Radar · Auto Tech in Los Angeles
Best Auto Tech Companies in Los Angeles, United States
The 204 best Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Faraday Future.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
204companies tracked
$5Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
60have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × LOS ANGELES
Our analysis of 69 Auto Tech companies
$46.2b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
69companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
18unicorns
2017median founding year
194kcombined LinkedIn audience
81%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faraday Future Manufacturer of electric cars 62Funding top 14%AI top 15%Tech top 28%News top 28% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% AItop 15% Techtop 28% Newstop 28% Moattop 29% Patentstop 33% Innovationtop 38% Producttop 39% Partnerstop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 42% Fin. healthbottom 28% Funding: Raised $3.2B across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 9 yrs (2.1/yr) AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $3.2B | 2 mo ago | 586 586 → 550 (-6%) | Matthias Aydt Global CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | Top 5M | 674 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | Fisker 🦄 Manufacturer of electric cars | $655M | 35 mo ago | 1,195 | Henrik Fisker Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 90 patents Electric vehicle architecture, safety structures, battery integration, and vehicle infotainment systems. | — |
| 3 | Coda Automotive Online retailer of performance-enhancing substances, including steroids and human growth hormone | $276M | 172 mo ago | 38 | — | — | — | 52 patents Advanced thermal management and control systems for electric vehicle batteries and powertrains. | — |
| 4 | Arc Boats Manufacturer of electric ships 53Funding top 27%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Newstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $137M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $137M | 3 mo ago | 55 | Mitch Lee Co-Founder & CEO | SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+24 | Top 5M | — | 2 job openings · 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 5 | Romeo Power Manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles | $123M | 82 mo ago | 49 | Michael Patterson Founder and Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Nanotech Energy Developer of graphene batteries, conductive inks, adhesives, powders, pastes, dispersions | $96M | 58 mo ago | 55 | Jack Kavanaugh Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | Top 10M | 133 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 7 | Wheels App-based platform offering electric bicycle rental services | $93M | 80 mo ago | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | RepairSmith Online platform offering on-demand car repair & maintenance services | $42M | 58 mo ago | 135 | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365TypeScript+20 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 9 | Loop Online platform offering charging station network | $40M | 44 mo ago | 340 | Dustin Cavanaugh Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+33 | Top 10M | 75 patents Blockchain-enabled payment and load management systems for electric vehicle charging infrastructure | — |
| 10 | HONK Technologies AI-powered roadside assistance platform redefining vehicle assistance and logistics | $33M | 95 mo ago | 121 121 → 136 (+12%) | — | WebflowGSAPTypekit+22 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 11 | FinditParts Online marketplace for truck parts | $30M | 50 mo ago | 120 | David Seewack Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityRubyErlang+29 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 12 | Hive Technologies Provider of electric car rental services for the drivers | $30M | 54 mo ago | — | Boyd Bishop Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 22 patents Adjustable deadband hub control and drivetrain components for bicycles | — |
| 13 | Mitra EV Provider of electric vehicle leasing, charging, and fleet management solutions 37Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $28.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $28M | 6 mo ago | — | James Tong Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | ChargerHelp! App-based platform offering on-demand electric-vehicle charging station repair services | $20M | 40 mo ago | 55 | Evette Ellis Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | Top 10M | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 15 | Just Usage-based auto insurance platform for individuals | $15M | 32 mo ago | 48 | Robert Smithson Founder and CEO | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+25 | Top 5M | 39 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 16 | SonicEnergy Provider of ultrasound based wireless energy solution for IoT applications | $15M | 139 mo ago | 6 | Meredith Perry Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Noodoe Provider of AI-driven electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions | $12M | 36 mo ago | 99 | — | SentryZendeskNode.js+12 | Top 5M | 14 patents Advanced EV charging station management, scheduling, rate control, and subscription services | 1 partnership |
| 18 | FUZE Technology IoT-based vehicle charging solutions | $12M | 24 mo ago | — | Ryan Levy Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | Top 50M | 50 patents AI-driven integration of RCS messaging, collaborative communication, and meeting recording services | — |
| 19 | Skurt App-based car rental service | $11M | 111 mo ago | 32 | — | — | — | 2 patents Optimizing vehicle dispatch and delivery scheduling via mobile and hybrid systems. | — |
| 20 | Envoy Online platform that provides commmunity-based electric car-sharing services | $11M | 67 mo ago | 19 | Ori Sagie Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 10M | 4 patents RPA-driven automation for immigration document generation and healthcare cost estimation | — |
