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Auto Tech Landscape of India

4,371 Auto Tech companies in India, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

4,371companies tracked
$21.9Bdisclosed funding
370hiring right now
3,260events · 24 months
137,390news articles · 12 months

Who leads Auto Tech in India

Shows the top Auto Tech firms in India by hiring activity, funding, and media coverage, noting 4,371 companies tracked, 370 currently hiring, and 597 with disclosed funding rounds.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Autofy Store8last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Spinny7last posted Aug 2026
  3. 03Battery Smart7last posted Aug 2026
  4. 04MAGIC6last posted May 2026
  5. 05Izmo6last posted Aug 2026
  6. 06Ather Energy6last posted Aug 2026
  7. 07Pointo6last posted Aug 2026
  8. 08CarDekho6last posted Jul 2026
370 companies hiring · 96 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Ola Cabs$4.5BSeries J · Feb 2022
  2. 02Ola Electric$1.4BVenture Debt · Jun 2024
  3. 03Cars24$1.3BSeries G · Dec 2021
  4. 04Erisha E Mobility$1BSeries D · Mar 2025
  5. 05Tata Passenger Electric Mobility$955.4MSeries D · Jan 2023
  6. 06Rapido$798MSeries F · May 2026
  7. 07Spinny$698.7MSeries G · Dec 2025
  8. 08ACKO$597.7MSeries E · Jul 2025
597 companies with disclosed rounds · $21.9B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Mahindra Electric$20.1BFY2022 filing
  2. 02Montra Electric$1.1BFY2021 filing
  3. 03KPIT$312.3MFY2023 filing
  4. 04Ather Energy$303.4MFY2021 filing
  5. 05Tds-G$144MFY2022 filing
  6. 06Sterling E-Mobility Solutions$129.8MFY2022 filing
  7. 07Rapido$122.4MFY2021 filing
  8. 08Ola Cabs$110.9MFY2024 filing
353 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01KPIT9,287tracked employees
  2. 02Spinny4,430tracked employees
  3. 03Cars242,473tracked employees
  4. 04Roots Industries India1,983tracked employees
  5. 05Everest Fleet1,946tracked employees
  6. 06Ather Energy1,470tracked employees
  7. 07DataCorp Traffic1,409tracked employees
  8. 08ACKO1,209tracked employees
234 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Ola Electric33.9%2,480 tracked events
  2. 02Ather Energy13.7%1,000 tracked events
  3. 03Rapido3.1%228 tracked events
  4. 04Euler Motors2.7%199 tracked events
  5. 05Blu-Smart1.8%135 tracked events
  6. 06Cars241.6%120 tracked events
  7. 07Ultraviolette1.6%120 tracked events
  8. 08KPIT1.6%118 tracked events
7,308 tracked events across 239 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Ola Electric1,929articles in the window
  2. 02Rapido1,877articles in the window
  3. 03Spinny1,644articles in the window
  4. 04Ather Energy1,332articles in the window
  5. 05Ultraviolette488articles in the window
  6. 06CarDekho409articles in the window
  7. 07Carandbike332articles in the window
  8. 08Cars24204articles in the window
224 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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See all 4,371 Auto Tech companies in India

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How the Auto Tech ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025

Displays the annual count of new Auto Tech companies from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 424 founded in 2019 and 61 founded in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Auto Tech companies in India
2016: 3142017: 3172018: 3492019: 4242020: 3752021: 4222022: 3882023: 3182024: 2042025: 61
20162025
peak 424 in 2019
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 190 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 632,984,9352017: 2,018,187,1022018: 858,841,5852019: 1,658,040,8512020: 674,587,5642021: 3,710,946,8842022: 2,883,319,5952023: 2,670,266,1442024: 1,689,954,9402025: 2,549,893,994
20162025
peak $3.7B in 2021

Where Auto Tech companies in India are based

Lists the Indian cities with the most Auto Tech firms, with Bengaluru leading at 649 companies followed by Delhi (464) and Mumbai (316).

