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AImotive (formerly AdasWorks) is an [[Autonomous car|autonomous vehicle]] technology company working towards Level 5 autonomous vehicles.<ref name="Forber_Kite">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2016/11/30/this-start-up-uses-ai-and-cameras-to-create-new-autonomous-driving-platform/2/#5c880c1a163f|title=This Start Up Uses AI and Cameras TO Create New Autonomous Driving Platform|last1=Kite-Powell|first1=Jennifer|website=Forbes|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Etherlington_1">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/15/fully-autonomous-ai-driving-company-aimotive-expands-to-the-u-s/|title=Fully Autonomous AI Driving Company AImotive Expands to the US|last1=Etherlington|first1=Darrell|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fully-autonomous-ai-company-altmotive-expands-to-us-2016-11|title=This fully autonomous AI company could be crucial for self-driving cars|last=|first=|date=|website=Business Insider|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-launches-self-driving-automotive-technology-powered-by-artificial-intelligence/8634/|title=AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence|website=Robotics & Automation News|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://newatlas.com/aimotive-aidrive-level-5-autonomous-vehicle-software/46398/|title=AImotive develops "worldwide any weather" self-driving software|last1=Collie|first1=Scott|website=New Atlas|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> The company describes its approach as "vision-first", a system that primarily relies on cameras and [[artificial intelligence]] to detect its surroundings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/autonomous-vehicle-tech-company-aimotive-positions-itself-for-sale/55422814|title=Autonomous vehicle tech company AImotive positions itself for sale|website=Economic Times|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="burke">{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20170906/OEM06/170909880/psa-partners-with-ai-startup-for-self-driving-pilot|title=PSA partners with AI startup for self-driving pilot|last1=Burke|first1=Katie|website=Autonews|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://singularityhub.com/2017/12/18/this-self-driving-ai-is-learning-to-drive-almost-entirely-in-a-virtual-world/#sm.0001sbtb6gok3f66tzy2l6wvwco64|title=This Self-Driving AI is Learning to Drive Almost Entirely in a Virtual World|last1=Bates-Ramirez|first1=Vanessa|website=Singularity Hub|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techseen.com/2017/03/06/aimotive-driverless-ai/|title=Here's how AImotive is making systems for driverless cars inexpensive|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Sharmistha|website=Techseen|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/10256/software-company-aimotive-working-to-create-affordable-lidar-alternative|title=Software Company AImotive working to create affordable lidar alternative|last1=Stumpf|first1=Rob|website=The Drive|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Wolverton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hungarian-startup-aimotive-cameras-autonomous-cars-2017-12|title=A Hungarian startup is betting cameras will help it deliver self-driving cars more quickly and cheaply than Waymo|last1=Wolverton|first1=Troy|website=Business Insider|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> The technology is designed to be implemented by automobile manufacturers to create fully autonomous vehicles, which can operate in all conditions and locations.<ref name="Forber_Kite" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/15/fully-autonomous-ai-driving-company-aimotive-expands-to-the-u-s/|title=Fully Autonomous AI Driving Company AImotive Expands to the US|last1=Etherlington|first1=Darrell|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Baldwin">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/12/self-driving-cars-could-soon-be-cheaper-and-easier-to-build/|title=Self-driving cars could soon be cheaper and easier to build|last1=Baldwin|first1=Roberto|website=Engadget|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
AImotive (formerly AdasWorks) is an [[Autonomous car|autonomous vehicle]] technology company working towards Level 5 autonomous vehicles.<ref name="Forber_Kite">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2016/11/30/this-start-up-uses-ai-and-cameras-to-create-new-autonomous-driving-platform/2/#5c880c1a163f|title=This Start Up Uses AI and Cameras To Create New Autonomous Driving Platform|last1=Kite-Powell|first1=Jennifer|date=November 30, 2016|website=Forbes|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Etherlington_1">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/15/fully-autonomous-ai-driving-company-aimotive-expands-to-the-u-s/|title=Fully Autonomous AI Driving Company AImotive Expands to the US|last1=Etherington|first1=Darrell|date=November 15, 2016|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fully-autonomous-ai-company-altmotive-expands-to-us-2016-11|title=This fully autonomous AI company could be crucial for self-driving cars|last=|first=|date=November 16, 2016|website=Business Insider|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-launches-self-driving-automotive-technology-powered-by-artificial-intelligence/8634/|title=AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence|last=|first=|date=November 14, 2016|website=Robotics & Automation News|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://newatlas.com/aimotive-aidrive-level-5-autonomous-vehicle-software/46398/|title=AImotive develops "worldwide any weather" self-driving software|last1=Collie|first1=Scott|date=November 14, 2016|website=New Atlas|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> The company describes its