| 21 | Estify Collision repair estimating software turning documents into data for efficiency | $9M | 116 mo ago | 29 | Jordan Furniss Ex-Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Greenlots Electric vehicle charging solutions | $7M | 106 mo ago | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | OCRA Platform offering sales management software for parking operators 24Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Funding top 47%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 16% Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $7M | 10 mo ago | 9 | Ethan Glass Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 24 | Obi Online metasearch platform for booking ride-hailing services | $6M | 63 mo ago | 5 | Payam Safa Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 25 | ChargeNet Holdings Provider of software and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations | $6M | 53 mo ago | 36 | Ashutosh Dutt Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 26 | StreetFire Social media site for auto enthusiasts | $6M | 225 mo ago | — | Adam Bruce Founder and Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Drover AI-powered computer vision for micromobility | $5M | 37 mo ago | 9 | Alex Nesic Co-Founder & CBO | — | — | 3 patents Precise GPS localization and geofencing control for light electric vehicles | — |
| 28 | chargeFUZE Operator of mobile power bank rental stations | $5M | 49 mo ago | 41 | Ryan Levy Co-Founder | WebflowThree.jsGoogle Maps+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 29 | Evercar Electric car sharing service for on-demand drivers | $5M | 127 mo ago | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | CarLabs Provider of AI-driven virtual assistant for car dealers | $5M | 96 mo ago | 14 | Uzi Eliahou Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | 3 patents AI-driven expert systems for automated domain-specific decision support | — |
| 31 | CurbStand Payment for parking tickets and valet through wallet | $4M | 140 mo ago | 21 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+27 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 32 | Swoop Online rental platform for party vehicles | $3M | 70 mo ago | 23 23 → 25 (+9%) | Amir Ghorbani CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+22 | Top 10M | 136 patents Secure digital identity verification and payment authentication for e‑commerce platforms | — |
| 33 | Robomart Provider of autonomous delivery vehicles and mobile smart-shops for on-demand delivery and retail | $2M | 34 mo ago | 18 | Tigran Shahverdyan Co-Founder & CTO | Framer SitesReactStripe+6 | Top 50M | 3 patents Autonomous mobile retail kiosks with sensor-driven inventory tracking and checkout‑free ordering | — |
| 34 | Recargo EV charging solutions for drivers, businesses, and charging network operators | $2M | 157 mo ago | 16 | — | — | — | 67 patents Smart EV charging management and grid integration for connected vehicle services | — |
| 35 | Tesloop Tesla-as-a-Service | $2M | 105 mo ago | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Soar Robotics Provider of telecommunication solution for AV, UAV, and aerial vehicles | $1M | 75 mo ago | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Go To-U Provider of EV charging station management software platform | $1M | 14 mo ago | — | Lyubov Artemenko Co-Founder & COO | SentryNode.jsElement UI+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 38 | Caknow Marketplace for automotive service and repair | $1M | 121 mo ago | 6 | Vance Xiang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Green Commuter Sustainable transportation solutions: car sharing, vanpooling, and fleet replacement | $950K | 114 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Veloce Energy Provider of electric-vehicle charging and management solutions | $500K | 38 mo ago | 10 | Jeff Wolfe Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | RideShare Rental Online platform offering car rental services for drivers | $500K | 65 mo ago | — | Ramy El Batrawi Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Lito Green Motion Electric superbike | $425K | 118 mo ago | — | Jean Pierre Legris President & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Motorator Automotive podcast exploring cars, performance, buying, and the industry's future | $160K | 222 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | BLISSWAY Provider of tolling management system | $150K | 69 mo ago | 10 | Felipe Kettlun Founder & CTO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | Top 100k | 6 patents Intelligent transportation systems for automated highway reservation, occupancy verification, and dynamic toll pricing | — |
| 45 | Xtelligent Revolutionizing urban transportation with intelligent, connected, and sustainable traffic signal control | $150K | 71 mo ago | 14 | Andrew Powch Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Real-time traffic management using vehicle-generated sensor data for control systems. | — |
| 46 | Talyn Developer of autonomous aircraft systems for cargo and passenger transportation | $125K | 75 mo ago | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | DOCK AI-enabled assistant for parking operators | $100K | 46 mo ago | 3 | Tracy Moody Co-Founder | Node.jsMUIEmotion+11 | Top 5M | 109 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles
#1
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 586 employees$3.2Braised▾
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 586 employees
Manufacturer of electric cars. It offers a comprehensive solution for electric mobility like smart mobility platforms, designing, engineering services, and more. It develops FF91 electric cars with features that include 3 electric motors,lithium-ion batteries, automated re-loading systems, cloud, and AI-enabled user interfaces, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%AI
top 15%Tech
top 28%News
top 28%Moat
top 29%Patents
top 33%Funding: Raised $3.2B across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 9 yrs (2.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 117k LinkedIn followers — 60.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$45M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$105M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$8.9M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Palantir, Small Business Administration, Birch Lake, Ares Management, Innovatus Capital Partners, Informa
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#2
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 55 employees$137Mraised▾
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 55 employees
Manufacturer of electric ships. It designs and develops boats using marine-grade aluminium materials. Its features include aluminium hulls, custom-built batteries, and electric propulsion engines.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 36%Moat
