Real-Time Innovations (RTI)

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is an American software company founded in 1991 by robotics researchers from Stanford University and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. RTI develops Connext DDS, the world's leading Data Distribution Service middleware and the connectivity backbone used by ROS 2, powering over 250 autonomous vehicle programs and more than 400 defense systems. Its software runs critical real-time distributed systems across robotics, aerospace, medical devices, automotive, and energy sectors. RTI is the world's largest DDS supplier and the only DDS vendor named an AUTOSAR Development Partner.