TIER IV, a deep tech start-up based in Japan, is dedicated to sharing technology for safe intelligent vehicles that will benefit all of society by enabling as many individuals and organizations as possible to overcome the barriers of time and space to collectively bring autonomous vehicles into reality. Founded in December 2015, TIER IV has led the development of Autoware, an open-source software for autonomous driving, and applied Autoware in applications of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. TIER IV and its global partners continue to evolve Autoware and provide turnkey solutions for the commercialization of Autoware-based autonomous vehicles worldwide.