Best Road Transport Tech Companies in Michigan, United States
The 36 best Road Transport Tech companies in Michigan, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: May Mobility.
Our analysis of 50 Road Transport Tech companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Road Transport Tech companies in Michigan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May Mobility Developer of autonomous vehicle technology using multi-policy decision-making artificial intelligence 83Innovation top 19%Growth top 21%Patents top 22%News top 23% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Growthtop 21% Patentstop 22% Newstop 23% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 26% Producttop 29% AItop 30% Techtop 41% Talenttop 44% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 39% Innovation: 116 patents (top 17% of patent-holders) · 96 filings since 2022 vs 20 in 2017-21 Growth: Headcount 100 → 196 (+96%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $383M | 30 mo ago | Series D | Edwin Olson Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+20 | 116 patents Autonomous vehicle risk assessment, behavior planning, and dynamic policy management systems. | 1 partnership |
| 2 | vRide Ride-sharing platform | $16M | 147 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 1977 | — | — | — |
| 3 | FreshCar Online car subscription platform | $120K | 99 mo ago | Series A | Azarias Reda Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 4 | ParkingCarma Online and Mobile Parking Network | $75K | 175 mo ago | Deadpooled | Rick Warner CEO | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Movatic Shared mobility software simplifying rental and management for operators | $25K | 99 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+24 | — | — |
| 6 | A2B Bikeshare Bike-sharing network | $25K | 142 mo ago | Deadpooled | Ansgar Strother Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Prndl Online Platform for booking P2P parking space | $20K | 113 mo ago | Seed | Zach Brewer Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dashroad Connected cars plug-in solution | — | 135 mo ago | Seed | Faheem Gill Founder | 2014 | Animate.cssBootstrapLiteSpeed+8 | — | — |
Top 9 Road Transport Tech companies in Michigan
#1
Series D · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2017 · 196 employees$382.6Mraised▾
Developer of autonomous vehicle technology using multi-policy decision-making artificial intelligence. It develops self-driving shuttles and robotaxis for shared, on-demand rides. The system uses real-time, reinforcement-learning algorithms that generate training examples relevant to the current environment. The technology amplifies the system’s ability to react to new situations and driving scenarios.
- Mar 2024Series D—
- Nov 2023Series D$105M
- Jul 2022Series C$111M
- Jan 2022Series C$83M
#2
Acqui-Hired · Detroit, Michigan · founded 1977 · 176 employees$16.2Mraised▾
Provider of commuter vanpool transportation and mobility management program services. The company offers carpooling, car sharing and vanpooling services, which allows commuters to share ride to work with others.
#3
Series A · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2016 · 3 employees$120Kraised▾
Online car subscription platform. It provides a vehicle subscription that covers cars with insurance, maintenance & month-to-month flexibility. Their features include mileage-based billing, security, usage restriction enforcement, operations/logistics dashboard, predictive maintenance, multi-dealer support & more.
- May 2018Series A—
- 2017Seed$120K
#4
Deadpooled · Flint, Michigan · founded 2001 · 1 employees$75Kraised▾
Online and mobile marketplace for parking space that provides SaaS-based inventory, payment and revenue management to parking operators, municipalities, venues and parking consumers. Uses wireless sensors and interfaces to gather, organize, analyse and process parking information from off-street parking facilities and distributes the information to drivers and local organizations. Subsidiary of Acme Innovation, Inc.
- Feb 2012Seed$75K
#5
Seed · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2016 · 6 employees$25Kraised▾
Shared mobility software simplifying rental and management for operators. This platform empowers operators to transform their operations with powerful and intuitive capabilities. It simplifies mobility, making it easier to rent or share resources. The platform provides a comprehensive solution for operators seeking a fully branded experience, offering a branded app that can be launched quickly. Services include support, admin sign-in, and the option to create a free demo. It offers a cloud-based solution for managing shared resources, including features for documentation, terms of service, and privacy policy. It facilitates rentals and management through its software, offering a user-friendly experience. It is a SaaS platform that provides tools to launch and manage a system, including options for world-class hardware.
- Jun 2018Seed$25K
#6
Seed · Whittemore, Michigan · founded 2017$20Kraised▾
Prndl is an online platform for booking P2P parking space. User can find & book the nearby parking spot for a shorter or longer period. Users can reserve their parking in advance, also rent out their own private spaces whenever they don't need them.
- Apr 2017Seed$20K
#7
Deadpooled · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2011$25Kraised▾
A2B Bike sharing provides an automated, bike rental network. They enable bike share programs by providing tech enabled hardware, that unlocks bikes by the use of smartphone app, software solutions to track and handle maintenance. They also provide a smart phone app to identify the closest available bike stand, rent bikes and pay online.
- Nov 2014Seed—
- Oct 2014Seed$25K
#8
Seed · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2014—raised▾
Connected cars plug-in solution. It is building an OBD device to connect cars to the cloud and use its apps to enable various functionalities. Is also developing apps around analytics for enterprise customers.
- 2015Seed—
#9
Late Stage · Petersburg, Michigan · founded 2013—raised▾
Online marketplace connecting customers with limousine services nationwide. This platform offers a convenient way for customers to browse, compare, and book limousine services as easy as -2-3. It serves as a nationwide online marketplace for chauffeured ground transportation and limousine services. The company showcases limousine companies and their fleet of sedans, SUVs, stretch limos, limo buses, and motor coaches. It helps you find the right party bus for any celebration. Customers experience the ease of booking limousines in seconds with a quick and easy -step limo booking process. The platform promotes US-based limousine companies and their fleet of vehicles within applicable service areas. It offers limousine services in various cities within the United States. The website offers features like login, registration, instant quote, and contact options.
- Aug 2014PE—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Road Transport Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles in Michigan is moving
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles in Michigan — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 171 papers.
- University of Michigan53
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor51
- Michigan State University22
- University of Michigan–Dearborn21
- Western Michigan University13
- Computer vision1→10
- Perception1→7
- Trajectory1→4
- Control theory (sociology)1→3
- Lidar1→3
- Reinforcement learning1→4
- Simulation1→3
- Adversarial system4
- Computer security4
- Demography3
- Context (archaeology)3
- Perception3
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