Autoware- Low-speed Autonomy project

Open-source Low Speed Autonomous Driving Stack built on top of Autoware Core, targeting TRL-6 maturity, for use-cases such as warehousing, cargo transport, and industrial logistics.

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📌 Overview

The LSA project aims to deliver a production-feasible low-speed autonomous driving system by building upon the Autoware Core framework and tailoring it for low speed applications (≤ 25 km/h). This project is initiated in collaboration with the AWF Taiwan, integrating the stack into a real-world vehicle and testing it with an anchor customer.

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🎯 Goals

• Define a clear Operational Design Domain (ODD) for low speed autonomy in industrial and logistics scenarios.
• Build a cost-effective perception and autonomy stack optimized for ≤ 25 km/h use-cases.
• Demonstrate functionality via simulation and real-world vehicle integration.
• Promote open-source collaboration within the AWF LSA work group and broader community.

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🗺 2025 Roadmap & Phases

Phase 1 – Requirements & ODD Definition

• Define target ODD: environment types, max speed, weather, operational constraints.
• Set cost constraints for production deployment.
• Refer to safety standards, ex. ISO 22737.

Phase 2 – Design sensor configuration and deploy it on a prototype vehicle

• Sensor configuration, and ECU design.
• Prototype vehicle setup.
• Vehicle DBW integration, and vehicle interface development.

Phase 3 – Full Stack dev. & Simulation Demo

• Implement Localization and control modules.
• Implement perception and planning modules.
• Integrate with simulator, ex. AWSIM, Carla.
• Deliver a video demo in simulation.

Phase 4 – Real-world Vehicle Integration & Testing

• Deploy stack to the prototype vehicle.
• Conduct field testing.
• Iterate and improve based on real-world environment feedback.

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📂 Project Structure (Initial Proposal)