Autoware Foundation Releases Autoware 2.0, Expanding AI Support for Open-Source Autonomous Driving

The Autoware Foundation has launched Autoware 2.0, introducing support for end-to-end (E2E) AI models and hybrid driving stacks alongside traditional rule-based modules. This significant update to the open-source autonomous driving platform provides developers with greater flexibility to build and evaluate autonomous systems, including new tools for managing AI models and composing complete systems. The release aims to bridge the gap between AI-based and rule-based technologies in a shared architecture.