BREAKING NEWS: We raised $175M in Series D funding from
@eladgil
,
@Coatuemgmt
, and Addition 🎊
Read more in our blog, and thanks to
@Bloomberg
for the coverage!
We’re excited to announce that we have acquired the maker of CarSim, Mechanical Simulation Corporation! 🎉 Together, we will deliver the world’s most capable software tools for vehicle development.
#autonomousvehicles
#vehicledynamics
#acquisition
We’re excited to announce $125M Series C from
@Lux_Capital
@a16z
, and
@gcvp
. We’re also pleased to welcome
@bznotes
to the Applied’s Board of Directors. We will continue to invest in our platform and global reach to accelerate autonomous systems!
LIVE from Nexus 22:
@pmarca
, Co-Founder of
@a16z
, and Qasar Younis, CEO of Applied Intuition, discuss how U.S. investors should evaluate commercially developed solutions that have dual-use applications.
#nexus22
#forwarddefense
#venturecapital
Day 7: We’re excited to announce our $40M Series B, led by
@htaneja
at
@gcvp
! We’ll be investing further in our global presence (already in Silicon Valley, Detroit, Munich & Tokyo) and continuing to expand on our industry leading products powering autonomy
We have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Embark!
We aim to integrate Embark’s internal tools, data, and software assets to better serve our customers.
Learn more:
#adas
#autonomousvehicles
#acquisition
Introducing Logstream: A drive log re-simulation tool to build autonomous vehicles on real-world data.
Learn more about our closed-loop log replay software that can help validate scenarios beyond the point of disengagement:
Introducing Applied Intuition Copilot—a prompt-based, generative AI interface that enables the creation of simulation scenarios up to 40x faster.
Want to see how it can help your team? Check out our recent product post:
#adas
#autonomy
#generativeAI
"1.3 million lives are lost on the road every year due to vehicle accidents. This is completely preventable, it’s solvable, and we can do a lot of good for the world by preventing this," said Austin Russell, CEO of
@luminartech
.
#Intersect23
Applied Intuition and Audi are partnering to develop a solution that prioritizes AD software safety, combining our end-to-end software solutions with Audi’s scenario-based systems engineering.
Learn more on our newsroom:
#adas
#autonomousvehicles
#AudiAG
We've been selected to participate in a multi-award, $249M BPA to provide AI and autonomy evaluation software to
@DeptofDefense
!
With this, we're expanding our BD function to support our work for DoD & National Security. Apply to be part of our team!
Join us to get live start-up advice from
@m2jr
of
@floodgatefund
and
@qasar
& Peter of Applied Intuition!
Following the popular Starting Greatness episode, we are hosting a live Q&A on Waitroom this Friday (1/28) @ 3pm PT 🎉
Sign up here:
Today, we published an open letter to
@SecDef
that highlights a series of concrete and actionable recommendations to reform acquisition and overcome barriers to innovation adoption by the Department of Defense.
Read the letter:
#defenseinnovation
Beyond thrilled to be co-leading
@AppliedInt
's $125M round with
@a16z
and
@gcvp
. We at Lux "are of the firm belief that in the future everything will use simulation of some sort.”-
@bznotes
We were selected by Army RCCTO on a Direct-to-Phase 2 SBIR award for synthetic data generation!
#AI
and
#autonomy
are key enablers to the
@DeptofDefense
’s joint warfighting concepts. We look forward to continuing our work at the nexus of national security and autonomy.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re opening an office in Washington, D.C.!
If working at the nexus of national security and autonomy excites you, check out our website for open positions:
“By working with Applied Intuition to provide high-fidelity sensor simulation to our customers, we have greatly simplified the sensor integration process and ultimately accelerated a customer’s time to autonomy.”
- Mark Frichtl, CTO at
@ousterlidar
Applied Intuition’s off-road autonomy stack features purpose-built AI and ML-based algorithm modules to power a new era of autonomous systems on diverse terrains.
