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Autonomous driving market map: United States
55 autonomous driving startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 5 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $32B; the biggest segment is robotaxis and full stack.
55startups on the map
5segments
$32Braised between them
Robotaxis and full stackmost funded segment
Funding by segment
- Robotaxis and full stack$29B20
- Sensors and lidar$642M16
- Autonomous trucking$2.5B13
- Delivery robots and shuttles$353M3
- Driver assistance$62M3
Where they are based
- United States55$32B
United StatesFounded
5Earlier
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4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M3
- $1M to $10M16
- $10M to $50M19
- $50M to $250M9
- $250M to $1B4
- $1B and over4
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
51 of 55 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States55
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Robotaxis and full stack
20 startups · $29B raised
WaymoWaymo is an American autonomous driving technology company based in Mountain View, California, and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.United States$27B
ZerostackZeroStack, Inc.United States$1.0B
Uber Advanced Technologies GroupUber Advanced Technologies Group focuses on autonomous vehicles and the self-driving car business.United States$1.0B
May MobilityMay Mobility is a manufacturing firm that designs and develops autonomous technology vehicles for self-driving transportation solutions.United States$84M
Bear RoboticsBear Robotics manufactures self-driving indoor robots to assist employees on daily tasks that can ease their workload.United States$60M
DateraDatera is a global leader in autonomous data services software, offering a fully software-defined storage platform for block and object data.United States$40M
Focal SystemsFocal Systems is an AI-powered retail automation company based in San Francisco, CA.United States$26M
Optimus RideOptimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company providing communities with safe, reliable, convenient, and sustainable mobility services.United States$23M
Sensors and lidar
16 startups · $642M raised
OusterOuster builds high-resolution digital lidar sensors for industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive.United States$287M
InnovusionInnovusion is an autonomous vehicle LiDAR technology developer.United States$148M
CeptonCepton develops innovative lidar solutions for automotive (ADAS and autonomous vehicles) and smart infrastructure applications.United States$100M
Sense PhotonicsSense Photonics, based in Durham, North Carolina, was a developer and manufacturer of solid-state flash LiDAR sensors and 3D vision systems.United States$26M
NUVIEWNUVIEW is building the world's first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation.United States$17M
NODARNODAR develops a camera-based 3D vision system for autonomous vehicles.United States$13M
TetraVueTetraVue is a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors, three-dimensional camera imagery and optical solutions to autonomous car manufacturers.United States$10M
Red LeaderRed Leader is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2018.United States$10M
Autonomous trucking
13 startups · $2.5B raised
Stack AVStack AV is an autonomous trucking company based in Pittsburgh, PA, founded in 2023.United States$1.0B
LuminarLuminar is an autonomous vehicle and lidar technology company for passenger cars, commercial trucking, and robo-taxi.United States$485M
Embark TrucksEmbark develops self-driving truck technology designed for freight and logistic services.United States$300M
GatikGatik is a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2017, specializing in autonomous middle-mile logistics.United States$205M
TuSimpleTuSimple is a self-driving truck company developing technology that allows them to drive from depot-to-depot without human intervention.United States$150M
AEyeAEye develops adaptive, high performance lidar systems for automotive, trucking, smart infrastructure and logistics applications.United States$106M
Humble RoboticsBuilding fully autonomous, electric haulers for Class 8 freightUnited States$75M
ISEEISEE is an autonomous driving technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.United States$55M
Delivery robots and shuttles
3 startups · $353M raised
Serve RoboticsServe Robotics develops self-driving robots to deliver food and supplies.United States$330M
Beep, Inc.Beep, Inc.United States$20M
Robby TechnologiesRobby Technologies is a robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on developing self-driving delivery robots for laUnited States$3.4M
Driver assistance
3 startups · $62M raised
Phantom AIPhantom AI creates and delivers an advanced computer vision and related ADAS technology to automotive OEMs and Tier 1s.United States$42M- RRevvUnited States$20M
HUDWAYHUDWAY is a technology company based in Marina del Rey, California, founded in 2013.United States$526K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in autonomous driving, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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