Bengaluru skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 01
Bengaluru
649 Auto Tech companies
25% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
649companies
$10.3Bdisclosed funding
88hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Bangalore · CC BY-SA 4.0
Delhi skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 02
Delhi
464 Auto Tech companies
18% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
464companies
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
39hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Delhi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mumbai skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 03
Mumbai
316 Auto Tech companies
12% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
316companies
$2.8Bdisclosed funding
27hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Mumbai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyderabad skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 04
Hyderabad
263 Auto Tech companies
10% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
263companies
$424.1Mdisclosed funding
24hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Hyderabad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gurugram skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 05
Gurugram
253 Auto Tech companies
10% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
253companies
$4Bdisclosed funding
42hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Gurgaon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pune skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 06
Pune
252 Auto Tech companies
10% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
252companies
$630.9Mdisclosed funding
26hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Pune · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chennai skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 07
Chennai
233 Auto Tech companies
9% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
233companies
$884.4Mdisclosed funding
12hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Chennai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Noida skyline — Auto Tech hub in India
Hub 08
Noida
162 Auto Tech companies
6% of the Auto Tech companies across these hubs
162companies
$154.2Mdisclosed funding
21hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Noida · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Auto Tech market map of India: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the main product categories and revenue models of Auto Tech firms, showing consumer digital (2,792) and enterprise tech (1,927) as the largest sub‑categories and subscription (1,746) as the most common revenue model.

  • Consumer Digital2,792 companies · $18.1B raised · 218 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech1,927 companies · $8.5B raised · 234 hiring
  • Green Transport1,560 companies · $10.4B raised · 194 hiring
  • Travel and Hospitality Tech1,533 companies · $8.2B raised · 113 hiring
  • Energy Tech1,523 companies · $9.9B raised · 189 hiring
  • Electric Vehicles1,517 companies · $9.9B raised · 189 hiring
  • B2C E-Commerce1,030 companies · $8B raised · 58 hiring
  • Shared Mobility801 companies · $7B raised · 52 hiring
  • Marketplaces731 companies · $8.7B raised · 43 hiring
  • Deep Tech544 companies · $1.2B raised · 93 hiring
  • Enterprise Software534 companies · $991.5M raised · 50 hiring
  • SaaS479 companies · $899.2M raised · 44 hiring

Monetization

How Auto Tech companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription1,746
Commission on Transaction1,575
E-Commerce - Product1,327
Physical Commerce1,315
E-Commerce - Service821
Fee-For-Service690
Advertising404
Renting / Leasing202

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Auto Tech in India

Counts 3,260 corporate events over the past two years, including 898 announcements, 543 funding rounds, and 520 earnings releases.

Announcement 898Funding 543Earnings 520Product 241Leadership 240M&A 170IPO 152Contracts 149Capital 99Regulatory 97
  • FundingElectric vehicle startup River is in talks to raise approximately $100 million in fresh funding, marking its largest capital infusion since its founding in 2021.2026-05-05
  • FundingWith its $65 million Series B round and $29 million extended Series B round, Battery Smart has raised about $192 million in funding thus far.2026-04-29
  • IPONew-age insurance company Acko is preparing to make a confidential filing for its initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise around $250 million, according to people familiar with the matter.2026-04-27
  • IPOwhile Physics Wallah, e2E Rail, and ZappFresh made their public debut during the early stage2026-04-23
  • M&ACrossroads Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated April 23, 2026 to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Rox-ex Pty Ltd.2026-04-23
  • FundingValuedrive Technologies Private Limited, dba Spinny, has raised approximately $340 million across its Series F and its Series G fundraises.2026-04-20
  • FundingSarla Aviation and IndiGo have announced a strategic equity investment of ₹10 crore by IndiGo Ventures in Sarla Aviation.2026-04-20
  • M&AThe acquisition was completed on 15th April 2026, with a cash consideration of ₹9,99,60,460.68.2026-04-16
  • IPOAther Energy Ltd today listed at premium of 2.18% at Rs 328 on the National Stock Exchange, but gave up most of the gains over the day to end the day at Rs 300 per share, 6% below the IPO price.2026-04-15
  • IPOShares of OIa Electric touched 20% upper circuit on the exchange on today's listing. The company's share price closed at Rs 91.18 per share on the BSE, a 19.97% premium, and at Rs 91.20 per share on the NSE, a 20% premium.2026-04-15

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Auto Tech company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
The Broker Investment Group (TBIG)UdriveundisclosedCompleted2026-04-23
CrossroadsRox-ex Pty Ltd.undisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
ti clean mobilityCellestial E-mobilityundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-15
eBikeGoKustard Technologies$2MCompleted2026-04-15
mahindra & mahindraMeruundisclosed2026-04-15
Wabco HoldingsAssetTrackrundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-15

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on notable corporate events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins within the sector.

