# Autonomous Driving Market Map United States 2026: 55 Startups in 5 Segments

> 55 autonomous driving startups in the United States, mapped in 5 segments: robotaxis and full stack, sensors and lidar and autonomous trucking and more.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/autonomous-driving-united-states-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Robotaxis and full stack

20

- [Waymo](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)
- [Zerostack](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerostack)
- [Uber Advanced Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber-advanced-technologies-group)
- [May Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/may-mobility)
- [Bear Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bear-robotics)
- [Datera](https://millionrounds.com/company/datera)
- [Focal Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/focal-systems)
- [Optimus Ride](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimus-ride)
- [Sedai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sedai)
- [AeroVect](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovect)
- [nuTonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutonomy)
- [comma.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/comma-ai)
- [Faction](https://millionrounds.com/company/faction)
- [Ghost Autonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ghost-autonomy)
- [Halo.Car](https://millionrounds.com/company/halo-car)
- [BlueSpace.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluespace-ai)
- [Coval](https://millionrounds.com/company/coval)
- [Robomart](https://millionrounds.com/company/robomart)
- [Hyperspec-ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperspec-ai)
- [Joule Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/joule-labs)

## Sensors and lidar

16

- [Ouster](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouster)
- [Innovusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovusion)
- [Cepton](https://millionrounds.com/company/cepton)
- [Sense Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-photonics)
- [NUVIEW](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview)
- [NODAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodar)
- [TetraVue](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetravue)
- [Red Leader](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-leader)
- [PreNav](https://millionrounds.com/company/prenav)
- [PreAct Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/preact-technologies)
- [*O* OptoAtmospherics](https://millionrounds.com/company/optoatmospherics)
- [Paracosm](https://millionrounds.com/company/paracosm)
- [Altos Radar](https://millionrounds.com/company/altos-radar)
- [Tangram Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/tangram-vision)
- [SEEVA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeva-technologies)
- [Valiscane](https://millionrounds.com/company/valiscane)

## Autonomous trucking

13

- [Stack AV](https://millionrounds.com/company/stack-av)
- [Luminar](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminar)
- [Embark Trucks](https://millionrounds.com/company/embark-trucks)
- [Gatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatik)
- [TuSimple](https://millionrounds.com/company/tusimple)
- [AEye](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeye)
- [Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)
- [ISEE](https://millionrounds.com/company/isee)
- [Locomation](https://millionrounds.com/company/locomation)
- [Carmera](https://millionrounds.com/company/carmera)
- [Bot Auto](https://millionrounds.com/company/bot-auto)
- [Edge Case Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-case-research)
- [Flux Auto](https://millionrounds.com/company/flux-auto)

## Delivery robots and shuttles

3

- [Serve Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/serve-robotics)
- [Beep, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-inc)
- [Robby Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/robby-technologies)

## Driver assistance

3

- [Phantom AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/phantom-ai)
- [*R* Revv](https://millionrounds.com/company/revv)
- [HUDWAY](https://millionrounds.com/company/hudway)

## Segment by segment

### Robotaxis and full stack

20 startups · $29B raised

- [**Waymo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo) Waymo is an American autonomous driving technology company based in Mountain View, California, and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. United States $27B
- [**Zerostack**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerostack) ZeroStack, Inc. United States $1.0B
- [**Uber Advanced Technologies Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber-advanced-technologies-group) Uber Advanced Technologies Group focuses on autonomous vehicles and the self-driving car business. United States $1.0B
- [**May Mobility**](https://millionrounds.com/company/may-mobility) May Mobility is a manufacturing firm that designs and develops autonomous technology vehicles for self-driving transportation solutions. United States $84M
- [**Bear Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bear-robotics) Bear Robotics manufactures self-driving indoor robots to assist employees on daily tasks that can ease their workload. United States $60M
- [**Datera**](https://millionrounds.com/company/datera) Datera 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 Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/focal-systems) Focal Systems is an AI-powered retail automation company based in San Francisco, CA. United States $26M
- [**Optimus Ride**](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimus-ride) Optimus 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

- [**Ouster**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouster) Ouster builds high-resolution digital lidar sensors for industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive. United States $287M
- [**Innovusion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovusion) Innovusion is an autonomous vehicle LiDAR technology developer. United States $148M
- [**Cepton**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cepton) Cepton develops innovative lidar solutions for automotive (ADAS and autonomous vehicles) and smart infrastructure applications. United States $100M
- [**Sense Photonics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-photonics) Sense Photonics, based in Durham, North Carolina, was a developer and manufacturer of solid-state flash LiDAR sensors and 3D vision systems. United States $26M
- [**NUVIEW**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview) NUVIEW is building the world's first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. United States $17M
- [**NODAR**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodar) NODAR develops a camera-based 3D vision system for autonomous vehicles. United States $13M
- [**TetraVue**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetravue) TetraVue is a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors, three-dimensional camera imagery and optical solutions to autonomous car manufacturers. United States $10M
- [**Red Leader**](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-leader) Red Leader is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2018. United States $10M

### Autonomous trucking

13 startups · $2.5B raised

- [**Stack AV**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stack-av) Stack AV is an autonomous trucking company based in Pittsburgh, PA, founded in 2023. United States $1.0B
- [**Luminar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminar) Luminar is an autonomous vehicle and lidar technology company for passenger cars, commercial trucking, and robo-taxi. United States $485M
- [**Embark Trucks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/embark-trucks) Embark develops self-driving truck technology designed for freight and logistic services. United States $300M
- [**Gatik**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatik) Gatik is a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2017, specializing in autonomous middle-mile logistics. United States $205M
- [**TuSimple**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tusimple) TuSimple is a self-driving truck company developing technology that allows them to drive from depot-to-depot without human intervention. United States $150M
- [**AEye**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeye) AEye develops adaptive, high performance lidar systems for automotive, trucking, smart infrastructure and logistics applications. United States $106M
- [**Humble Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics) Building fully autonomous, electric haulers for Class 8 freight United States $75M
- [**ISEE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/isee) ISEE is an autonomous driving technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. United States $55M

### Delivery robots and shuttles

3 startups · $353M raised

- [**Serve Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/serve-robotics) Serve Robotics develops self-driving robots to deliver food and supplies. United States $330M
- [**Beep, Inc.**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-inc) Beep, Inc. United States $20M
- [**Robby Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/robby-technologies) Robby Technologies is a robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on developing self-driving delivery robots for la United States $3.4M

### Driver assistance

3 startups · $62M raised

- [**Phantom AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/phantom-ai) Phantom AI creates and delivers an advanced computer vision and related ADAS technology to automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. United States $42M
- [*R* **Revv**](https://millionrounds.com/company/revv) United States $20M
- [**HUDWAY**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hudway) HUDWAY 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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