Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense, building on a 20-year foundation of technical excellence since its founding in 2002. The company specializes in self-driving ground systems and coordinated swarms of robotic systems, establishing itself as the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense. Forterra has secured contracts across all four DOD ground autonomy programs and achieved the first production contract for self-driving systems in the U.S. Military, with technology deployed across four continents and over 10 countries.
In 2025, Forterra closed a $238 million Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $1 billion and cementing its leadership in autonomy and interoperable systems. The company's open, modular ecosystem approach through OASIS (Open Architecture Standard for Interoperable Systems) enables government and third-party developers to build capabilities on the AutoDrive platform without vendor lock-in. Beyond defense, Forterra has expanded into commercial applications including autonomous yard trucks for logistics centers and driverless off-highway logging trucks, with operations that function in all weather conditions and varied terrain without requiring infrastructure improvements.