IPO pipeline
30 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Leadership moves
70 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • Get My ParkingJasen Singh · Appointment → Director of Sales, AI PARCS, North AmericaMay 2026
  • Cars24Gajendra Jangid · Resignation — was Co-FounderMay 2026
  • Cars24Mehul Agrawal · Resignation — was Co‑founderMay 2026
  • Cars24Himanshu Ratnoo · Resignation — was Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
  • Moto Business Service IndiaMasaharu Kobayashi · Appointment → Managing DirectorApr 2026
  • ACKOAshish Mishra · Resignation — was Chief Marketing OfficerApr 2026
  • ACKONitin Khanna · Appointment → Chief Marketing OfficerApr 2026
  • Lithium Urban TechnologiesNeela Sangameshwar · Appointment → Head – Profit & LossApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • Euler MotorsHiLoad EV (Electric commercial vehicle)Apr 2026
  • Euler MotorsCharge on Wheels mobile service station (Charging and maintenance service)Apr 2026
  • DanderaOtua (electric three-wheeler)Apr 2026
  • EtrioeLCV (Electric Light Commercial Vehicle)Apr 2026
  • EtrioEtrio Track (Telematics app)Apr 2026
  • Greaves Electric MobilityGreaves Eltra cargo e-three-wheelerApr 2026
  • Kinetic GreenAutomated Motor Control Unit (MCU) line (Manufacturing process)Apr 2026
  • Kinetic GreenKinetic DX (Two‑wheeler EV)Apr 2026
Contract wins
72 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
11 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • ACKO~60 roles reported · AI integrationApr 2026
  • Ola Electric~1,000 roles reported · mounting lossesApr 2026
  • Cars24~200 roles reported · restructuring exerciseAug 2025
  • Blu-Smartscale undisclosed · business downturnJun 2025
  • Log9~180 roles reported · cost reductionMay 2025
  • Zypp Electric~10% of workforce reported · business downturnApr 2025
Regulatory & litigation
94 regulatory events · 32 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Ola Electricplaced under short-term ASM — BSE and NSEMay 2026
  • Ola ElectricHigh Court quashed consumer commission orders and cancelled bail warrant — Bombay High CourtApr 2026
  • Ola Electricpending approvalApr 2026
  • TSUYOapproved for single-window clearance to set up facility — Karnataka governmentMar 2026
  • Creditors v hero electricInsolvency liquidation · OngoingMar 2026
  • Pritesh Chandrakant Ghadi v ola electricConsumer complaint over defective scooter issues · OngoingFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
52 companies reporting448 company-quarters trackedbeat 5miss 9in line 5

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +24.8%, half slower.

Who is building Auto Tech in India

Profiles 3,327 founders and CEOs across 2,226 companies, noting IIT Delhi (52) and IIT Bombay (50) as the most frequent alma maters and Amazon (11) as the top prior employer.

Founders and chief executives12 of 3,327, from the best-funded companies on this page
Bhavish Aggarwal
Co-Founder & CEO
Bhavish Aggarwal
repeat founder

Ex-Microsoft · IIT Bombay BE 2008

Reshma NA
Tech Strategy, Founder's Office
Reshma NA

Ola Electric, ex-Ather Energy, ex-Avishkar Hyperloop, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2024

Mehul Agrawal
Co-Founder & COO
Mehul Agrawal
repeat founder

Ex-Founder FabFurnish.com, The Boston Consulting Group · St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata BCom 2007, IIM Calcutta MBA 2009

Rishikesh R
Co-Founder
Rishikesh R

Ex-TheKarrier, IMPStant · PES University BE

Niraj Singh
Founder & CEO
Niraj Singh
repeat founder

Ex-Outbox Ventures, Co-Founder TechMonkey, Locus Education · IIT Roorkee BArch 2003, IIT Delhi BTech 2007

Varun Dua
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Varun Dua
repeat founder

Ex-GlitterBug Technologies, Franklin Templeton, Tata AIA Life Insurance

Tarun Mehta
Co-Founder & CEO
Tarun Mehta

Venture Advisor - Navam Capital · Ex - Ather Energy, Ashok Leyland · Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Sandeep Gambhir
CEO
Sandeep Gambhir

Ex-ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services, Barclays Finance, Citifinancial Consumer Finance India.