approach as "vision-first", a system that primarily relies on cameras and [[artificial intelligence]] to detect its surroundings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/autonomous-vehicle-tech-company-aimotive-positions-itself-for-sale/55422814|title=Autonomous vehicle tech company AImotive positions itself for sale|last=|first=|date=November 14, 2016|website=Economic Times|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="burke">{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20170906/OEM06/170909880/psa-partners-with-ai-startup-for-self-driving-pilot|title=PSA partners with AI startup for self-driving pilot|last1=Burke|first1=Katie|date=September 6, 2017|website=Autonews|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://singularityhub.com/2017/12/18/this-self-driving-ai-is-learning-to-drive-almost-entirely-in-a-virtual-world/#sm.0001sbtb6gok3f66tzy2l6wvwco64|title=This Self-Driving AI is Learning to Drive Almost Entirely in a Virtual World|last1=Bates-Ramirez|first1=Vanessa|date=December 18, 2017|website=Singularity Hub|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techseen.com/2017/03/06/aimotive-driverless-ai/|title=Here's how AImotive is making systems for driverless cars inexpensive|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Sharmistha|date=March 6, 2017|website=Techseen|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/10256/software-company-aimotive-working-to-create-affordable-lidar-alternative|title=Software Company AImotive working to create affordable lidar alternative|last1=Stumpf|first1=Rob|date=May 15, 2017|website=The Drive|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Wolverton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hungarian-startup-aimotive-cameras-autonomous-cars-2017-12|title=A Hungarian startup is betting cameras will help it deliver self-driving cars more quickly and cheaply than Waymo|last1=Wolverton|first1=Troy|date=December 12, 2017|website=Business Insider|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> The technology is designed to be implemented by automobile manufacturers to create fully autonomous vehicles, which can operate in all conditions and locations.<ref name="Forber_Kite" /><ref name="Etherlington_1" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="Baldwin">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/12/self-driving-cars-could-soon-be-cheaper-and-easier-to-build/|title=Self-driving cars could soon be cheaper and easier to build|last1=Baldwin|first1=Roberto|date=May 12, 2017|website=Engadget|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The company was founded in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] as AdasWorks by Laszlo Kishonti in 2015.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /> AImotive is a spin-off of the founders previous company, Kishonti Ltd, which was a computer hardware benchmarking company.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9919/q-a-aimotive-s-vision-first-approach-propels-its-self-driving-car-strategy|title=Q&A: AImotive's Vision-first Approach Propels Its Self-driving Car Strategy|last1=Brown|first1=Peter|website=Electroics 360|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name="takahashi8">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-demos-recognition-software-for-self-driving-cars/|title=AImotive demos recognition software for self-driving cars|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|website=VentureBeat|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In November 2016, the company changed its name to AImotive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-launches-self-driving-automotive-technology-powered-by-artificial-intelligence/8634/|title=AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence|website=Robotics & Automation News|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Crowe1">{{cite web|url=http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/aimotives_aidrive_level_5_self_driving_car_comes_to_us|title=AImotive aiDrive Level 5 Self-Driving Car Comes to US|last1=Crowe|first1=Steve|website=Robotics Trends|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>
The company was founded in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] as AdasWorks by Laszlo Kishonti in 2015.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /> AImotive is a spin-off of the founder's previous company, Kishonti Ltd, which was a computer hardware benchmarking company.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9919/q-a-aimotive-s-vision-first-approach-propels-its-self-driving-car-strategy|title=Q&A: AImotive's Vision-first Approach Propels Its Self-driving Car Strategy|last1=Brown|first1=Peter|date=September 25, 2017|website=Electroics 360|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name="takahashi8">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-demos-recognition-software-for-self-driving-cars/|title=AImotive demos recognition software for self-driving cars|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|date=November 14, 2016|website=VentureBeat|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In November 2016, the company changed its name to AImotive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2016/11/14/aimotive-launches-self-driving-automotive-technology-powered-by-artificial-intelligence/8634/|title=AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence|last=|first=|date=November 14, 2016|website=Robotics & Automation News|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Crowe1">{{cite web|url=https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/rbr/aimotives_aidrive_level_5_self_driving_car_comes_to_us/|title=AImotive aiDrive Level 5 Self-Driving Car Comes to US|last1=Crowe|first1=Steve|date=November 14, 2016|website=Robotics Trends|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>


