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Aurora

Building the Aurora Driver, getting to market via trucking, delivery, and robotaxis; backed by Amazon

Cruise

GM's self-driving effort, backed by Softbank and Honda

Waymo

Google's self-driving project

Applied Intuition

Applied provides simulation infrastructure for engineering teams bringing autonomy to market

Baidu

The "Google" of China's autonomous driving unit with an office in SV

Carmera

Builds high-definition, fully regenerative maps for the world’s leading developers of autonomous vehicles

Cognata

Autonomous Driving and ADAS simulation platform

Comma.ai

Famed hacker geohot's lane-keeping aftermarket kit and makers of openpilot

Deepmap

HD Mapping and localization software

Didi / DiDi Labs

Didi Chuxing (Uber of China)'s US-based Autonous Vehicle research lab

EasyMile

French company building autonomous shuttles

Embark

Sequioa-backed self-driving Trucking startup

Jingchi (WeRide)

WeRide is a smart mobility company in China that creates leading L4 autonomous driving technologies

Kodiak

Another SV-based trucking startup

May Mobility

Creator of urban autonomous shuttles

Nuro

Building a purpose-built on-road delivery vehicle

Scale

Drop the "ai", just "Scale", it's cleaner

Waabi

AV company started by Raquel Urtasun

Aeye

iDAR™ (Intelligent Detection and Ranging) – the world’s first solid state, leading-edge artificial perception system for autonomous vehicles

Aimotive

Create software, development and validation tools, and processing hardware for ADAS.

Aipod

An intelligent system for autonomous mobility, designed to work with cities

Algolux

Deep Learning for perception

Amazon

Amazon's delivery robot, Scout

Apple Special Projects Group

Apple's Special Project Group (SPG), aka Project Titan

Aptiv (previously Delphi)

Delphi acquired NuTonomy, then split off its powertrain division and renamed to Aptiv

Arberobotics

RADAR for ADAS

Auro (Ridecell)

Ridecell's autonomous driving division for shared mobility and commercial fleets

AutoX

Based in both China and Silicon Valley; building robotaxi and delivery products

BMW

The German OEM's self-driving effort

Boxbot

The future of local package delivery

Edge Case Research

Tools and consulting services to make safety- and mission-critical software more robust

Five.ai

A British company working on full-stack self driving

Foretellix

Simulation startup and makers of the M-SDL scenario description language

Gatik

Autonomous vehicles For B2B short-haul logistics

Ghost

Highway self-driving kit

Honda Research

Honda's R&D Lab in the US

HYPR

Zoox founder, Tim Kentley Klay's new autonomous robotics company, coming 2021

Luminar Technologies

Long-range LiDAR

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

Mobileye

Israeli subsidiary of Intel building vision-based self-driving and driver assistance

Motional

Hyundai's autonomous vehicle joint venture with Aptiv (which includes the acquired NuTonomy and Ottomatika)

Nio

A Shanghai-based electric car developer with an autonomous driving division in SV

Nvidia

This chipmaker is working on end-to-end solutions for software-defined autonomous vehicles

Optimusride.com

Building autonomous technology for geofenced environments, from mixed-use developments, to city zones, office/industrial parks

Ouster

Ouster is a lidar technology company based in San Francisco

Parallel Domain

Data generation for autonomy ("the sensor data you need, just an API call away")

Peloton

Trucking platooning for safety and efficiency

Perceptive Automata

An API for behavior prediction

Phantom

Remote control (teleoperations) for AVs

Plusai

A SV and China-based L4 trucking developer

Pony

Another China-SV robotaxi developer

Renovo

Automotive Data Platform for developing and deploying ADAS and AVs

rideOS

Software to efficiently move people and things throughout the world

Starship Technologies

Developing small self-driving robotic delivery vehicles, HQ in SF with engineering operations in Estonia

Tortoise

Automated repositioning of light electric vehicles like delivery robots and shared scooters

Toyota Research Institute (TRI)

Toyota's North America autonomous driving research lab

Tusimple

San Diego HQ Trucking company with operations in Tucson, Shanghai, and Beijing

Udelv

Autonomous grocery delivery vans based in Burlingame, CA

Velodyne

SV-based LiDAR developer

Wavesense

Uses ground-penetrating radar technology to create a map of each road's unique subsurface signatures

Wayve.ai

London-based developer focusing on end-to-end deep learning

Woven Planet Holdings

Toyota's holding company that has two operating companies, Woven Core and Woven Alpha, along with an investment fund, Woven Capital

Yandex

The "Google" of Russia's self-driving effort

American Center for Mobility

A test track for autonomous vehicles and smart mobility tech in Southern Michigan

Adastec

Developing Level 4 solutions for full-size bus manufacturers and bus fleets

Aeva

A stealth company working on sensor fusion tech

AI in Motion (AIIM)

