Starting in June, I will be joining Tier IV, a startup developing autonomous driving systems. As Mobility as a Service (MaaS) transitions into what is being called the second generation, Mobility as a Feature (MaaF), and with Japan lifting restrictions on Level 4 autonomous driving, I find myself eager to take on this new challenge. Tier IV is a deep tech company from Japan that is leading the development and global deployment of the open-source autonomous driving OS, “Autoware”. I am honored to be involved in its design.