
Five is a Cambridge-based autonomous driving technology company acquired by Bosch in 2022, now contributing to the Automated Driving Alliance between Bosch and CARIAD. The company specializes in cloud-based simulation and safety assurance platforms for automated driving systems, leveraging experience from pioneering public road trials of autonomous vehicles.

Five is a pioneering autonomous driving technology company now operating as part of Bosch Mobility following its acquisition in 2022. The company has established itself at the forefront of European efforts to develop automated driving systems, drawing on extensive experience from conducting groundbreaking public road trials of autonomous vehicles. This real-world expertise now informs their robust safety assurance platform designed to tackle one of the automotive industry's most complex challenges. As a key player within the Automated Driving Alliance – a strategic partnership between Bosch and Volkswagen Group's CARIAD – Five leads efforts to create, manage, and evaluate cloud-based simulation within a standardized software platform. Their technology enables automotive partners to build automated driving systems that are safer, smarter, and more scalable. Based in Cambridge, England, Five continues to leverage its heritage as an industry pioneer while benefiting from the resources and reach of the Bosch Mobility ecosystem.