Radar · Road Transport Tech in San Francisco
Best Road Transport Tech Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 159 best Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Uber.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
159companies tracked
$29.8Bdisclosed funding
5unicorns
70have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ROAD TRANSPORT TECH × SAN FRANCISCO
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.
50companies analysed
90%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
13unicorns
2016median founding year
4.9Mcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uber 🦄 Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions 96Market top 6%Tech top 9%Customers top 10%Partners top 13% All 14 signals ▾Markettop 6% Techtop 9% Customerstop 10% Partnerstop 13% Fundingtop 18% Globaltop 20% Fin. healthtop 20% Producttop 20% Patentstop 24% Innovationtop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 27% Newstop 34% Growthtop 48% Market: 30,400 employees (top 1% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$52.0B Tech: 95 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $13.2B | 66 mo ago | 30,400 | Garrett Camp Co-Founder | SentryZendeskRuby+23 | +15% | 3,657 patents Optimizing ride‑hailing logistics, routing, and location services for autonomous and driver‑based transport. | — |
| 2 | Cruise Platform offering solutions for autonomous car 83Patents top 9%Innovation top 19%AI top 20%Funding top 25% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 9% Innovationtop 19% AItop 20% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 29% Talenttop 32% Markettop 33% Producttop 40% Growthtop 41% Globalbottom 44% Newsbottom 43% Techbottom 42% Patents: 2,211 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1871 filings since 2022 vs 340 in 2017-21 Innovation: 2,211 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 1871 filings since 2022 vs 340 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $7.7B | 52 mo ago | 3,326 | Hao Gao | — | — | 2,211 patents Advanced radar-based perception and sensor‑fusion for autonomous vehicle navigation | — |
| 3 | Lyft 🦄 Network facilitating on-demand transportation and ride scheduling services for individuals 92Tech top 12%Market top 13%Patents top 18%Customers top 18% All 14 signals ▾Techtop 12% Markettop 13% Patentstop 18% Customerstop 18% Fundingtop 22% Fin. healthtop 23% Innovationtop 24% Moattop 26% Talenttop 29% Producttop 31% Partnerstop 32% Newstop 35% Globaltop 45% Growthbottom 47% Tech: 64 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Market: 4,419 employees (top 3% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$5.9B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $5.0B | 94 mo ago | 4,419 | John Zimmer Co-Founder & President | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29 | +15% | 1,506 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 internship |
| 4 | Lime 🦄 App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooter 76Customers top 12%Funding top 21%Market top 26%Moat top 28% All 13 signals ▾Customerstop 12% Fundingtop 21% Markettop 26% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 29% Globaltop 30% Producttop 43% Innovationtop 49% Newstop 50% Partnersbottom 49% Patentsbottom 47% Growthbottom 39% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.86★ across 678,242 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $1.7B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $1.7B | 47 mo ago | 386 | Brad Bao Co-Founder | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | +18% | 12 patents Recovering valuable particulates from kraft paper waste for recycling and resource recovery | 1 internship |
| 5 | Getaround 🦄 App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform 55Talent top 22%Market top 30%Moat top 31%Funding top 33% All 13 signals ▾Talenttop 22% Markettop 30% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 33% Techtop 35% Customerstop 35% Producttop 37% Globaltop 40% Patentsbottom 43% Innovationbottom 42% Fin. healthbottom 40% Newsbottom 29% Growthbottom 24% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 4 named leaders on record Market: 128 employees (top 40% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$22.4M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $736M | 28 mo ago | 128 128 → 263 (+105%) | Elliot Kroo Founder and CTO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+18 | +15% | 9 patents Remote vehicle access control and fleet management for car‑sharing platforms | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 6 | GoMotive 🦄 AI-powered fleet management platform 91Funding top 18%Market top 23%Tech top 24%Product top 24% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Markettop 23% Techtop 24% Producttop 24% Customerstop 24% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 32% AItop 32% Growthtop 36% Globaltop 36% Talentbottom 49% Funding: Raised $567M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 4,300 employees (top 4% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $567M | 13 mo ago | 4,300 | Shoaib Makani Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+41 | +32% | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 7 | Hayden AI Developer of AI-powered platform for traffic and parking violation enforcement 60Funding top 23%AI top 30%Moat top 37%Tech top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% AItop 30% Moattop 37% Techtop 38% Growthtop 40% Talenttop 45% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 35% Funding: Raised $193M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $193M | 23 mo ago | 82 82 → 195 (+138%) | Vaibhav Ghadiok Cofounder & CTO | SanitySentryApple iCloud Mail+18 | — | 6 patents AI-driven employee compensation planning and performance-based pay analytics | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 8 | Ridecell Provider of cloud-enabled platform for shared mobility | $101M | 60 mo ago | 150 | ArunKumar Elangovan Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+31 | — | 42 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | Kyte App-based car rental platform 53Talent top 28%Funding top 29%Tech top 30%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% Techtop 30% Moattop 39% Producttop 42% Customerstop 44% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 35% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $99.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $99M | 27 mo ago | 78 | Ludwig Schoenack Co-Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | +12% | — | — |
