Oxa

Autonomy software for self-driving vehicles.

Epistemic Overview

About the Institute

An Oxford spin-out developing universal autonomy software, enabling any vehicle to drive itself. Formerly Oxbotica.

Key Facts

Founded

2014

Director / President

Prof Paul Newman (co-founder)

Category

Company / Spinout

Research Domains

spinout
autonomy
robotics

Timeline

2014

Oxbotica is founded by Professors Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner, spinning out from the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI).

2015

Receives foundational seed investment from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE).

2017

Conducts the first autonomous vehicle trials in a shared public space in the UK (Milton Keynes).

2019

Launches its 'Selenium' autonomous control system (later 'Oxa Driver').

2021

Raises a $47 million Series B funding round.

Jan 2023

Announces a major $140 million Series C funding round, with investments from Google and partners.

May 2023

Oxbotica rebrands to 'Oxa' to reflect its focus on providing its 'Oxa Driver' software to partners.

Influential Papers / Notable Research

  • Core product: 'Oxa Driver', a universal autonomous vehicle software (the 'driver') for various vehicles.

  • Core product: 'Oxa MetaDriver', a simulation tool for testing and validating autonomous software.

  • Focus on 'Universal Autonomy' – creating software that can operate any vehicle, in any place, at any time.