Apex.AI develops safety-certified software for mobility systems, with a particular focus on real-time, reliable applications across autonomous vehicles, robotics, and other safety-critical domains. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, the company has raised over $75 million from strategic investors including Toyota Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Daimler Truck, Continental AG, and others across the automotive, agriculture, and defence sectors.
The company's flagship product, Apex.OS, comprises two core components. Apex.Grace is an application runtime framework built on ROS 2 APIs, certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D, that enables developers to build real-time applications with integrated safety, security, and fleet deployment capabilities. Apex.Ida provides high-performance communication middleware capable of handling data transport across diverse use cases, from autonomous vehicles with dozens of high-resolution cameras to safety-critical systems requiring ultra-high-frequency signals.
Apex.AI maintains offices in Palo Alto, Munich, Stuttgart, Gothenburg, Tokyo, and Seoul. The team brings expertise from leading automotive, robotics, and software companies, working at the intersection of embedded systems, modern C++, functional safety design, and real-time software engineering to support software-defined mobility across multiple industry verticals.