Sandeep Aggarwal
Co-Founder & CEO
Sandeep Aggarwal
repeat founder

Ex-Founder-ShopClues, Collins Stewart · Kurukshetra University BCom 1992, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya 1996…

Saurav Kumar
Founder & CEO
Saurav Kumar

Ex-Cube26, Yahoo, MOAT · Delhi College of Engineering 2009, Cornell University MEng 2011

Vinay Sanghi
Co-Founder, MD & Chairman
Vinay Sanghi
repeat founder

Sah and Sanghi, ex-Mahindra First Choice Wheels.

Anmol Jaggi
Co-Founder
Anmol Jaggi

YPO, Matrix Gas and Renewables, Founder Gensol Group. University of Petroleum & Energy Studies BTech 2007

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 410 of 3,327 founders
IIT Delhi52
IIT Bombay50
BITS Pilani38
IIT Madras34
IIT Kharagpur30
IIT Roorkee23
IIT Kanpur20
IIM Bangalore18
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 76 of 3,327 founders
Amazon11
McKinsey10
Cisco9
Microsoft8
Intel8
Goldman Sachs6
Boston Consulting Group5
Flipkart4
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 2,982 founders with a profile on this page
45
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders45
  • no repeat-founder flag2,937
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 2,684 of 3,327 founders
9%
of matched founders are women
  • women245
  • men2,439
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 643 founders go in neither column.
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Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.

Who funds Auto Tech in India

Summarizes investment activity with 2,077 funding rounds since 2016 from 7,815 investors, where the typical round size is $606 k.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
LetsVenture6820Dec 2024
Angel List445May 2025
Blume Venture4312Mar 2026
Alteria Capital4111Mar 2026
AdvantEdge3112Apr 2026
Venture Catalysts2710Aug 2025
Stride Ventures268Mar 2025
We Founder Circle268Mar 2025
Trifecta Capital266Mar 2026
Inflection Point Ventures2516Nov 2025
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel1,330
Series A–B381
Series C+ / PE130
Grants, debt & other236

The typical round is $606k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Auto Tech funding rounds in India

Highlights the largest disclosed funding round—Ola Cabs' $1.1 B Series I—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
Ola CabsSeries Imega-round$1.1BOct 2017Tencent, SoftBank Vision Fund
Erisha E MobilitySeries Dmega-round$1BMar 2025
Ola CabsSeries Fmega-round$500MSep 2015Tiger Global Management, DST Global, Baillie Gifford +11 more
Tata Passenger Electric MobilitySeries Dmega-round$495.7MMar 2022The Rise Fund
Tata Passenger Electric MobilitySeries Dmega-round$459.8MJan 2023The Rise Fund
Ola CabsSeries Gmega-round$436.1MJun 2017Tekne Capital Management, Tencent
VerteloSeries Dmega-round$405MAug 2025AllianzGI, Australian Ethical Investment, Green Climate Fund
Ola CabsSeries Emega-round$403.5MMar 2015DST Global, Steadview, Tiger Global Management +9 more
TI Clean MobilitySeries Dmega-round$359.3MJun 2024Tube Investments of India
Ola CabsSeries Jmega-round$354.3MMay 2019Kia, DIG Investment, ARK Impact Asset Management +11 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M287
$1–10M153
$10–50M75
$50–250M12
>$250M4

531 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Auto Tech in India

Counts 137,390 news articles in the last year, most often covering new model updates, product launches, and electric‑vehicle technology.

News volume
Auto Tech coverage across India · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 13,8712021Q3: 16,7972021Q4: 14,9662022Q1: 16,8552022Q2: 18,3792022Q3: 19,3942022Q4: 20,3822023Q1: 22,9022023Q2: 20,7982023Q3: 22,4612023Q4: 22,4282024Q1: 25,1952024Q2: 26,0842024Q3: 26,8152024Q4: 30,0432025Q1: 31,5802025Q2: 31,6312025Q3: 31,8932025Q4: 24,0552026Q1: 49,192
2021Q22026Q1
peak 49,192 in 2026Q1 · 137,390 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 75% → 79%, negative 23% → 19% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Auto Tech news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • New model year updates and changes24,591▲+48%
  • New product launches and innovations12,255▲+12%
  • Electric vehicle (ev) technology and innovations9,583▲+36%
  • Electric vehicle (ev) technology9,456→+0%
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborations8,477▲+26%
  • Automotive industry market trends7,833▲+20%
  • Technology adoption and digital transformation7,311▲+18%
  • Electric vehicle charging infrastructure7,227→-7%
  • Company expansions and new market entries6,886▲+44%
  • Electric vehicle range and charging speed tests6,729▲+34%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

