Proof Point
Mechanisms, such as blind spot detection, LIDAR, and parking assist, leading category of autonomous driving technology patents filed between 1986 and 2017 Q1
Autonomous Car Patent Filings by Category
1986 – 2017 Q1 (number and percentage)
Proof Point Findings
- Autonomous Car – Vehicle capable of sensing environment and navigating without human input
- Patent Application Majority – Mechanisms, such as blind spot detection, cruise control, lane keeping, LIDAR, and parking assist, lead autonomous car patent filings with 4,391 or 53% of patents filed
- Braking Control – Braking control, including automatic and adaptive braking, next most numerous patents filed with 2,200 or 27% of patent applications
- Anti-Collision System – 1,695 or 20% of total patents filed for anti-collision systems, including collision and obstacle detection
- Key Drivers – Include increasing number of entrants in self-driving car market, improvement and advancement of autonomous vehicle technologies, deployment of semi-autonomous driving features in current cars, and easing government regulations to test driverless vehicles on public roads
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Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
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Date Last Updated |
August 16, 2017
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