On November 11, TIER IV announced the development and open-source release of multiple end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving AI models that support different system requirements, including map information and sensor configurations. The models offer options ranging from camera-only configurations to those incorporating L
TIER IV announced on November 2 that it will lead efforts to develop and promote Autoware 2.0, the next-generation version of Autoware, open-source software for autonomous driving. The efforts will be carried out in collaboration with the Autoware Foundation (AWF), a nonprofit organization that hosts the Autoware pro
TIER IV announced on October 29 that it has supplied an autonomous bus to Australia’s National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) to advance deployment in Australia and New Zealand. The two organizations have collaborated since March 2024.
The vehicle is a 15-seater electric bus equipped with an autonomous drivin
On October 22, TIER IV and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) announced that they will accelerate the development of autonomous driving systems in Germany using NVIDIA Hyperion, a development platform for Level 4 autonomous driving, and NVIDIA Halos, a safety system.
Through the TUM Autoware Research Center by
On October 15, TIER IV and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) announced that they established the TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV through a multi-year strategic research collaboration. TIER IV and TUM intend the initiative to provide a foundation for expanding the open autonomous driving ecosystem in Ge
TIER IV, Taisei Corporation, and Taisei Rotec Corporation announced on October 14 that they had been selected by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for an FY2026 demonstration project aimed at accelerating the deployment of the Autoflow Road. The demonstration will evaluate multi-v
On October 5, TIER IV announced that it has been selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a grant program supporting collaborative technology initiatives in the Global South. The company will use the grant to conduct autonomous bus field operational tests (FOTs) and promote talent development i
TIER IV announced on August 20 that it is collaborating with Renesas Electronics to build an open, AI-native computing platform for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The platform will combine TIER IV’s Autoware open-source autonomous driving software and reference AI models with Renesas’ next-generation R-Car Gen 5 a
On August 14, TIER IV announced that it will advance research and development of a software-defined system-on-chip (SoC) for Level 4 autonomous driving. Through its participation in the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s (JST) Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor Research and Development Program, TIER IV will wor
TIER IV, Inc. (TIER IV) announced on May 29 that it has signed a partnership agreement with KDDI Corporation (KDDI) on the deployment of autonomous driving services. Starting July 1, KDDI Smart Mobility Co., Ltd. (KDDI Smart Mobility), based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, will also participate in the initiative.
The three compa
Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV) announced that it has developed software stacks for level 4 autonomous driving powered by data-centric AI to expand the operational design domain (ODD). The company also published the software stacks through Autoware, an open source software (OSS) for autonomous driving.
The software stacks ar
On March 16, NVIDIA announced that leading automakers and mobility providers are adopting NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform, reflecting rapid momentum toward safe, scalable autonomous vehicle (AV) development.
Leading automakers BYD, Geely and Nissan (powered by Wayve software) are developing next-generation Level 4 AV
On March 17, Tier IV and Isuzu announced the deployment of Level 4 autonomous buses, leveraging NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion computing platform, in Isuzu ERGA electric and diesel models. These next-generation autonomous transit vehicles will feature NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chip on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform
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