| 10 | Wind Electric kick scooter rental platform | $72M | 83 mo ago | 44 | Fahad A Co-Founder | — | — | 13 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 11 | Zendrive AI-enabled platform offering driver behavior monitoring and analysis solutions | $60M | 82 mo ago | 30 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | 105 patents Driver risk assessment and telematics analytics for vehicle safety and autonomous systems | — |
| 12 | StreetLight Platform offering transportation data and analytics for government, business, consultants | $41M | 72 mo ago | 95 95 → 154 (+62%) | Laura Schewel Founder and Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 13 | STRATIM SaaS-driven fleet management software for transportation companies | $36M | 129 mo ago | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | RideOS Technology provider for transportation service in self-driving vehicle ecosystem | $34M | 94 mo ago | 37 | — | — | — | 17 patents Dynamic routing and cost modeling for autonomous ride‑share vehicle fleets | — |
| 15 | Bestmile Cloud-driven fleet optimization solution for autonomous & human-driven vehicles | $33M | 57 mo ago | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Remix Transit planning and scheduling software for efficient transportation network management | $27M | 87 mo ago | 59 | — | RubyRuby on RailsAmazon Web Services+7 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Limos Global ground transportation marketplace offering diverse vehicle options and booking services | $19M | 157 mo ago | 51 | — | Node.jsGoogle MapsStripe+21 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Wheelz.com Campus Car Sharing | $16M | 171 mo ago | 10 | — | SentryZendeskAmazon Web Services+17 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Revolv Provider of fleet management and transportation services | $15M | 38 mo ago | 15 | Scott Davidson CEO | — | — | 3 patents IoT device provisioning and interference‑managed two‑way optical communication solutions | — |
| 20 | Populus Connected mobility management platform for smart cities | $15M | 45 mo ago | 19 19 → 22 (+16%) | Regina Lee Clewlow CEO & Founder | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Wingz Airport ride-sharing service | $13M | 124 mo ago | 5 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Swiftly Tech-enabled platform offers transit planning and management solutions | $12M | 66 mo ago | 75 75 → 143 (+91%) | Michael Smith Chief Innovation Officer | WebflowSalesforceZendesk+17 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 23 | QP QuickPay Parking Integrated mobile parking technology and services | $9M | 150 mo ago | — | Carl Muirbrook Founder & President | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | UpStart Mobile Location-based mobile solutions | $8M | 170 mo ago | — | John Wolpert CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Spin App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services | $8M | 108 mo ago | 347 347 → 324 (-7%) | — | WebflowTransifexcore-js+9 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 26 | Parkade App-based platform for booking P2P parking spaces 40Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Tech top 48% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 48% Moattop 48% Customerstop 50% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $7M | 17 mo ago | 13 | Curtis Rogers Co-Founder & COO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+16 | — | — | — |
| 27 | GridMatrix AI & SaaS enabled platform offering comprehensive traffic monitoring and analytics solution | $7M | 25 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | 9 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 28 | Scoot Networks Provider of shared electric scooters and bikes for urban transportation | $6M | 92 mo ago | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Mozio App-based ride-hailing aggregator for airport transfer | $5M | 119 mo ago | 48 | — | SentryZendeskStripe+17 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Car IQ In-vehicle payment solutions for commercial fleets 37News top 24%Product top 31%Growth top 32%Funding top 34% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 24% Producttop 31% Growthtop 32% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 48% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Customersbottom 7% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 3 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Product: 4 published apps (4.2k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $5M | 10 mo ago | — | Sterling Pratz Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPSplide+21 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Token Transit App-based mobile ticketing platform for public transit | $4M | 79 mo ago | 9 | Ekaterina Kuznetsova Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+14 | — | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships |
