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Top 52 Startups developing AI for Self-driving Cars
Apr 09, 2025 | By Siddhant Patel | 22 |
These startups create autonomous cars or develop vehicle autopilot software.
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Country: USA | Funding: $16B
Cruise Automation is a self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars. Acquired by General Motors
Cruise Automation is a self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars. Acquired by General Motors
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Country: USA | Funding: $16B
Waymo is Google's self-driving technology startup with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.
Waymo is Google's self-driving technology startup with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.2B
Aurora works at the intersection of rigorous engineering and applied machine learning to address one of the most challenging, important and interesting opportunities of our generation: transforming the way people and goods move.
Aurora works at the intersection of rigorous engineering and applied machine learning to address one of the most challenging, important and interesting opportunities of our generation: transforming the way people and goods move.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.2B
NURO is a technology company that aims to accelerate the benefits of robotics for everyday life.
NURO is a technology company that aims to accelerate the benefits of robotics for everyday life.
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Country: UK | Funding: $1.3B
Wayve uses end-to-end deep learning to develop artificial intelligence capable of complex driving.
Wayve uses end-to-end deep learning to develop artificial intelligence capable of complex driving.
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Country: China | Funding: $1.3B
Pony.ai is a developer of AI-based robot designed for autonomous driving.
Pony.ai is a developer of AI-based robot designed for autonomous driving.
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Country: China | Funding: $1.2B
Momenta is a developer of autonomous driving technology designed to improve efficiency.
Momenta is a developer of autonomous driving technology designed to improve efficiency.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1B
Zoox is a robotics company pioneering autonomous mobility as-a-service. Zoox is developing a breakthrough, fully automated, electric vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the service to market at scale.
Zoox is a robotics company pioneering autonomous mobility as-a-service. Zoox is developing a breakthrough, fully automated, electric vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the service to market at scale.
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: $700M
Nebius develops AI-centric cloud powered by the latest NVIDIA GPUs. The company also develops autonomous driving technology for self-driving cars and delivery robots.
Nebius develops AI-centric cloud powered by the latest NVIDIA GPUs. The company also develops autonomous driving technology for self-driving cars and delivery robots.
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Country: Sweden | Funding: $652.3M
Einride is a cargo and freight company that designs and builds autonomous trucks and technologies for transportation systems.
Einride is a cargo and freight company that designs and builds autonomous trucks and technologies for transportation systems.
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Country: USA | Funding: $648.1M
TuSimple is a self-driving truck company capable of driving from depot-to-depot without human intervention needed.
TuSimple is a self-driving truck company capable of driving from depot-to-depot without human intervention needed.
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Country: USA | Funding: $601.5M
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale.
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale.
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Country: China | Funding: $450M
DeepRoute.ai develops autonomous driving technology for safer and smarter transportation.
DeepRoute.ai develops autonomous driving technology for safer and smarter transportation.
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Country: USA | Funding: $364.1M
AEye develops adaptive, high performance lidar systems for automotive, trucking, smart infrastructure and logistics applications.
AEye develops adaptive, high performance lidar systems for automotive, trucking, smart infrastructure and logistics applications.
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Country: USA | Funding: $319.9M
We are developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking and helps US Army automate future ground vehicles to conduct high-risk missions like reconnaissance and surveillance.
We are developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking and helps US Army automate future ground vehicles to conduct high-risk missions like reconnaissance and surveillance.
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Country: USA | Funding: $303M
Robotic Research develops autonomy and robotic technology to improve the safety, security, and effectiveness of transportation.
Robotic Research develops autonomy and robotic technology to improve the safety, security, and effectiveness of transportation.
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Country: UK | Funding: $229.5M
Oxbotica is developing the next generation of autonomous vehicles, creating the software that makes them go.
Oxbotica is developing the next generation of autonomous vehicles, creating the software that makes them go.
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Country: USA | Funding: $214M
Serve is the future of sustainable, self-driving delivery. Our robots serve people in public spaces, starting with food delivery.
Serve is the future of sustainable, self-driving delivery. Our robots serve people in public spaces, starting with food delivery.
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Country: Japan | Funding: ¥25.6B
Preferred Networks develops technologies related to autonomous driving and connected cars. They also apply machine learning and deep learning to robotics and machine tools, and conduct research and development of object recognition, control, anomaly detection, and optimization technology, medical images such as CT and MRI, and develop systems to allow early diagnosis of cancer using blood samples.
Preferred Networks develops technologies related to autonomous driving and connected cars. They also apply machine learning and deep learning to robotics and machine tools, and conduct research and development of object recognition, control, anomaly detection, and optimization technology, medical images such as CT and MRI, and develop systems to allow early diagnosis of cancer using blood samples.
