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Pilot.Auto, Web.Auto and Edge.Auto are the dynamic trio empowering developers and partners to develop cutting-edge autonomous driving systems efficiently and affordably.
Pilot.Auto is a scalable platform, embodying the fundamental functionalities and capabilities essential for autonomous driving systems. Armed with this platform, you can develop cost-effective, complete systems based on our reference designs, satisfying your requirements in a wide range of applications.
Web.Auto is a cloud-native DevOps platform, incorporating software tools and data pipelines as a service. By using this innovative platform, you can streamline development processes, reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market without compromising on product quality.
Edge.Auto is a comprehensive reference platform, combining sensors and computers with software tools. With this platform complementing Pilot.Auto and Web.Auto, you can efficiently select, verify and validate the necessary software and hardware units for developing autonomous driving systems.
Our products are primarily built on open-source software. Whether you extend their functionality or develop new technology components to integrate with them, our products serve as an ideal reference design for building advanced autonomous driving systems.
Web.Auto is a cloud-native DevOps platform, incorporating software tools and data pipelines as a service. By using this innovative platform, you can streamline development processes, reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market without compromising on product quality.
Edge.Auto is a comprehensive reference platform, combining sensors and computers with software tools. With this platform complementing Pilot.Auto and Web.Auto, you can efficiently select, verify and validate the necessary software and hardware units for developing autonomous driving systems.
Our products are primarily built on open-source software. Whether you extend their functionality or develop new technology components to integrate with them, our products serve as an ideal reference design for building advanced autonomous driving systems.
OVERVIEW
Development process to make intelligent vehicles.
- Analysis & ConceptualizationDefine requirements, Define ODD, Design vehicle/system
- Development & TestingDevelop AD Kit, Assemble vehicle/Integration, Test/evaluation
- Verification & ValidationAssess ODD and required service level, Risk assessment, Map creation, Site adaptation and vehicle tuning based on actual environment
- DeploymentDeploy operation and manage vehicles, carry out on-site troubleshooting, operator training
- Operation & MaintenancePerform preventive maintenance (periodic inspection), corrective maintenance (repair, bug fix), OTA System upgrade, Security
Pilot.Auto, Web.Auto and Edge.Auto drive the creative process.
Pilot.Auto is a software platform that enables the creation of scalable autonomous driving systems based on the open-source software Autoware. Web.Auto provides a DevOps platform designed to streamline the development and management of autonomous driving systems built using Pilot.Auto. Edge.Auto serves as a reference platform, combining sensors, computers and various software tools from TIER IV to expedite the development of autonomous driving systems.
By leveraging these platforms, developers can significantly reduce costs and drastically shorten time-to-market, making advanced autonomous driving technology more accessible and efficient.
By leveraging these platforms, developers can significantly reduce costs and drastically shorten time-to-market, making advanced autonomous driving technology more accessible and efficient.
Pilot.Auto
Pilot.Auto is a scalable platform based on Autoware's software architecture.
The value of Pilot.Auto is its black-box features as a platform that can deliver Autoware to end applications (e.g., partner’s final product). The lineup of such black-box features includes the following:
CUSTOMIZATION
- 1 / Pilot.Auto feature developments, performance improvements
2 / Proposal of the reference design
(sensor system and computing units)
INTEGRATION
- Sensor/ECU Supply Service1 / Supply of Sensors and ECUs based on customer specification
- Integration Service1 / Collection of vehicle and sensor data
2 / Test and evaluation (algorithm, sensors etc.)
3 / Sensor calibration
4 / Control tuning
ADAPTATION
- Adaptation Service1 / ODD Assessment/Risk Assessment
2 / Evaluation of service/operation plan
3 / Vehicle adaptation on actual field
4 / Environment set-up for operation
5 / Technical support on adaptation - Map Service1 / Defining the requirements and the specification of building a map that meets the environment
2 / Map build-up based on specification
3 / Assess quality and reliability of the built map
MAINTENANCE
- Maintenance Service1 / Technical support for preventive maintenance
(in accordance with maintenance plan)
2 / Bug fix, troubleshooting
UPGRADE SERVICE
- 1 / Upgrade test (virtual and/or real environment),
2 / OTA setup, OTA execution support
Web.Auto
Web.Auto is a cloud-native, but edge-intensive DevOps platform.
Web.Auto provides software tools and data pipelines in the form of web services in order to efficiently develop the components of Pilot.Auto and operate its end applications for our partners.
SIMULATION
- Driving and traffic simulation
- Reproduction of real-life events from driving logs
- Sensor simulation with realistic physics
- Generation of synthetic data for ML model training
CI/CD PIPELINE
- AD-optimized CI/CD pipeline to perform builds, testing, simulations, and deployment of binaries and ML models
- Heavily-parallelized simulator executions
- Rich tooling to allow quick discovery of issues
DATA MANAGEMENT
- Efficient and smart driving log upload from vehicles
- Management of maps, test scenarios, and ML models
- Driving log search and support for training/test datasets creation
- Highly secure and available
FLEET MANAGEMENT
- Scheduling and tracking of registered vehicles
- Data post-analyses and maintenance planning
- Over-the-Air (OTA) software update
- API for custom 3rd party apps
REMOTE OPERATION
- Remote vehicle-status monitoring
- Emergency remote assistance
- Emergency remote driving
Edge.Auto
Edge.Auto is a reference platform that minimizes both development cost and time.
The reference platform includes automotive cameras, a sensor fusion system and AI Pilot. The automotive cameras capture high-quality visual data while the sensor fusion system integrates multiple sensor inputs for comprehensive environmental perception. AI Pilot is a comprehensive hardware suite, comprising all necessary components for the development of autonomous vehicles.
AUTOMOTIVE CAMERAS
- High dynamic range (HDR)
- High sensitivity, low noise
- LED flicker mitigation
- Autoware compatibility
- GMSL2 interface
- Automotive quality
- Standard compliance
SENSOR FUSION SYSTEM
- Autoware compatibility
- Flexibly configurable
- Leveraging TIER IV's expertise
- Plug & play
AI PILOT
- Comprehensive hardware suite
- All necessary tools included to build bespoke Level 4 autonomous driving products
COMPLEMENTARYSERVICES
TIER IV ACADEMYUnlock your potential as an autonomous driving engineer
Developed by autonomous driving experts, "Autonomous Driving with Autoware" is a complete and practical training course on building autonomous driving systems using Autoware. This course has received certifications from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Government of Japan.
AI DRIVING SCHOOLRealize ultimate safety for our society by use of AI and Autonomous driving technology
We have been thinking about how we can contribute to the society with our autonomous driving technology. We have developed an AI training system with a driving school by utilizing our technology.
This system can teach people how to drive as same as a driving instructor with functions such as highly accurate evaluation about driving skill, course navigation, and automatic auxiliary braking. Our system supports the staff in driving schools, and keeps our society safe.
This system can teach people how to drive as same as a driving instructor with functions such as highly accurate evaluation about driving skill, course navigation, and automatic auxiliary braking. Our system supports the staff in driving schools, and keeps our society safe.
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AI CHALLENGECompetitions to discover and nurture talented engineers for autonomous driving technology
TIER IV supports Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JASE) that manages competitions to find and train engineers for autonomous driving technology. These competitions have included Precise Docking Control System, scenario driving by use of Autoware-equipped intelligent vehicles and a simulation using Autoware.