224 Auto Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Auto Tech coverage in India as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

top-rated vehicles+314%hyundai usa dealers+545%hyundai dealerships+787%suzuki fuel economy+992%suzuki fuel-saving+1008%suzuki eco technologies+899%suzuki emissions reduction+1157%suzuki green innovations+1032%suzuki eco mode+1068%suzuki mileage ratings+1240%
honda forums-95%stock indices-35%test cricket-55%ipo prospectus-70%honda service intervals-100%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in India Auto Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
127,204 articles touch this dimension · 46.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: stock performance, stock indices, ev powertrain advancements
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
23,501 articles touch this dimension · 50.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: pre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
Growth ▲ rising
59,401 articles touch this dimension · 42.9% critical tone
20212025
signals: automotive segment growth, vehicle sales forecasts, ev powertrain advancements

Auto Tech jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 1,321 job postings from 283 employers in the past year, with common skills like Python and AWS and a median advertised salary of $7 k per year.

1,321postings · last 12 months
1,805postings tracked overall
283employers advertising
$7kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=251)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Auto Tech employers in India put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • python269
  • java199
  • javascript153
  • aws153
  • sql140
  • kubernetes99
  • git95
  • docker91
  • communication88
  • sales88
What level are these roles?
Entry25
Intern46
Senior520
Lead146
Manager333
What they pay, by level
  • Senior$11k/yr (n=45)
  • Manager$6k/yr (n=39)
Most advertised titles
  • Senior Software Engineer286
  • Software Engineer In Test24
  • Car Advisor10
  • Product Manager9
  • Senior Software Engineer I9
  • Graphic Designer7

10 internships were advertised in the last 12 months, across 10 of these companies.

What Auto Tech research in India is working on

Lists 1,085 India‑affiliated academic papers, of which 760 identify opportunities, 138 note common problems, and 15 issue cautions.

How this field talks about itself
India-affiliated Auto Tech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough37.6% · 26.2%1.4×
Promising32.4% · 37.0%≈ par
Problem-identifying11.8% · 9.7%1.2×
Descriptive11.6% · 17.5%0.7×
Comparative4.2% · 4.1%≈ par
Cautionary1.4% · 4.6%0.3×

India-affiliated Auto Tech literature runs 1.4× more “breakthrough” than science at large (37.6% vs 26.2% baseline).

How the work is done
Methods-led61.6%
Empirical23.3%
Reviews9.8%
Position pieces3.3%
Theoretical2.0%
How the research reads

92% positive · 4% neutral · 5% negative, across 1,085 papers.

The institutions doing the work · India
  • Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology1k
  • University of Petroleum and Energy Studies939
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies468
  • Symbiosis International University412
  • Vellore Institute of Technology University389
  • Anna University, Chennai361

ranked by how often their work is cited

Leading researchers · India-affiliated work

Neeraj Kumar · Darsh Parekh · Nishi Poddar · Aakash Rajpurkar · Manisha Chahal · Kishor V. Bhadane · Sudeep Tanwar · Gunasekaran Raja

