Overview
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the World's largest DDS (Data Distribution Service) supplier and the safety-certified communication framework leader for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and autonomous systems. RTI Connext Drive powers real-time data communication for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and defense systems. Over 1,700 deployments across automotive, medical, and defense.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Partnerships
Every company Real-Time Innovations (RTI) has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Green Hills Software1× joint
- 2Lockheed Martin1× joint
Most recent
- RTI x Lockheed Martin (Elite Supplier)2024-10-15with Lockheed Martinoperating
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Dr. Stan Schneider CEO
- Gerardo Pardo-Castellote Co-founder & CTO
- Catherine Mekler COO
- Dr. Bob Kindel CFO
Founders (1)
- Gerardo Pardo-Castellotecofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Real-Time Innovations (RTI).
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Real-Time Innovations (RTI) competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIRdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alsodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Real-Time Innovations (RTI) has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- RTI x Lockheed Martin (Elite Supplier)2024-10-15with Lockheed Martinoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Green Hills Software1× joint
- 2Lockheed Martin1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- RTI x Green Hills Software (Automotive DDS)withGreen Hills Softwaretechnology—operating
- RTI x Lockheed Martin (Elite Supplier)withLockheed Martintechnology2024-10-15operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Real-Time Innovations (RTI)’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipRTI x Lockheed Martin (Elite Supplier)
2024-10-15RTI was awarded Elite Supplier status by Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) division. RTI Connext DDS enables Lockheed Martin to seamlessly incorporate newer and advanced sensors into critical defense systems.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Real-Time Innovations (RTI).In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Real-Time Innovations (RTI) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rti.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rti/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4dc8fd3a-4b01-4a1d-b310-a14c8bf1ec20
- Revision history: /companies/rti/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Real-Time Innovations (RTI) against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026