The company has secured three rounds of funding. The first investment round of $2,500,000 was announced on May 15, 2015 and was led by Inventure Oy.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Automotive and AI startup AdasWorks closes $2.5 million Seria A round|date=July 29, 2015|publisher=Day One Capital|url=http://www.dayonecapital.com/automotive-and-ai-startup-adasworks-closes-2-5-million-a-round/|access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref> In a second round of funding the company received $10.5 million in funding from Robert Bosch Venture Capital, [[Draper Associates|Draper Associates,]] [[Nvidia]], [[Tamares Group]] and others.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /><ref name="takahashi8" /> On January 4, 2018 AImotive announced a Series C round of $38 million funded by investors B Capital Group, Prime Ventures and others.<ref>{{cite press release|title=AImotive, leading provider of camera-first autonomous driving technology, raises $38 million USD Series C|date=January 4, 2018|publisher=AImotive|location=Budapest, Hungary & Mountain View, California|url=https://aimotive.com/news/index.jsp?news=267|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Takahashi24">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/04/aimotive-raises-38-million-for-self-driving-car-software/|title=AImotive raises $38 million for self-driving car software|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|website=VentureBeat|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> This round made AImotive the second largest Hungarian-based startup based on venture capital investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forbes.hu/uzlet/aimotive-auto-startup/|title=Rég láttunk ilyet; 10 milliárdos befektetés a magyar autós startupnak [We haven't seen anything like this in a while: 10 billion HUF investment for the Hungarian Automotive Startup]|last1=Zsiborás|first1=Gergő|website=Forbes.hu}}</ref>
The company has secured three rounds of funding. The first investment round of $2,500,000 was announced on May 15, 2015 and was led by Inventure Oy.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Automotive and AI startup AdasWorks closes $2.5 million Seria A round|date=July 29, 2015|publisher=Day One Capital|url=http://www.dayonecapital.com/automotive-and-ai-startup-adasworks-closes-2-5-million-a-round/|access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref> In a second round of funding the company received $10.5 million in funding from Robert Bosch Venture Capital, [[Draper Associates|Draper Associates,]] [[Nvidia]], [[Tamares Group]] and others.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /><ref name="takahashi8" /> On January 4, 2018 AImotive announced a Series C round of $38 million funded by investors B Capital Group, Prime Ventures and others.<ref>{{cite press release|title=AImotive, leading provider of camera-first autonomous driving technology, raises $38 million USD Series C|date=January 4, 2018|publisher=AImotive|location=Budapest, Hungary & Mountain View, California|url=https://aimotive.com/news/index.jsp?news=267|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Takahashi24">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/04/aimotive-raises-38-million-for-self-driving-car-software/|title=AImotive raises $38 million for self-driving car software|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|date=January 4, 2018|website=VentureBeat|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> This round made AImotive the second largest Hungarian-based startup based on venture capital investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forbes.hu/uzlet/aimotive-auto-startup/|title=Rég láttunk ilyet; 10 milliárdos befektetés a magyar autós startupnak [We haven't seen anything like this in a while: 10 billion HUF investment for the Hungarian Automotive Startup]|last1=Zsiborás|first1=Gergő|date=January 4, 2018|website=Forbes.hu|access-date=}}</ref>


