# New Autonomous Driving Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (17 Companies) > 17 autonomous driving startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 3 segments, best-funded first: $2.2B raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-autonomous-driving-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Autonomous trucking 6 - [Waabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/waabi) - [Stack AV](https://millionrounds.com/company/stack-av) - [Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics) - [RoboTruck](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotruck) - [Bot Auto](https://millionrounds.com/company/bot-auto) - [*QT* Qiangua Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/qiangua-technology) ## Sensors and lidar 6 - [NUVIEW](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview) - [AIRMO](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmo) - [Solidvue](https://millionrounds.com/company/solidvue) - [Altos Radar](https://millionrounds.com/company/altos-radar) - [Tangram Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/tangram-vision) - [SteerLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/steerlight) ## Robotaxis and full stack 5 - [AeroVect](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovect) - [Faction](https://millionrounds.com/company/faction) - [ex9](https://millionrounds.com/company/ex9) - [Lancey](https://millionrounds.com/company/lancey) - [Roboat](https://millionrounds.com/company/roboat) ## Segment by segment ### Autonomous trucking 6 startups · $2.1B raised - [**Waabi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/waabi) Waabi is an artificial intelligence company based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in autonomous self-driving technology for long- Canada $1.0B - [**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 - [**Humble Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics) Building fully autonomous, electric haulers for Class 8 freight United States $75M - [**RoboTruck**](https://millionrounds.com/company/robotruck) RoboTruck Inc. Japan $34M - [**Bot Auto**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bot-auto) Bot Auto is an L4 autonomous trucking company based in Houston, Texas, established in 2023. United States $20M - [*QT* **Qiangua Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/qiangua-technology) Qiangua Technology is a Chinese autonomous driving truck company. - $14M ### Sensors and lidar 6 startups · $35M raised - [**NUVIEW**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview) NUVIEW is building the world's first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. United States $17M - [**AIRMO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmo) AIRMO GmbH is a German startup founded in 2022, specializing in climate-tech and space-tech solutions. Germany $5.8M - [**Solidvue**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solidvue) With our slogan ‘Toward Solid-State LiDAR,' we are dedicated to commercializing LiDAR sensors using semiconductor-based technology. South Korea $3.8M - [**Altos Radar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/altos-radar) Altos Radar is a Silicon Valley-based automotive technology startup founded in January 2023. United States $3.5M - [**Tangram Vision**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tangram-vision) Infrastructure software to simplify sensor integration and management for vision-enabled devices. United States $2.5M - [**SteerLight**](https://millionrounds.com/company/steerlight) Steerlight develops a new generation of LiDARs, that are key three-dimensional vision optical sensors to ensure safety and efficie France $2.2M ### Robotaxis and full stack 5 startups · $28M raised - [**AeroVect**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovect) AeroVect is a Silicon Valley-based aviation technology company that specializes in AI-powered, self-driving automation solutions f United States $18M - [**Faction**](https://millionrounds.com/company/faction) Faction is an autonomous vehicle technology company based in South San Francisco, California, founded in February 2020. United States $6.0M - [**ex9**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ex9) ex9 is a French technology startup founded in January 2021, based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France. France $2.3M - [**Lancey**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lancey) Lancey helps sales and marketing teams launch self-driving demos that allow users to interact with the product during any step of Canada $1.5M - [**Roboat**](https://millionrounds.com/company/roboat) Roboat is a deeptech startup based in Amsterdam, founded in 2023. Netherlands $597K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Autonomous driving market map** 124 startups · 6 segments · $42B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/autonomous-driving-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in autonomous driving** 56 investors · 4 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/autonomous-driving-investors-map)[Raised in 2026 **Autonomous driving startups that raised in 2026** 19 startups · 3 segments · $25B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/autonomous-driving-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · United States **Autonomous driving market map: United States** 55 startups · 5 segments · $32B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/autonomous-driving-united-states-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map)[Market map **Fintech market map** 1,633 startups · 8 segments · $139B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/fintech-market-map) ## Who backs autonomous driving? 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