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THE AUSTRALIA EDITION 2026

Australia’s
auto tech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping auto tech in Australia. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Auto Tech illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Australia’s auto tech leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Auto Tech company highlights in Australia, snapshot 31 August 2026
Company
Splendsplend.com$470M24
Seeingmachinesseeingmachines.com$268.82M266
Advanced Navigationadvancednavigation.com$214.48M5 roles192Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Tritiumtritiumcharging.com$191.7M818
IronPlanetironplanet.com.au$139.63M525
Zoomoridezoomo.com$110.5M228
Carbarcarbar.com.au$83.14M80
JET Chargejetcharge.com.au$69.72M129
Vix Technologyvixtechnology.com4 roles553
Acusensusacusensus.com3 roles70
Private Fleetprivatefleet.com.au3 roles
DingGodinggo.com.au2 roles8
Haltechhaltech.com2 roles50
Secure Parkingsecureparking.com.au2 roles1,107
Unleash liveunleashlive.com2 roles28
AfricarGroupafricargroup.com
AutoGrabautograb.com.au37
Automotive Superstoreautomotivesuperstore.com.au3
BluVeinbluvein.com4
Carsalescarsales.com.au1,200
Carsguidecarsguide.com.au69
Drivedrive.com.au76
EVOSevos.com.au22
Jayridejayride.com112Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

Explore the live startup set in Radar

No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Auto Tech industry KPIs in Australia

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

31 August 2026
Hiring participation3.7%

36 of 976 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation7.5%

73 of 976 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share48.4%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$3.81M

Midpoint of 107 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 48.4% of disclosed capital, while 92.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Australia auto tech has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Australia auto tech
$0$134.51M$269.01M$403.52M$538.02M2016: $56.93M20162017: $69.67M20172018: $30.69M20182019: $137.2M20192020: $72.33M20202021: $275.76M20212022: $471.95M20222023: $112.48M20232024: $391M20242025: $02025
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Annual auto tech funding and company formation in Australia
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$56.93M706
2017$69.67M534
2018$30.69M597
2019$137.2M4913
2020$72.33M555
2021$275.76M4320
2022$471.95M2513
2023$112.48M197
2024$391M98
2025$030
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Splend23.9%
  • Seeingmachines13.6%
  • Advanced Navigation10.9%
  • Other companies51.6%

Funding by stage

132 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel40 30.3%
Series A–B38 28.8%
Series C+ / PE6 4.5%
Grants, debt & other48 36.4%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Australia companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

20 of the 976 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 287,500 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Drivedrive.com.au12,684,7175591.1%
Carsalescarsales.com.au12,055,9427753.4%
Carsguidecarsguide.com.au2,676,5276768.6%
Linktlinkt.com.au2,058,3005468.3%
Picklespickles.com.au1,627,8855153.5%
bikesales.com.aubikesales.com.au943,9584750.5%
Wilson Parkingwilsonparking.com.au491,6545371.2%
pushyspushys.com.au378,1644163.4%
MechanicDeskmechanicdesk.com.au375,6233050.9%
Binglebingle.com.au318,8484242.7%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

175 of these companies (17.9%) publish at least one Android app — 273 apps in all, carrying 13.2M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
carsales AU: Cars MarketplaceCarsales3.6M4.3Auto & Vehicles
13cabs - Ride with no surge13Cabs2.3M3.5Maps & Navigation
LinktLinkt1.8M4Travel & Local
Wilson ParkingWilson Parking964.6KTravel & Local
bikesales: Buy & sell bikesbikesales.com.au606.8K4.5Lifestyle
beefullBeefull404.1KTools
Secure ParkingSecure Parking285.9KTravel & Local
GoGet: Cars by the hour or dayGoGet211.7K4.2Travel & Local
Chargefox: EV Charging NetworkChargefox190.2K2.5Auto & Vehicles
MotorMouthMotorMouth187.2KTravel & Local

