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Automobile Vision: LIDAR

Investment in commercialization of autonomous and semi-autonomous automobiles using machine vision technology has been on the increase for recent years. Market growth and consumer and business appetite for using machine vision in these vehicles has spurred the investment directly and through M&A activity.


Top 10 Corporate Owners


 
Issued Patent Count   
 
Published Application Count

Corporation Patents and Published Applications Count
1. Waymo (Alphabet)
 
 
68
2. General Motors
 
 
60
3. Uber
 
 
47
4. Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd.
 
 
46
5. Inventor
 
 
39
6. Zoox, Inc.
 
 
30
7. Toyota
 
 
29
8. Baidu
 
 
29
9. Robert Bosch
 
 
24
10. Nvidia
 
 
23




Invention Categorization and Classification

Categorization and Classification Patents and Published Applications
  • Hardware
  •  
    523
    159 Miscellaneous , 99 Calibration , 72 Mirror|Lens , 55 +Camera , 39 Noise|Errors , 20 Sensors , 17 Rotate , 17 Scan , 12 Pulse , 10 MEMS , 8 Self-cleaning , 6 Infrastructure , 5 Synchronize , 4 General system
  • Navigation
  •  
    359
    200 Object|Obstacle , 47 Vehicle Control , 30 Map , 25 Distance|Depth , 18 Lane|Path , 13 Position|Pose , 11 Collision , 10 Track , 3 Location , 2 Height
  • Specific Applications
  •  
    62
    20 Meteorology , 17 Trailer , 12 Miscellaneous , 8 Parking , 3 Communication , 2 Driver
  • Software
  •  
    161
    93 Point Cloud , 41 Recognition , 20 Learning/AI/Neural network , 7 Miscellaneous


    Recent Published Activity in Automobile Vision: LIDAR as of June 8, 2023