Auto) that can be integrated with any sensors, compute units, and vehicle platforms. These solutions accelerate prototyping, reduce development costs, and enable safe, scalable deployment of autonomous functions for OEMs, Tier‑1 suppliers, robotics firms, and research institutions.
Funding
$7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Developing safe and reliable autonomous vehicle systems requires extensive software, sensor integration, and validation effort, which is costly and time‑consuming for many manufacturers and research groups. The lack of a unified, open‑source stack forces developers to build components from scratch, slowing adoption and increasing risk.
Solution
Tier 4 offers a suite of open‑source‑based platforms built on the Autoware ecosystem to streamline the creation of intelligent vehicles. Pilot.Auto provides a customizable software stack that can be paired with any sensors, compute hardware, and vehicle platform, enabling rapid prototyping of specific use cases. Web.Auto adds a cloud‑native DevOps environment with simulation, CI/CD pipelines, data management, fleet monitoring, and OTA update capabilities, reducing development overhead and improving operational efficiency. Edge.Auto supplies a reference hardware package—including high‑dynamic‑range cameras, sensor‑fusion modules, and an AI Pilot compute unit—ready for integration with Autoware, minimizing hardware design effort. Together, these solutions accelerate development cycles, lower total cost of ownership, and support safe deployment of autonomous driving functions across diverse vehicle types.
Target Audience
Primary customers are automotive OEMs, Tier‑1 suppliers, robotics firms, and research institutions that need a cost‑effective, scalable stack to develop and operate autonomous driving capabilities.
Features
- Pilot.Auto: extensible Autoware‑based software platform that supports user‑selected sensors, compute units, and vehicle configurations
- Web.Auto: cloud DevOps suite with driving‑scenario simulation, parallelized CI/CD pipelines, and secure data management for logs, maps, and ML models
- Edge.Auto: reference hardware bundle (automotive‑grade camera, sensor‑fusion system, AI Pilot compute) with plug‑and‑play integration to Autoware
- End‑to‑end service flow covering requirement analysis, ODD definition, system design, integration, verification, risk assessment, mapping, and OTA updates
- Customization services for new feature development, performance tuning, and sensor/ECU procurement
- Fleet management tools for vehicle scheduling, status monitoring, remote assistance, and maintenance planning
- Open‑source ecosystem participation through the Autoware Foundation, enabling collaborative improvement and shared standards