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Best Auto Tech Companies in Western Australia, Australia

The 31 best Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Tiller Rides.

31companies tracked
$6.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies

$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Western Australia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Tiller Rides
Manufacturer of electric bicycles
$3M61 mo agoSeedJulian Ilich
Co-Founder & Managing Director
2016Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+30—
2Wevolt
Operator of the electric vehicle charging network
$2M40 mo agoSeedAmit Khullar
Co-Founder
2022PHPBootstrapLiteSpeed+13—
3Mute
Provider of two wheeler subscription services
$1M111 mo agoSeed—2016Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+28—
4DriveList
Online platform that provides content related to automotive industry
$5K159 mo agoFunding Raised—2013——
5OviDrive
Provider of software, management, and consulting services for fleet mobility
—37 mo agoSeedRon Sullivan
Co-Founder
2015——
6A Beautiful City
Provider of pedestrian traffic analytics solutions
——UnfundedNicholas Takacs
Owner
2010——
7Auto BlackBox
Provider of dash camera hardware and fleet management software solutions
——UnfundedRowan Fetzer
Managing Director
2010Cart FunctionalityApache HTTP Servercore-js+5—
8Carubar
Online listing platform for new cars
——DeadpooledRobert Bogyi
Co-Founder
2018——

Top 5 Auto Tech companies in Western Australia

#1
Seed · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2022 · 17 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Operator of the electric vehicle charging network. It provides a community-driven platform for sharing EV chargers. It provides solutions for residential, commercial, fleets, parking lots, and others. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 994 LinkedIn followers — 17.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$2M
Founders & team
Amit KhullarCo-FounderSukh VerkaCo-FounderMadan MorrisCo-Founder & CTO
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#2
Seed · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2016 · 16 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

Tiller Rides is a manufacturer of electric bicycles. It develops Roadster model electric bicycles with features like aluminum frames, inbuilt mudguards, carriers, motion sensor alarms, electric-assist levels, Bluetooth-integrated app, USB port, LED lights, automatic brake lights, removable batteries, and anti-theft systems.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Seed$1.2M
  • Aug 2021Seed$550K
  • Oct 2019Seed$1M
Founders & team
Julian IlichCo-Founder & Managing Director
Investors
Clean Energy Seed Fund, Artesian
Tech stack
AosApple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#3
Seed · South Perth, Western Australia · founded 2016 · 26 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

Provider of two wheeler subscription services. It is an online platform for renting electric scooters for long and short terms. The platform provides subscription based electric scooter rentals for urban commuting. The subscription includes removable battery, maintenance, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2017Seed$1.3M
Investors
Angry Ventures, Mistral Equity Partners, Elixir Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Turnstile
#4
Funding Raised · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2013 · 2 employees
$4.6Kraised
▾

DriveList is an online platform that provides content related to the automotive industry. It provides automotive articles, news, and information about hybrid cars, car audio electronics, car batteries & more.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$4.6K
Investors
INCUBATE
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpTwenty Twenty-OneYoutubeYoast Seo
#5
Seed · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2015 · 26 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of software, management, and consulting services for fleet mobility. The company offers solutions to manage fleet lifecycles and supply chains. It delivers data consolidation and structuring for transparency and insights. The company provides services to help businesses achieve sustainability, cost savings, and safety targets.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed—
  • Jun 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Ron SullivanCo-Founder
Investors
Fleet Operations, Shell, Groupe Faubourg
Tech stack
WebflowLinkedin Insight TagLinkedin AdsJquery CdnJqueryGoogle Tag Manager

Funding & investor landscape

$6.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Angry Ventures1 rounds
Artesian1 rounds
Clean Energy Seed Fund1 rounds
Elixir Capital1 rounds
Fleet Operations1 rounds
Groupe Faubourg1 rounds
INCUBATE1 rounds
Mistral Equity Partners1 rounds
Shell1 rounds

Notable founders

Amit Khullar
Co-Founder · Wevolt
Sukh Verka
Co-Founder · Wevolt
Julian Ilich
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Tiller Rides
Ron Sullivan
Co-Founder · OviDrive
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,354,753 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 · Australia

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Australia

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 448 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 43% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Technology Sydney35
  • University College London35
  • Monash University34
  • UNSW Sydney33
  • RMIT University32
leading researchers
Navid Mohajer · Tram Thi Minh Tran · Saeid Nahavandi · Mohammad Rokonuzzaman · Abbas Rajabifard · Callum Parker · Martin Tomitsch · Hai L. Vu
▲ Breakthroughs142 · 32%
▲ 6%→33% share
▲5.5× share momentum3 median citations82% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (6%→33% of field), led by Computer vision.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer vision1→14
Newly emergingComputer security 0→13 · Control theory (sociology) 0→9 · Reinforcement learning 0→8
Landmark Federated Learning With Blockchain for Autonomous Vehicles: Analysis and Design Challenges · 503 cites
◆ Advancements147 · 33%
▼ 59%→33% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (59%→33% of field), led by Human–computer interaction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Human–computer interaction1→14
  • Transport engineering1→9
  • Control theory (sociology)1→8
  • Automotive engineering1→6
  • Key (lock)1→5
Newly emergingComputer vision 0→14 · Robustness (evolution) 0→8 · Pedestrian 0→6
Landmark On the Impact of Cooperative Autonomous Vehicles in Improving Freeway Merging: A Modified Intelligent Driver Model-Based · 288 cites
▼ Concerns106 · 24%
▼ 29%→22% share
▼0.8× share momentum12 median citations74% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (29%→22% of field), led by Transport engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transport engineering2→12
  • Humanities1→6
  • Public transport1→5
  • Perception2→6
Newly emergingComputer security 0→12 · Human–computer interaction 0→7
Landmark Autonomous vehicles: challenges, opportunities, and future implications for transportation policies · 796 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Australia

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.

Melbourne140 · +0.46
Hot · Vehicle dynamicsAdvancing · Path (computing)Opportunity · PerceptionConcern · Public transport
Sydney116 · +0.49
Hot · PedestrianAdvancing · Computer visionOpportunity · Reinforcement learningConcern · Public transport
Brisbane43 · +0.31
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · Computer visionOpportunity · End-to-end principle
Perth20 · +0.26
Opportunity · Action (physics)
Adelaide13 · +0.42
Opportunity · Software
Canberra11 · +0.52
Advancing · Object detectionOpportunity · Perception

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in Western Australia, Australia?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Western Australia, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia?
The Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list have raised a combined $6.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Western Australia, Australia?
Tiller Rides is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Western Australia, Australia, with $2.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia are funded?
4 of the 31 Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Western Australia, Australia?
None of the Auto Tech companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Western Australia, Australia Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Western Australia, Australia Auto Tech companies on this list include Angry Ventures, Artesian, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Elixir Capital, Fleet Operations.
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