This report, focusing on the mobility element ignores progresses made in electric cars and battery-related technologies.

Thus, the focus is under the overall umbrella of “autonomous cars.”

Sensor Fusion Landscape portion covers technologies for the fusion of data from various sources, focusing mostly on GPS, V2V, V2I, V2E communications.

The most patenting activity appears to be in control of position, navigation, traffic control systems and shows a considerable increase after 2016, characteristic of an emerging technology trend.

• In 2015, Toyota announced a $1B budget for autonomous driving research, establishing its advanced Toyota Research Institute (TRI).
  • Top initiatives: Invested $22M in the University of Michigan for robotics and AV research.
  • Focused on a “guardian angel” self-driving system, where a car will intervene when a human driver is about to make a mistake.
  • Invested $2.8B in Ford spinoff dedicated to autonomous technology.
  • Toyota has 450 applications in the last 10-year period in the relevant technology field.
  • Patents are mostly focused on;
    • Integrated visual display
    • Collision avoidance
    • Regenerative Generators
    • Remote operation of autonomous vehicles
    • Emergency escape

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Sensor Fusion Landscape portion covers technologies for the fusion of data from various sources, focusing mostly on GPS, V2V, V2I, V2E communications.

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HERE GLOBAL

HERE Technologies creates living three-dimensional maps that grow upwards, breathing with layers of information and insights.

Here Technologies and Elev8.vc, with Venturerock and SOSV, invested $2m in seed funding to UNL, The Netherlands-based “Internet of Places” startup.

LYFT

Lyft designs, markets, and operates a mobile application that matches drivers with passengers who request rides.

Lyft has raised an additional $600 million in a Series I financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, pushing its post-money valuation to $15.1 billion.

WAYMO

Waymo improves transportation by developing self-driving technology developed in Google's labs.

The total amount of Waymo's first external fundraise was updated to $3.2 billion as of July 30, 2020. 

Innovation Rate

The Innovation Rate graph shows the annual patenting trend in the technology field. When we look to the 2011- 2019 period, we've identified over two thousand patents.

Where they protect?

The territory map shows the breakdown of patents across jurisdictions on the subject technology field. The territory map is a useful visual tool that shows key markets where patent applicants on the subject technology field focus on.

Technology Focus

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References

• https://www.finsmes.com/2020/03/unl-secures-2m-in-seed-funding.html
• https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/27/lyft-15-billion-600-million-funding-round/
• Alphabet Q2 2020 10-Q)
• Image Credits: Mercedes-Benz