Throughout March, we’ll be sharing stories of women across the company, highlighting their experiences and the unique perspectives they bring to our vision of making autonomous driving accessible to all.

Throughout March, we’ll be sharing stories of women across the company, highlighting their experiences and the unique perspectives they bring to our vision of making autonomous driving accessible to all.

Throughout March, we’ll be sharing stories of women across the company, highlighting their experiences and the unique perspectives they bring to our vision of making autonomous driving accessible to all.

Throughout March, we’ll be sharing stories of women across the company, highlighting their experiences and the unique perspectives they bring to our vision of making autonomous driving accessible to all. In the first installment, we hear from Miho, a systems engineer who credits the flexible work culture at TIER IV for helping her balance a dynamic career with parenting.

TIER IV PEOPLE shines a light on the people and teams whose unique experiences, backgrounds, and stories bring our mission to life. In this installment members of the FMS, Drive and Maps teams gathered to discuss their roles, challenges, and visions for the future of autonomous driving.

TIER IV’s Chief Strategy Officer Ko Miyoshi recently participated in the Global Startup Program at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024, a monthlong technology showcase organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that brought together investors, corporations and student entrepreneurs from around the world. In a panel session on innovation in Japan's mobility sector, Ko shed light on TIER IV’s pivotal role in revolutionizing autonomous driving technology, both domestically and internationally. Following are edited excerpts of his remarks.

TIER IV PEOPLE shines a light on the people and teams whose unique experiences, backgrounds, and stories bring our mission to life. In this installment, members of the Safety Case Design team gathered to discuss the company’s efforts to safeguard autonomous driving technology, ensuring it is ready for widespread use on public roads.

TIER IV founder Shinpei Kato and the System Software Team talked about the company's approach to development and formal verification of operating systems in the first half of this roundtable.

TIER IV PEOPLE shines a light on the people and teams whose unique experiences, backgrounds, and stories bring our mission to life. In this installment, Kaz KAWABATA and David WONG reflect on two big announcements at CES 2024, the launch of Edge.Auto and the Co-MLOps initiative.

Yoko Morishita, CFO of TIER IV North America, speaks about her personal journey as a female executive in the tech industry and as a Japanese professional working internationally.

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a commemoration established by the United Nations in 1975 to celebrate women’s achievements and advocate for gender equality. Each year, UN Women sets a theme, and this year, it is ”Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” In honor of the occasion, we’d like to express our respect and gratitude to our female employees, who are integral to TIER IV’s development and success. Allow us to introduce you to five women making invaluable contributions to our team.

Our latest interview for TIER IV PEOPLE is with Akinari Yamashita, Project Manager of Vehicle Development. With the belief of “I want to work on something that benefits society”.

In our latest interview of TIERIV People, we delve into a conversation between Ryohsuke Mitsudome, Technical Steering Committee Chair of AWF, from TIER IV, and M. Fatih Cirit, AWF Architect from Leo Drive. Together, they provide insights into the dynamic partnership, highlighting their shared pursuit of excellence in AD technology.

TIER IV founder Shinpei Kato and the System Software Team offered a glimpse into the company's approach to development and formal verification of operating systems in an expansive roundtable discussion. In part one, the team shares their thoughts on the intriguing aspects of the “lower layer.”

Our latest interview for TIERIV People is with Kazunari KAWABATA, the project leader behind our cutting-edge on-board proprietary camera and the Autonomous Driving Development Kit (ADK). An engineer known for fearlessly taking on challenges, he shares his thoughts about TIER IV, his work, and the future where TIER IV’s autonomous vehicles run along streets worldwide.

連載企画「TIER IV PEOPLE」は、志をともにする個性豊かで魅力的なメンバー一人ひとりに焦点を当てて紹介します。

今回は社内の研究開発（Research & Development：R&D）の活動をリードし、海外での研究の促進やグローバルエコシステムにおけるパートナーとの連携をサポートするSimon Thompsonが、会社や仕事への思いを語ります。

Behind the Scenes of Autonomous Driving Research at TIER IV