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Carver21

braincommercialby DeepScale (Tesla)

Carver21 was DeepScale's modular deep learning perception software for driver-assistance and autonomous vehicles.

Track Carver21
Manufacturer
DeepScale (Tesla)
Form factor
brain
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

Overview

Carver21 was DeepScale's modular deep learning perception software for driver-assistance and autonomous vehicles. It used three parallel neural networks for object detection, lane identification, and drivable area identification, running at 0.6 tera-ops/sec on low-cost automotive-grade processors.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Perception stack (reported, Oct 2019)

Uses SqueezeNet and three parallel networks for object detection, lane identification and drivable-area identification, per The Batch.

Compute budget (reported, Oct 2019)

Runs within 0.6 trillion operations per second, a small share of the 36 trillion attributed to Tesla's custom chipset.

DeepScale background (reported, Oct 2019)

Founded in 2015 by two UC Berkeley computer scientists; raised nearly $19 million before Tesla acquired it.

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Carver21. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (2)

Carver21 on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Carver21.

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Sources (2)

  1. DeepScale - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepScale
  2. https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/issue-8

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Registry pages whose text names Carver21.

Companies (1)

DeepScale (Tesla)

Common questions

What is Carver21?
Carver21 was DeepScale's modular deep learning perception software for driver-assistance and autonomous vehicles. It used three parallel neural networks for object detection, lane identification, and drivable area identification, running at 0.6 tera-ops/sec on low-cost automotive-grade processors.
How much does Carver21 cost?
Carver21's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Carver21 from DeepScale (Tesla). Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Carver21 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Carver21 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Carver21?
Carver21 is made by DeepScale (Tesla), based in Mountain View, California, USA, founded in 2015.
Where is Carver21 deployed?
2 verified deployments of Carver21 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States, Germany, Europe.
Can you buy Carver21?
Carver21 is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Carver21?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable brain robots to Carver21 include BrainOS, Autoware, Hivemind, Cangqiong CEORION.
How does Carver21 compare to BrainOS?
Carver21 and BrainOS (Brain Corp · 7 deployments) are both brain robots on the DEPLOY registry. Carver21 has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Carver21 a top brain?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Carver21 ranks in roughly the top 41% of brain models tracked by the registry.
What is Carver21's maturity stage?
Carver21 is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Carver21 safe?
Carver21 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: brain

Sources by quality tier

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

Methodology surface for Carver21.

Recent coverage

Carver21 in third-party press

Tesla Acquires Startup DeepScale To Develop Real Driverless Cars

Oct 2, 2019