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| Company type | Scale-up |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, automotive |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK, Europe, US, Asia |
Key people | Gavin Jackson (CEO) |
| Products | Self-driving cars, autonomy |
Number of employees | 200-300 (2023) |
| Website |
oxa |
Oxa (formerly Oxbotica) is an autonomous vehicle software company, headquartered in Oxfordshire, England, and founded by Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner. [1]
In 2013, Newman and Posner led the RobotCar UK project as part of Oxford University's Department of Engineering Science Mobile Robotics Group. [2] RobotCar became the first autonomous vehicle on UK roads. [3]
In 2014, the pair used the newly developed technology to found Oxbotica. [4]
Oxbotica has raised over $18 million to date and is backed by the IP Group, Parkwalk Advisors and AXA XL. [5] In 2018, Uber's former Head of Business EMEA Fraser Robinson was appointed to the board of directors. [6]
In May 2019, Ozgur Tohumcu replaced Dr Graeme Smith as Oxbotica's CEO. [7] Also in 2019, the company opened an office in Toronto, Canada. [8]
In January 2021, Oxbotica announced it had raised $47 million in a Series B round. [9]
In August 2021, the company achieved a safety landmark as the first company to have its autonomy safety case assessed by BSI ( British Standards Institution) against the requirements of the UK Code of Practice 2019, PAS 1881:2020 and PAS 1883:2020, certifying the safety conformity of its autonomous vehicle trials and testing. [10] The assessment was completed as part of Project Endeavour, the UK's first multi-city demonstration of autonomous vehicle services and capability. [11]
In December 2021, Gavin Jackson was named CEO. [12]
In January 2023, the company raised $140 million in a Series C round. [13]
In May 2023, the company changed its name to Oxa. [14]
Oxbotica's full stack, end-to-end Universal Autonomy software is both vehicle and platform-agnostic, with no dependence on external infrastructure such as GPS. [15] It can be deployed in any environment and on any terrain. [16] In addition to underground uses, the technology is also useful in natural canyons and forests, where GPS signals are weak or non-existent, but also in "urban canyons" - cities with tall buildings that obstruct GPS signals for proper navigation. [17]
The LUTZ Pathfinder pod had its first public demonstration in February 2015 in Milton Keynes. [18] The Government-funded project was designed to ensure that autonomous vehicles could comply with the Highway Code. [19] The pod featured autonomous control software from Oxbotica, including 19 sensors, cameras, radar and Lidar. [20]
As part of the GATEway Project in 2017, Oxbotica trialled seven autonomous shuttle buses in Greenwich, navigating a two-mile riverside path near London's O2 Arena on a route also used by pedestrians and cyclists. [21] Oxbotica ran the UK's first trial of autonomous grocery deliveries with British online supermarket Ocado in London as the next evolution of the GATEway Project. [22]
In 2018, Oxbotica deployed its autonomous vehicle software at London's Gatwick Airport, which subsequently became the first airport in the world to trial an autonomous shuttle service. [23] The electric-powered autonomous vehicles transported staff via airside roads between the airport's North and South terminals. [24] An airside trial of Oxbotica's technology was then successfully completed at Heathrow Airport in partnership with IAG Cargo, the first airside trial of an autonomous vehicle at a UK airport. [25] The Oxbotica-designed CargoPod ran autonomously along a cargo route around the airside perimeter for three weeks. [26]
As part of the UK Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles-funded DRIVEN project, Oxbotica is developing and deploying a fleet of Ford Fusion autonomous vehicles running in both London and Oxford on public roads, and in conjunction with its consortium partners, running real-time insurance. [27] AXA XL is partnering with Oxbotica on the development of smart insurance products using Oxbotica's autonomy technology to improve road safety. [28]
In 2018, Oxbotica announced a partnership with London taxi firm Addison Lee to develop and deploy autonomous taxis in the city of London by 2021. [29] A 3D street mapping exercise is already being conducted in London's Canary Wharf. [30]
In 2019, Oxbotica deployed a fleet of their autonomous technology within Ford Mondeo cars on public roads in Stratford, London to test their use in city environments. [31] This £13.2m project is in collaboration with The DRIVEN Project to develop self-driving cars. [32]
2019
- Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal - Paul Newman [33]
2017
- Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Award [34]
- Barclays Award for Innovation [35]
2016
- Frost & Sullivan Award, Technology Leadership for Autonomous Driving Software [36]
- ^ Newman, Paul. "Paul Newman". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Professor Paul Newman | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "RobotCar". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Oxbotica. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica raises £14m to accelerate deployment of self-driving vehicles - Oxa" (Press release). Oxa. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Former Uber Exec Joins Board of Self-Driving Startup". Bloomberg.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Smith, Adrian (20 May 2019). "UK Autonomous Driving Group Oxbotica Announces New CEO". Auto Futures. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Ingram, Katie (15 February 2023). "Oxbotica expanding Toronto team to tackle North America's autonomous vehicle software market". Electric Autonomy. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications". ca.style.yahoo.com. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ O'Halloran, Joe. "Project Endeavour concludes with autonomous vehicle passenger rides in London". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Driving standards for autonomous vehicles with Project Endeavour". www.bsigroup.com/. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Ben. "Oxbotica names Gavin Jackson CEO". ITS International. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Carey, Nick (11 January 2023). "Oxbotica raises $140 mln to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles". Reuters. