Outrider, a specialist developer of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, has received an “industry-first” SOC 2 Type 2 certification for its technology after an audit conducted by Prescient Security, a security and compliance attestation company for B2B SaaS firms worldwide.
The certification ensures that Outrider’s policies, governance, and controls meet the highest standards of security and compliance demanded by the chief information security officers (CISOs) of Fortune 500 logistics-dependent companies.
Bob Hall, CEO at Outrider, says: “As cyber threats become more frequent and sophisticated, enterprises need assurance that AI-powered logistics systems are built with security at their core.
“While security and compliance for indoor warehouse automation are well established, the emerging category of industrial-grade autonomous systems for use outdoors, adjacent to logistics facilities, introduces yet another set of data security concerns to address.
“By securing SOC 2 Type 2 certification, Outrider has now done the work to provide data security for autonomous yard operations.”
Over the past year, Outrider spent hundreds of hours testing and reviewing its cloud software, APIs, infrastructure, and data governance policies against a rigorous, prescribed process.
This included deploying threat detection services, enabling multi-region failover, ensuring scheduled and ad hoc backups, and operating across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Additionally, Outrider employs secure software development lifecycle best practices to safeguard safety-critical autonomous functions, such as obstacle detection and braking.
The certification also validates that Outrider has the processes to monitor anomalies, detect threats, and ensure teams respond in a timely fashion and follow security protocols consistently.
Sammy Chowdhury, chief compliance officer and co-founder of Prescient Security, says: “Achieving SOC 2 Type 2 is a significant milestone for any technology provider, but it’s especially critical in emerging industries like autonomous vehicle operations.
“Outrider’s certification demonstrates its commitment to enterprise-grade security and compliance practices and helps assure customers that sensitive information is protected at the highest standards.”
Outrider’s achievement comes at a pivotal moment for the logistics industry. With autonomous vehicles moving heavy freight around busy distribution hubs, the System’s software must be secure and physically safe.
Outrider is now one of the few industrial autonomy companies worldwide with both TÜV SÜD safety review, which determined that Outrider’s proprietary functional safety approach aligned with TÜV SÜD’s Conformity Framework (AVCF) requirements, and SOC 2 Type 2 certification.
John Stein, head of IT operations at Outrider, says: “Secure is safe, and safe is secure – especially in a landscape where new threats appear by the minute.
“That’s even more critical in the world of AI, where resilience and trust have to be built in from the start. Security is about the cloud; safety is about the autonomous vehicle. The two together give enterprise CISOs the confidence to deploy Outrider autonomous vehicles and scale with us.”
Outrider’s SOC 2 Type 2 certification was achieved in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for System and Organization Controls (SOC) for Service Organizations (SSAE 18).
To maintain its SOC 2 Type 2 certification, Outrider must pass yearly audits conducted by an accredited external auditor by demonstrating high levels of security and compliance.
The milestone follows a momentum-building year for Outrider, including its TÜV SÜD safety review and a $62 million funding round led by top-tier investors to accelerate go-to-market efforts, as well as continued customer growth across multiple Fortune 500 companies in industries such as package shipping, e-commerce and retail, consumer packaged goods, and manufacturing.