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Road Transport Tech1477.2M13cabs - Ride with no surge 2.3M
Auto E-Commerce & Content274.5Mcarsales AU: Cars Marketplace 3.6M
Auto Retail & Aftersales164.5Mbikesales: Buy & sell bikes 606.8K
Payments32.8MLinkt 1.8M
Electric Vehicles23770.7Kbeefull 404.1K
Energy Storage Tech16715.1KChargefox: EV Charging Network 190.2K
Auto It79644.8KNDSII Lite 115.7K
Online Travel13358KGoGet: Cars by the hour or day 211.7K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 62023Q2: 22023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 32023Q32023Q4: 12023Q4: 32023Q42024Q1: 72024Q1: 22024Q12024Q2: 32024Q2: 52024Q22024Q3: 22024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 52024Q4: 52024Q42025Q1: 32025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 12025Q2: 62025Q22025Q3: 22025Q3: 362025Q32025Q4: 22025Q4: 312025Q42026Q1: 22026Q1: 522026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 179 of 273 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Australia auto tech market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital503
Enterprise tech388
Green transport198
B2c e-commerce172
Enterprise software171
Saas133
Marketplaces120
Shared mobility102
Internet of vehicles73
Deep tech71
Online auto parts and accessories69
Gig employers65

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

503companies
4.0%have hiring activity

20 companies hiring · $987.2M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription449
Commission on transaction355
E-commerce - product281
E-commerce - service218
Physical commerce180
Advertising137
Fee-for-service120
Renting / leasing32
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsadvancednavigation.com ↗

Australian deep-tech company Advanced Navigation has raised $158 million in a Series C round led by Airtree Ventures.

Mergers & acquisitionsalgodriven.xyz ↗

Dubai-based automotive-data company AlgoDriven has announced it has been fully acquired by San Francisco-based Emergence Software in a 100% cash transaction.

Mergers & acquisitionsafricargroup.com ↗

Africar Group Pty Ltd, owner of AUTO24.africa, has taken over Koto.ci, the leading online guide to new car prices in Côte d’Ivoire.

Funding roundsvisionarymachines.com ↗

Australian optical spatial sensing firm Visionary Machines has secured a $4.4 million Industry Growth Program grant from the federal government to commercialise its Pandion Sentinel counter-drone technology.

Funding roundsbluvein.com ↗

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded a $9 million grant to BluVein to trial a first-of-its-kind dynamic charging technology aimed at reducing emissions in Australia’s mining sector.

Mergers & acquisitionsinfomedia.com.au ↗

Asia-focused private equity firm TPG has agreed to acquire Australian automotive software firm Infomedia for AU$651m (US$420m).

Funding roundsunleashlive.com ↗

Unleash live a Sydney, Australia-based real-time video analytics and machine learning AI platform for infrastructure and field operations, has raised A$17 million in Series B funding.

Mergers & acquisitionsseeingmachines.com ↗

Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corp buys Seeing Machines shares from Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd as part of the Japanese company’s strategic investment in its new collaboration partner.

Funding roundsjetcharge.com.au ↗

JET Charge, an EV charging solutions provider, has secured A$72 million (~$45 million) in funding.

Mergers & acquisitionsuniversalfieldrobots.com.au ↗

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of Universal Field Robots (UFR), a fast-growing Australia-based provider of autonomous interoperable solutions for the surface mining and underground mining markets.

Full recorded event mix

Top 9 categories among 69 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Mergers & acquisitions
16
Funding rounds
11
Leadership moves
10
Contracts
9
Earnings
8
New products
6
Capital infusions
4
Company announcements
4
Asset acquisitions
1
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Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Koto.sn

New‑car price comparison platform

Koto.rw

New‑car price comparison platform

ARTEV1000

Automated rugged terrain electric vehicle

Contract wins

4 recorded customer wins

Customer: Newmont AustraliaMining

Acusensus ↗

Customer: WA Road Safety CommissionRoad Safety

JET Charge ↗

Customer: IKEA AustraliaRetail logistics

Customer: mitsubishi electric automotive americaAutomotive, Driver Safety

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
emergence softwareAlgoDriven ↗Announced2026-02-16Not stated in snapshot
AfricarGroupKoto.ciAnnounced2026-01-12Not stated in snapshot
tpgInfomedia ↗Announced2025-08-11Not stated in snapshot
InfomediaIntellegamAnnounced2025-02-17Not stated in snapshot
mitsubishi electricSeeingmachines ↗Announced2024-12-31Not stated in snapshot
sandvikUniversal Field Robots ↗Completed2024-12-02Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.

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Most advertised job titles

No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.

1 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

286 founders and chief executives across 255 companies.