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • AdaScan: Adaptive Scan Pooling in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Human Action Recognition in Videos · 174 cites
  • 3D printed graphene-based self-powered strain sensors for smart tires in autonomous vehicles · 127 cites
  • ReViewNet: A Fast and Resource Optimized Network for Enabling Safe Autonomous Driving in Hazy Weather Conditions · 126 cites
  • Spatio-Contextual Deep Network-Based Multimodal Pedestrian Detection for Autonomous Driving · 117 cites
  • A Hybrid Deep Reinforcement Learning For Autonomous Vehicles Smart-Platooning · 108 cites
Common problems researchers identify132 papers · 4 recurring themes
Security and Privacy Gaps — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Security and Privacy Gaps
68 papers · 51.5% of this block
Researchers highlight vulnerabilities in vehicle communication, data privacy, and intelligent transport system security.
Computer security · Intelligent transportation system · Transport engineering · Internet privacy
“Autonomous Vehicle”
68 of these papers raise it as a problem
Socio‑Technical and Educational Challenges — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Socio‑Technical and Educational Challenges
34 papers · 25.8% of this block
Papers discuss digital mediation of social relations and difficulties of remote education and technology inclusion.
Humanities · Philosophy · Power · Order
“REFLEXÕES SOBRE SOCIABILIDADES MEDIADAS PELO DIGITAL EM REDE (RE)CONFIGURANDO NOSSAS RELAÇÕES”
34 of these papers raise it as a problem
Public‑Sector Negotiation Issues — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Public‑Sector Negotiation Issues
17 papers · 12.9% of this block
Studies examine governmental and cultural sector negotiations, revealing scope and coordination problems.
Government · Public sector · Negotiation · Scope
“Entrevistas semiestructuradas. Territorio: Cundinamarca. Sector: Cultura. Año: 2024”
17 of these papers raise it as a problem
Population Risk and Data Replication — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Population Risk and Data Replication
13 papers · 9.8% of this block
Works focus on social risk, sampling concerns, and replication challenges in education‑related field studies.
Population · Social risk · Sample · Replication
“Observaciones semiestructuradas. Territorio: Cali. Eje medular: Agenciamiento. Sector: Educación. Año: 2025”
13 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions15 papers · 1 recurring themes
Human‑Factor Limits in Autonomy — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Human‑Factor Limits in Autonomy
11 papers · 73.3% of this block
Authors caution about driver attention, visual workload, and human‑computer interaction constraints for autonomous driving.
Aeronautics · Human–computer interaction · Computer security
“Human Factors Issues Associated with Limited Ability Autonomous Driving Systems: Drivers’ Allocation of Visual Attention to the Forward Road”
11 of these papers raise it as a problem

A further 4 papers sit in smaller, scattered themes.

Opportunities736 papers · 7 recurring themes
Control‑Theory‑Based Vehicle Dynamics — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Control‑Theory‑Based Vehicle Dynamics
169 papers · 23.0% of this block
Opportunities center on advanced control, trajectory planning, and dynamic modeling to improve autonomous vehicle safety.
Control theory · Trajectory · Controller · Vehicle dynamics
“Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Efficiency Through Intelligent Mapping and Recommendations”
Vision‑Based Lane and Sign Detection — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Vision‑Based Lane and Sign Detection
154 papers · 20.9% of this block
Research promotes convolutional networks for lane, obstacle, and traffic‑sign recognition to enhance perception.
Segmentation · Convolutional neural network · Obstacle · Sign
“Lane Detection for Autonomous Vehicles using Image Transformation Techniques”
Secure IoT and Blockchain Integration — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Secure IoT and Blockchain Integration
149 papers · 20.2% of this block
Papers explore secure communication, blockchain, and deep‑learning methods for connected autonomous vehicle networks.
Computer security · Internet of Things · Computer network · Blockchain
“Intelligent Deep Learning Architectures for Real-Time Traffic Analysis and Decision Support in IoT-Enabled Autonomous Vehicles”
Real‑Time Object Detection Advances — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Real‑Time Object Detection Advances
94 papers · 12.8% of this block
Works develop fast, accurate object detection models such as YOLO variants for autonomous driving.
Object detection · Object · Convolutional neural network · Minimum bounding box
“YOLO based Object Detection Techniques for Autonomous Driving”
Reinforcement Learning for Navigation — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Reinforcement Learning for Navigation
63 papers · 8.6% of this block
Studies apply deep reinforcement learning to lane‑keeping, overtaking, and adaptive navigation strategies.
Reinforcement learning · Action · Reinforcement · Adaptability
“Deep reinforcement learning for autonomous vehicles: lane keep and overtaking scenarios with collision avoidance”
Enhanced Driver‑Assistance Systems — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Enhanced Driver‑Assistance Systems
57 papers · 7.7% of this block
Research advances ADAS technologies like radar‑based lane‑departure warnings and speed‑bump detection.
Advanced driver assistance systems · Radar · Lane departure warning system · Automotive engineering
“Advance Driver Assistance System (ADAS) - Speed bump detection”
Data Balancing for Health‑Related Models — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Data Balancing for Health‑Related Models
50 papers · 6.8% of this block
Papers address oversampling and pattern‑recognition techniques to improve machine‑learning performance in medical diagnostics.
Oversampling · Pattern recognition · Humanities · Philosophy
“Data Balancing Techniques Using the PCA-KMeans and ADASYN for Possible Stroke Disease Cases”
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