The company first created a prototype which it tested on the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix track, [[Hungaroring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autonavigator.hu/cikkek/vezeto-nelkul-korozott-egy-mercedes-a-hungaroringen/|title=Vezető nélkül körözött egy Mercedes a Hungaroringen [A Mercedes laps the Hungaroring without a driver]|last1=Gere|first1=Tamás|date=January 25, 2015|website=Autonavigator.hu|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> As of January 2018, the company tests its technology on [[Toyota]], [[Citroën|Citroen]] and [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] models. In the spring of 2017 AImotive announced it had been granted a license to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads in [[Finland]].<ref name=":0" /> This announcement was followed by similar licenses in Hungary and the [[California|State of California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/autonomous/testing/|title=Testing of Autonomous Vehicles|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=State of California Department of Motor Vehicles|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In December 2017 the company indicated that it had acquired a self-driving test permit in the [[Nevada|State of Nevada]].
The company first created a prototype which it tested on the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix track, [[Hungaroring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autonavigator.hu/cikkek/vezeto-nelkul-korozott-egy-mercedes-a-hungaroringen/|title=Vezető nélkül körözött egy Mercedes a Hungaroringen [A Mercedes laps the Hungaroring without a driver]|last1=Gere|first1=Tamás|date=January 25, 2015|website=Autonavigator.hu|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> As of January 2018, the company tests its technology on [[Toyota]],<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Wolverton1" /><ref name=":5" /> [[Citroën|Citroen]]<ref name="burke" /><ref name=":6" /> and [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]]<ref name=":7" /> models. In the spring of 2017 AImotive announced it had been granted a license to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads in [[Finland]].<ref name=":0" /> This announcement was followed by similar licenses in Hungary and the [[California|State of California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/autonomous/testing/|title=Testing of Autonomous Vehicles|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=State of California Department of Motor Vehicles|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In December 2017 the company indicated that it had acquired a self-driving test permit in the [[Nevada|State of Nevada]].


