Best Road Transport Tech Companies in New Jersey, United States
The 37 best Road Transport Tech companies in New Jersey, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Boomerang Systems.
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 New Jersey
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boomerang Systems Automated robotic parking using AGVs | $23M | 164 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Sfara Smartphone-based driver assistance systems | $16M | 57 mo ago | Series B | Erik Goldman CEO | 2013 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | 30 patents Vehicle accident detection and smartphone‑vehicle telematics communication systems. | — |
| 3 | Cerebrumx Ai Provider of AI-powered real-time traffic management system | $5M | 41 mo ago | Series B | Sumit Chauhan Co-Founder & COO | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Boxcar Provider of reserved seating on commuter buses with onboard amenities | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+16 | — | 1 launch |
| 5 | Route4me Route optimization software for efficient last-mile delivery and transportation | $1M | 75 mo ago | Seed | Dan Khasis Founder & CEO | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+25 | 27 patents AI-driven fleet telematics for dynamic route planning, multi-vehicle optimization, and logistics monitoring. | — |
| 6 | RAEV App-based golf cart rental platform | $20K | 39 mo ago | Seed | David Castley Co-Founder | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tandem Softwares App-based long distance carpooling for college students | — | 130 mo ago | Deadpooled | Azhar Hussain Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Autolendi P2P car rental service provider | — | — | Deadpooled | Odane Powell Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Road Transport Tech companies in New Jersey
#1
Seed · Chatham, New Jersey · founded 2016 · 9 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of reserved seating on commuter buses with onboard amenities. The buses offer a guaranteed seat, high-speed WiFi, power outlets, and restrooms. Dedicated drivers operate the buses, providing transportation to and from train stations and midtown locations. The service focuses on simplifying commutes by offering a comfortable and reliable travel option.
- Apr 2024Seed$2.5M
#2
Series B · Princeton Junction, New Jersey · founded 2020 · 29 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered real-time traffic management system. The company offers traffic flow management, simulation analysis of smart transport systems, smart parking, automated road toll or taxation, road and infrastructure maintenance, EV infrastructure installation and management, and accident analysis solutions. It can be used in media, insurance, retail, smart city, maintenance, and fleet management systems.
- Apr 2023Series B—
- Mar 2021Series A$5.5M
#3
Series B · Hoboken, New Jersey · founded 2013 · 29 employees$16.5Mraised▾
Smartphone-based driver assistance systems. It provides a cloud-based platform that harnesses sensors in smart devices like smartphones and uses proprietary machine learning techniques to create situational awareness for the driver. It also analyses the driver behavior and gives more customized alerts to the driver through deep learning algorithms.
- Nov 2021Series B$11.5M
- Nov 2014Series A$5M
#4
Deadpooled · Florham Park, New Jersey · founded 2006 · 38 employees$23.2Mraised▾
Boomerang Systems has developed a product for parking cars, called the RoboticValet. The RoboticValet product is able to park cars autonomously once the driver positions the car in a large steel tray. A robot slides under the car and lifts it 2 inches from ground. The robot is guided by a wire buried in the ground and it autonomously moves towards an open parking space. A lift moves the cars across floors and manages them. Boomerang Systems performs the manufacturing of the robots in Florida, USA.
- Jan 2013Series B$3M
- Jun 2012Angel$5M
- Nov 2011Series B$9.3M
- Dec 2009Series A$5.9M
#5
Seed · Mullica Hill, New Jersey · founded 2023$20Kraised▾
App-based golf cart rental platform. Users can rent vehicles by providing location, user details, payment details, preferred dates, and more. App is available for both Android and iOS devices.
- 2023Seed$20K
#6
Seed · Fort Lee, New Jersey · founded 2009 · 80 employees$1Mraised▾
Route optimization software for efficient last-mile delivery and transportation. The platform empowers businesses to streamline and automate their last-mile workflows, improving routing, dispatch, and tracking. It enhances driver efficiency, business operations, and customer experience. The cloud-based SaaS solution offers mobile apps, business insights, integrations, and telematics for commercial routing. It caters to various industries, including big and bulky, food and beverage, government services, and more. The software helps businesses master increasing complexity, improve service, and increase efficiency. It provides multi-stop route planning and commercial vehicle navigation. The platform is committed to building carbon-neutral solutions, promoting sustainability. It offers features like real-time tracking, electronic signatures, and integration with other software through APIs.
- May 2020Seed$1M
#7
Deadpooled · East Hanover, New Jersey · founded 2015 · 4 employees—raised▾
Tandem is a car-ride sharing app for college students. Students can sign up in the app available for both iOS & Android platforms, using their college email id or facebook account. Drivers can post their rides to share and earn money while the riders who are heading to the same direction can book them. A student can switch over between Driver mode & Rider mode within the app. Currently, the app is available for the students of James Madison University & University of Texas.
- Nov 2015Seed—
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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.
- Carnegie Mellon University89
- Purdue University West Lafayette76
- University of California, Berkeley69
- Northeastern University64
- Stanford University55
- Computer vision12→111
- Human–computer interaction2→64
- Perception2→59
- Robustness (evolution)3→53
- Trajectory12→61
- Human–computer interaction3→65
- Transport engineering11→66
- Computer vision2→54
- Reinforcement learning3→46
- Automotive engineering5→48
- Humanities4→108
- Philosophy1→64
- Context (archaeology)1→54
- Computer security2→48
- Transport engineering4→30
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.
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.
- Waymo1688
- Baidu USA1034
- GM Cruise Holdings767
- FORD Global TECH589
- Qualcomm565
- Tusimple547
- UBER Technologies527
- UATC507
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