Civil Maps aims to provide semantic maps to autonomous vehicles to help them navigate. They are developing 3D maps that provide context. Currently they have no products available and are an early stage company that raised a $6.6 million seed round. In the short term, their business model is to partner with automakers to accelerate AV development, and long term they aim to establish a marketplace for AV map data.

1. Mike McGookey (mikemcgo)
Slides Adapted from Civil Maps Techlab Presentation

2. Civil Maps Objective
Looking to provide semantic maps to autonomous vehicles
(AVs) in order to help these vehicles navigate our world
Semantic maps: 3D maps that give context to vehicles
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3. Products
Mapping Unit
No available products
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4. Financial Information
No revenue, early stage
6.6$ million dollar seed round
Ride sharing services and OEMs
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5. Short Term Business Model
Partner with OEMs
Accelerate AV creation
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6. Long Term Business Model
Establish a marketplace
Amazon for AV map data
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7. Civil Maps History
October 2014 - Sravan Puttagunta
Background in heavy industry
Ford Partnership - 2016
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8. Why they are special
Contextual Maps
Localization
First mover
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9. Industry Space
Autonomous Vehicle Navigation
Input to decision engine
Many competing approaches
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10. Competitors
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Company Precision Accuracy Network Load
Processing
Power
< 5 cm 0.8 m 80 kb/km 2W [10W max]
15 cm 1 m low low
10-20 cm ? N/A high
Others:

11. The Future
Massive Market
Very little certainty
Success likely
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12. Sources
Civil Maps Techlab Final Presentation
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sravan-puttagunta#/entity
https://www.bcg.com/expertise/industries/automotive/autonomous-vehicle-adoption
-study.aspx
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