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Applied Intuition: company research
Last checked Oct 2, 2026
Applied Intuition is a vehicle intelligence company that delivers a toolchain, Vehicle OS and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. It serves the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries, and states that eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major Department of Defense programs use its solutions. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, Ft. Walton Beach, Ann Arbor, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Seoul and Tokyo. Source: appliedintuition.com
Key facts
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale
- Founded
- 2017
- Stage
- Series D+
- Raised
- $600M
- Investors
- BlackRock-managed funds and accounts, Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Premji Invest, Stripes, Greycroft, BAM Elevate, 137 Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst
- Website
- appliedintuition.com
Technology and AI
Applied Intuition describes itself as a vehicle intelligence company that delivers the toolchain, Vehicle OS and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Its stated mission is to build physical AI that creates a safer, more prosperous world, and it says it is creating the AI backbone for the planet's most vital industries. The company states it has 1,000+ engineers and 40+ ex-CTOs.
Source: appliedintuition.comRecent moves
On June 17, 2025, Applied Intuition announced it had closed a $600 million Series F fundraise and tender offer at a $15 billion valuation, co-led by BlackRock-managed funds and accounts and Kleiner Perkins. The company said the round closed just over a year after its Series E in March 2024. It also cited strategic partnerships with OpenAI, TRATON, Isuzu, Porsche and Audi; the release of its off-road autonomy stack; the acquisition of defense technology company EpiSci and the launch of its defense products Axion and Acuity; and global office expansion into the United Kingdom.
Source: appliedintuition.comEngineering culture
Applied Intuition's about page states the company was founded by engineers and lists 1,000+ engineers and 40+ ex-CTOs. It says co-founder and CTO Peter Ludwig leads the development of software powering the next generation of intelligent machines, and that he previously spent five years as an engineer at Google leading efforts on Google Maps and Android Automotive. Co-founder and CEO Qasar Younis previously was COO at Y Combinator, founded a technology company acquired by Google, and worked as an automotive engineer at General Motors and Bosch.
Source: appliedintuition.comLikely challenges
Applied Intuition states that the last eight years were about building the infrastructure to enable vehicle intelligence at scale, and that the focus of its next phase is to accelerate the rollout of intelligent, software-defined systems across defense, automotive, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture. It describes the Series F as propelling it into its next phase of vehicle intelligence, deeper product expansion, and global team growth.
Source: appliedintuition.comCompetitors and position
Applied Intuition describes itself as the leading vehicle intelligence company for automotive, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture and defense, and says the Series F cements its leadership position in the vehicle intelligence market. It states that eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust its solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence.
Source: appliedintuition.comLeadership
- Qasar YounisCo-founder and CEO
- Peter LudwigCo-founder and CTO
In the news
- Applied Intuition Closes $600M Series F at $15B Valuation
appliedintuition.com, 2025-06-17
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