A spin-off of the Technical University Eindhoven in the Netherlands, building simultaneous localization and mapping

Acubed by Airbus

The European multinational aerospace company's advanced technology group

Annotell

A Swedish company building an analytics and annotation platform for perception

Arrival

Building electric buses and other vehicles for city transit

Atlatec

German company working on HD Maps for autonomy and simulation

Augmentedradar

Machine Learning, RADAR, and vision

Autoura

Sightseeing and experiences via self driving vehicles

Auve Tech

An Estonian company working on a level 4 autonomous shuttle, dubbed the "Iseauto"

AVL

aka Anstalt für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List, an Austrian-based automotive consulting firm

Baraja

Creators of a new type of LiDAR called "Spectrum-Scan"

Baro Vehicles

A British company selling an autonomous vehicle platform, compute, LiDAR and other hardware

Blue White Robotics

Israeli company working on autonomous operations for agricultural tech

BlueSpace

A startup focused on autonomy for transit and urban mobility

Bring Auto

Robotic last-mile delivery in a 4-wheel configuration, based in Czechia

Byton

Byton is a Chinese all-electric vehicle automotive brand established in 2017

Civilmaps

HD Maps, Localization, Routing

Cognitivepilot

Builds autonomous driving solutions for agriculture, urban transport, railways, and automobiles

Continental Automotive

German multinational automotive parts manufacturer with an R&D arm in SV working on autonomous driving

Cyngn

Autonomous driving for industrial applications, with investment from a16z, Benchmark, Redpoint, Index and others

Dataspeedinc

A Drive-by-Wire kit for ADAS

Deepscale

Makers of SqueezeNet, acquired by Tesla

Dispatch

Acquired by Amazon in 2019 to help build its Scout robot

Drive.ai

Acquired by Apple

DriveU.auto

Low latency cellular-bonding tech for autonomous vehicle teleoperation

Einride

A Swedish company building a electric & autonomous "pod" for freight applications

Epilog

Creating an "8K vision stack" for an aftermarket self-driving kit called Sherpa

FLIR Systems

Creator of thermal imaging cameras for ADAS and AV systems

Heex Technologies

Building smart data management software to improve access to relevant data for autonomous driving.

Helm.ai

Using unsupervised learning for AI and autonomous technologies

HERE

HERE makes maps for self-driving and other use cases

Hesai Technology

A Shanghai-based LiDAR company

Holo

A Denmark-based AV operator in the Nordics and the Baltics

Holomatic

A China-based autonomous driving startup

Huawei

The China-based telecom company working on LiDAR and other autonomous tech

Innoviz

High-performance, solid-state LiDAR

Innovusion

A supplier of HD image-grade LiDAR technology for fully autonomous mobility

Intel

The chipmaker giant's work on ADAS and self driving

Intvo

Using AI to observe, classify, and predict pedestrian behavior

Isee

Boston-based AI developer

Kaarta

Mobile 3D scan technology developer

Kiwibot

Berkeley-based developer of delivery robots with a presence in Colombia

Koop

Insurtech brokerage in autonomous mobility and robotics

KPIT

An Indian multinational that provides software to automotive companies; has a deal with BMW

Leddartech

Creators of solid-state LiDAR tech

Livox

A lidar company based in Shenzhen

Locomation

Building a product where one driver pilots a lead truck while another truck follows autonomously, allowing its driver to clock off and rest

LogN

Data compression for machine learning applications, including autonomy

Lucid Motors

Creators of an electric luxury SUV

Lunewave

University of Arizona spinoff working on antenna and sensor technology

Magna

Magna International is a Canadian mobility technology company for automakers

Mapbox

Creators of maps for multiple use cases

Metamoto

Simulation as a service

Momenta

Momenta is building the “brain” for autonomous vehicles

Monarch Tractor

Building a fully-electric, self-driving tractor

Nauto

Building technology to make fleets safer

NavInfo

A China-based company building a so-called "Digital Brain of Intelligent Driving" with core businesses in HD mapping

Navya

French company building self-driving shuttles with pilots in Las Vegas, Singapore, and Oslo

Neolix

A last-mile robotics company based in Beijing working on retail, delivery, and security

Nikola

Electric car company listed on the Nasdaq under $NKLA

NuronLabs

Location-specific training and safety monitoring for self-driving cars

Outrider

Autonomous industrial yard operations

Oxbotica

Building "unviersal autonomy" without reliance on GPS

Pegasus Research Project

Backed by BMW, a project to deliver standard for safe automated driving

Perrone Robotics

Deploying autonomous shuttles in managed zones

Piaggio Fast Forward

A robot spin-off of the company behind the famous Vespa scooter

Pointonenav

Precise positioning for the next generation of transportation

Postmates (Serve)

Serve is a delivery robot by Postmates (previously known as Postmates X)