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12 profiles

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DCo-Founder & CEO

Desmond Hang

Carbar ↗

Ex-Co-Founder & CEO CrowdSourceHire, Suncorp, iSelect, Sensis Classifieds, Nielsen Online, Bristol-Myers Squibb. University of Melbourne 2005

Education networks

19 profiles with education records.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
The University of Sydney
2
Harvard Business School
2
The University of Queensland
2
RMIT University
2
London Business School (LBS)
1
Erasmus University Rotterdam
1
Melbourne Business School
1

Prior employers

3 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

705,514 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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705,514articles in the measured year
137,509articles in 2026Q1
53.3%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Auto Tech coverage across Australia · articles per complete quarter

070,007140,014210,020280,0272021Q2: 118,4342021Q22021Q3: 132,9862021Q4: 116,4032022Q1: 132,2822022Q2: 128,6942022Q22022Q3: 135,9702022Q4: 193,6492023Q1: 217,2092023Q2: 146,1222023Q22023Q3: 168,4042023Q4: 153,7732024Q1: 148,5972024Q2: 161,0182024Q22024Q3: 162,1162024Q4: 175,6022025Q1: 206,9062025Q2: 137,9792025Q22025Q3: 243,5022025Q4: 123,3202026Q1: 137,5092026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q2118,434
2021Q3132,986
2021Q4116,403
2022Q1132,282
2022Q2128,694
2022Q3135,970
2022Q4193,649
2023Q1217,209
2023Q2146,122
2023Q3168,404
2023Q4153,773
2024Q1148,597
2024Q2161,018
2024Q3162,116
2024Q4175,602
2025Q1206,906
2025Q2137,979
2025Q3243,502
2025Q4123,320
2026Q1137,509

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
221,860 positive · 36,217 neutral · 136,085 negative
2022
328,651 positive · 56,816 neutral · 204,014 negative
2023
402,924 positive · 70,574 neutral · 210,600 negative
2024
370,081 positive · 103,895 neutral · 172,298 negative
2025
378,513 positive · 157,744 neutral · 174,293 negative

Leading coverage topics

Auto Tech coverage across Australia · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,215 articles in the full recorded period
103,300 recent · 80,986 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,204 articles in the full recorded period
103,302 recent · 80,987 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,151 articles in the full recorded period
103,290 recent · 80,970 prior
International Sports Competitions108,085 articles in the full recorded period
18,579 recent · 22,448 prior
Cricket Test Matches46,917 articles in the full recorded period
8,030 recent · 10,640 prior
Olympic Games Coverage41,869 articles in the full recorded period
5,043 recent · 9,431 prior
Sports Injury Reports39,237 articles in the full recorded period
6,692 recent · 6,293 prior
Championship Event Highlights36,628 articles in the full recorded period
7,383 recent · 7,272 prior
International Political Relations29,760 articles in the full recorded period
6,960 recent · 4,523 prior
Professional League Updates27,947 articles in the full recorded period
4,891 recent · 4,629 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Auto Tech coverage across Australia

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,0051,939107%
domestic robots3,122545681%
toy robots3,089378249%
startup news2,000556260%
ashes moments1,19177254%
angel investors1,018374172%
overseas study97468941%
ashes urn897392129%
ashes records858403113%
semester abroad81852656%
test cricket5,98211,564-48%
test innings4,5598,879-49%
5-day cricket3,7287,780-52%
odi cricket2,9336,172-52%
limited overs cricket2,8016,142-54%

Event and signal lenses

Auto Tech coverage across Australia

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

1,143,699 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, test cricket

27.6% critical · 20.2% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

160,297 classified articles

test cricket, test innings, odi world cup

31.0% critical · 43.1% positive
Rising

Growth

186,950 classified articles

nba expansion teams, nba team legends, league expansion news

31.3% critical · 47.1% positive

Auto Tech coverage across Australia. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Auto Tech research is working on

53,340 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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53,340papers
53,340worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
15,643
Problem-identifying
14,600
Promising
11,208
Breakthrough
7,618
Comparative
1,800
Cautionary
1,545
Critical
926

Contribution mix

Empirical
31,760
Methods-led
13,687
Theoretical
3,402
Reviews
2,386
Position pieces
2,105

Tone counts: 45,828 positive · 3,083 neutral · 4,429 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
15,526 papers · 29.1% of this field
  • Humanities3,689 papers
  • Philosophy2,109 papers
  • Order945 papers
  • Persona530 papers
  • Population496 papers
  • Subject417 papers
  • Government336 papers
  • Limiting241 papers

Landmark: A Survey of Autonomous Driving: <i>Common Practices and Emerging Technologies</i>

