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The world’s first open-
source
software
for autonomous
driving.

ABOUT AUTOWARE

Autoware is the world’s first “all-in-one” open-source software for autonomous driving hosted under the Autoware Foundation.
TIER IV has been a leader in the development of Autoware and has conducted multiple deployment tests based on Autoware across the world. Autoware runs on Linux OS and ROS (Robot Operating System) Middleware, and performs all the required functionality.
Autoware is a registered trademark of The Autoware Foundation (AWF).
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AS APLATFORM

Autoware is designed to run on wide variety of hardware platforms. There is no other autonomous driving software that can be applied to as many types of ECU, sensors and vehicles as Autoware. We offer various services such as integration, risk management and fleet operation.

SENSING

Data is collected from LiDAR, Camera, GNSS, IMU, and other sensors mounted on the autonomous vehicle

LOCALIZATION

Sensor data, along with high precision map data is used to determine the precise location and orientation of the autonomous vehicle.

PERCEPTION

Detection, recognition and tracking the movement of objects such as vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, as well as the identification of traffic signals and signs.

PLANNING

Calculates the path of the Intelligent vehicle along desired route using perceptual information to avoid any objects and/or obstacles.

CONTROL

Planning information is converted into precise vehicle controls (steering angle, braking, acceleration) and sent through the Vehicle Interface.

VEHICLE INTERFACE

Convert the control signals into commands according to various vehicle characteristics.

MAP DATA

Utilize high-precision 3D mapping to provide information about the environment.

AS ACOMMUNITY

Autoware is a community that develops intelligent vehicles for any environment.

The Autoware community of companies, institutions, and individuals support each other to develop intelligent vehicles localized to specific operating environments all over the world. Through this community, Autoware brings together more partners and accelerates the development process to realize real world intelligent vehicle implementations. TIER IV is committed to providing leadership to achieve the common goals of the Autoware community.

AUTOWARE HISTORYOpen source is the only way to revolutionize how we live by autonomous driving technology.

The original version of Autoware was developed and launched as an open source project in 2015 by Dr. Shinpei Kato at Nagoya University. The same year, TIER IV was founded to seek opportunities across autonomous driving market segments. Autoware was based on ROS and was intended as an R&D platform for researchers who were interested in autonomous driving.

Motivated by the potential of an open-source ecosystem that everyone can access, TIER IV transferred all rights for Autoware to the newly formed non-profit organization, the Autoware Foundation (AWF), in 2018.

Today, Autoware hosts the world’s largest autonomous driving open source community. We continue to take Autoware to the next level with our partners around the world.