Javelin Robotics

Javelin Robotics, formerly known as 401 LABS Inc. and 401 Labs, operates out of San Francisco, CA, and employs a team of five. As a participant in the Y-Combinator W21 batch, the company focuses on the B2B supply chain and logistics sector within the United States and Canada, offering both remote and partly remote working conditions. Javelin Robotics has developed a state-of-the-art self-driving technology stack that leverages recent advances in AI to enhance trucking operations. Their technology enables trucks to achieve over 190,000 miles per year, significantly higher than the conventional 120,000 miles, by using a virtual driver that acts as a copilot. This virtual driver is compatible across major truck OEMs and includes autonomous on-demand features that improve overall productivity and cooperation with human operators. The first-generation autonomous vehicle (AV) platform is built on a 2022 Peterbilt 579 sleeper, equipped with a custom-designed aerodynamic roof rack and a modular redundant compute architecture. It features advanced sensing technology, including short and long-range RGB cameras, thermal cameras, LIDARs, and radars, ensuring comprehensive environmental perception. The company’s technology focuses on specific driving scenarios and conditions (micro-ODDs) to measure progress, prioritizing the quality of driving situations over mere distance covered. For carriers, Javelin Robotics’ solutions offer multiple benefits such as attracting more drivers, increasing profits, enhancing safety, improving fuel efficiency, and delivering freight faster. Shippers gain from real-time tracking, arrival estimates, automatic shipment updates, performance insights, 24/7 support team access, and custom EDI integrations, all facilitated by the advanced AI-driven technology.