The company's headquarters have remained in Hungary, while it has expanded to the U.S. with an office in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], California.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/autonomous-vehicle-tech-company-aimotive-positions-itself-for-sale/55422814|title=Autonomous vehicle tech company AImotive positions itself for sale|website=Economic Times|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fully-autonomous-ai-company-altmotive-expands-to-us-2016-11|title=This fully autonomous AI company could be crucial for self-driving cars|website=Business Insider|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> AImotive also has an office in Helsinki, Finland<ref name="burke" /> and is present in Japan through its representative Cross Border Technologies.
The company's headquarters have remained in Hungary, while it has expanded to the U.S. with an office in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], California.<ref name="Etherlington_1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/autonomous-vehicle-tech-company-aimotive-positions-itself-for-sale/55422814|title=Autonomous vehicle tech company AImotive positions itself for sale|last=|first=|date=November 14, 2016|website=Economic Times|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fully-autonomous-ai-company-altmotive-expands-to-us-2016-11|title=This fully autonomous AI company could be crucial for self-driving cars|last=|first=|date=November 16, 2016|website=Business Insider|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> AImotive also has offices in Helsinki, Finland<ref name="burke" /> and Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="Wolverton1" />


In 2016 Nvidia confirmed it was working with AImotive (AdasWorks at the time) within its DriveMe project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/01/04/automotive-nvidia-drive-px-2/|title=Automotive Innovators Motoring to NVIDIA DRIVE {{!}} NVIDIA Blog|last=|first=|date=January 4, 2016|work=The Official NVIDIA Blog|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2017 AImotive and [[Groupe PSA|PSA Groupe]] announced a partnership to develop a highway autopilot.<ref name="burke" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/06/psa-group-and-aimotive-team-up-for-french-self-driving-pilot/|title=PSA Group and AImotive team up for French self-driving pilot|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=|work=TechCrunch|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/psa-pushes-autonomous-future-ai-tech-firm-partnership|title=PSA pushes for autonomous future with AI tech firm partnership {{!}} Autocar|last=|first=|date=|website=www.autocar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> The same year AImotive announced it was developing an artificial intelligence accelerator, branded as aiWare. AImotive partnered with VeriSilicon and [[GlobalFoundries]] to create test chips of the architecture for use in its prototypes.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdti.com/InsideDSP/2017/07/27/AImotive|title=AImotive Expands Into Silicon IP for Deep Learning Inference Acceleration {{!}} Berkeley Design Technology, Inc|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bdti.com|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> At the [[Consumer Electronics Show|Consumer Electronics Show 2018]] [[Samsung]] announced its DRVLINE platform in which AImotive is listed as a software technology partner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-reveals-drvline-platform-autonomous-future/|title=Samsung Reveals DRVLINE™ Platform, Takes Bold Step Toward Autonomous Future - Samsung Newsroom|last=|first=|date=January 8, 2018|work=Samsung Newsroom|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> A January 2018 press release from AImotive indicated that it was working with Chinese car manufacturer [[SAIC Motor|SAIC]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=AImotive to Showcase Development at CES|date=December 28, 2017|publisher=AImotive|location=Mountain View, California|url=https://aimotive.com/news/index.jsp?news=264|access-date=February 23, 2018|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|agency=}}</ref>
In 2016 Nvidia confirmed it was working with AImotive (AdasWorks at the time) and Volvo within the DriveMe project.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/01/04/automotive-nvidia-drive-px-2/|title=Automotive Innovators Motoring to NVIDIA DRIVE {{!}} NVIDIA Blog|last=|first=|date=January 4, 2016|work=The Official NVIDIA Blog|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2017 AImotive and [[Groupe PSA|PSA Groupe]] announced a partnership to develop a highway autopilot.<ref name="burke" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/06/psa-group-and-aimotive-team-up-for-french-self-driving-pilot/|title=PSA Group and AImotive team up for French self-driving pilot|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=September 6, 2017|work=TechCrunch|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/psa-pushes-autonomous-future-ai-tech-firm-partnership|title=PSA pushes for autonomous future with AI tech firm partnership {{!}} Autocar|last=|first=|date=September 6, 2017|website=www.autocar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/psa-pushes-autonomous-future-ai-tech-firm-partnership|title=PSA Pushes for autonomous future with AI tech firm patnership|last=Crosse|first=Jesse|date=September 6, 2017|website=Autocar.co.uk|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> The same year AImotive announced it was developing an artificial intelligence accelerator, branded as aiWare. AImotive partnered with VeriSilicon and [[GlobalFoundries]] to create test chips of the architecture for use in its prototypes.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdti.com/InsideDSP/2017/07/27/AImotive|title=AImotive Expands Into Silicon IP for Deep Learning Inference Acceleration {{!}} Berkeley Design Technology, Inc|last=|first=|date=July 27, 2017|website=www.bdti.com|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> At the [[Consumer Electronics Show|Consumer Electronics Show 2018]] [[Samsung]] announced its DRVLINE platform in which AImotive is listed as a software technology partner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-reveals-drvline-platform-autonomous-future/|title=Samsung Reveals DRVLINE™ Platform, Takes Bold Step Toward Autonomous Future - Samsung Newsroom|last=|first=|date=January 8, 2018|work=Samsung Newsroom|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> A January 2018 press release from AImotive indicated that it was working with Chinese car manufacturer [[SAIC Motor|SAIC]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=AImotive to Showcase Development at CES|date=December 28, 2017|publisher=AImotive|location=Mountain View, California|url=https://aimotive.com/news/index.jsp?news=264|access-date=February 23, 2018|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|agency=}}</ref>


