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Secretive new startup focuses on off-road autonomous vehicles, led by UW robotics experts

A University of Washington professor and expert in machine learning and robotics is leading a new company focused on off-road autonomous vehicle technology.

About Overland AI

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Overland AI builds autonomous land systems to defend the United States and its allies. The company is filling a capability gap with off-road autonomy that takes on the critical tasks that put humans at greatest risk. Overland AI products span the full stack across autonomy software, the sensors and control systems that enable perception and maneuver, and in-house manufacturing to deliver autonomous assets rapidly and at scale.

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