top 39%Product
top 40%News
top 45%Funding: Raised $137M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers — 13.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Sr. Manager, Production Operations, Electrical Systems Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. US SailGP Team) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$50M
- Sep 2023Series B$70M
- Nov 2021Series A$30M
- Oct 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, Abstract Ventures, Eclipse, Dreamers, 35V
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCookieyesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2023$28Mraised▾
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2023
Provider of electric vehicle leasing, charging, and fleet management solutions. It offers leasing options for commercial electric vehicles. The company provides on-site overnight charging solutions. It also operates a network of DCFC fast-charging stations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 43%Global
bottom 33%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $28.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series B$27M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt—
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Ultra Capital, S2G Investments, OSTI
#4
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees
Platform offering sales management software for parking operators. The platform offers software that enables members to manage sales activity across all channels. It allows members to customize, automate, segment, and create online reports for stakeholders. Users can also sync rates, inventory, and blackouts across all of the channels into one platform.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 33%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 47%Global
bottom 45%News
bottom 27%Market
bottom 16%Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$5M
- Mar 2023Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Trestle Partner, MCR Hotels, Make it
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBackbone.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Fisker 🦄Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2007 · 1195 employees$655.3Mraised▾
Fisker 🦄
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2007 · 1195 employees
Manufacturer of electric cars. The company develops an electric car model named "Ocean" with features like an interior made up of recycled materials, optimum charging time, and more. Also, it offers leasing services for users. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Post IPO—
- Oct 2020Post IPO$6.5M
- Jul 2020Series D$50M
- Oct 2018Series D—
Founders & team
Investors
Caterpillar, Palo Alto Investors, Egis Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Apollo Global Management, Tupancy Capital
Tech stack
Node.JsMuiReactAmazon Web ServicesNext.JsEmotion
#6
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017
Provider of EV charging station management software platform. It connects hardware-agnostic chargers to a cloud platform with mobile apps for drivers and back-office tools for businesses. The platform's Advanced Reservation Technology lets EV drivers book specific chargers at chosen times to avoid queues, while operators access marketing tools, white-label apps, API integrations, roaming capabilities, payment processing, and AI-powered analytics.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Seed—
- Aug 2023Seed$1.1M
- Sep 2021Seed—
- Jan 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Angel One, SID Venture Partners, ABB, Techstars
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsElement UiHammer.JsLottiefilesNode.Js
#7
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018$11.5Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018
IoT-based vehicle charging solutions. It offers a network of high-speed charging stations for eletrconic devices. Its application is compatible with smartphones. It also offers advertisement signanges for businesses.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A$11.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Beverly Pacific, Palm Tree Crew, Dream Ventures, Live Nation Entertainment, ASM Global, Haslam Sports
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquareGoogle Analytics
#8
Series E · Los Angeles, California · founded 2009 · 38 employees$276.5Mraised▾
Series E · Los Angeles, California · founded 2009 · 38 employees
Online retailer of performance-enhancing substances, including steroids and human growth hormone. The business offers a variety of products, including oral steroids, injectable steroids, HGH & peptides, and PCT (Post Cycle Therapy) medications. The website features a shopping cart, account login, and multiple language options. The company focuses on providing products that may regulate whole-animal performance traits in nonhuman animals and provide a quick improvement. The business model appears to be B2C, offering a range of products for individual purchase.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2012Series E$21.5M
- Sep 2011Series D$147M
- Sep 2010Convertible Debt$38M
- May 2010Series C$58M
Investors
Harbinger Venture Capital, Riverstone Holdings, Calibrium, Angeleno Group, Indus Capital Partners, EDBI
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpLitespeed
#9
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 48 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 48 employees
Usage-based auto insurance platform for individuals. It features solutions for vehicle collisions, third-party bodily injury, medical bills coverage, liability coverage, accident protection, and more. The app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Compliance Analyst
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023Conventional Debt$5M
- Sep 2021Series A$8M
Founders & team
Investors
Crosscut Ventures, ManchesterStory Group, Western Technology Investment, Trust Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsDatadogElfsightGoogle Analytics
#10
Series D · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 55 employees$95.6Mraised▾
Series D · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 55 employees
Developer of graphene batteries, conductive inks, adhesives, powders, pastes, dispersions. The company focuses on super materials, including graphene and silver nanowires. It offers battery energy storage systems, home energy storage systems, and batteries for electric cars. The company also provides household and marine batteries.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2021Series D$64M
