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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-22-000114
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220117
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220127
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220127

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Zeifman Sue
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001906783

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39699
		FILM NUMBER:		22564963

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AEYE, INC.
		STREET 2:		ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 200
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94568

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AEye, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001818644
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				371827430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 200
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94568
		BUSINESS PHONE:		925-400-4366

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 200
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94568

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200717
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    <periodOfReport>2022-01-17</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001818644</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AEye, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LIDR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001906783</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Zeifman Sue</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DUBLIN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94568</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2500</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Andrew Hughes, by power of attorney filed herewith</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-01-27</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Andrew S. Hughes, Siraj Husain, and Robert A. Brown, with full power of substitution, as the undersigned&rsquo;s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer and/or
director of AEye, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such Form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">(3)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 18th day of January 2022.</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%">/s/ Sue Zeifman</TD></TR>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Sue Zeifman</TD></TR>
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