50 Best Autonomous Vehicles Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent autonomous vehicles companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 1,374 companies tracked on Fsome.

1,374
Total Companies
$222.3B
Total Funding
$161.8M
Avg Funding
San Francisco
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
WeRide
WeRide is an autonomous driving company that develops and operates self-driving …
Guangzhou Shi 1K - 5K $1.8B Post Ipo Equity 2025-11-04
2
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developin…
Mountain View 1K - 5K $27.1B Series D 2026-02-02
3
Wayve
Wayve develops autonomous driving technology using end-to-end deep learning mode…
London 1K - 5K $2.5B Series D 2026-02-24
4
ECARX
ECARX is a global automotive technology provider with the capabilities to delive…
London 1K - 5K $839.9M Post Ipo Equity 2026-01-08
5
Plus
Plus is an AI company whose mission is to build “driving intelligence” to power …
Santa Clara 251 - 500 $520.0M Series C 2021-03-01
6
Arbe
Arbe Robotics offers real time 4D imaging radar software for autonomous driving.
Tel Aviv-yafo 101 - 250 $266.8M Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-30
7
Tier IV
Tier IV creates technology-enabled driving software for the automotive industry …
Tokyo 251 - 500 $484.2M Debt Financing 2026-02-20
8
Ethernovia
Ethernovia is a developer of an Ethernet system that provides the next evolution…
San Jose 51 - 100 $154.0M Series B 2026-01-20
9
May Mobility
May Mobility is a manufacturing firm that designs and develops autonomous techno…
Ann Arbor 251 - 500 $309.6M Corporate Round 2025-10-23
10
EVgo
EVgo provides fast charging networks for private and public electric vehicles.
Los Angeles 251 - 500 $1.8B Post Ipo Debt 2025-07-23
11
Hesai Technology
Hesai Technology is a designer and manufacturer of laser sensors for robots and …
Shanghai 1K - 5K $603.8M Post Ipo Equity 2025-09-11
12
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving…
Mountain View 501 - 1K $2.3B Series E 2025-08-21
13
Ford Motor
Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes…
Dearborn c 10001 max $16.2B Post Ipo Debt 2025-07-29
14
Avride
Avride is a developer and operator of autonomous vehicles and delivery robots.
Austin 251 - 500 $850.0M Corporate Round 2025-10-22
15
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driv…
Foster City 1K - 5K $955.0M Convertible Note 2019-10-21
16
Overland AI
Overland AI develops autonomous ground vehicle technology for tactical and opera…
Seattle 101 - 250 $142.0M Debt Financing 2026-02-03
17
Forterra
Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.
Clarksburg 251 - 500 $649.3M Series C 2025-11-12
18
Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz develops LiDAR sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles.
Tel Aviv 251 - 500 $587.0M Post Ipo Equity 2025-02-10
19
CYNGN
Cyngn specializes in creating and implementing scalable autonomous vehicle techn…
Menlo Park 51 - 100 $332.1M Post Ipo Equity 2026-03-16
20
Pyka
Pyka is a robotics company on a mission to build the most useful autonomous airc…
Alameda 101 - 250 $88.1M Series B 2024-09-23
21
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an automotive company that specializes in electric cars.
Newark 5K - 10K $14.2B Post Ipo Equity 2026-04-14
22
Horizon Robotics
Horizon Robotics is a leading provider of ADAS and AD solutions for passenger ve…
Haidian 1K - 5K $3.0B Post Ipo Equity 2025-10-09
23
Einride
Einride is a freight technology company providing digital, electric, and autonom…
Stockholm 501 - 1K $752.3M Series Unknown 2025-10-01
24
StradVision
StradVision is a software development company that offers processing technology …
Seoul 251 - 500 $170.7M Corporate Round 2024-01-03
25
Nexar
Nexar develops software to protect the user and their business against car crash…
New York 101 - 250 $149.5M Series D 2021-11-17
26
REE Automotive
REE Automotive is a platform that reinvents electric and autonomous mobility.