| 32 | Motion Intelligence Tech-enabled platform offering driver monitoring and distraction avoidance solutions | $4M | 80 mo ago | 18 | Marwan Hannon Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | zero5 Cloud-based platform offfering autonomous valet parking services | $4M | 56 mo ago | 6 | Sarah Park Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Smarking SaaS-based parking management solution provider for parking operators | $4M | 133 mo ago | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | RidePal Managed Commuter Buses to Work | $4M | 152 mo ago | 15 | — | TypeScriptGoogle MapsBootstrap+16 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Chariot Intracity shuttle for pooled transport | $3M | 133 mo ago | 113 | — | — | — | 3 patents Secure electronic payment transaction processing and authentication systems | — |
| 37 | Next future transportation Developer of inter-connecting pod transportation | $3M | 34 mo ago | 17 | Sven Hackmann Executive Board Member | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 38 | Leap Transit Digital wallet-based online gaming platform offering diverse games and secure transactions | $2M | 132 mo ago | — | Kyle Kirchhoff Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Spot Angels Find free parking, street rules, and garage deals with ease | $2M | 94 mo ago | 12 | — | Node.jsGoogle CloudVue.js+13 | +25% | — | — |
| 40 | Hyrecar App-based rental platform offering cars | $2M | 40 mo ago | 76 | — | Node.jsLuaSalesforce+29 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Caarbon on demand valet service | $2M | 139 mo ago | — | Niko Ralf Cunningham CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Loup Affordable, convenient, and reliable black car service alternative for daily commutes | $2M | 138 mo ago | 5 | Abtin Rostamian CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Eyeglass mounting accessories for frames and lenses | — |
| 43 | Ridejoy Brandable domain name, easy to remember, suitable for various industries | $1M | 172 mo ago | — | Randy Pang Co-Founder | UbuntuBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — | — |
| 44 | PayTollo Mobile app for toll payments | $1M | 116 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | 3 patents Mobile-based electronic toll collection and navigation integration | — |
| 45 | HiGear Online P2P car rental aggregator | $1M | 176 mo ago | — | Ali Moiz Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Lattis Saas and AI-enabled platform offering multi-modal vehicle sharing and management solutions | $1M | 60 mo ago | 11 | Jack Al-Kahwati Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Embark Mobile app for public transport | $1M | 113 mo ago | — | Ian Leighton Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Lumatic Photo-driven navigation software | $813K | 172 mo ago | — | Zach Kozick Co-Founder and CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Fysical Labs Provider of ACMI, charter, and cargo aircraft operations | $800K | 113 mo ago | 3 | Ben Smith Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | SherpaShare Free mileage tracking app maximizing tax savings with automatic mileage logs | $700K | 133 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco
#1
GoMotive 🦄Series F · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 4300 employees$567.3Mraised▾
GoMotive 🦄
Series F · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 4300 employees
AI-powered fleet management platform. It combines dashcams, GPS tracking, ELD compliance, and equipment monitoring for trucking and logistics operations. It delivers solutions for workforce management, compliance, and accident management. The platform also provides customized artificial intelligence solutions for various operational needs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Market
top 23%Tech
top 24%Product
top 24%Customers
top 24%Moat
top 26%Funding: Raised $567M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (May 2025)
Market: 4,300 employees (top 4% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $2.9B)
Tech: 67 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 643k LinkedIn followers — 13.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series F$150M
- May 2022Series F$150M
- Jun 2021Series E$190M
- Sep 2019Series D—
Founders & team
Investors
Index Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Greenoaks, IVP, ITOCHU
Tech stack
6SenseAlpine.JsAmazon AlbAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmplitude
#2
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2016$5Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2016
In-vehicle payment solutions for commercial fleets. It enables contactless transactions at fuel stations. It replaces the need for physical fleet cards by charging expenses centrally and paying in one bill.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 24%Product
top 31%Growth
top 32%Funding
top 34%Moat
top 48%Tech
top 49%News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 3 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: M&A, Capital raise, Funding
Product: 4 published apps (4.2k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$8M
- Feb 2023Series B$15M
- Aug 2021Series B$15M
- Jun 2019Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Quest Venture Partners, Avanta Ventures, Citi Ventures, Alpana Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Alumni Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 82 employees$193Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 82 employees
Developer of AI-powered platform for traffic and parking violation enforcement. The platform uses vehicle-mounted hardware and vision AI to analyze urban environments. It detects parking and moving violations to improve transit performance. The technology aims to make streets safer and improve transit accessibility. The platform provides tools to enforce violations that disrupt mobility. It helps cities rebalance streets for transit riders.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%AI
top 30%Moat
top 37%Tech
top 38%Growth
top 40%Talent
top 45%Funding: Raised $193M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2024)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 6 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior State Estimation, Engineering Manager, State Estimation
