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Oxa

Autonomous vehicle software

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201-500 employees
  • B2B
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cars
  • Transport
  • Deep Tech
  • Mobility
  • Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
Cowley, Oxford, UK

Company mission

Oxa is on a mission to make the Earth move.

Top investors

31% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Oxa, previously known as Oxbotica, is building what it calls “universal autonomy” — flexible technology that it says can power the navigation, perception, user interfaces, fleet management, and other features needed to run self-driving vehicles in multiple environments, regardless of the hardware being used.

With the wide range of applications for its technology, Oxa is able to target multiple industries; from passenger transportation, to goods delivery, to mining. It works with an array of different businesses including online grocer Ocado, which uses Oxa for vehicles within and around its packing warehouses, and shuttle service ZF with which it is developing a Level 4 self-driving system.

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to slash logistics costs for many logistically intensive off-road businesses, which means Oxa has been smart to target such a wide spread of vehicles with its tech. On top of this, it stands to play a key role in the much-anticipated advent of self-driving cars, making it one to watch as the growth of the autonomous vehicle industry accelerates.

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Benefits

  • Visa programme
  • Private insurance to cover health, life and income for you and your loved ones
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Employee resource groups
  • Safe assigned spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs
  • Relocation support
  • Regular socials and meet-ups
  • Tech benefit fund and perks at work

Company values

  • We Think Big - We are curious, adventurous and ambitious, and think long-term. We love to be challenged and are here to do the best work of our lives.
  • We Earn Trust - We earn and retain trust by speaking with a balance of truth and respect, even when we disagree. We do what we say and are accountable to each other.
  • We Deliver For Customers - We create long-term value for our customers. We listen to and anticipate their needs. We invent on their behalf.
  • We Drive - We move with great energy and conviction to deliver on our goals. We don't wait for tomorrow.
  • We Are Purpose Driven - We believe that autonomy makes the world a better place. Our actions must always be in the interests of people and the planet.
  • We Stand Together - On safety, security and ethics - they are foundational to our customers' success and our own. We unite the ecosystem towards a common purpose.
  • We Act As Owners - We see Oxa as ours and nurture it with care. We hold ourselves and each other to high standards. No task is beneath us.
  • We Hire And Nurture The Best - We hire those we can learn from and who raise our bar - valuing diversity and the innovation that this drives. We nurture our people and support their careers.
  • We Have A Growth Mindset - We question, reflect and test/learn. We are open to other perspectives and can change our mind when new data arrives.

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jan 2023

$140m

SERIES C

Apr 2021

$13.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $230.2m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Paul Newman

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford. Before that, worked as a Research Scientist at MIT. Currently a member of the UK Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology.

Ingmar Posner

(Co-Founder)

Professor of Engineering Science (Applied Artificial Intelligence) at the University of Oxford.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Oxa

  • We are on a journey to enable all vehicles to do more - and we need unique people to get us there. Knowing that diversity drives innovation, and brings different approaches, ideas, and points of view, we embrace individuality & inclusion and we are committed to an environment where everyone irrespective of background, can be the best they can be
  • We are a dynamic and engaged group of people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, all working together toward our vision for Universal Autonomy
  • Help us solve one of the world's greatest engineering challenges by being yourself
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