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Oxbotica Unveils New Brand, as Company Scales Globally". Yahoo Finance. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Innovate UK: Oxbotica develops AI-based brain for self driving cars". Science|Business. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica appoints new CEO; marks next stage of international growth". Global Mining Review. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Shah, Sooraj (14 July 2020). "How Autonomous Cars Are Overcoming GPS Signal Loss With Radar". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ rosemary. "LUTZ Pathfinder". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Davies, Rob (11 October 2016). "Self-driving car tested for first time in UK in Milton Keynes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Driverless pods". Catapult. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Balch, Oliver (13 April 2017). "Driverless cars will make our roads safer, says Oxbotica co-founder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Ocado's driverless delivery van is a glimpse of the future". Engadget. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Schofield, Jack. "Gatwick Airport to trial British self-driving car system from Oxbotica". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Gatwick to be first airport in the world to trial autonomous vehicles to shuttle staff across the airfield". www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Heathrow Airport Conducts First Trail of Newest Autonomous Airside Vehicles". interestingengineering.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "IAG Cargo trials UK's first autonomous airport vehicle - Lloyd's Loading List". www.lloydsloadinglist.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica: AI firm develops 'brain' for autonomous vehicles". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "XL Catlin Signs Landmark Agreement With Oxbotica". Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ correspondent, Gwyn Topham Transport (22 October 2018). "Addison Lee aims to deploy self-driving cars in London by 2021". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica begin mapping Canary Wharf for autonomous vehicle services". Addison Lee. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ correspondent, Gwyn Topham Transport (3 October 2019). "'It's going to be a revolution': driverless cars in new London trial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "DRIVEN project demonstrates how driverless cars can operate safely in London". TRL. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for 'pioneering engineer' Professor Paul Newman — Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division". www.mpls.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Boldness in Business awards 2017: FT editor Lionel Barber's view". Financial Times. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "DRIVERLESS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY WINS THIS YEAR'S AWARD FOR INNOVATION". The Oxford Trust. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Oxbotica scoops robotics award". Insurance Business Mag. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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| |
| Company type | Scale-up |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, automotive |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder |
|
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK, Europe, US, Asia |
Key people | Gavin Jackson (CEO) |
| Products | Self-driving cars, autonomy |
Number of employees | 200-300 (2023) |
| Website |
oxa |
Oxa (formerly Oxbotica) is an autonomous vehicle software company, headquartered in Oxfordshire, England, and founded by Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner. [1]
In 2013, Newman and Posner led the RobotCar UK project as part of Oxford University's Department of Engineering Science Mobile Robotics Group. [2] RobotCar became the first autonomous vehicle on UK roads. [3]
In 2014, the pair used the newly developed technology to found Oxbotica. [4]
Oxbotica has raised over $18 million to date and is backed by the IP Group, Parkwalk Advisors and AXA XL. [5] In 2018, Uber's former Head of Business EMEA Fraser Robinson was appointed to the board of directors. [6]
In May 2019, Ozgur Tohumcu replaced Dr Graeme Smith as Oxbotica's CEO. [7] Also in 2019, the company opened an office in Toronto, Canada. [8]
In January 2021, Oxbotica announced it had raised $47 million in a Series B round. [9]
In August 2021, the company achieved a safety landmark as the first company to have its autonomy safety case assessed by BSI ( British Standards Institution) against the requirements of the UK Code of Practice 2019, PAS 1881:2020 and PAS 1883:2020, certifying the safety conformity of its autonomous vehicle trials and testing. [10] The assessment was completed as part of Project Endeavour, the UK's first multi-city demonstration of autonomous vehicle services and capability. [11]
In December 2021, Gavin Jackson was named CEO. [12]
In January 2023, the company raised $140 million in a Series C round. [13]
In May 2023, the company changed its name to Oxa. [14]
Oxbotica's full stack, end-to-end Universal Autonomy software is both vehicle and platform-agnostic, with no dependence on external infrastructure such as GPS. [15] It can be deployed in any environment and on any terrain. [16] In addition to underground uses, the technology is also useful in natural canyons and forests, where GPS signals are weak or non-existent, but also in "urban canyons" - cities with tall buildings that obstruct GPS signals for proper navigation. [17]
The LUTZ Pathfinder pod had its first public demonstration in February 2015 in Milton Keynes. [18] The Government-funded project was designed to ensure that autonomous vehicles could comply with the Highway Code. [19] The pod featured autonomous control software from Oxbotica, including 19 sensors, cameras, radar and Lidar. [20]
As part of the GATEway Project in 2017, Oxbotica trialled seven autonomous shuttle buses in Greenwich, navigating a two-mile riverside path near London's O2 Arena on a route also used by pedestrians and cyclists. [21] Oxbotica ran the UK's first trial of autonomous grocery deliveries with British online supermarket Ocado in London as the next evolution of the GATEway Project. [22]