Cautions
1,545 papers · 2.9% of this field
  • Humanities180 papers
  • Philosophy100 papers
  • Transport engineering73 papers
  • Gynecology37 papers
  • Perception35 papers
  • Order31 papers
  • Adversarial system28 papers
  • Human–computer interaction28 papers

Landmark: Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning

Opportunities
18,826 papers · 35.3% of this field
  • Humanities1,220 papers
  • Trajectory1,158 papers
  • Reinforcement learning986 papers
  • Control theory758 papers
  • Robustness738 papers
  • Philosophy702 papers
  • Perception698 papers
  • Object detection634 papers

Landmark: Are we ready for autonomous driving? The KITTI vision benchmark suite

Leading institutions

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
16,859
Toyota Motor Corporation
15,309
University of Oxford
14,858
University of Bern
14,127
University of Birmingham
13,870
University of Amsterdam
13,778

Leading researchers

Andreas Geiger
17,893
P Lenz
14,099
R. Urtasun
14,099
Susan Mallett
13,903
Penny Whiting
13,697
Anne W.S. Rutjes
13,616
Marie E. Westwood
13,616
Jonathan J. Deeks
13,616

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Are we ready for autonomous driving? The KITTI vision benchmark suite14,099 citations
  • ADASYN: Adaptive synthetic sampling approach for imbalanced learning4,310 citations
  • Multi-view 3D Object Detection Network for Autonomous Driving3,350 citations
  • End to End Learning for Self-Driving Cars3,101 citations
  • Scalability in Perception for Autonomous Driving: Waymo Open Dataset2,877 citations

Common problems researchers identify

13,905 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Social Equity and RepresentationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Social Equity and Representation

1,059 papers

17.6% of this theme group

Researchers highlight gender, identity, and power dynamics in humanitarian and media portrayals.

Humanities (304) · Identity (55) · Power (59) · Latin Americans (42)

Nuevas miradas sobre género e igualdad. Enfoques interdisciplinares.

Imagens e discursos em campanhas humanitárias: Análise crítica das representações das populações afetadas

Healthcare Delivery ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Healthcare Delivery Challenges

975 papers

16.2% of this theme group

Studies flag gaps in nursing care, infection control, and medication acceptance for vulnerable patients.

Nursing care (60) · Gynecology (47) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (66) · MEDLINE (45)

AVALIAÇÃO DO PERFIL E DA ACEITABILIDADE DE INTERVENÇÕES FARMACÊUTICAS EM PESSOAS IDOSAS HOSPITALIZADAS

Prevenção de infeções associadas aos cateteres venosos periféricos: um olhar sobre as intervenções de estudantes de Mestrado em enfermagem à

Data Governance and PolicyCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Data Governance and Policy

876 papers

14.6% of this theme group

Works examine legal and technical issues surrounding personal data use in public administration.

Order (161) · Cadastre (51) · Government (54) · Public policy (32)

Auditoria a sistemas de informação e tecnologias aplicadas

Tratamento de Dados Pessoais em Operações de M&A: um estudo sobre as bases legais aplicáveis e as medidas técnicas e administrativas ado

Ethics and Education in CareCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Ethics and Education in Care

862 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Papers discuss philosophical and humanitarian concerns in education and health services for marginalized groups.

Philosophy (704) · Humanities (799) · Persona (24) · Derecho (10)

Educação para pessoas privadas de liberdade

O USO DAS TECNOLOGIAS EDUCACIONAIS PELO ENFERMEIRO APLICADAS AOS CUIDADOS PARA PESSOAS QUE REALIZAM HEMODIÁLISE: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Environmental Monitoring and Land UseCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Environmental Monitoring and Land Use

825 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Research points to challenges in rural cadastral systems and forest cover change analysis.

Humanities (150) · Horticulture (14) · Statistical analysis (26) · Amazon rainforest (14)

CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O CADASTRO AMBIENTAL RURAL E SUA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO

ANÁLISE ESPACIAL E TEMPORAL DAS TRANSFORMAÇÕES NA COBERTURA DA TERRA EM ÁREAS DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL NO ESTADO DE ALAGOAS POR MEIO DE GEOTECN

Inclusive Pedagogy and Curriculum DesignCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Inclusive Pedagogy and Curriculum Design

749 papers

12.5% of this theme group

Authors raise issues about equitable teaching methods and technology‑mediated learning experiences.

