The Robot Report

Apex.AI Adapts ROS 2 to Autonomous Vehicles With Apex.OS Software Framework

Organization: Apex.AI Inc.
Country: United States
State: CA
Website: www.apex.ai
Year Founded: 2017
Number of Employees: 38

Apex.AI's Apex.OS is designed to ease and speed software development for autonomous vehicles.

Description:

Among the technical hurdles for developers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is the need for standardized and reliable so ware to build upon. The open-source Robot Operating System (ROS) off ers such a code base for robotics developers, and Palo Alto, Calif.-based Apex.AI has worked to extend it to the AV so ware stack with Apex.OS.

Apex.OS v1.0 is based on ROS 2 and uses more modern programming techniques than those used in electronic control units. This is necessary for the many simultaneous functions of AVs, including sensor fusion, machine learning, and controls.

Apex.AI is working with automakers and Open Robotics, the organization supporting open so ware and hardware, to incorporate the latest features that are relevant to self-driving cars.


Analysis:

One of the benefits of an open-source code base is that anyone can contribute to it and help improve its security and reliability. The assurance that Apex.OS provides can help advance the acceptance and adoption of autonomous vehicles.

The system is the first of its kind to be certified to ASIL-D, the highest level of functional safety for road vehicles, according to the company.

By adapting ROS 2, which has already gone through an extensive development process for industrial automation, Apex.AI is helping the entire autonomous vehicle space. -- Eugene Demaitre

Apex.AI Source: Apex.AI

Search The Robot Report