PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.
Software system that models human behavior and intent to enable autonomous vehicles to predict and safely interact with pedestrians and road users
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- SOMERVILLE, MA
- Founded
- 2014
- Latest Form D
- $19M, Oct 2018
- Total capital
- $20M
- Federal grants
- $975K
- 2 awards · 2016–2017
- Rank in peer group#18 of 71
- Private capital raised
- $19M
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2018
- 97 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 24
- 16 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#4 of 71
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$19M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Human agent prediction for autonomous vehicles$750K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Machine Vision for Content-based Video Marketing Analytics$225K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
27months
from PERCEPTIVE AUTOMATA, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2016
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Oct 2018
- $19M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 71 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Software
- Federal grants#18 · top 25%
- Granted patents#4 · top 6%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Samuel AnthonyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $975K in grants as PI
- John HarrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kshitij MisraExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 24 granted of 40- PendingEvaluation Of Components Of Autonomous Vehicles Based On Driving RecommendationsUSPTOApplication 19380649
- GrantedGenerating Training Data For Machine Learning Based Models For Autonomous VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,097,878
- GrantedGenerating Training Datasets for Training Machine Learning Based Models for Predicting Behavior of Traffic Entities for Navigating Autonomous VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,012,118
Show all 40 patent records
- Evaluation Of Components Of Autonomous Vehicles Based On Driving RecommendationsJun 11, 2026 · Application 19380649Pending
- Generating Training Data For Machine Learning Based Models For Autonomous VehiclesSep 24, 2024 · US 12,097,878Granted
- Generating Training Datasets for Training Machine Learning Based Models for Predicting Behavior of Traffic Entities for Navigating Autonomous VehiclesJun 18, 2024 · US 12,012,118Granted
- Neural Networks For Navigation Of Autonomous Vehicles Based Upon Predicted Human IntentsMay 28, 2024 · US 11,993,291Granted
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesMay 21, 2024 · US 11,987,272Granted
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesMay 14, 2024 · US 11,981,352Granted
- Scenario Identification For Validation And Training Of Machine Learning Based Models For Autonomous VehiclesMar 5, 2024 · US 11,919,545Granted
- Ground Truth Based Metrics For Evaluation Of Machine Learning Based Models For Predicting Attributes Of Traffic Entities For Navigating Autonomous VehiclesDec 12, 2023 · US 11,840,261Granted
- Scenario Based Monitoring And Control Of Autonomous VehiclesNov 2, 2023 · Application 18308626Pending
- Evaluation Of Components Of Autonomous Vehicles Based On Driving RecommendationsNov 2, 2023 · Application 18308634Pending
- Framework For Evaluation Of Machine Learning Based Model Used For Autonomous VehicleNov 2, 2023 · Application 18308622Pending
- Neural Network Based Modeling And Simulation Of Non-stationary Traffic Objects For Testing And Development Of Autonomous Vehicle SystemsOct 3, 2023 · US 11,772,663Granted
- Filtering User Responses For Generating Training Data For Machine Learning Based Models For Navigation Of Autonomous VehiclesSep 19, 2023 · US 11,763,163Granted
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesSep 12, 2023 · US 11,753,046Granted
- Automatic Braking Of Autonomous Vehicles Using Machine Learning Based Prediction Of Behavior Of A Traffic EntityAug 22, 2023 · US 11,733,703Granted
- Symbolic Modeling And Simulation Of Non-stationary Traffic Objects For Testing And Development Of Autonomous Vehicle SystemsJun 6, 2023 · US 11,667,301Granted
- Adaptive Sampling of Stimuli for Training of Machine Learning Based Models for Predicting Hidden Context of Traffic Entities For Navigating Autonomous VehiclesMar 28, 2023 · US 11,615,266Granted
- Neural Network Based Prediction Of Hidden Context Of Traffic Entities For Autonomous VehiclesFeb 7, 2023 · US 11,572,083Granted
- Visualizing Machine Learning Predictions Of Human Interaction With VehiclesJan 10, 2023 · US 11,551,030Granted
- Navigation Of Autonomous Vehicles Using Turn Aware Machine Learning Based Models For Prediction Of Behavior Of A Traffic EntityDec 6, 2022 · US 11,518,413Granted
- Navigating Autonomous Vehicles Based On Modulation Of A World Model Representing Traffic EntitiesDec 6, 2022 · US 11,520,346Granted
- Probabilistic Neural Network For Predicting Hidden Context Of Traffic Entities For Autonomous VehiclesOct 11, 2022 · US 11,467,579Granted
- Machine Learning Based Prediction Of Human Interactions With Autonomous VehiclesSep 21, 2021 · US 11,126,889Granted
- Display Panel of a Programmed Computer System with a Graphical User InterfaceAug 24, 2021 · US D,928,804Granted
- Display Panel of a Programmed Computer System with a Graphical User InterfaceAug 24, 2021 · US D,928,803Granted
- Display Panel of a Programmed Computer System with a Graphical User InterfaceAug 17, 2021 · US D,928,177Granted
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesApr 7, 2020 · US 10,614,344Granted
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesSep 3, 2019 · US 10,402,687Granted
- Generating Training Datasets for Training Machine Learning Based Models for Predicting Behavior of Traffic Entities for Navigating Autonomous VehiclesApplication 62929806Pending
- System And Method Of Vehicle Navigation Based Upon Predicted Human IntentsApplication 62916727Pending
- Visualizing Machine Learning Predictions Of Human Interaction With VehiclesApplication 62914393Pending
- Filtering User Responses For Generating Training Data For Machine Learning Based Models For Navigation Of Autonomous VehiclesApplication 62880076Pending
- Neural Network Based Prediction Of Hidden Context Of Traffic Entities For Autonomous VehiclesApplication 62877087Pending
- Reducing False Positives For Automatic Braking Of Autonomous Vehicles Based On Prediction Of Hidden Context Associated With Traffic EntitiesApplication 62822269Pending
- Probabilistic Neural Network For Predicting Hidden Context Of Traffic Entities For Autonomous VehiclesApplication 62802151Pending
- Navigating Autonomous Vehicles Based On Modulation Of A World Model Representing Traffic EntitiesApplication 62800416Pending
- Navigating Autonomous Vehicles Based On Hidden Context Associated With Traffic EntitiesApplication 62798978Pending
- Modeling Non-Stationary Traffic Objects for Testing and Development of Autonomous Vehicle SystemsApplication 62777744Pending
- System And Method Of Predicting Human Interaction With VehiclesApplication PCTUS2018063459Pending
- Humanlike AI For Self-driving CarsApplication 62528771Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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