TERN has closed a $7.5 million Seed Extension to accelerate deployment of its Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS), an AI-driven, satellite-free navigation technology for commercial and defense customers. Investors include Scout VC, Vanderbilt Endowment, Shadow Capital, Bravo Victor VC and others. The company is advancing in the U.S. Army's xTechOverwatch competition, highlighting dual-use demand for resilient positioning.

IDPS is a software-only stack that interprets real-time map and vehicle sensor data to maintain precise location without GNSS. Tested by the U.S. Department of Transportation and in pilots with automotive OEMs and delivery fleets, the system has navigated dense urban corridors, tunnels, rural highways and complex delivery routes where GPS is unavailable or de

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