Humanities (161) · Qualitative research (46) · Initial training (27) · Curriculum (16)

INOVAÇÃO PEDAGÓGICA MEDIADAS POR TECNOLOGIAS: CAMINHOS PARA UMA EDUCAÇÃO ATIVA

PRÁTICAS PEDAGÓGICAS INCLUSIVAS MEDIADAS POR LIBRAS: EXPERIÊNCIAS E DESAFIOS NO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

Security and Human Interaction in VehiclesCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Security and Human Interaction in Vehicles

654 papers

10.9% of this theme group

Studies identify safety and usability concerns for autonomous and connected automotive systems.

Computer security (83) · Transport engineering (51) · Human–computer interaction (56) · Automotive industry (40)

Planning and Decision-Making for Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers

Cautions

1,384 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Medical Risk ManagementCautions · 01

Medical Risk Management

274 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Cautionary work warns of pressure injuries and medication complications in elderly care.

Gynecology (35) · CADASIL (16) · Leukoencephalopathy (12) · Internal medicine (12)

Análise da presença de lesão por pressão em pacientes hospitalizados e as principais comorbidades associadas

PERFIL MEDICAMENTOSO E PROBLEMAS RELACIONADOS À FARMACOTERAPIA EM PESSOAS IDOSAS HOSPITALIZADAS

Autonomous Mobility ImpactsCautions · 02

Autonomous Mobility Impacts

270 papers

19.5% of this theme group

Researchers urge careful assessment of societal and environmental effects of driverless transport.

Transport engineering (67) · Human–computer interaction (24) · Automotive engineering (20) · Aeronautics (19)

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - WHAT COULD THIS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT?

Autonomous Vehicles as Public Transport: Perceptions of Risks and Opportunities for Mobility, the Environment, and Society

Student Well‑Being and EngagementCautions · 03

Student Well‑Being and Engagement

187 papers

13.5% of this theme group

Papers caution about substance use and inclusive strategies for neurodiverse learners.

Humanities (106) · Philosophy (75) · Identity (4) · Higher education (4)

Levantamento sobre uso de álcool e outras drogas e vulnerabilidades relacionadas de estudantes de escolas públicas participantes do programa

ADAPTAÇÕES E ESTRATÉGIAS BASEADAS EM EVIDÊNCIAS PARA AUMENTAR A INTERAÇÃO E O ENGAJAMENTO DE ALUNOS COM TEA NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA

Adversarial Robustness in PerceptionCautions · 04

Adversarial Robustness in Perception

171 papers

12.4% of this theme group

Works highlight vulnerability of vehicle perception systems to targeted attacks.

Adversarial system (22) · Lidar (15) · Object detection (13) · Robustness (17)

On Adversarial Robustness of Trajectory Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles

Revisiting Adversarial Perception Attacks and Defense Methods on Autonomous Driving Systems

Construction Material Testing LimitsCautions · 05

Construction Material Testing Limits

171 papers

12.4% of this theme group

Studies note uncertainties in modeling and evaluating structural and filtration properties.

Cadastre (10) · Materials testing (6) · Geology (8) · Statistical analysis (8)

Método para simulação numérica de paredes divisórias em alvenaria afetadas pelas flechas de estruturas de betão armado

Avaliação da porosidade e colmatação de camadas filtrantes via tomografia computadorizada de raios X e fluidodinâmica computacional

Plant Growth under StressCautions · 06

Plant Growth under Stress

165 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Research points to challenges in using saline water and microbial inoculants for crop productivity.

Horticulture (23) · Microbiology (6) · Botany (5) · Bacteria (5)

Acumulação de biomassa e extração de nutrientes por plantas de feijão-de-corda irrigadas com água salina em diferentes estádios de desenvolv

Feijão caupi inoculado com bactérias associadas à adubação nitrogenada no metabolismo e crescimento da planta.

Regulatory and Economic UncertaintyCautions · 07

Regulatory and Economic Uncertainty

146 papers

10.5% of this theme group

Analyses warn of policy volatility and disclosure gaps affecting corporate investment.

Order (15) · Government (10) · Investment (6) · Legislation (6)

INCERTEZA POLÍTICO-ECONÔMICA, AGRESSIVIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA E O EFEITO MODERADOR DO MERCADO DE CRÉDITO NAS EMPRESAS DE CAPITAL ABERTO LISTADAS NA

Informação obrigatória e voluntaria dos intangíveis: nível de divulgação e seus determinantes para as empresas cotadas portuguesas

Opportunities

16,625 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Safety and Security Requirement EngineeringOpportunities · 01

Safety and Security Requirement Engineering

1,592 papers

26.5% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on systematic identification of safety and security needs for autonomous driving.

