Welcome to
the Autoware Foundation.
The Autoware Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting open-source projects enabling self-driving mobility. The Autoware Foundation creates synergies between corporate development and academic research, enabling autonomous driving technology for everyone. Your contribution is essential.
AUTOWARE
STORY
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Autoware.AI was started in 2015 by Shinpei Kato at Nagoya University.
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Today, Autoware.AI is supported by the largest autonomous driving open source community with 2300+ stars on GitHub and 500+ accounts on Slack (10/2018).
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Autoware.AI has found widespread and international adoption as it is used by more than 100 companies and runs on more than 30 vehicles in more than 20 different countries.
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Courses using Autoware are offered in 5 countries.
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Automotive OEMs are using Autoware for Mobility as a Service (MaaS) development.
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Autoware is qualified to run on driverless vehicles on public roads in Japan since 2017.
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Now we are taking Autoware to the next level.
AUTOWARE
PROJECTS
AUTOWARE.AI
The original Autoware project built on ROS 1. Launched as a research and development platform for autonomous driving technology.
AUTOWARE.IO
An interface project for Autoware to be extended with proprietary software and third-party libraries in a reliable manner. Examples include device drivers for sensors, by-wire controllers for vehicles, and hardware-dependent programs for SoC boards.
AUTOWARE.AUTO
Autoware reimagined. Based on ROS 2. Autoware.Auto is managed by an open source community manager, applies best-in-class software engineering practices, and is based on a redesigned architecture.
AUTOWARE
MEMBERS
PREMIUM
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INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC & NON-PROFIT MEMBERS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
AUTOWARE
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
ACADEMIC &
NON-PROFIT
Facilitate cross organizational collaboration with other research teams.
Propose project activities to the Autoware TSC.
$2,000
INDUSTRY &
GOVERNMENT
Influence strategic direction and business, technical priorities for Autoware.
Propose project activities to the Autoware TSC.
Large corporations
(50 < employees)
$10,000
Startups
(< 50 employees)
$10,000 or
0.25 FTE with concrete proposal for contribution upon BoD or Other in-kind contributions e.g., datasets, licenses, upon BoD approval
PREMIUM
Drive strategic direction and business, financial, technical priorities for Autoware.
One voting seat on the Technical Steering Committee.
Large corporations
(50 < employees)
$50,000 or
$10,000 + 1.0 FTE
with concrete proposal for contribution upon BoD approval
Startups (< 50 employees)/
Academic & Non-profit
0.5 FTE with concrete proposal for contribution upon BoD approval or Other in-kind contributions e.g., datasets, licenses, upon BoD approval
AUTOWARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shinpei Kato
The University of Tokyo - Tier IV, Inc.
Yang Zhang
Linaro 96Boards
Bobby Hambrick Hexagon/AutonomouStuff
Jim Liu
ADLINK
Girish Shirasat
ARM
AUTOWARE
TECHNICAL STEERING COMITTEE
Ryohsuke Mitsudome
TSC Chair
Shinpei Kato
Autoware Board representative
Josh Whitley
Autoware
Kerem Par
Adastec
Joe Speed
ADLINK
Matt Spencer
ARM
Cheng Chen
AutoCore
David Van Geyn
Hexagon/AutonomouStuff
Stefano Longo
embotech
Jaime Martin Losa
eProsima
Masaki Gondo
eSOL
Rahul Mangharam
F1Tenth Foundation
Seonman Kim
LG
Yang Zhang
Linaro 96Boards
Tsutomu Otake
Macnica
Etienne Hermite
Navya
Ali Osman Örs
NXP
Adam Dąbrowski
Robotec
Laksh Parthasarathy
Tata Consultancy Services
Jilada Eccleston
Tier IV, Inc.
Petter Markkula
TomTom
James Kuffner
Woven Planet
Yao Zhai
Zing Robotics
AUTOWARE
ADVISOR
Brian Gerkey
Open Robotics