DriveLink

The Decentralized Backbone for Automotive AI

“Connecting OEMs, Data, and Intelligence via a low-latency, intent-first protocol.”

01 Why DriveLink exists

Modern vehicles can see. They cannot speak. DriveLink is the missing communication layer — a low-latency standard for vehicles to broadcast intent before they act.

02 How it works

Four steps. Under fifty milliseconds.

From sensor read to broadcast intent — the full DriveLink pipeline, end to end.

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Read vehicle state

DriveLink reads core telemetry — speed, steering angle, brake pressure, lateral acceleration — directly from the vehicle bus. The on-vehicle module ingests this stream at 100Hz.

100 Hz · CAN/Ethernet
12 bus signals
<2 ms ingest
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Predict short-window trajectory

The prediction engine generates a probabilistic trajectory cone for the next 0.8 to 1.5 seconds. It learns from local driving patterns and refines online as the vehicle moves.

0.8–1.5 s window
Probabilistic cone
On-device inference
03 / 04

Broadcast intent

The vehicle's predicted motion and current intent — lane change, brake, merge — are packed into a small DriveLink message and broadcast to nearby vehicles over the mesh.

<256 B payload
Sub-50 ms latency
drv-mesh protocol
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Receive, fuse, react

Receiving vehicles fuse incoming intent with their own perception and adjust planning before danger appears. The result: smoother merges, no brake-waves, fewer blind-spot collisions.

Cooperative planning
Conflict-zone alerts
Cross-OEM ready
STAGE · STEP 01
SPDSTRBRKACCYAWREADING BUS · 100 Hz
End-to-end latency
<50ms
From bus read to neighbor receipt.
Prediction window
1.5s
Probabilistic trajectory cone.
Payload size
256B
Per intent broadcast, gossip-friendly.
Cross-OEM ready
v0.1
Vendor-neutral protocol spec.
04 Origin story

From an idea to AIR 5 at IIT Delhi.

Every milestone, every validation, every credential — chronological.

10 Nov 2024

Ideation

The founding team identifies the gap: modern vehicles operate as isolated agents. No shared intent means late reactions and preventable accidents. DriveLink is born.

Nov 2024

First validation

Concept validated by PedalStart mentors Harsirjan Kour (Core Team) and Sayanee Bhowmik (Ex-VC, mentor). Vision refined; direction set.

26 Nov 2024

First investor deck

High-impact pitch deck built; first investor meeting with Debasis Chakraborty (CEO, Dariaan Consulting). Insights from the CEO of Simple Energy on real-world EV fleet movement patterns.

Dec 2025

NMIT hardware collaboration

Partnered with a technical team from NMIT for hardware support. Their expertise moved the first autonomous system from theoretical models to a functional, working implementation.

3 Feb 2026

Pitch Arena · National Finals

Competed against teams from across India in the Pitch Arena national finals at IIT Delhi.

#5
AIR · National rank

All India Rank 5

Pitch Arena Finals · IIT Delhi

PAN-INDIA · 2026
Mar 2026

Manipal & SMVIT circuits

Pitched at Manipal Bangalore. Participated in SMVIT — no trophy but technical advice helped refine the architecture and identify critical improvements.

20 Apr 2026

Hackathon · Patent Grant Option

Secured 4th position at a national hackathon — and were awarded a Patent Grant Option recognizing the innovation and originality of the solution.

#4
Position · National

Patent Grant Option Awarded

Hackathon · April 2026

ORIGINALITY · PATENT
05 Team

The people building the protocol.

Three co-founders and the technical core — systems, software, hardware, and the ML brain.

01Founders03 people
F-01
H
CEO · Chief Systems Architect

Hruday

Leads vision, protocol architecture, partnerships, and the long-term standardization roadmap.

Co-founder
F-02
N
CTO · Computer Science

Nikhil

Builds the prediction engine, simulation environment, and V2V messaging intelligence.

Co-founder
F-03
K
CPO · Mechanical Engineering

Krishna

Handles hardware feasibility, integration, mechanical systems, and real-vehicle interfacing.

Co-founder
02Core Team01 person
S
C-01
Chief Development Officer

Shreyas

Architects the RandomForest decision models — lane change, turning, and V2V negotiation — and the real-time inference that drives every car.

Core team
03Mentors01 person
H
M-01
Mentor

Harish

Placeholder bio — confirm Harish’s mentorship focus and guidance to the team.

Mentor
06 Roadmap

The Roadmap

Strategic evolution of V2V intelligence
4 / 8 shipped
01
CompletedShipped

Ideation & Concept Validation

Foundational researchOEM problem mapping
02
CompletedShipped

Strategic Mentorship

PedalStart validationNMIT support
03
CompletedShipped

Autonomous Stack v1.0

Core prediction softwareSystem architecture fixed
04
CompletedShipped

AIR 5 · IIT Delhi

National validationPatent grant option
05
Q3 2026In progress

Alpha Pilot Program

OEM partner integrationHardware-in-the-loop tests
06
Q4 2026Planned

Decentralized Data Node v1

Initial node launchSecure data verification
07
Q1 2027Planned

DRV Token Protocol Audit

Incentive-layer securitySmart-contract validation
08
Nov 2027Planned

Cross-OEM Standardization

Scale to global fleetsv1.0 protocol freeze
07 For investors & partners

Build the automotive AI backbone with us.

“Investors, OEMs, fleets, and mobility partners — let's set the standard for cooperative mobility.”

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tech.drivelink@gmail.com·drivelink.tech·Bangalore, India