Why do many OEM autonomy programs stall? The in-house trap wastes years on basic stacks, while traditional black-box licensing creates risky vendor lock. This session presents a third way: flexible IPR co-development that secures OEM sovereignty and freedom to operate. Using real-world results from the Trombia autonomous sweeper and Skoda industrial systems, the presentation will analyze how to bridge the gap from PoC to production-level non-road mobile work machines. It will detail a scalable framework for integrating complex perception and simulation-first testing, allowing OEMs to dominate their niche without losing control of their technological future.

• Strategies to avoid a program stalling
• Proven frameworks for bridging the gap from PoC to production-level non-road mobile work machines
• How to implement a scalable framework
• A breakdown of sustainable licensing models that eliminate vendor lock while providing access to high-tier perception and navigation stacks
• Real-world operational learnings from the commercial deployment of autonomous systems in diverse environments like Trombia and Skoda