Five Universe packages have moved to separate repositories under new labels (ai, reference-design, e2e), with deployment profiles and reference software stacks defining configurations for different use cases.

Autoware 2.0 marks a major open-source push led by TIER IV, partnering with the Autoware Foundation and the global community to advance AI-based and rule-based autonomous driving software.

Launched on November 2, 2026, Autoware 2.0 aims to avoid reinventing the wheel by leveraging open-source collaboration and a modular, flexible architecture.

The effort seeks to build an ecosystem linking AI, computing platforms, cloud infrastructure, and automotive software to enable practical open-source autonomous driving solutions.

AI models and datasets will migrate to the Autoware Foundation’s Hugging Face hub, while AWS S3 and foundation ML servers will support alternative sources during the transition.

The Autoware Index CLI helps developers package Autoware-compatible repositories and manage dependencies for Reference Designs.

Autoware 2.0 introduces a scalable, adaptive architecture with a flexible indexing scheme and a Reference Design framework to support commercial adoption across vehicle types and environments.

A new Reference Design framework and Autoware Index streamline deployment and discovery of compatible packages and designs for diverse vehicles and operating environments.

The platform expands support for end-to-end AI and hybrid stacks while preserving compatibility with traditional rule-based modules, emphasizing a scalable architecture and flexible indexing.

Collaboration with Arm, AWS, and Red Hat spans computing platforms, cloud-native development, and system integration, underscoring a multi-domain approach.

The push aims to accelerate commercialization of Autoware-powered systems by broadening partnerships to develop computing platforms, cloud-native development, and AutoSD integration.

Arm will focus on computing platforms via Arm Total Design for Physical AI; AWS will boost cloud-native development and operations; Red Hat will integrate Autoware 2.0 with AutoSD and the open-source in-vehicle OS ecosystem.