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Open Source Strategy in the Automotive Industry
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
Join our guest speakers from Tier IV as they explain the history of Autoware as well as the background of Tier IV and how the company is developing opportunities for OSS (Open Source Strategy) in applications such as autonomous vehicles and related domains. Our speakers will also delve into how OSS strategy resonates with the auto industry. Finally, the session will end with a discussion of general trends in autonomous vehicles and connected cars from the perspective of a VC investor.
Tier IV, a deep-tech startup based in Japan, is dedicated to sharing technology for safe intelligent vehicles that will benefit all of society by enabling as many individuals and organizations as possible to overcome the barriers of time and space to collectively bring autonomous vehicles into reality.
Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of Autoware, the world‘s first open-source software for autonomous driving, and applied Autoware in applications of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV and its global partners continue to evolve Autoware and provide turn-key solutions for commercialization of Autoware-based autonomous vehicles all over the world.
To view the presentation slides, please click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.
Details
REGISTER below for the entire series. The same link will be used for all sessions.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc-uvqDkrG9JJBIGwCHyIgRoTWeKDzARi
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting series.
The series is available to Stanford students for credit; register for EASTASN 402A “Topics in International Technology Management,” also cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A, 1 unit S/NC.
Session Recordings are typically posted 3 business days after each session.
The series begins September 23, 2021 and continues weekly until December 2, 2021. Seminars will be held online via Zoom only, Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, with informal networking following until approximately 7:30 PM (PST). There will not be a session on November 25, 2021 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>
Speakers
Mr. Akimichi Degawa
Co-Founder and CEO, Tier IV
Akimichi Degawa is Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Tier IV. Prior to the foundation of Tier IV, he was a former Japan GM of Intel Capital, investment arm of Intel Corporation, from 2001- 2015. He led the equity investments of 20+ companies in semiconductor and mobility sectors, including the foundation of broadband wireless carrier UQ Communications. Prior to Intel, he served as investment manager at KDDI, and as a venture financing consultant at Mitsubishi Research Institute.
Mr. Daisuke Tanaka
COO, Tier IV and Exec. Officer, Autoware Foundation
Daisuke was a Business Solution Adviser at IBM Japan from 2003-2010. He built and managed global supply chain systems for leading global automotive companies. From 2012-2018, he was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company’s Tokyo Office where he served global clients in the Energy and Manufacturing industry.
Daisuke received his MBA at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and an LLB at the University of Tokyo.
