Autoware Core
- Software
- Cars
- Framework
A collection of stable, high-quality ROS packages forming the basic core of the Autoware autonomous driving software stack.
Made by The Autoware Foundation.
Source on GitHub: github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_core (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 0f60da9 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit 0f60da9 (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides a basic set of ROS packages for autonomous driving, organized into API, common, control, localization, map, perception, planning, sensing and testing components.
- Serves as the stable core of Autoware, with experimental and cutting-edge packages kept in Autoware Universe instead.
- Its scope and design are guided by the Autoware Architecture WG discussions.
- Reports code coverage per component through Codecov badges.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 0f60da9.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Reference stack: not buildable at home
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 22 Oct 2026 on main
- Latest release
- 1.10.0 (13 Oct 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.