and secure communications.
Europe has spent years rebuilding its military in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, investment is increasingly converging around one technology that is seen as central to the continent’s future security: drones.
A flurry of announcements over the past two weeks shows just how quickly that shift is accelerating. NATO unveiled a new drone initiative, the U.K. earmarked billions of pounds for drones and counter-drone systems, Germany moved to procure 50,000 drones for Ukraine, and defense tech startup Helsing secured an $18 billion valuation.
The growing use of drones and other autonomous systems is also boosting the demand for the technology needed to coordinate the drones in real time, according to Muharremi. That includes secure communications, battle management software, AI, and satellite-based intelligence, sensors and electronic warfare systems.
“As a result, companies with physical platform scale and exposure across autonomy, air defence, sensors, electronic warfare, software, and space are likely to capture a share of future defence spending,” she said.
It comes as European core defense spending has doubled since 2019 and, under NATO’s 3.5% target for 2035, could reach about 800 billion euros by 2030 – roughly 2.9 % of GDP – according to McKinsey.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/drones-defense-europe-autonomous-weapons.html
Commercial drone delivery is intensifying
- Zipline is growing its drone delivery business in the U.S. and has hired former Tesla, Uber Eats and Waymo executives to help it scale up in new markets.
- The company is now making one drone delivery every thirty seconds, and has surpassed 2.5 million commercial deliveries to-date.
- Its factory in South San Francisco has the capacity to make 24,000 new drones per year, and CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton said Zipline is expecting its U.S. business to grow 15 times this year alone.
While Zipline is expanding to Austin, Houston, and Cleveland, it has not yet revealed its next U.S. markets. “We are expecting just the U.S. business to grow by another 15X this year,” Rinaudo Cliffton said, adding “many tens of metros across the U.S. and some new, large international markets” in 2027.
While Zipline has the most traction by far in the U.S., it faces competition from Alphabet’s drone division Wing, fellow startups like Flytrex and Matternet, and others developing cargo-carrying drones for military use.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/zipline-drone-delivery-tesla-uber-waymo-executives.html
https://www.matternet.com/newsroom/matternet-and-amprius-partner-to-advance-drone-delivery
Arbe Radar Technology Selected by Leading Global Defense System Integrator for Multiple Civilian and Defense Programs
>The Parties Entered into an Agreement to Jointly Provide Solutions Across Three Projects, With Plans to Expand Cooperation into Additional Initiatives
>TEL AVIV, Israel, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbe Robotics (NASDAQ: ARBE) (TASE: ARBE), a global leader in ultra-high-resolution radar solutions, today announced that its radar technology has been selected by a leading global defense and homeland security system integrator for several civilian and defense programs. Under a newly signed framework collaboration agreement, Arbe will supply radar systems for three projects developed by the integrator, with cooperation expected to expand to additional initiatives.
>The selection followed the integrator's ongoing evaluation of various advanced radar and sensing technologies to support complex operational environments and extend system-level capabilities. Based on this evaluation, the integrator found that Arbe's high-resolution radar technology was suitable for multiple applications, and selected Arbe as its exclusive radar provider for the projects covered by the agreement.
>The agreement advances Arbe's role as a supplier of complete radar systems, beyond its core chipset offering, in demanding environments outside the automotive sector, including defense, homeland security, and infrastructure-related domains. Following the signing of the agreement, the integrator placed initial orders for Arbe's radar systems, with the first deliveries already completed, and additional orders anticipated during 2026 and 2027.
>"The framework agreement with a leading global defense system integrator marks an important step in Arbe's expansion into high-value verticals beyond automotive," said Ram Machness, CEO of Arbe. "It validates the strength of our radar technology and the need for it in mission-critical environments and demonstrates the broader commercial opportunity for our radar systems, in addition to our chipset offering."
>Arbe's radar system is powered by its proprietary chipset, which features the industry's largest channel array: 48 transmitting and 48 receiving RF channels supporting 2,304 virtual channels and ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging. The solution provides long-range detection, precise object separation, free-space mapping, and advanced false-alarm mitigation in all weather and lighting conditions. These capabilities make the platform well suited to multiple application domains, including autonomous driving; off-highway applications such as agriculture and construction; and defense and homeland security.
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respawnfirst.comSilicon Anode (Amprius Mentioned): how much has changed in 3 years?
I was browsing through some old links to my investment thesis in the battery sector and decided to share this with nostalgia.
For those who have been in since 18-36 months ago, whether swing trading throughout or a combination of swing trading and long - term hold, how much has changed in the silicon anode sector in your view?
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Global silicon anode battery size
2021: 1.2B$ ( for reference, Amprius guides 130M$ sales revenue for 2026 which means there is a massive pie out there to be taken even by 2021 estimate)
2031: 208.6B$