Learn more:
#appliedintuition
#autonomy
#stack
#offroad
Our software tools help safely and efficiently test autonomous vehicles for roads, factories, warehouses, and more.
Tune in to hear our co-founders,
@qasar
and Peter, on
@SAEIntl
's Tomorrow Today podcast. Thank you for having us,
@gbrulte
!
Our simulation software isn’t just for ground vehicles. We’re working with
@Supernal_aero
, part of Hyundai Motor Group, to enable testing, certification, and deployment of safe autonomous advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles! Learn more:
“The vehicle is becoming a software thing and software is becoming an AI thing.”
Qasar and Peter stopped by
@Lux_Capital
's Riskgaming podcast to share auto industry insights and advice for founders.
Hear it all at
#autonomy
#adas
We are excited to share our work with Toyota (
@TRIAD_Global
) on creating high quality virtual environments for the Tokyo motor show. Our proprietary pipeline to create environments for AV simulations is shown to work well for a variety of applications.
We're excited to announce our new blog to share technical insights and our thoughts on simulation / AV!
Our latest post is on simulation best practices for safety critical systems. It covers frameworks, standardization efforts, and requirements.
The
@RoadToAutonomy
Founder
@gbrulte
hosted Qasar and Peter on an episode to discuss off-road autonomy development and the market opportunity of autonomy.
Watch the podcast and check out their Autonomy Leaderboard (we’re on it!):
We’ve partnered with
@NissanMotor
to make driver-assistance technology safer.
Nissan utilizes our simulation tools to test and validate automated driving systems.
Read more in our announcement:
#AutonomousVehicles
#ADAS
#Nissan
We're pleased to welcome distinguished former national security and
@DeptofDefense
leaders to our National Security & Defense Advisory Board.
Read more for our vision to accelerate defense autonomy and protect the lives of our military personnel:
Over the next decade, traditional vehicle manufacturers will create in-house teams focused on driver assistance, leverage their massive supply chains, and partner with teams that develop software for AVs.
We are proud to announce that the
@USArmy
and
@DIU_x
selected Applied Intuition to deliver an end-to-end autonomy software development and testing platform for the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.
Learn more:
#autonomy
#nationalsecurity
Our latest blog post details how Applied Intuition’s approach to log extraction ensures reliable ADAS and AD validation across diverse real-world conditions while meeting cost and time constraints.
Learn more:
#logextraction
#AVdevelopment
Our products are built to work with the ecosystem of autonomous vehicle development tools. Check out how our tools enable large-scale simulations for
@carlasimulator
users:
We are proud to join
@SVDG_official
and more than 60 other leading technology companies and investors urging congressional leaders to codify support, authorities, elevated reporting structure, and increased funding for
@DIU_x
.
Read more in
@defense_news
:
This morning,
@SVDG_official
sent a letter, cosigned by over 60 leading technology companies and investors, encouraging congressional leaders to maintain support for the
@DIU_x
in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Applied Intuition and
@luminartech
are enabling virtual lidar testing for faster, cost-effective development. This partnership will bring Luminar’s Iris and Iris+ lidars to Applied Intuition Sensor Sim for all users.
Read more:
#autonomy
#lidarperception
We are proud to sponsor the 10th Annual Unmanned Systems and Robotics Summit in National Harbor, MD. Our team is onsite and ready to discuss how our simulations enable faster, safer, and more efficient AV development in defense.
Combining drive log re-sim, partially synthetic sim, and fully synthetic sim is necessary to achieve full coverage and move perception development from being research towards production.
We discuss these components in our first of two posts in this series!
This October, we will host Intersect 23—Applied’s first vehicle software conference featuring keynotes and expert panels with some of the automotive industry’s most influential minds.
Register today:
#adas
#autonomousvehicles
#software
#intersect23
Open-loop log replay is typically used to analyze disengagements of autonomous vehicles, but how do you know if disengagements were actually necessary?