In 2018, Oxbotica deployed its autonomous vehicle software at London's Gatwick Airport, which subsequently became the first airport in the world to trial an autonomous shuttle service. [23] The electric-powered autonomous vehicles transported staff via airside roads between the airport's North and South terminals. [24] An airside trial of Oxbotica's technology was then successfully completed at Heathrow Airport in partnership with IAG Cargo, the first airside trial of an autonomous vehicle at a UK airport. [25] The Oxbotica-designed CargoPod ran autonomously along a cargo route around the airside perimeter for three weeks. [26]
As part of the UK Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles-funded DRIVEN project, Oxbotica is developing and deploying a fleet of Ford Fusion autonomous vehicles running in both London and Oxford on public roads, and in conjunction with its consortium partners, running real-time insurance. [27] AXA XL is partnering with Oxbotica on the development of smart insurance products using Oxbotica's autonomy technology to improve road safety. [28]
In 2018, Oxbotica announced a partnership with London taxi firm Addison Lee to develop and deploy autonomous taxis in the city of London by 2021. [29] A 3D street mapping exercise is already being conducted in London's Canary Wharf. [30]
In 2019, Oxbotica deployed a fleet of their autonomous technology within Ford Mondeo cars on public roads in Stratford, London to test their use in city environments. [31] This £13.2m project is in collaboration with The DRIVEN Project to develop self-driving cars. [32]
2019
- Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal - Paul Newman [33]
2017
- Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Award [34]
- Barclays Award for Innovation [35]
2016
- Frost & Sullivan Award, Technology Leadership for Autonomous Driving Software [36]
- ^ Newman, Paul. "Paul Newman". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Professor Paul Newman | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "RobotCar". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Oxbotica. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica raises £14m to accelerate deployment of self-driving vehicles - Oxa" (Press release). Oxa. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Former Uber Exec Joins Board of Self-Driving Startup". Bloomberg.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Smith, Adrian (20 May 2019). "UK Autonomous Driving Group Oxbotica Announces New CEO". Auto Futures. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Ingram, Katie (15 February 2023). "Oxbotica expanding Toronto team to tackle North America's autonomous vehicle software market". Electric Autonomy. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications". ca.style.yahoo.com. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ O'Halloran, Joe. "Project Endeavour concludes with autonomous vehicle passenger rides in London". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Driving standards for autonomous vehicles with Project Endeavour". www.bsigroup.com/. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Ben. "Oxbotica names Gavin Jackson CEO". ITS International. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Carey, Nick (11 January 2023). "Oxbotica raises $140 mln to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles". Reuters. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Oxbotica Unveils New Brand, as Company Scales Globally". Yahoo Finance. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Innovate UK: Oxbotica develops AI-based brain for self driving cars". Science|Business. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica appoints new CEO; marks next stage of international growth". Global Mining Review. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Shah, Sooraj (14 July 2020). "How Autonomous Cars Are Overcoming GPS Signal Loss With Radar". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ rosemary. "LUTZ Pathfinder". Oxford Robotics Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Davies, Rob (11 October 2016). "Self-driving car tested for first time in UK in Milton Keynes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Driverless pods". Catapult. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Balch, Oliver (13 April 2017). "Driverless cars will make our roads safer, says Oxbotica co-founder". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Ocado's driverless delivery van is a glimpse of the future". Engadget. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Schofield, Jack. "Gatwick Airport to trial British self-driving car system from Oxbotica". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Gatwick to be first airport in the world to trial autonomous vehicles to shuttle staff across the airfield". www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Heathrow Airport Conducts First Trail of Newest Autonomous Airside Vehicles". interestingengineering.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "IAG Cargo trials UK's first autonomous airport vehicle - Lloyd's Loading List". www.lloydsloadinglist.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxbotica: AI firm develops 'brain' for autonomous vehicles". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "XL Catlin Signs Landmark Agreement With Oxbotica". Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ correspondent, Gwyn Topham Transport (22 October 2018). "Addison Lee aims to deploy self-driving cars in London by 2021". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica begin mapping Canary Wharf for autonomous vehicle services". Addison Lee. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ correspondent, Gwyn Topham Transport (3 October 2019). "'It's going to be a revolution': driverless cars in new London trial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "DRIVEN project demonstrates how driverless cars can operate safely in London". TRL. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for 'pioneering engineer' Professor Paul Newman — Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division". www.mpls.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Boldness in Business awards 2017: FT editor Lionel Barber's view". Financial Times. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "DRIVERLESS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY WINS THIS YEAR'S AWARD FOR INNOVATION". The Oxford Trust. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Oxbotica scoops robotics award". Insurance Business Mag. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.