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Autoware

Open-source autonomous driving software stack maintained by the Autoware Foundation. Built on ROS 2, widely used in research and commercial autonomous vehicle projects. Tier IV is the primary commercial contributor.

Framework · Maturity: Production · Open source

Machine-readable surfaces

Architecture

ROS 2-based, modular perception-planning-control stack

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Common questions

What is Autoware?
Open-source autonomous driving software stack maintained by the Autoware Foundation. Built on ROS 2, widely used in research and commercial autonomous vehicle projects. Tier IV is the primary commercial contributor.
Who developed Autoware?
Autoware is credited to Tier IV on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.
Is Autoware open source?
Yes. Autoware is recorded as open-source / open-weights on the DEPLOY registry, meaning model weights or source code are publicly available.
What type of AI is Autoware?
Autoware is a framework, built on a ROS 2-based, modular perception-planning-control stack architecture on the DEPLOY registry.
What is Autoware's maturity stage?
Autoware is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder. Production stage means high-volume sustained commercial operations.
Which robots run on Autoware?
No robot models on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as running Autoware. DEPLOY wires brain-to-model connections only when the wiring is verifiable from primary sources; absence may reflect pre-deployment or unverified manufacturer claims.
Methodology: Unreviewed · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Autoware.

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