Learn how re-simulation helps to evaluate an AV stack's performance in such circumstances:
Announcing the first few speakers for Intersect 24. To listen to them live, register now for Intersect 24 while spots are available:
📅 September 10, 2024 📍Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
#Intersect24
#vehiclesoftwaresupplier
#automotivetech
“Over the arc of human progress, we will learn how to live with AI and use it for our maximal advantage.” - Qasar Younis
Read the full article by
@mercnews
for today’s feature:
#vehiclesoftwaresupplier
#genAI
#adas
We’re expanding our collaboration with
@DaimlerTruck
's
@torcrobotics
! We're committed to supporting the development, validation, and deployment of their autonomous trucks on a global scale.
We are thrilled to announce that Applied Intuition has partnered with
@Valeo_Group
to present digital twin technologies to the advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) landscape.
Learn more in our new blog post:
#adas
#av
#vehiclesoftwaresupplier
(1/2) We’re proud to bring our commercially-proven autonomy development toolchain to the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program. Learn more about our groundbreaking work in the latest from
@BreakingDefense
:
#autonomy
#nationalsecurity
With only two months until Intersect 24, we wanted to give you a closer look at what our event is all about. Watch this video to hear from our team about the significance of the conference and why you should register today!
#Intersect24
#automotivetech
The world’s leading symposium on the future of software-defined warfare is back. Join us for Nexus 24 on June 13 with senior DOD officials, members of Congress & technologists at the forefront of AI & autonomy. Click to register for free:
#autonomy
#AI
Our new Washington, D.C. office is officially open! Yesterday, we hosted professionals from the area at a reception on our rooftop.
Join us next week at our Nexus 22 symposium in D.C.:
#nationalsecurity
#defense
#autonomy
#nexus22
We’re excited to announce Applied Intuition’s verification and validation (V&V) handbook!
It contains best practices for autonomy programs to bring their autonomous systems to market safely.
#autonomousvehicles
#ADAS
#verification
#validation
Featured in
@VentureBeat
, our off-road autonomy stack addresses off-road challenges by combining “the latest AI and ML advances with traditional safety and systems expertise.” To learn more, check out
@thekenyeung
article:
#offroad
#autonomy
#stack
We’re excited to announce Applied Intuition’s automated parking development solution, empowering automotive engineering teams to deploy reliable, classical & ML-based automated parking systems up to 12x faster.
Learn more:
#adas
#vehiclesoftwaresupplier
Curious what the work of Product Designers at Applied is like?
Learn how our Design team balances the inherent complexity of the AV development process with simple UX solutions that span both 2D and 3D spaces:
We have partnered with
@ousterlidar
to accelerate the deployment of Ouster’s latest lidar digital sensors. Customers can deploy new lidars faster through quick iteration cycles and rapid sample data generation.
#autonomousvehicles
#ADAS
#lidar
Qasar met with students of STVP and shared what it takes to be a successful founder:
💼 Knowing different business functions
🧠 Understanding people to build strong teams
📚 Use insights from history to guide strategy
Watch now:
#startups
#firesidechat
Applied co-founders Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig spoke on
@TurpentineMedia
's "1 in 1000" podcast this week.
Hear about our team and culture, our company values, how founders should think about product-market fit, and more!
#adas
#autonomousvehicles
“Cars are fundamental to our society and civilization, but they’re in the process of going from mechanical and electrical devices to rolling computers.”
Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of
@a16z
, provides the VC perspective at
#Intersect23
.
Check out our blog post which discusses how our autonomy stack addresses challenges with complex off-road environments.
Autonomous systems are revolutionizing how we tackle unstructured terrain. Read more here:
#offroad
#autonomy
#stack
We proudly hosted a Congressional delegation at our Michigan offices. We’re thankful to
@RepDebDingell
for visiting our office in Ann Arbor, and thankful to
@RepHaleyStevens
for joining the grand opening of our new Royal Oak office as we expand our presence in Michigan.
(1/3) Today, Applied hosted
@RobWittman
at our California HQ! Rep. Wittman contributed his expertise to our discussion on the state of defense and commercial autonomy, and the considerable opportunities that autonomous systems enable across domains.