Human–computer interaction (176) · Transport engineering (139) · Computer security (91) · Automotive engineering (110)

Systematic Method for Identifying Safety and Security Requirements in Autonomous Driving: Case Study of Autonomous Intersection System

Exploring User Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles: Impact of Driver and Vehicle Styles

3D Perception and Object DetectionOpportunities · 02

3D Perception and Object Detection

1,072 papers

17.9% of this theme group

Research advances lidar‑based scene analysis and neural networks for driver assistance.

Object detection (228) · Object (139) · Lidar (149) · Point cloud (88)

Road Scene Content Analysis for Driver Assistance and Autonomous Driving

Enhancing Safety Perception in Autonomous Driving Systems Through 3D Object Detection and Neural Network Regression

Predictive Motion PlanningOpportunities · 03

Predictive Motion Planning

807 papers

13.4% of this theme group

Studies develop model‑predictive control techniques for dynamic trajectory generation.

Trajectory (296) · Control theory (245) · Motion planning (167) · Model predictive control (105)

Dynamic Trajectory Planning and Tracking for Autonomous Vehicle With Obstacle Avoidance Based on Model Predictive Control

Dynamic Trajectory Planning for Vehicle Autonomous Driving

Qualitative Evaluation of Learning ToolsOpportunities · 04

Qualitative Evaluation of Learning Tools

800 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Works explore effectiveness of assessment methods in virtual learning environments.

Humanities (314) · Philosophy (216) · Qualitative research (30) · Order (42)

REFLEXÕES SOBRE A EFETIVIDADE DE FERRAMENTAS DE AVALIAÇÃO DA APRENDIZAGEM EMPREGADAS EM AMBIENTES VIRTUAIS DE APRENDIZAGEM: UM ESTUDO DE CAS

PET-Saúde/Equidade: Contribuições das Experiências Compartilhadas para a Formação Acadêmica e Profissional

Multidisciplinary Biomedical MaterialsOpportunities · 05

Multidisciplinary Biomedical Materials

699 papers

11.7% of this theme group

Research investigates novel compounds and diagnostic approaches for skin lesions and photochemical applications.

Horticulture (37) · CADASIL (34) · Traditional medicine (24) · Leukoencephalopathy (23)

ANÁLISE MULTIMODAL E CARACTERIZAÇÃO MOLECULAR DE LESÕES PIGMENTADAS CUTÂNEAS BENIGNAS: AVANÇOS EM DIAGNÓSTICO DIFERENCIAL E IMPLICAÇÕES PARA

SINTESIS YTTRIUM DOPED ZnO DENGAN CAPPING AGENT KIMIA DAN \nBIOLOGI UNTUK PENINGKATAN EFISIENSI FOTOKATALITIK \nDEGRADASI ANTIBIOT

Spatial Data Integration for InfrastructureOpportunities · 06

Spatial Data Integration for Infrastructure

686 papers

11.4% of this theme group

Papers highlight BIM and cadastral data use for energy and construction optimization.

Cadastre (79) · Cartography (16) · Statistical analysis (18) · Humanities (54)

BIM, 3D Cadastral Data and AI for Weather Conditions Simulation and Energy Consumption Monitoring

TECNOLOGIAS E INOVAÇÕES APLICADAS ÀS FASES DE ACABAMENTO EM EDIFÍCIOS DE MÚLTIPLOS PAVIMENTOS

Reinforcement Learning for Driving DecisionsOpportunities · 07

Reinforcement Learning for Driving Decisions

344 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Studies apply deep reinforcement methods to improve collision avoidance and behavior planning.

