French startup Exwayz raises €1M to develop SLAM software - The Robot Report

Exwayz, a Paris-based startup specializing in 3D simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software, has raised €1 million ($1.1 million) in a funding round led by CentraleSupélec Venture, including a grant from the France 2030 i-Lab Innovation Competition. The company develops positioning and navigation software for autonomous system manufacturers, with over 20 clients already trusting its technology. Exwayz recently formed strategic partnerships with Swiss autonomous platform provider Embotech and Boston-based Cyvl.ai, and added former Stellantis executive Yves Bonnefont as a non-executive advisor. The startup plans to expand its engineering team to further enhance its SLAM capabilities. Exwayz’s SLAM software integrates 3D lidar data from sensors made by partners such as SICK, Velodyne, Ouster, Luminar, Hesai, and Valeo to create highly accurate large-scale city maps, demonstrated by a detailed map of the Las Vegas Strip. The software achieves positional