Business Description
Founded in Tokyo in 2015, Tier IV builds open-source software that powers self-driving vehicles in urban environments, with its flagship product Autoware handling everything from mapping and object detection to route planning and lane guidance. The company also sells hardware tools such as loggers, sensors, and cameras, and helps clients deploy and maintain autonomous driving systems from start to finish. Tier IV is working with Renesas Electronics to develop an AI-based computing platform designed for the next generation of software-defined vehicles.