Pronto (Kache)

Highway driving system for trucks

QCraft

Ex-Waymo simulation company

Quanergy

3D LiDAR for industrial and other use cases

Refraction AI

The makers of the REV-1, a last-mile delivery bot for urban areas

rFpro

Provides simulation and digital-twins software for the development autonomous vehicles, ADAS, and vehicle dynamics

Righthook

Accelerating autonomous system development through simulation

Rivian

Amazon-backed Electric SUV, Pickup OEM

Roadgnar

Low-cost 3D data collection and mobile mapping for various use cases

Roadstar

Another China-SV self driving outfit

Robby

Sidewalk delivery robot

Roboauto

Teleoperations for delivery bots, warehouse logistics, shuttles and robotaxis

Robomarts

Mobile mini-marts

RoboSense

RoboSense is a LiDAR company based in Shenzhen, China

Robotic Research

A defense contractor also building autonomous shuttle solutions

Samsung

This Korean conglomerate has a few self-driving projects

BOLDLY (SB Drive)

Softbank autonomous shuttle company

Scantinel Photonics

A German company working on frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR

Sense Photonics

Sense Photonics is a lidar company with a presence in SF and the UK

Sensible 4

A Finland-based company working on self-driving for all weather conditions, plus a MUJI partnership

Silexica

Testing and verification of hardware/software for autonomous systems

Spring

German company working on "autonomous fleets"

Stanley

Robotic car storage service

StarLine

A Russian company in the car security market with expertise in automation, robotics and telematics

Steer-Tech

Makers of an aftermarket self-parking kit, with L2 capabilities today and L4 ambitions

StreetDrone

UK-based full-stack software and hardware company with expertise in low-speed and special operating design domains

Themobymart

A mobile mini mart

ThorDrive

Spun out of Seoul National, with operations in Korea and the US

Torc

Daimler Trucks subsidiary producing unmanned and autonomous technology that retrofits to existing machinery and vehicles

Understand.AI

Data annotation automation

Ushrauto

Enables safe and confident hands-free driving on highways

Veoneer

Volvo Cars and Veoneer decided to divide Zenuity into Zenseact and Veoneer

Whale Dynamic

China-based company working on autonomous tech for automakers, universities, and local traffic authorities

White Rhino

China-based company working on delivery vehicles

X-Matik

Makers of an aftermarket ADAS product for commercial fleets

XPeng (Xiaopeng / XMotors.ai)

A Guangzhou-based electric vehicle manufacturer with offices in Mountain View

Zendar

Building high-resolution automotive radar

Zenseact

A fully-owned subsidiary of Volvo Cars, with offices in Sweden & China

ZF

Originally Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, and commonly abbreviated to ZF, the German car parts maker

ZMP

Japan-based "Robot of Everything" company

Zoox

Recently acquired by Amazon for $1 billion

Argo

Ford and VW's now-defunct full-stack level 4 company

Blackmoreinc (Aurora)

LiDAR company acquired by Aurora

Explorer

Acquired by Standard Cognition, previously building HD Maps

Faraday Future

LA-based company founded by Chinese businessman working on electric vehicles

Ford

Ford's self-driving bet is ArgoAI

GM

GM's self driving effort is Cruise

Ike

An SF-based trucking startup acquired by Nuro

Komatsumerica

American subsidiary of construction equipment manufacturer

Latentlogic

Behavior AI for simulation (acquired by Waymo)

Lvl5

Now-defunct creator of crowdsourced maps

Lyft (Level 5)

Lyft's self-driving effort, led by ex-Googler Luc Vincent, acquired by Toyota's Woven Planet Holdings

Mapillary

Crowd-sourced street view-style maps, acquired by Facebook

Mapper.ai

Acquired by Velodyne Lidar

Mighty AI

A data labeling startup bought by Uber ATG

nuTonomy

Acquired by Delphi (now Aptiv) for ~$450m in 2017.

OURS

Building an FMCW LiDAR System, acquired by Aurora

Parkopedia

Find a parking spot, anywhere

Polysync

Now defunct, former creators of DriveKit -- a vehicle control interface for advanced testing & development

Scotty

Acquired by DoorDash

Seres (SF Motors)

Another electric vehicle developer (previously known as SF Motors)

Starsky

Now defunct self-driving truck developer

Swerve

Now dead startup that "that built self-driving software from the ground up with advanced safety concepts"

Advanced Technologies Group

Formerly Uber's self-driving division, now owned by Aurora, with previous investments from Toyota, Denso, and Softbank

Voyage

Delivering on the promise of self-driving cars -- acquired by Cruise!

VW

Volkswagon's autonomous driving unit is now ArgoAI

Ztwo (previously Zenuity)

Volvo Cars and Veoneer decided to divide Zenuity into Zenseact and Veoneer