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 employees and teams whose unique experiences, backgrounds, and stories bring our mission to life. In this installment, simulation engineer Takatoki Makino shares his journey from racing circuits and simulation technology through to the development of AWSIM, an open-source autonomous driving simulator.

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.

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.”

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.

TIER IV team members share stories about their first steps in the world of autonomous driving

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.

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.

We interviewed TIER IV’s first employee, Yusuke FUJII. Yusuke shared with us why he joined TIER IV, the changes he’s seen in his time here since its founding, and what he personally envisions for its future.

Behind the Scenes of Autonomous Driving Research at TIER IV

A First Look at TIER IV North America

自動運転の社会実装を加速させるティアフォーの「Web.Auto」〜マイクロソフト・アマゾン出身のエンジニアを迎え、グローバル展開へ ソフトウェアエンジニアの採用を強化〜