- Feb 2020Series C$28.2M
- Apr 2018Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2018Series A$3.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Fubon Financial Holdings, Multiverse Investment Fund
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#11
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 340 employees$40Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 340 employees
Online platform offering charging station network. It provides smart EV charging technology for public or private use in any commercial, or private property. It provides apps for both android and ios.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 8.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$20M
- Oct 2022Series A$40M
Founders & team
Investors
Fifth Wall, Agility, Keystone, B. Riley Financial
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAstraContact Form 7Core-Js
#12
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 49 employees$122.6Mraised▾
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 49 employees
Manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The company offers batteries for buses, trucks, tractors, and more. The platform offers features like optimized charging time, modular design, proprietary BMS control, and more.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2019Series A$4M
- May 2019Series A$88.6M
- Aug 2017Seed$30M
Founders & team
Investors
HG Ventures, OpenDoor Venture Capital, TAG Holdings, Wavemaker Partners
Funding & investor landscape
$5Btotal disclosed funding
53companies funded
116disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars3 rounds
Notable founders
Matthias Aydt
Global CEO · Faraday Future
Mitch Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · Arc Boats
James Tong
Co-Founder · Mitra EV
Galina Russell
Co-Founder · Mitra EV
Ethan Glass
Co-Founder & CEO · OCRA
Nate Dunning
Co-Founder & COO · OCRA
Henrik Fisker
Co-Founder & CEO · Fisker
Joern Trierweiler
Managing Director · Fisker
Lyubov Artemenko
Co-Founder & COO · Go To-U
Lena Artemenko
Co-Founder · Go To-U
Ryan Levy
Co-Founder · FUZE Technology
Brandon Afari
Co-Founder & CEO · FUZE Technology
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,863,214 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,252 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 24% → 50% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Carnegie Mellon University89
- Purdue University West Lafayette76
- University of California, Berkeley69
- Northeastern University64
- Stanford University55
leading researchers
Anez, Diomar · Anez, Dimar · Sharareh Kermanshachi · John M. Dolan · Masayoshi Tomizuka · Freederia AI Researcher · Weisong Shi · Apurva Pamidimukkala
▲
Breakthroughs1,031 · 32%
▲ 28%→31% share
▲1.1× share momentum2 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Computer vision research is surging — U.S. breakthrough papers grew from 12 to 111, with reinforcement learning newly emerging at 70 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Computer vision12→111
- Human–computer interaction2→64
- Perception2→59
- Robustness (evolution)3→53
- Trajectory12→61
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→70 · Context (archaeology) 0→30 · Adversarial system 0→27
Landmark Are we ready for autonomous driving? The KITTI vision benchmark suite · 14,099 cites
◆
Advancements942 · 29%
▼ 37%→28% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations77% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transport engineering advancements are intensifying — U.S. papers rose from 11 to 66, alongside automotive engineering climbing from 5 to 48.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Human–computer interaction3→65
- Transport engineering11→66
- Computer vision2→54
- Reinforcement learning3→46
- Automotive engineering5→48
Newly emergingObject detection 0→22 · Object (grammar) 0→17 · Vehicle safety 0→14
Landmark Autonomous driving in urban environments: Boss and the Urban Challenge · 1,488 cites
▼
Concerns727 · 22%
▲ 19%→23% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations82% since 2021mostly empirical
Humanities and philosophy concern papers are rising sharply — from 4 to 108 and 1 to 64 respectively, signaling escalating ethical scrutiny.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Humanities4→108
- Philosophy1→64
- Context (archaeology)1→54
- Computer security2→48
- Transport engineering4→30
Newly emergingPerception 0→24 · Computer vision 0→13 · Metadata 0→12
Landmark The social dilemma of autonomous vehicles · 1,445 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
SF Bay Area154 · +0.50
Boston134 · +0.58
Ann Arbor124 · +0.52
Pittsburgh100 · +0.63
New York76 · +0.39
Atlanta50 · +0.39
Los Angeles45 · +0.43
Austin39 · +0.45
San Diego33 · +0.42
Chicago32 · +0.32
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in the United States
United States autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 19,294 filings from 4,355 assignees (2016–2025), led by Waymo, Baidu USA, GM Cruise Holdings; annual filings 885→1348.
19,294 filings4,355 assigneespeak 2424/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Waymo1688
- Baidu USA1034
- GM Cruise Holdings767
- FORD Global TECH589
- Qualcomm565
- Tusimple547
- UBER Technologies527
- UATC507
Common questions
How many Auto Tech companies are there in Los Angeles, United States?
Radar tracks 204 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Los Angeles, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States?
The Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have raised a combined $5B in disclosed equity funding across 53 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Los Angeles, United States?
Faraday Future is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Los Angeles, United States, with $3.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States are funded?
53 of the 204 Auto Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Los Angeles, United States?
1 Auto Tech company in Los Angeles, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Los Angeles, United States Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Los Angeles, United States Auto Tech companies on this list include Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Techstars, Western Technology Investment, 405 Ventures, Aligned Climate Capital.
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