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ArcEight is developing road data, perception software and onboard GPU computing for robots and autonomous vehicles in India. Pod 1 is our first vehicle programme.
Download programme factsProgramme update: 10 October 2026 · Media: sayon@arceight.co
ArcEight at a glance.
A road-intelligence programme in development. A team across India.
Built around the roads we have.
Hardware founders with electrical engineering Ph.D.s.
Returned from the US to build in India.
- Programme
- Road data, perception and onboard GPU computing. In development.
- SDK roadmap
- Right Field, Sensor Fusion, RoadGraph, Scenario and Edge Runtime. Development and planned tools; no public SDK release announced.
- Public app
- Bengaluru Traffic Lab — an illustrative browser experiment.
- Vehicle stage
- Concept-stage development; road approvals pending.
- Product
- ArcEight Pod 1 / Pod1
- Cabin
- Two forward-facing seats. No steering wheel.
- Design dimensions (L × W × H)
- 2,635 × 1,300 × 1,700 mm
- Doors
- Side doors slide rearward to open.
- Touchscreen
- Compact. Route, arrival, battery and cabin controls.
- Cabinet
- Lockable. Carry-on size, up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm.
- Cabin sound target
- 40 dBA · not independently validated
- Readiness target
- Q1 2028 · subject to validation and applicable approvals
- Reservation
- ₹9,999. Six-month refund window.
- Target vehicle price
- Estimated from ₹4,99,000 on-road
Programme overview.
ArcEight is developing the digital foundations for intelligent machines on Indian roads: road data, camera/sensor fusion and GPU computing. Its SDK roadmap is intended for developers, OEMs and researchers. Pod 1 is the first vehicle outcome, with a Q1 2028 readiness target.
All specifications are design targets. The website does not establish completed autonomy testing, certified road operation, government funding or institutional endorsement.
Concept image library.
Download full-resolution concept visuals.
Credit: ArcEight / AI-generated visualization.
Questions.
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How should ArcEight be described?
ArcEight develops road data, camera perception, sensor fusion and onboard GPU computing for Indian roads. Pod 1 is its concept-stage electric vehicle programme.
Link to answerAre these photographs of a built vehicle?
Pod 1 product, passenger and workshop images are AI-generated concept visuals. Street and electronics photographs credited to photographers are reference images. Neither documents a completed ArcEight road trial.
Link to answerWho handles media enquiries?
Email sayon@arceight.co or call +91 87928 77432 for current facts, image use and interview requests.
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