34 Best Autonomous Vehicle Software Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Autonomous Vehicle Software Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 34 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $13.1b. The average funding per company in this subset is $386.2m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Metropolis logo

Metropolis

Metropolis is a Santa Monica, California-based company focusing on artificial intelligence technology for checkout-free transactions at parking lots.

4

Funding Rounds

$1.9b

Money raised

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Helm.ai (company)

Helm.ai is a start-up developing software for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous driving, and robotics.

3

Funding Rounds

$70.0m

Money raised

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Drivezy

Drivezy, formerly JustRide, is a marketplace for self-drive cars and two-wheeler rentals, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

2

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Zoox

Zoox is a robotics company developing autonomous vehicle fleet using the technology of robotics and machine learning.

5

Funding Rounds

$1.0b

Money raised

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Pony.ai

A company developing artificial intelligence-based technology designed for autonomous vehicles. It was founded in 2016 and is located in Fremont, California.

9

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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Voyage Auto

A technology company building products for enabling the autonomous operation of self-driving vehicles.

2

Funding Rounds

$46.0m

Money raised

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Ouster

An electronic manufacturing company with a focus on high-resolution LIDAR sensors. It was founded in 2015 and is located in San Francisco, California.

5

Funding Rounds

$232.0m

Money raised

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Momenta (company)

Momenta is a Beijing-based startup that designs software for autonomous vehicles.

14

Funding Rounds

$1.3b

Money raised

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Drive.ai

A startup company that creates deep learning-first, AI software for self-driving vehicles.

6

Funding Rounds

$77.0m

Money raised

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Mocana

Mocana is a San Francisco-based developer of cybersecurity software solutions to protect Internet of Things devices and industrial infrastructure.

10

Funding Rounds

$106.3m

Money raised

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Oxbotica

Developer of an AI-based platform intended to bring autonomy to any industry.

8

Funding Rounds

$240.4m

Money raised

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WeRide

WeRide, formerly known as JingChi, is a Guangzhou, China-based smart mobility company developing L4 autonomous driving solutions.

11

Funding Rounds

$1.6b

Money raised

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Via (company)

Operator of an on-demand transit company designed to provide car pooling services. The company's platform dynamically matches passengers with available seats, instead of entire vehicles, creating a virtual bus service, while keeping trip durations similar to a private taxi, enabling passengers to be picked up and dropped off in a continuous stream, without taking riders out of their way to accommodate other passengers.

9

Funding Rounds

$827.1m

Money raised

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Daedalean AI

Daedalean is building autonomous piloting software systems for civil aircraft of today and advanced aerial mobility of tomorrow.

2

Funding Rounds

$58.0m

Money raised

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Zendrive

Zendrive is a smartphone-based data analytics and transportation safety platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$38.5m

Money raised

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Algolux

Algolux is a company founded by Allan Benchetrit and Felix Heide.

6

Funding Rounds

$38.3m

Money raised

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LeddarTech

LeddarTech is focused on the development of environmental sensing solutions for the automotive industry.

9

Funding Rounds

$344.0m

Money raised

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Nauto

Nauto is a Palo Alto, California-based company that develops fleet safety management hardware founded by Stefan Heck.

7

Funding Rounds

$345.4m

Money raised

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V7

V7 is developing a platform for organizing data, labelling, training, deployment, and monitoring AI in production.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

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Aurora (company)

A company developing self-driving technology.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.2b

Money raised

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Edge Case Research

Edge Case Research is a Pittsburgh-based company that provides tools to enhance autonomous vehicles.

3

Funding Rounds

$34.0m

Money raised

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Phantom Auto

Phantom Auto is a San Francisco, California-based company developing software to enable the remote operation of vehicles including forklifts, robots, cars, and trucks.

2

Funding Rounds

$55.5m

Money raised

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Tactile Mobility

Tactile Mobility provides smart and autonomous vehicles (AVs) with tactility-sensing innovation that empowers multiple data solutions.

3

Funding Rounds

$36.0m

Money raised

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Autotalks

Autotalks is a company founded in 2008 by Hagai Zyss.

5

Funding Rounds

$100.0m

Money raised

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FiveAI

FiveAI is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2015 by John Redford.

2

Funding Rounds

$20.7m

Money raised

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Embotech

Provider of autonomous driving solutions for industrial logistics applications.

1

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

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Cognata

Cognata is a supplier of automotive simulation for Advanced Driver Assistance System and autonomous vehicle markets.

3

Funding Rounds

$23.5m

Money raised

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Plus

Plus is an autonomous driving technology company founded in 2016.

3

Funding Rounds

$620.0m

Money raised

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Apex.ai

Apex.ai is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017.

2

Funding Rounds

$72.0m

Money raised

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DeepRoute

DeepRoute is a technology company with a focus on creating solutions for autonomous vehicles.

2

Funding Rounds

$350.0m

Money raised

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Xevo

Xevo is a company founded in 2000 by Nadeem Naidoo, Aditi Kabra and Nick Mileti.

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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AIMMO Enterprise

AIMMO Enterprise is a Seongnam-based company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Solo AVT

Solo AVT is a trucking platform founded in 2021.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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42dot

42dot is a South Korea-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$88.5m

Money raised