Applied Intuition, Inc.
"Physical AI that moves the world"
US-based vehicle intelligence company providing ADAS/AD simulation toolchain, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks; valued at $15B as of June 2025.
Applied Intuition, Inc. is a vehicle software and autonomy toolchain company headquartered at 145 East Dana Street, Mountain View, California 94041. Founded in 2017 by Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig, the company was established to address a critical gap in the autonomous vehicle industry: the simulation, testing, and software infrastructure that every AV and ADAS developer would need, rather than building self-driving vehicles themselves.
Applied Intuition's core product portfolio spans three domains. The simulation and validation toolchain enables automotive engineers and AV developers to test autonomous systems in high-fidelity virtual environments before deploying code to physical vehicles. The platform includes physics-based sensor models, scenario generation, synthetic data pipelines, and full coverage analysis tools. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers are reported customers, along with major programs across the US Department of Defense.
The Vehicle OS is a scalable, modular software platform that enables OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to develop and integrate complete vehicle software stacks across all domains, including ADAS, infotainment, and real-time HMI. It is designed for production readiness and supports mass-market embedded compute and sensor configurations.
The Self-Driving System (SDS) for Automotive is an end-to-end white-box autonomy stack for passenger vehicles, targeting L2++ through L3/L4 capability. It integrates with the Vehicle OS and is architected for cost-effective deployment using commercially available sensors.
In 2024, the company partnered with Valeo to integrate digital twin technology into ADAS sensor simulation, and in early 2025 it launched an off-road autonomy stack for defense and industrial applications. Applied Intuition also acquired Embark Trucks, extending its capabilities into commercial trucking autonomy.
As of June 2025, Applied Intuition completed a $600 million Series F round co-led by BlackRock and Kleiner Perkins, bringing the company's valuation to $15 billion and total raised primary capital to over $600 million. The company employed approximately 1,349 people as of 2025, a 51.7% year-over-year increase. Applied Intuition is consistently cited as a critical infrastructure layer for the global autonomous vehicle and intelligent transportation ecosystem.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Applied Intuition Simulation & Validation Toolchain
- Launch Year: 2017
High-fidelity AV and ADAS simulation platform with physics-based sensor models, scenario generation, and coverage analysis.
Vehicle OS
- Launch Year: 2022
Modular, scalable vehicle software platform for OEMs covering ADAS, infotainment, and real-time HMI across all domains.
Self-Driving System (SDS) for Automotive
- Model: SDS Automotive
- Launch Year: 2024
End-to-end white-box L2++ to L4 autonomy stack for passenger vehicles using production-grade sensors and embedded compute.
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Contact Applied Intuition, Inc.
WEBSITE
https://www.appliedintuition.com/PHONE
+1 650-385-8897HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2017
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Software/Algorithm
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North America
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