BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS - Schedule of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]
Salaries and benefits	$ 11,706	$ 29,337
Accrued interest payable	2,470	2,834
Accrued purchase commitments	0	2,613
Accrued product development costs	1,111	1,033
Accrued professional services and legal fees	824	2,641
Inventory accrual	1,237	353
Warranty accrual	3,100	4,681
Other	2,147	2,216
Accrued expenses	$ 22,595	$ 45,708

Accrued Product Development Costs, Current

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Accrued Tenant Improvements, Current

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Supplemental Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Present value of the estimated aggregate accrual for damages arising from third-party use of the entity's product(s) or process(es) as of the balance sheet date (if the accrual qualifies for discounting).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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