Self-driving equipment software maker plans to more than double its AllianceTexas office as testing grows

Autonomous Solutions Inc., a Utah-based company that develops technology to run industrial vehicles without a driver, plans to more than double its office space at AllianceTexas in north Fort Worth as it steps up testing there, the Fort Worth Report reported Friday.

In a news release dated Oct. 13, the company said it will finish out a redesigned 25,806-square-foot office spanning two floors, the second and third, of Hillwood Commons 1 in Alliance Town Center. Its previous office there was 11,097 square feet. Alliance Town Center is a 900-acre district inside the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development.

What the company makes

ASI's main product, Mobius, is a system for coordinating fleets of self-driving machines in construction, agriculture and logistics. According to the Report, the software can control excavators, bulldozers, tractors and lawn mowers.

Mel Torrie, who co-founded ASI and is its CEO, said in an email that AllianceTexas now serves as one of the company's test sites and regional bases, and that being there keeps ASI close to its project partners in North Texas.

In the release, he said the site lets the company test and demonstrate its systems in real-world conditions, bring customers in to watch them work, and grow its staff in the same place.

In an email, the company said the larger office will help it support customers and partners and deploy its technology faster. It did not say how many people it employs in Fort Worth or plans to hire.

A cluster of driverless firms

Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas, pointed to ASI as the kind of tenant it wants. Ian Kinne, Hillwood's vice president of logistics innovation and investments, said companies like ASI come for access to workers and customers and for room to test and validate new technology as they grow.

The Report noted that other self-driving vehicle companies, including Torc, Clevon and Kodiak, have also set up at AllianceTexas. The Report disclosed that Hillwood helps fund it and said its news decisions are made independently.

Sources

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