Driveblocks offers the driveblocks Autonomy Platform, a Physical AI solution for industrial vehicles focused on enabling autonomous tasks safely and reliably across various conditions. Applications span agriculture, construction, mining, off-road logistics, and defense. Their platform utilizes fine-tuned Physical AI models and software for environment understanding and safety, leveraging a unique crowdsourcing approach for data collection and model tuning, which significantly reduces AI-related costs. The platform is modular and hardware-agnostic, designed for integration with existing vehicle software and hardware, and emphasizes robust, all-weather perception and scalable operation in unstructured environments. Key advantages include improved safety, cost-efficiency, and faster development cycles for autonomous vehicle deployment, building on the team's experience from the Indy Autonomous Challenge.
Driveblocks offers the driveblocks Autonomy Platform, a Physical AI solution for industrial vehicles focused on enabling autonomous tasks safely and reliably across various conditions. Applications span agriculture, construction, mining, off-road logistics, and defense. Their platform utilizes fine-tuned Physical AI models and software for environment understanding and safety, leveraging a unique crowdsourcing approach for data collection and model tuning, which significantly reduces AI-related costs. The platform is modular and hardware-agnostic, designed for integration with existing vehicle software and hardware, and emphasizes robust, all-weather perception and scalable operation in unstructured environments. Key advantages include improved safety, cost-efficiency, and faster development cycles for autonomous vehicle deployment, building on the team's experience from the Indy Autonomous Challenge.
Autonomous operation of industrial/off‑road vehicles in unstructured, harsh environments (perception, safety, sensor fusion, mapless navigation).
Founded
2021
Industry
DeepTech
Funding Track Record
Seed- 2023-09-08
€2.2M
Participants included angel investor Joachim Drees and Friedrich & Wagner.
Pre‑Series A- 2026-02-10
€3.5M
Existing investors Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures and angel investor Joachim Drees participated.
Investor Signal
“Backed by VC and angel investors including FORWARD.one, Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures, Joachim Drees and Friedrich & Wagner”
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People and Administrative Associate (m/f/d)
On-SiteMunich, Bavaria, DE
On-Site • Munich, Bavaria, DE
Your Role
We are seeking a proactive People & Administrative Associate to support our growing team across core operational functions including HR, accounting, team assistance, office management and internal support. In this broad and impactful role, you will ensure that our team operates smoothly and efficiently while helping shape internal processes in deep-tech startup. Your main tasks are:
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Own core HR processes including onboarding/offboarding, hiring, employee documentation, personnel records and performance management.
Assist with accounting tasks including invoice processing, payroll, payments, expense tracking, and working with external tax advisors.
Create and support preparation of materials for internal and external events (e.g., customer demos, trade shows, investor relations).
Provide team assistance for topics like meeting preparation, internal communication, and event planning.
Manage office operations and suppliers for office, equipment, logistics, and workplace organization.
Contribute to developing and improving internal workflows, templates, processes, and documentation.
Support internal IT needs such as basic account administration, laptop setup, and maintaining an organized IT inventory.
Your Background
2+ years of experience in HR, accounting, office management, operations, or similar functions. Preferably in a fast-moving startup or tech environment.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to handle multiple topics in parallel.
Reliability, discretion, and professionalism when working with confidential information.
Hands-on mentality with the willingness to take ownership and solve practical problems quickly.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with many different teams and stakeholders.
Comfortable working with digital tools, workflow systems, and basic IT interactions.
We understand that not everyone will meet all the criteria! If you see yourself in these points, we’d love to learn more about you!
About Us
driveblocks, based in Munich, builds a robust and certifiable technology platform for off-road autonomy across verticals such as agriculture, construction, and defense. The technology combines a universal neural network foundation model with geometrically interpretable sensor fusion to create the next-generation perception software suite. It operates without costly pre-mapping and constant connectivity, enabling operation even in GNSS-denied environments.
Our platform runs on production-grade embedded hardware, ensuring reliable operation in dirty, dusty, and complex 3D environments. It navigates through vegetation and rough terrain — essential for off-road autonomy.
We are a growing deep-tech company with a strong technical foundation, focused on long-term customer value and continuous improvement. At driveblocks, innovation thrives through learning and ownership — the core of our culture.
Working at driveblocks
Ownership of your work – take responsibility for the full value chain
Competitive Compensation & Benefits
Participate in driveblocks’ success via a Virtual Stock Option Plan
