AUVSI XEPONENTIAL 2022: One Stop Systems Adds Autonomous Truck Wins Adds Autonomous Truck Wins

One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) has confirmed 2 new autonomous truck program wins with a pioneer in self-driving technology and a subsidiary of one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers using Level 4 driving automation.

Management believes that these wins reflect OSS’ focus and success within a multibillion-dollar growing autonomous truck market segment.

OSS worked with customers to define the attributes of Centauri that would make this product for the autonomous truck market. Centauri is a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe rugged storage product offering high capacity in a compact hot-swappable canister that slides into the Centauri chassis.

Vast amounts of data are collected while an autonomous truck is on the road. This can be used to improve or “learn” its self-driving capabilities from the numerous sensors deployed around the vehicle, including LiDAR, radar, and video.

The combination of fast Gen 4 NVMe memory, rather than previously used SATA drives, along with the accessible location of Centauri in the “saddle bag,” an external compartment of the long-haul autonomous truck, makes for a more efficient collection and removal of data to keep the truck on the road as much as possible.

Autonomous trucking can increase the amount of time the truck is in transit, creating greater efficiencies and improving the economics of shipping across the country. Autonomous driving capabilities enable trucks to travel across the US in 2 days rather than the current 4 days in a standard truck.

When a truck enters the depot, the waiting crew can remove the data-filled canister from the saddle bags, rather than climbing back into the truck where the compute server resides. An empty memory canister can be reinserted, allowing the truck to resume its journey on the road. The data-filled canister can then slide into an OSS SDS compute server for upload to the truck’s data center.

The SDS server is available with the Centauri storage product to ship before the end of the week. Product shipments are expected to begin in June 2022 vs. confirmed purchase orders.

“These wins continue to validate our AI transportable strategy and technology,” stated David Raun, president and CEO. “And we believe that they further establish OSS as a market leader in ruggedized compute and storage products for autonomous trucks. Autonomous trucking represents a perfect example of a rapidly growing market that demands ‘performance without compromise’ in harsh environments and where we believe that we have a clear competitive advantage.“

Multiple autonomous truck innovators have chosen OSS platforms because the company has addressed issues of power, cooling, vibration, form factors, and long-lasting quality needed for AI deployed at the edge. Firm’s products have logged hundreds of thousands of miles in autonomous trucks to date.

“Unlike autonomous passenger cars,” continued Raun. “The autonomous truck market is up and running today, driven by strong economic advantages and immediate ROI. We will continue to work closely with our valued partners to continue to define products specific for this large market.“

OSS AI Transportable technology addresses the growing autonomous truck market that, according to a PitchBook report, is expected to increase from more than 16,000 Level 4 trucks sold next year to 1.6 million sold in 2030. The overall value of the global market for autonomous trucking is projected to grow from $528 million in 2023 to $166.8 billion in 2035.

Centauri stores up to 128TB in one eight-drive canister. Although the system is compatible with both NVMe and SATA drives, its PCIe Gen4 interface with NVMe facilitates fast storage throughput at 3.5x to 5x faster data transfer as compared to SATA performance.

Centauri is designed to meet MIL-STD-810G ruggedization requirements. Its 3U form factor, half rack width, and 20-inch depth make it a storage expansion to any system designed to capture data in edge applications. Additional features include dynamic fan speed control, an aluminum enclosure, and IPMI 2.0 based system monitoring on dedicated Ethernet.

OSS is introducing Centauri at the AUVSI XEPONENTIAL 2022 conference in Orlando, FL. This annual event brings together leaders and end users across industries to solve real problems in autonomous and uncrewed technology. The conference is hosted by AUVSI, the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics.

Conference attendees can see Centauri and the OSS systems for AI transportable applications at company’s booth.