# Avride ADS, brain

Avride's in-house automated driving system (ADS), developed by the core team behind Yandex's former self-driving group. A single proprietary autonomy stack (lidar, camera, ultrasonic) powering both Avride's robotaxis (fully-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5, on the Uber platform in Dallas and Austin) and its sidewalk delivery robots across US cities.

- **Slug:** avride-ads
- **Type:** Foundation model
- **Maturity (DEPLOY ladder):** Pilot
- **Open source:** no

## Developed by (1)

- [Avride](/companies/avride.md)


## Powers (2)

- [Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5)](/models/avride-robotaxi.md) (Avride)
- [Avride delivery robot](/models/avride-delivery-robot.md) (Avride)


## Sources (3)

1. **Avride - autonomous robotaxi and delivery robots (official)** · https://avride.ai/
2. **Hyundai pairs with Yandex spinoff Avride to develop IONIQ 5 robotaxis (Mar 2025)** · https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/hyundai-pairs-up-with-yandex-spinoff-avride-to-develop-robotaxis/
3. **Yandex autonomous-driving group reboots as Avride (Austin, TX)** · https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/yandex-autonomous-driving-technology-company-reboots-avride/


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