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
As of December 2017, AImotive is developing three branches of technology connected to autonomous vehicles. aiDrive is a self-driving software stack. aiSim is a virtual simulation environment, and aiWare, a chip to compute artificial intelligence.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/16171/Hands-Off-the-Wheel-at-65mph-And-Alive-to-Tell-About-It.aspx|title=Hands Off the Wheel at 65mph - And Alive to Tell About It|last=Tara|first=Roopinder|date=December 13, 2017|work=Engineering.com|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
As of December 2017, AImotive is developing three branches of technology connected to autonomous vehicles. aiDrive is a self-driving software stack. aiSim is a virtual simulation environment, and aiWare, a chip to compute artificial intelligence.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/16171/Hands-Off-the-Wheel-at-65mph-And-Alive-to-Tell-About-It.aspx|title=Hands Off the Wheel at 65mph - And Alive to Tell About It|last=Tara|first=Roopinder|date=December 13, 2017|work=Engineering.com|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


aiDrive is a self-driving software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence and data from cameras and other secondary sensors.<ref name=":5" /> The software is comprised of four engines, recognition, location, motion and control.<ref name="Forber_Kite" /> The first two engines are responsible for recognizing objects around the vehicle and localizing it on a map.<ref name=":1" /> The motion engine plans the trajectory of the vehicle incorporating artificial intelligence.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> The control engine communicates commands to the car's drive-by-wire system.
aiDrive is a self-driving software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence and data from cameras and other secondary sensors.<ref name=":5" /> The software is comprised of four engines, recognition, location, motion and control.<ref name="Forber_Kite" /> The first two engines are responsible for recognizing objects around the vehicle and localizing it on a map.<ref name=":1" /> The motion engine plans the trajectory of the vehicle incorporating artificial intelligence.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> The control engine communicates commands to the car's drive-by-wire system.<ref name="takahashi8" />


aiSim is a virtual simulation environment for testing autonomous vehicles.<ref name=":5" /> AImotive CEO, László Kishonti has stated that simulation technology has been used by the aviation industry to enhance safety effectively, and that the same technology will lead to safer self-driving cars, and also accelerate development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/27/the-crossover-between-car-simulations-and-autonomous-vehicles/|title=The crossover between car simulations and autonomous vehicles|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=May 27, 2017|work=VentureBeat|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hungarian-startup-aimotive-cameras-autonomous-cars-2017-12|title=A Hungarian startup thinks it has the key to cheaper self-driving cars – but a ride in its test car suggests it has a lot of work ahead|last=Wolverton|first=Troy|date=December 12, 2017|work=Business Insider|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
aiSim is a virtual simulation environment for testing autonomous vehicles.<ref name=":5" /> AImotive CEO, László Kishonti has stated that simulation technology has been used by the aviation industry to enhance safety effectively, and that the same technology will lead to safer self-driving cars, and also accelerate development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/27/the-crossover-between-car-simulations-and-autonomous-vehicles/|title=The crossover between car simulations and autonomous vehicles|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=May 27, 2017|work=VentureBeat|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hungarian-startup-aimotive-cameras-autonomous-cars-2017-12|title=A Hungarian startup thinks it has the key to cheaper self-driving cars – but a ride in its test car suggests it has a lot of work ahead|last=Wolverton|first=Troy|date=December 12, 2017|work=Business Insider|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


