Top Autonomous Car Technology Patent Applicants

Top Autonomous Car Technology Patent Applicants

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

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics

Source

Date Last Updated

August 16, 2017

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