GPR
About
About GPR
GPR develops subsurface positioning for automated vehicles. Its WaveSense system sends low-frequency radar pulses two to three metres below the driving surface, recording stable underground features that remain visible when snow, rain, darkness, weak GNSS or missing lane markings disrupt surface-based localisation.
GroundSense is the underbody radar sensor, NavSense matches live returns against reference data and MapSense builds, hosts and updates the maps. The resulting position, specified within five centimetres RMS, feeds an existing navigation and sensor-fusion stack. Commercial applications include passenger vehicles, trucks, ports, mining machines, shuttles and off-road autonomous platforms.
Funding
- 2021-03-30 - Funding round - $15M - WaveSense raises $15M for Ground Positioning Radar
WaveSense, later renamed GPR, raised $15 million to accelerate its ground-positioning radar system for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. - source: businesswire.com
Timeline
Events
- 2025-09-08 - Acquisition - BTG Positioning Systems acquires GPR
The acquisition followed a commercial collaboration between BTG and GPR that began in 2023. GPR contributes subsurface radar localization that operates independently of GPS and above-ground reference points. BTG said it planned to introduce the combined technology as Ground Sensing Localization for terminal automation.
Source - 2021-03-30 - Funding - WaveSense raises $15M for Ground Positioning Radar
Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures led the round. WaveSense reported centimeter-level localization in snow, parking garages, unpaved roads and areas with poor lane markings. The financing supported commercial development of ground-positioning radar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- BTG Positioning Systems
Acquirer - BTG Positioning Systems acquired GPR and is integrating its subsurface radar localization into terminal-automation products.
Context
Comparable profiles
- Honeywell Aerospace
stack adjacency - Navigation And Sensors
- Furuno
stack adjacency - Navigation And Sensors
- Ainstein
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- AegisX
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- MatrixSpace
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- Blighter Surveillance Systems
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- Accipiter Radar
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- smartmicro
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- Protora
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- IMSAR
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- Spotter Global
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
- Arbe Robotics Ltd.
stack adjacency - Radar Sensor Supplier
Context tags
- Radar sensor supplier - Stack Layer - GPR supplies ground-positioning radar for autonomous vehicle localization.
- Autonomous vehicle supply chain - Customer Environment - GPR targets autonomous vehicle navigation and localization stacks.
- Navigation and Sensors - Stack Layer - GPR provides sensor-based localization for autonomous navigation.