The hardware architecture by AImotive is a dedicated embedded artificial intelligence accelerator for computer vision with high-resolution input.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/vision-is-techs-next-big-challenge/|title=Vision is the next big challenge for chips {{!}} ZDNet|last=Morris|first=John|date=|work=ZDNet|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> The company hopes to use these chips in its prototype cars.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> AImotive leads the Neural Network Exchange Format (NNEF) working group of [[Khronos Group|The Khronos Group]].<ref name=":4" /> NNEF is a standard for exchanging artificial neural networks between inference engines.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Khronos Group releases NNEF 1.0 standard for neural network exchange|date=December 20, 2017|publisher=The Khronos Group|location=Beaverton, OR|url=https://www.khronos.org/news/press/khronos-group-releases-nnef-1.0-standard-for-neural-network-exchange|access-date=February 23, 2016|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|agency=}}</ref> aiWare is the first hardware solutions that follows the NNEF standard.<ref name=":4" />
The hardware architecture by AImotive is a dedicated embedded artificial intelligence accelerator for computer vision with high-resolution input.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/vision-is-techs-next-big-challenge/|title=Vision is the next big challenge for chips {{!}} ZDNet|last=Morris|first=John|date=October 20, 2017|work=ZDNet|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> The company hopes to use these chips in its prototype cars.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> AImotive leads the Neural Network Exchange Format (NNEF) working group of [[Khronos Group|The Khronos Group]].<ref name=":4" /> NNEF is a standard for exchanging artificial neural networks between inference engines.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Khronos Group releases NNEF 1.0 standard for neural network exchange|date=December 20, 2017|publisher=The Khronos Group|location=Beaverton, OR|url=https://www.khronos.org/news/press/khronos-group-releases-nnef-1.0-standard-for-neural-network-exchange|access-date=February 23, 2016|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|agency=}}</ref> aiWare is the first hardware solution that follows the NNEF standard.<ref name=":4" />


== AImotive in popular media ==
== AImotive in popular media ==
AImotive was featured among the CB Insights 100 Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups in January 2017. The list collected startups that were "accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techvibes.com/2017/01/12/cb-insights-names-100-promising-artificial-intelligence-startups|title=CB insights names 100 promising artificial intelligence startups|last1=Knowlton|first1=Thomas|website=Techvibes|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref> stated CB Insights CEO, Anand Sanwal.
AImotive was featured among the CB Insights 100 Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups in January 2017. The list collected startups that were "accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techvibes.com/2017/01/12/cb-insights-names-100-promising-artificial-intelligence-startups|title=CB insights names 100 promising artificial intelligence startups|last1=Knowlton|first1=Thomas|date=January 12, 2017|website=Techvibes|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref> stated CB Insights CEO, Anand Sanwal.


AImotive was featured on the British television show [[Guy Martin]] vs The Robot Car which aired on November 26, 2017. In the show British motorcycle racer and television personality, Guy Martin visits the company's headquarters and participates in a test drive on a Hungarian Motorway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fzxv82/guy-martin-vs-the-robot-car/|title=Review: Guy Martin vs The Robot Car|last1=Butcher|first1=David|website=Radio Times|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref>
AImotive was featured on the British television show [[Guy Martin]] vs The Robot Car which aired on November 26, 2017. In the show British motorcycle racer and television personality, Guy Martin visits the company's headquarters and participates in a test drive on a Hungarian Motorway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fzxv82/guy-martin-vs-the-robot-car/|title=Review: Guy Martin vs The Robot Car|last1=Butcher|first1=David|website=Radio Times|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

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AImotive
FormerlyAdasWorks
IndustryAutomotive Technology
Founded2015 in Budapest, Hungary
Headquarters
Budapest
,
Hungary
Key people
László Kishonti, founder and CEO[1]
Number of employees
170[2]
Websiteaimotive.com

AImotive (formerly AdasWorks) is an autonomous vehicle technology company working towards Level 5 autonomous vehicles.[3][4][5][6][7] The company describes its approach as "vision-first", a system that primarily relies on cameras and artificial intelligence to detect its surroundings.[8][9][10][11][12][13] The technology is designed to be implemented by automobile manufacturers to create fully autonomous vehicles, which can operate in all conditions and locations.[3][4][7][14]

