# Autoware Documentation

**Autoware** is the world's leading open-source autonomous driving framework. Autoware provides a comprehensive, production-ready software stack designed to accelerate the **commercial deployment** of autonomous vehicles across diverse platforms and use cases.

[Install Autoware](<../installation/index.md>) [Run in simulation](<../simulation/index.md>)

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## Get started

- **[Install Autoware](<../installation/index.md>)**

  Set up Autoware from source or with Docker.

- **[Simulation](<../simulation/index.md>)**

  Run Autoware in a planning, rosbag replay, scenario, or digital twin simulation.

- **[Tutorials](<../tutorials/index.md>)**

  Follow step-by-step guides, from simulation to your own vehicle.

- **[Architecture design](<../design/index.md>)**

  Learn how Autoware is built: its components and interfaces.

- **[Support](<../community/support/index.md>)**

  Find out where to ask questions and report problems.

- **[Contribute](<../contributing/index.md>)**

  Help improve Autoware and this documentation.

## More documentation

- **[Autoware Core](<https://autowarefoundation.github.io/autoware_core/main/>)**

  The core packages of Autoware.

- **[Autoware Universe](<https://autowarefoundation.github.io/autoware_universe/main/>)**

  Community packages that extend Autoware Core.

- **[Autoware Tools](<https://autowarefoundation.github.io/autoware_tools/main/>)**

  Tools to develop and evaluate Autoware.

- **[Autoware main site](<https://autoware.org/autoware-overview>)**

  News and information from the Autoware Foundation.

## About Autoware

- **[Vision, mission, and core values](<vision-mission-core-values/index.md>)**

  What Autoware aims for, and the values behind it.

- **[Multi-year roadmap](<roadmap/multi-year-roadmap/index.md>)**

  The long-term goals of the Autoware Foundation.

- **[Media kit](<media-kit/index.md>)**

  The logos, the colors, and the fonts of Autoware.

## Capabilities

Autoware handles the full autonomous driving stack, from sensing to control.

- **AI &amp; learning**

  Support for **End-to-End (E2E) driving models**, ML-based perception, and data-driven trajectory prediction.

- **Perception**

  **Multi-Sensor Fusion** (Lidar, Camera, Radar), Traffic Light Recognition, and dynamic object tracking.

- **Localization**

  High-precision **NDT matching** combined with GNSS/IMU odometry for robust positioning in mapped environments.

- **Planning**

  **Behavior Planning** for intersections and lane changes, plus real-time **Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance**.

- **Control**

  Precise **Trajectory Following** and standardized vehicle interfaces for drive-by-wire platforms.

- **Simulation**

  **Digital Twin Simulation** (AWSIM), Rosbag Replay, and Scenario Simulation for validation.

## Validated use cases

Autoware is designed to be platform-agnostic. It powers applications such as these:

- **Robo-taxis** and urban mobility
- **Cargo delivery** and logistics
- **Robo-bus** shuttles
- **Privately-owned vehicles** (POV)