Recogni

About

Recogni is a specialized semiconductor company developing ultra-high-performance AI vision processors specifically designed for autonomous vehicle perception systems. Founded in 2017 in San Jose, California, Recogni is addressing the massive computational demands of self-driving vehicles that must process data from multiple high-resolution cameras, radar, and lidar sensors simultaneously while making real-time decisions with exceptional accuracy and reliability. The company's proprietary vision AI processor architecture delivers unprecedented performance density, achieving over 1,000 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of AI compute performance optimized specifically for computer vision and sensor fusion workloads critical to autonomous driving. Unlike general-purpose AI accelerators, Recogni's chips are purpose-built for automotive perception tasks including object detection, classification, tracking, semantic segmentation, depth estimation, and multi-sensor fusion across camera, radar, and lidar inputs. The architecture incorporates specialized hardware blocks for image signal processing, vision preprocessing, neural network acceleration, and post-processing operations, creating an efficient end-to-end pipeline from raw sensor data to perception outputs. Recogni's technology enables Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous driving capabilities while meeting stringent automotive requirements for safety, reliability, temperature tolerance, and cost-effectiveness. The processor design incorporates redundancy and functional safety features compliant with ISO 26262 automotive safety standards, essential for production deployment in safety-critical applications. The company's software stack supports leading AI frameworks and provides tools for optimizing perception models developed by automotive OEMs and tier-one suppliers. With over $100 million in funding from automotive-focused venture capital and strategic investors, Recogni is partnering with major automakers and autonomous vehicle developers to deliver the next generation of perception computing for self-driving cars, trucks, and robotaxis.