Tel Aviv 101 - 250 $404.3M Post Ipo Equity 2025-03-18
27
NoTraffic
The World's Leading Mobility Platform
Palo Alto 101 - 250 $165.7M Series C 2026-03-24
28
LandSpace
LandSpace is a Chinese company engaged in the development and operation of rocke…
Beijing 251 - 500 $459.4M Series Unknown 2024-12-25
29
Waabi
Waabi is pioneering Physical AI starting with autonomous trucking.
Toronto 101 - 250 $283.0M Series B 2024-06-18
30
AEye
AEye develops adaptive, high performance lidar systems for automotive, trucking,…
Pleasanton 51 - 100 $364.1M Post Ipo Equity 2024-07-29
31
Swift Navigation
Swift Navigation is a technology company that provides precise positioning solut…
San Francisco 101 - 250 $248.8M Series E 2025-07-23
32
FERNRIDE
FERNRIDE delivers a comprehensive ground autonomy platform to offer scalable aut…
Munich 101 - 250 $82.1M Series A 2025-09-04
33
Beep
Beep is an autonomous mobility solution company that delivers transportation uti…
Orlando 101 - 250 $97.7M Series A 2025-04-10
34
Embotech
Embotech is a leading provider of Level 4 autonomous driving solutions, purpose-…
Z├╝rich 101 - 250 $41.3M Series B 2024-12-12
35
Glīd
Gl─½d creates autonomous intermodal transport solutions that seamlessly transiti…
Riverside 1 - 10 $5.1M Pre Seed 2025-07-22
36
Helm.ai
Helm.ai develops AI software for driver assistance systems, autonomous driving, …
Redwood City 51 - 100 $165.0M Corporate Round 2025-10-15
37
Pony.ai
Pony.ai develops autonomous driving technology for vehicles that operates using …
Fremont 1K - 5K $1.3B Corporate Round 2025-08-18
38
Lumotive
Lumotive provides optical semiconductor solutions for sensing in various applica…
Redmond 51 - 100 $72.0M Series B 2025-02-19
39
42dot
42dot is a mobility AI company that specializes in autonomous transportation and…
Seoul 501 - 1K $1.1B Corporate Round 2024-06-05
40
Flock
London-based insurtech building the world's first fully digital insurance compan…
London 51 - 100 $59.4M Series B 2023-02-27
41
Aeva
Aeva develops a sensing and perception paradigm for autonomous machines.
Mountain View 251 - 500 $568.5M Post Ipo Debt 2025-11-05
42
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems t…
San Diego 1K - 5K $1.3B Series G 2026-03-26
43
Sibros
Sibros powers software-defined vehicle success with its vehicle-to-cloud platfor…
San Jose 101 - 250 $94.5M Series Unknown 2026-01-06
44
Fortem Technologies
Fortem Technologies is a privately held, venture backed company that delivers ul…
Pleasant Grove 101 - 250 $49.7M Series Unknown 2024-11-13
45
Imagry
Developer of AI-based HD-mapless autonomous driving system for the physical AI e…
San Jose 101 - 250 $59.5M Grant 2024-12-19
46
ARX Robotics
ARX Robotics is a defense startup that develops autonomous unmanned ground syste…
M├╝nchen 51 - 100 $59.0M Series A 2025-07-29
47
Upstream Security
Upstream Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in automotive cybersec…
Herzliya 101 - 250 $105.0M Series Unknown 2024-04-10
48
Kodiak Robotics
Kodiak Robotics is an autonomous vehicle company developing self-driving solutio…
Mountain View 101 - 250 $494.9M Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-31
49
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group is an automotive company that manufactures variety of vehicles.
Wolfsburg c 10001 max $2.5B Post Ipo Debt 2025-10-31
50
AgreenCulture
Agreenculture is an agriculture technology company that develops GNSS driverless…
Ramonville-saint-agne 11 - 50 $7.3M Series A 2025-12-16