Top Autonomy companies

Shield AI builds Hivemind, an AI 'pilot' that flies drones and aircraft autonomously without GPS or communications, plus the V-BAT UAS it runs on.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Series G $1.5B

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Series G

$1.5B

HQ

Applied Intuition provides simulation, validation, and data tooling plus a full autonomy stack for automotive OEMs and other autonomous-vehicle programs.

Autonomy Software & Simulation · Series F $600M

Autonomy Software & Simulation

Series F

$600M

HQ

Zipline operates the world's largest autonomous logistics drone network, delivering medical supplies and consumer goods over long ranges without pilots.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Growth $600M

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Growth

$600M

HQ

Nasdaq- and HKEX-listed Chinese robotaxi operator scaling a fleet past 1,700 vehicles across China and select overseas markets.

Robotaxi / AV · Dual primary listing (HKEX: 2026) $863M

Robotaxi / AV

Dual primary listing (HKEX: 2026)

$863M

HQ

Nasdaq- and HKEX-listed Chinese AV firm with a multi-product line — robotaxi, robobus, robovan and robosweeper — and a global Uber partnership.

Robotaxi / AV · Dual primary listing (HKEX: 0800) $307M

Robotaxi / AV

Dual primary listing (HKEX: 0800)

$307M

HQ

SoftBank-backed autonomous-trucking startup founded by the leaders of the former Argo AI.

Autonomous Trucking · Series D $1B

Autonomous Trucking

Series D

$1B

HQ

AI-first autonomous-driving company using generative simulation to build driverless trucks, founded by Raquel Urtasun.

Autonomous Trucking · Late-stage round $750M

Autonomous Trucking

Late-stage round

$750M

HQ

Skydio builds AI-piloted autonomous drones and autonomous docks for defense, public safety, and infrastructure inspection.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Series F $110M

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Series F

$110M

HQ

Builds the AutoDrive autonomy kit for off-road and defense ground vehicles, enabling driverless convoy and tactical operations (formerly Robotic Research).

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy · Series C (equity and debt) $238M

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy

Series C (equity and debt)

$238M

HQ

Oxford-based developer of 'Oxa Driver,' universal self-driving software that runs industrial, airport and yard vehicles (formerly Oxbotica).

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy · Series D (first close) $103M

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy

Series D (first close)

$103M

HQ

Builds an autonomous, electric yard-truck system that automates trailer moves and hitching in distribution yards.

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy · Series D $62M

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy

Series D

$62M

HQ

Auterion builds an open drone-autonomy operating system, built on PX4, that unifies multi-vendor drone fleets and coordinates them as swarms.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Series B $130M

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Series B

$130M

HQ

DroneDeploy makes software that automates drone flights and turns the imagery into reality-capture maps and 3D models for construction and energy sites.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Strategic $15M

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Strategic

$15M

HQ

Foretellix provides coverage-driven verification and scenario generation for ADAS and autonomous-vehicle safety, built on its Measurable Scenario Description Language.

Autonomy Software & Simulation · Series C $85M

Autonomy Software & Simulation

Series C

$85M

HQ

Percepto makes an autonomous 'drone-in-a-box' system that inspects and monitors industrial sites on its own, with FAA BVLOS approval.

Drones & UAS Autonomy · Series C $67M

Drones & UAS Autonomy

Series C

$67M

HQ

Helm.ai builds unsupervised-learning and generative-AI foundation models for production ADAS and autonomous driving, working with global automakers.

Autonomy Software & Simulation · Series C $55M

Autonomy Software & Simulation

Series C

$55M

HQ

Boston startup building large fully-autonomous naval ships for open-ocean US Navy missions, starting with the ~190-foot Liberty Class.

Maritime Autonomy · Series A $50M

Maritime Autonomy

Series A

$50M

HQ

Houston transportation-as-a-service startup running Level 4 driverless Class 8 trucks on commercial freight lanes.

Autonomous Trucking · Pre-Series A $20M

Autonomous Trucking

Pre-Series A

$20M

HQ

Public autonomous-trucking company running the Aurora Driver on fully driverless commercial freight across the U.S. Sun Belt.

Autonomous Trucking · Post-IPO (SPAC merger) $2B

Autonomous Trucking

Post-IPO (SPAC merger)

$2B

HQ

Avride is a Yandex self-driving spinout building autonomous vehicles and sidewalk delivery robots, partnered with Uber and Hyundai.

Robotaxi / AV · Strategic Investment $375M

Robotaxi / AV

Strategic Investment

$375M

HQ

Publicly-traded developer of the DriveMod autonomy kit that converts industrial vehicles like forklifts and tuggers into self-driving fleet assets.

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy · Financing (public) $32M

Off-road & Industrial Autonomy

Financing (public)

$32M

HQ

dRISK is an edge-case training and testing platform that mines the long tail of rare driving scenarios to improve AV and ADAS safety.

Autonomy Software & Simulation · Super-seed (GBP 1.7M)

Autonomy Software & Simulation

Super-seed (GBP 1.7M)

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HQ