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series C$95M
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2023Series B$53M
- Mar 2023Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
BootstrapLabs, Autotech Ventures, Flavors.me, MVP Ventures, Transatlantic AI, Drawdown Fund
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsLenisMatomo Analytics
#4
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 128 employees$736.3Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 128 employees
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 22%Market
top 30%Moat
top 31%Funding
top 33%Tech
top 35%Customers
top 35%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Market: 128 employees (top 40% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$22.4M · Top-50,000 web property
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 9 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. GoMore) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2020Venture Debt$25M
- Oct 2020Series E$140M
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
Braemar Energy Ventures, Toyota Motor, Menlo Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners, SAIC Capital, Vistara Growth
Tech stack
AdjustAhrefsApple Icloud MailCloudflareCore-JsEnvoy
#5
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 3326 employees$7.7Braised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 3326 employees
Platform offering solutions for autonomous car. It develops hardware and software-enabled solutions for autonomous cars. It develops customized hardware with the power to manage the software stack. It uses AI to collect data from sensors and also offers object recognition and precision solutions for autonomous vehicles. Also, it offers testing and simulation solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 9%Innovation
top 19%AI
top 20%Funding
top 25%Moat
top 29%Talent
top 32%Patents: 2,211 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1871 filings since 2022 vs 340 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 2,211 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 1871 filings since 2022 vs 340 in 2017-21 · 3 product lines
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding rounds
- Feb 2022Series E$1.4B
- Apr 2021Series D—
- Jan 2021Series D$2.2B
- May 2019Series C$1.1B
Founders & team
Investors
Spark Capital, Zillionize, SoftBank Vision Fund, T. Rowe Price, Honda, Walmart
Tech stack
ContentfulVarnishReactGatsbyApache Traffic ServerOnetrust
#6
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 13 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 13 employees
App-based platform for booking P2P parking spaces. Users can post their available parking spaces in apartments, residents, condos, etc. to others residing in similar spaces. It offers features like in-app payments, real-time notifications, instant bookings, etc. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 39%Tech
top 48%Moat
top 48%Customers
top 50%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series A$10M
- Jun 2022Series A$6.7M
- Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Heartland Ventures, Navitas Capital, MassMutual Ventures, 9yards Capital, BoxGroup, CRV
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#7
Uber 🦄Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 30400 employees$13.2Braised▾
Uber 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 30400 employees
Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions. It facilitates ride requests and connects individuals with transportation providers. Additionally, it offers delivery services for food and other goods. The network extends to business solutions, providing tools for managing rides, meals, and local deliveries for organizations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 6%Tech
top 9%Customers
top 10%Partners
top 13%Funding
top 18%Global
top 20%Market: 30,400 employees (top 1% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$52.0B · Top-1,000 web property
Tech: 95 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.70★ across 25,177,695 ratings (4 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 1% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 3.5M LinkedIn followers — 71.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Post IPO$1.1B
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$1.2B
- Apr 2019Series G$500M
- Aug 2018Series G$500M
Founders & team
Investors
TPG, Sequoia Capital, Tencent, SoftBank Vision Fund, Fidelity Investments, Wellington
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloAppcuesApple Icloud MailApple Sign-In
#8
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2006 · 78 employees$99Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2006 · 78 employees
App-based car rental platform. Users can rent vehicles by providing location, user details, payment details, preferred dates, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 29%Tech
top 30%Moat
top 39%Product
top 42%Customers
top 44%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $99.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2024)
Tech: 30 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2022Series B$60M
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$200M
- Oct 2021Series A$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Waterfall, Barclays, InterAlpen Partners, Valor Equity Partners, Anthemis Group, Citi Ventures
Tech stack
Node.JsReactNext.JsStyled-ComponentsAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Font Api
#9
Lime 🦄Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 386 employees$1.7Braised▾
Lime 🦄
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 386 employees
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooter. The platform enables users to find the nearest available scooter and start the ride by scanning their QR code or access code. Users should provide rider details, payment details, location, and more for book the scooter. It offers features like variant payment options, and more. At the end of the ride, users can park the vehicle at their legal locations. Their mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 12%Funding
