Avride

Who we are

• Founded in 2017 by a group of engineers focused on autonomous transportation.
• Team of a few hundred engineers, including many with prior experience developing autonomous driving technology at Yandex.
• Develops and operates autonomous vehicles across the globe.
• Headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.

What we do

Avride develops autonomous technology for:

• Passenger transportation – including an autonomous taxi service launched in Dallas.
• Last-mile delivery – delivery robots that work with shops and restaurants.
• Universal autonomous driving platform – software and hardware that can be adapted to multiple vehicle platforms.

Track record

• 600,000+ deliveries completed by Avride-powered delivery robots from shops and restaurants.
• 250,000+ customers have used services powered by Avride's autonomous technology.

Technology and approach

• Uses cutting-edge AI combined with proprietary hardware (including in-house lidars, cameras and compute hardware).
• Tests and validates systems across a wide range of real-world conditions, supplemented by extensive simulation.
• Designs a universal driver that can operate in diverse climates and complex urban environments.

Safety and philosophy

• Autonomous cars are designed to be safer than human drivers, with a 360-degree view and systems that do not tire, get distracted, or break rules.
• Safety and reliability are core priorities, alongside passenger comfort and smooth interaction with other road users.
• Avride's broader vision is to create a safer and more sustainable world using cutting-edge technologies and breakthrough solutions.

• Perform autonomous deliveries from shops and restaurants to customers.
• Are powered by the same core autonomous driving technology used in Avride's vehicles.
• Help partners expand their delivery capacity while maintaining high service quality.

Track record and scale

• Avride-powered delivery robots have completed 600,000+ deliveries to date.
• Services have been experienced by 250,000+ customers.

Benefits for partners

• Ability to increase delivery capacity without adding traditional delivery staff.
• Consistent, precise and reliable service enabled by autonomous operation.

Technology foundation

• Delivery robots share an underlying universal driver with Avride's autonomous vehicles.
• Learn from data gathered across all platforms, helping to continuously improve navigation and safety.

Use cases

• Last-mile delivery from local shops.
• Food delivery from restaurants to end customers.

Specific locations, partners, service areas and pricing are not published on the website. For details on current deployments or partnership opportunities, customers and potential partners should contact Avride directly using the contact details provided in the separate contact and company information document.

Avride's published legal address is:

8300 Mopac Expy, Floor 3, Office 300, Austin, TX 78759, United States

General contact

• Website contact form: available via the "Contact us" link in the site navigation/footer.
• General contact email: contact@avride.ai

Legal contact

• Legal and copyright inquiries: legal@avride.ai

Company focus (summary)

• Develops and operates autonomous driving technology for passenger vehicles and delivery robots.
• Provides last-mile delivery solutions using autonomous robots for shops and restaurants.
• Operates and tests autonomous vehicles in multiple real-world environments globally, including an autonomous taxi service in Dallas.

For any questions about services, partnerships or deployments that are not covered in other documents, customers and partners should reach out using the contact form or the general contact email above.

• Designed to work in diverse climates and busy urban environments worldwide.
• The same core technology stack supports both autonomous cars and delivery robots, allowing different platforms to learn from each other.

Key technology components

Precise positioning

• Vehicles determine their position on the road with centimeter-level precision.
• They do not rely solely on GPS, which can be imprecise or unavailable in dense urban areas, tunnels, or parking structures.
• Use lidar-based localization with special 3D maps created by Avride.
• Automatic mapping systems update maps when significant changes occur so they remain current.

Resilient perception

• A rich sensor set collects detailed information about surrounding objects, including speed, acceleration and direction of movement.
• State-of-the-art perception algorithms fuse data from all sensors and classify objects so the system can better predict their behavior.
• Algorithms are tested in challenging weather conditions to maintain performance even when visibility is reduced.

Versatile forecasting

• Prediction models are trained on countless miles driven by Avride cars worldwide.
• Vehicles analyze the full road situation and prior events to anticipate the intentions of cars, cyclists, pedestrians and delivery robots.
• Neural networks are designed to be scalable and robust across different cities, traffic patterns and weather conditions.

Intelligent navigation and motion planning

• After determining its position and understanding nearby objects and their likely behavior, the system plans a route and driving strategy.
• Considers speed, acceleration and trajectory to match the current road situation.
• Aims to balance safety, efficiency and comfort for passengers and other road users.

Hardware and sensor suite

360-degree sensing

• Sensor sets provide a 360-degree view for several hundred meters around the vehicle in various conditions.
• Five high-resolution lidars supply precise geometry and distance to nearby objects.
• Four radars detect approaching vehicles up to about 300 meters (around 1,000 feet) away and estimate their speed.
• Thirteen cameras add detailed semantics (such as colors), and detect traffic lights and signals from other vehicles.

Proprietary lidars and cameras

• Avride designs its own lidars and cameras to match its technology needs.
• Central lidar offers a range of over 300 meters (around 1,000 feet) with 0.1-degree resolution, helping the system understand distant objects.
• Side lidars are designed with no blind spots and provide detailed information about nearby objects within roughly 50 meters (around 160 feet).

Onboard compute and sensor cleaning

• A specialized computing device with server-grade processing power is integrated into the vehicle, turning it into a compact data center.
• Sensors are equipped with both physical cleaning systems and software that filters precipitation, fog and other interference.
• These measures enhance visibility and help the vehicle maintain an accurate picture of its surroundings.

Safety focus

• System is designed to be safer than human drivers by maintaining constant situational awareness and adherence to traffic rules.
• Extensive real-world testing and simulation are used to refine performance and safety before and during deployment.

• Avride brings together a dynamic, driven team to tackle the challenge of autonomous transportation.
• The team includes over 200 engineers and, in total, a few hundred specialists focused on autonomous driving technology.
• There are no off-the-shelf blueprints for this work; employees are encouraged to think creatively and solve complex problems.

Example roles and location

• The careers page highlights roles in Operations based in Austin, US.
• Additional roles may be listed on the careers page as hiring needs evolve.

Where to find open roles

• Current openings are listed on the Careers section of the Avride website.
• Candidates can browse open roles and follow the application instructions provided there.

Specific job descriptions, requirements, compensation and hiring timelines are not listed in these documents and should always be confirmed directly on Avride's careers page.

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