Proof Point
Toyota Motor Co. leads in patents filed for driverless cars, with 546 or 7% of patents filed between 1986 and 2017 Q1
Top Autonomous Car Technology Patent Applicants
1986 – 2017 Q1 (number)
Proof Point Findings
- Autonomous Car – Vehicle capable of sensing environment and navigating without human input
- Most Active Applicant – Toyota most active in filing driverless car technology patents, with 546 total patents submitted between 1986 and 2017 Q1
- Other Car Companies – Other car manufacturers, including Nissan, Honda, General Motors, Hyundai, Mazda, Daimler and Ford, dominate top eleven applicants for autonomous car technology patents with collective 1,436 patents filed
- Key Drivers – Include increasing number of entrants in self-driving car market, continuous advancement of autonomous vehicle technologies, growing deployment of semi-autonomous driving features in current cars, and easing government regulations
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Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
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Date Last Updated |
August 16, 2017
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