TIER IV takes the lead
TIER IV will lead work on Autoware 2.0 together with the Autoware Foundation and the global open-source community, the company said. TIER IV describes itself as a leading contributor to Autoware, the open-source software for autonomous driving.
What version 2.0 adds
Autoware 2.0 widens support for data-centric, AI-based approaches while staying compatible with conventional rule-based ones. The developments named are a scalable, adaptive architecture that handles different combinations of AI-based and rule-based systems; a flexible indexing scheme for integrating modular software; and a ready-made Reference Design framework meant to ease commercial adoption across vehicles, applications and operating environments.
Three partners
Arm is advancing computing platforms for Autoware 2.0 as a representative use case of Arm Total Design for Physical AI. AWS is advancing cloud-native development and operations environments for it, building on TIER IV's existing use of AWS cloud technologies. Red Hat is advancing integration with AutoSD, the open-source upstream project for the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System.
Shinpei Kato, TIER IV's founder and chief executive, said open-source software alone was not enough to transform the automotive industry, and that an ecosystem connecting AI, computing platforms, cloud infrastructure and automotive software into practical solutions was needed. Muhammad Zain Khawaja, president of the Autoware Foundation, said TIER IV's continued commitment to open-source development and industry collaboration was essential to the growth of that ecosystem.
San Jose presentation
The four companies are scheduled to take part in Automotive Software Strategies US 2026 in San Jose, California, on November 3–4, 2026. Christian John, president of TIER IV North America, is to present TIER IV's case for commercial adoption of Autoware 2.0 through open-source collaboration and global technology partnerships.