top 21%Market
top 26%Moat
top 28%Talent
top 28%Tech
top 29%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.86★ across 678,242 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 6% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $1.7B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Jul 2022)
Market: 386 employees (top 24% of Road Transport Tech) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $2.4B)
Audience (LinkedIn): 214k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Series D$310M
- Nov 2021Conventional Debt$105M
- Nov 2021Series D$418M
- May 2020Series D$170M
Founders & team
Investors
Uber, Alphabet, Google Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud Mail
#10
Lyft 🦄Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2007 · 4419 employees$5Braised▾
Lyft 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2007 · 4419 employees
Network facilitating on-demand transportation and ride scheduling services for individuals. It provides options for immediate rides, scheduled pickups, and various vehicle types. The network offers programs for business transportation needs. It also focuses on safety measures and community support initiatives.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 92how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%Market
top 13%Patents
top 18%Customers
top 18%Funding
top 22%Fin. health
top 23%Tech: 64 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Market: 4,419 employees (top 3% of Road Transport Tech) · Revenue ~$5.9B · Top-50,000 web property
Patents: 1,506 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 684 filings since 2022 vs 816 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 406k LinkedIn followers — 8.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2018Series I—
- Jun 2018Series I$600M
- Apr 2018Series H$3.2M
- Mar 2018Series H$200M
Founders & team
Investors
Kingdom Holding Company, General Motors, Alibaba, Janus Henderson Investors, Autotech Ventures, DiDi
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApolloApple Icloud Mail
#11
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees
AI & SaaS enabled platform offering comprehensive traffic monitoring and analytics solution. The company offers video-based traffic analytics solutions that manage traffic congestion, etc. It uses various technologies like AI, big data, etc. It offers features like data visualization, real-time data analytics, etc.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Series A$3M
- Jun 2022Seed$51.1K
- Apr 2022Seed$3.5M
Investors
8VC, Cota Capital, Alumni Ventures, The Y Startup Index Fund, Team Ignite Ventures
#12
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 150 employees$101.4Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 150 employees
Ridecell provides cloud-enabled platform for shared mobility. It offers a suite of mobility software solutions like car-sharing, short-term rentals, and more along with features like optimize fixed-route, demand-response, hybrid transportation services, and more. It also provides a fleet automation & operations management solution for autonomous fleets. It incorporates various technologies like IoT, cloud, and more. It works with both public & private transportation networks.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 36k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2021Series C—
- Dec 2020Series C$45M
- Nov 2018Series B—
- May 2018Series B$28.6M
Founders & team
Investors
DENSO, Sony Innovation Fund, Ally, Khosla Ventures, BNP Paribas, ERGO
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
Funding & investor landscape
$29.8Btotal disclosed funding
60companies funded
210disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator13 rounds
Notable founders
Shoaib Makani
Co-Founder & CEO · GoMotive
Sterling Pratz
Founder & CEO · Car IQ
Vaibhav Ghadiok
Cofounder & CTO · Hayden AI
Michael Byrne
Co-founder & SVP of Product · Hayden AI
Elliot Kroo
Founder and CTO · Getaround
Jason Mudrick
Board of Directors · Getaround
Hao Gao
· Cruise
Curtis Rogers
Co-Founder & COO · Parkade
Ben Plowman
Co-Founder / CTO · Parkade
Garrett Camp
Co-Founder · Uber
Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO · Uber
Ludwig Schoenack
Co-Founder · Kyte
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,610,503 docs
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
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, nearly tenfold.
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
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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 across the study period.
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 — combined growth from 5 to 172 signals 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 Road Transport Tech companies are there in San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 159 indexable Road Transport Tech companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $29.8B in disclosed equity funding across 60 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Road Transport Tech company in San Francisco, United States?
Uber is the highest-funded Road Transport Tech company in San Francisco, United States, with $13.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
60 of the 159 Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Road Transport Tech unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
5 Road Transport Tech companies in San Francisco, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Road Transport Tech companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Road Transport Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, 500 Global, Alumni Ventures, BMW i Ventures.
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