inverted.ai

What It Is

Inverted.ai is a generative AI startup based in Vancouver, Canada that focuses primarily on research and development for autonomous vehicles (AV) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Leveraging deep generative models and probabilistic machine learning technology, the company provides the industry with highly realistic simulated intelligent traffic participants, driving planning modules, system validation tools, and professional driving scenario data services. Its core team is led by academic AI authorities, has deep technical expertise, won the Waymo Simulation Challenge, and has secured seed funding from industrial investors.

Core Features & Pricing

Inverted AI's products cover the entire autonomous driving R&D workflow:

• Core highly realistic, interactive simulated non-player characters (NPCs) that mimic real human driving behavior to improve the authenticity of simulation testing
• Low-compute ITRA Planner: a neural driving planning module adapted for L2++ autonomous driving, with a compute requirement under 1 TOPS that fits in-vehicle use cases
• ITRA Verify: a complete AV/ADAS planning validation tool with a built-in scenario library of hundreds of millions of scenarios
• Real driving log data collected by actual drones, plus customizable high-fidelity synthetic driving data

All products can be accessed via enterprise-grade cloud API, and the open-source lightweight simulator TorchDriveSim is also available for developers.
For pricing, all Inverted AI products use a custom quote model based on individual demand. Pricing is not public: users need to submit their requirements and connect with sales to get a custom plan.

Pros, Cons & Target Users

Pros: The platform has high technical barriers, leading data coverage breadth and simulation fidelity, and a high degree of product integration, while also releasing open-source tools to lower the barrier for research.
Cons: Non-transparent pricing, a high entry barrier for individual developers, no Chinese language support, and insufficient localized services for users based in China.

It is suitable for R&D teams at autonomous driving OEMs, ADAS suppliers, and university academic research teams working in the autonomous driving field.

Accessibility from China

The official Inverted AI website can currently be accessed directly with no domain blocking. However, its servers are hosted overseas, so page loading is slow and API call latency is high. Domestic Chinese R&D teams need to adjust their network environment to use it.