Reinforcement learning (312) · Reinforcement (63) · Action (24) · Human–computer interaction (37)

Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Based Collision Avoidance of Autonomous Driving System for Vulnerable Road User Safety

An Integrated Framework of Lateral and Longitudinal Behavior Decision-Making for Autonomous Driving Using Reinforcement Learning

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive29.3%17.5%
Problem-identifying27.4%9.6%
Promising21.0%37.4%
Breakthrough14.3%26.6%
Comparative3.4%3.8%
Cautionary2.9%4.3%
Critical1.7%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Safety & misuseNO Need to Worry about Adversarial Examples in Object Detection in Autonomous Vehicles1130.24%27 (23.9%)0.24%
Privacy & surveillanceExploring expert perceptions about the cyber security and privacy of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: A thematic analy920.2%25 (27.2%)0.2%
Bias & fairnessBias behind the Wheel: Fairness Testing of Autonomous Driving Systems80.02%3 (37.5%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Survey on Approximate Edge AI for Energy Efficient Autonomous Driving Services70.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Water useEnhanced AEC Qualification of 5nm AI Processor with Liquid Cooling for Level 4 Autonomous Driving10.0%1 (100.0%)0.0%
Labour & data workO sofrimento feminino na pandemia de COVID-19: como vulnerabilidades das mulheres foram reforçadas na crise sanitária10.0%1 (100.0%)0.0%
Concentration of compute powerTransport Policy Optimization with Autonomous Vehicles10.0%1 (100.0%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — Australia

Compare demand signals in Australia’s newsflow with the auto tech categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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3 Australia demand signals compared with mapped auto tech supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction25.00.0+25.0+34.5%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure75.050.0+25.0+94.9%
EV adoption & charging ↗Adoption Shift50.0100.0-50.0+128.6%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 8 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Australia is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Western Australia94.0

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Layoffs & income shocks

Queensland67.9

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Layoffs & income shocks

Australian Capital Territory62.5

Layoffs & income shocks · EV adoption & charging · Congestion & traffic friction

South Australia56.2

Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · EV adoption & charging

Tasmania30.7

Layoffs & income shocks · EV adoption & charging · Congestion & traffic friction

North Carolina25.6

EV adoption & charging · Layoffs & income shocks

England22.4

Layoffs & income shocks · EV adoption & charging · Congestion & traffic friction

Northern Territory20.3

EV adoption & charging · Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
ACCESS FRICTIONCongestion & traffic friction+25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.

21.67mentions per 10,000 articles+34.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped auto tech categories

  • Shared Mobility102

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

061319262024Q3: 192024Q32024Q4: 172024Q42025Q1: 112025Q12025Q2: 162025Q22025Q3: 222025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 182026Q1
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Congestion & traffic friction in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q313019.28
2024Q413717.42
2025Q19311.77
2025Q29616.44
2025Q318522.49
2025Q410217.75
2026Q111518.95

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Western Australia63.7 / 10,000
Queensland43.6 / 10,000
South Australia35.7 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

22.74mentions per 10,000 articles+94.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped auto tech categories

  • Shared Mobility102
  • Gig Employers65

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

081523302024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 122024Q42025Q1: 122025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 262025Q32025Q4: 182025Q42026Q1: 252026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q38813.05
2024Q410112.84
2025Q19612.15
2025Q26110.45
2025Q321526.14
2025Q410518.27
2026Q115425.37

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Australian Capital Territory33.7 / 10,000
Tasmania16.9 / 10,000
ADOPTION SHIFTEV adoption & charging-50.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

The EV shift can pull charging, battery and service demand through every fleet.

21.07mentions per 10,000 articles+128.6%share change vs prior year

Mapped auto tech categories

  • Green Transport198

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

061117222024Q3: 92024Q32024Q4: 92024Q42025Q1: 92025Q12025Q2: 152025Q22025Q3: 192025Q32025Q4: 142025Q42026Q1: 162026Q1
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EV adoption & charging in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3619.05
2024Q4749.41
2025Q1779.75
2025Q29015.41
2025Q315919.33
2025Q48514.79
2026Q19816.15

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Western Australia19.0 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

Australia auto tech coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2021

Data-Driven Planning of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: A Case Study of Sydney, Australia

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

156 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Charge Scheduling Optimization of Plug-In Electric Vehicle in a PV Powered Grid-Connected Charging Station Based on Day-Ahead Solar Energy Forecasting in Australia

Sustainability

69 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2019

An Analysis of Consumer Incentives in Support of Electric Vehicle Uptake: An Australian Case Study

World Electric Vehicle Journal

66 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

Decarbonization of Australia’s Energy System: Integrated Modeling of the Transformation of Electricity, Transportation, and Industrial Sectors

Energies

50 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

Australia coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
electric motor innovations12039253.5%
ev energy management systems7828220.1%
charging accessibility5423169.8%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Auto Tech in Australia: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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