Applied Intuition is the developer of advanced simulation infrastructure software designed to safely develop, test and deploy autonomous vehicles. The company's software offers a suite of products that focuses on simulation and analytics and delivers sophisticated infrastructure built for scale, enabling automotive industries to comprehensively test and rapidly accelerate their autonomous vehicle development. The company was founded in 2017 by Qasar Younis, an accomplished Silicon Valley operator with automotive experience, and Peter Ludwig, an expert in autonomous systems.
The core of Applied Intuition's product is a high-fidelity simulation engine that can accurately recreate sensor data from diverse scenarios, allowing autonomous vehicle perception and planning systems to be validated. Major manufacturers like GM, Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen rely on Applied Intuition's platform as a critical part of the autonomous vehicle development lifecycle.
Applied Intuition has raised over $500 million in funding from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital, and Coatue and is well-capitalized to execute on its vision of making autonomous vehicle deployment safe and scalable across industries. Looking ahead, Applied Intuition aims to expand its simulation capabilities to other robotics industries like industrial automation, aerospace, and defense. One potential challenge Applied Intuition faces is the rapid pace of innovation in fields like computer vision and generative AI, which could threaten its competitive advantage by rendering current-gen AI simulation tools obsolete.
2017
Founded
500-1k
Employees
Series E
Stage
$6B
Latest Valuation
$400-700M
Total Funding
Mar 12 2024
Last Fundraise
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