History

The company was founded in Budapest, Hungary as AdasWorks by Laszlo Kishonti in 2015.[4] AImotive is a spin-off of the founder's previous company, Kishonti Ltd, which was a computer hardware benchmarking company.[15][16] In November 2016, the company changed its name to AImotive.[17][18]

The company has secured three rounds of funding. The first investment round of $2,500,000 was announced on May 15, 2015 and was led by Inventure Oy.[19] In a second round of funding the company received $10.5 million in funding from Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Draper Associates, Nvidia, Tamares Group and others.[4][16] On January 4, 2018 AImotive announced a Series C round of $38 million funded by investors B Capital Group, Prime Ventures and others.[20][21] This round made AImotive the second largest Hungarian-based startup based on venture capital investment.[22]

The company first created a prototype which it tested on the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix track, Hungaroring.[23] As of January 2018, the company tests its technology on Toyota,[10][13][24] Citroen[9][25] and Volvo[26] models. In the spring of 2017 AImotive announced it had been granted a license to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Finland.[6] This announcement was followed by similar licenses in Hungary and the State of California.[27][15] In December 2017 the company indicated that it had acquired a self-driving test permit in the State of Nevada.

The company's headquarters have remained in Hungary, while it has expanded to the U.S. with an office in Mountain View, California.[4][28][29] AImotive also has offices in Helsinki, Finland[9] and Tokyo, Japan.[13]

In 2016 Nvidia confirmed it was working with AImotive (AdasWorks at the time) and Volvo within the DriveMe project.[26] In September 2017 AImotive and PSA Groupe announced a partnership to develop a highway autopilot.[9][25][30][31] The same year AImotive announced it was developing an artificial intelligence accelerator, branded as aiWare. AImotive partnered with VeriSilicon and GlobalFoundries to create test chips of the architecture for use in its prototypes.[15][32] At the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 Samsung announced its DRVLINE platform in which AImotive is listed as a software technology partner.[33] A January 2018 press release from AImotive indicated that it was working with Chinese car manufacturer SAIC.[34]

Technology

As of December 2017, AImotive is developing three branches of technology connected to autonomous vehicles. aiDrive is a self-driving software stack. aiSim is a virtual simulation environment, and aiWare, a chip to compute artificial intelligence.[24]

aiDrive is a self-driving software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence and data from cameras and other secondary sensors.[24] The software is comprised of four engines, recognition, location, motion and control.[3] The first two engines are responsible for recognizing objects around the vehicle and localizing it on a map.[7] The motion engine plans the trajectory of the vehicle incorporating artificial intelligence.[7][24] The control engine communicates commands to the car's drive-by-wire system.[16]

aiSim is a virtual simulation environment for testing autonomous vehicles.[24] AImotive CEO, László Kishonti has stated that simulation technology has been used by the aviation industry to enhance safety effectively, and that the same technology will lead to safer self-driving cars, and also accelerate development.[35][36]

The hardware architecture by AImotive is a dedicated embedded artificial intelligence accelerator for computer vision with high-resolution input.[6][37] The company hopes to use these chips in its prototype cars.[10][24] AImotive leads the Neural Network Exchange Format (NNEF) working group of The Khronos Group.[32] NNEF is a standard for exchanging artificial neural networks between inference engines.[38] aiWare is the first hardware solution that follows the NNEF standard.[32]

AImotive was featured among the CB Insights 100 Promising Artificial Intelligence Startups in January 2017. The list collected startups that were "accelerating research, improving efficiency, and making many game-changing advancements that will be felt for decades to come"[39] stated CB Insights CEO, Anand Sanwal.

AImotive was featured on the British television show Guy Martin vs The Robot Car which aired on November 26, 2017. In the show British motorcycle racer and television personality, Guy Martin visits the company's headquarters and participates in a test drive on a Hungarian Motorway.[40]

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