#autonomy
#nationalsecurity
We hosted
@mamoonha
from
@kleinerperkins
at our office last week!
An early investor in
@SlackHQ
,
@figma
,
@Box
, and many other leading software companies, Mamoon shared valuable observations on go-to-market strategies, venture capital trends, and career growth at startups.
Applied Intuition is thrilled to announce Intersect '24, our second annual vehicle software conference.
📅 September 10, 2024
📍 Computer History Museum, Mountain View
Register for free while spots are still available:
#Intersect24
#adas
#autonomy
Autonomous shuttle services provide a safe, sustainable, and shared mobility option so we'd love to share how we work with
@MayMobility
to make this a reality.
Watch Applied Intuition’s CEO
@Qasar
Younis and CTO
@Peter
Ludwig discuss our recent Series E financing round and recent $6B valuation. And learn more about Applied Intuition’s plans for further investments in generative AI and the future of our ADAS and AD solutions.
At Nexus 22,
@a16z
Co-Founder
@pmarca
will address the audience in a Venture Capital Keynote that will discuss the venture landscape for autonomy in defense.
View the full speaker list and agenda at , and join us on May 17 in Washington, D.C.!
#nexus22
Curious how we created a more informative, richer expression of the Applied brand and other subtle changes to our website in this year's annual update?
You can learn more in our backstory linked below.
【For German speakers 🇩🇪 】: Learn how we're reducing the cost and time it takes to build autonomous vehicles in
@handelsblatt
:
Thanks for the interview,
@RTyborski
!
Our Nexus 22 agenda is filled with great panels and speakers. Register here:
After the event, join us for a reception at SPIN:
→ May 17, 2022
→ 5:15 - 7:15 PM ET
→ SPIN Washington, D.C.
#nexus22
#nationalsecurity
#defense
#autonomousvehicles
Synthetic data can improve your perception workflows by helping you fill in gaps of your existing datasets (e.g. in dangerous situations).
Check out our latest post here:
From the moment Applied Intuition was founded, we’ve seen a fundamental software and AI transformation happening across the entire universe of vehicle manufacturers, from automotive to trucking, construction, and defense.
In our second post in our series on perception simulation, we discuss five critical components (realism, scalability, repeatability, V&V, and flexibility) for perception development and how each approach helps to address it.
Should your team build or buy engineering tools? Why should you use commercial software when open-source software is readily available?
Here's a primer on how to think about these common questions for AV development:
#autonomousvehicles
#autonomousdriving
"Data is the new sun."
Sundar Ramalingam, VP of Research & Development at
@MercedesBenz
Research & Development North America, discusses the roadmap for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Intersect 23.
#Intersect23
We did our annual rebranding to reflect the evolution of our company.
This year's focus was our progression to be a ‘software tools provider for all vehicles’ and bringing products out of stealth. Here's how we did it if you're curious 🙂
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to meet our fast-growing Applied Intuition Korea team at Korea AID!
If you missed our session, “What Level 4 AD teaches us about building next-generation ADAS,” reach out .
#KoreaAID
#autonomy
#vehiclesoftwaresupplier
"Younis said the simulators, who supply their software to AV companies, want to test for 'edge cases,' the real-world situations that might be a one-in-a-million occurrence but could be fatal when they happen."
Yesterday, our team met with leading Members of Congress to share commercial best practices for autonomy development.
Congress plays an important role in accelerating safe, trusted autonomous systems and we look forward to continued collaboration with policymakers in DC.
From software-defined vehicles to automated driving systems, software lies at the heart of next-gen automotive systems. Join us at Intersect 23 and hear from the brightest in automotive and software.
Register today:
#adas
#autonomousvehicles
#intersect23
We are excited to announce that
@AFWERX
has selected us to deliver a sensor optimization solution that will accelerate timelines, reduce costs, and improve performance for aerial systems under development by the Air Force.
Learn more:
#nationalsecurity