
Perceptive Automata helps autonomous vehicles predict what pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers will do next so vehicles can drive more safely and smoothly. The company applies neuroscience, computer vision, machine learning and visual psychophysics in its State of Mind AI (SOMAI) to infer intentions and awareness of road users. Its offering is a B2B safety/perception platform used by OEMs, ADAS suppliers, and autonomous vehicle technology companies to improve behavior prediction in L2–L5 systems. Perceptive Automata targets urban driving scenarios where human behavior modeling is critical for large-scale deployment of automated vehicles.

Perceptive Automata helps autonomous vehicles predict what pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers will do next so vehicles can drive more safely and smoothly. The company applies neuroscience, computer vision, machine learning and visual psychophysics in its State of Mind AI (SOMAI) to infer intentions and awareness of road users. Its offering is a B2B safety/perception platform used by OEMs, ADAS suppliers, and autonomous vehicle technology companies to improve behavior prediction in L2–L5 systems. Perceptive Automata targets urban driving scenarios where human behavior modeling is critical for large-scale deployment of automated vehicles.
What they do: Human-behavior prediction for vehicles (pedestrians, cyclists, drivers)
Tech: Neuroscience, computer vision, machine learning, visual psychophysics
Customers: OEMs, ADAS suppliers, autonomous vehicle companies (B2B safety/perception platform)
Founded: 2015–2016
Fundraising: Reached Series A (Series A led by JAZZ Venture Partners, Oct 9, 2018)
Behavior prediction and intent-understanding for urban driving to support ADAS and autonomous vehicle systems.
2015
DeepTech
Seed round announced Jul 10, 2017; investors listed include Slow Ventures, First Round Capital, OUP (Osage University Partners), Level Ventures, CSC Upshot, BoxGroup, Blindspot Ventures.
Series A announced Oct 9, 2018; investors listed include Toyota Ventures and Hyundai Motor Company among others.
“Includes strategic corporate investors (Toyota Ventures, Hyundai Motor Company) alongside venture firms (JAZZ Venture Partners, Slow Ventures, First Round Capital)”