This entity refers generically to companies developing autonomous driving technologies, including self-driving software stacks, perception systems, mapping, and vehicle integration. It is not a single company but a category that spans startups, scaleups, and large enterprises working on Level 2–Level 4 autonomy for passenger cars, robotaxis, trucks, and other vehicles.
As a category, autonomous driving companies focus on applying AI/ML—especially deep learning for perception, prediction, and planning—to enable vehicles to operate with reduced or no human input. Strategies vary widely, from full-stack robotaxi platforms to component suppliers providing perception, mapping, or driver-assistance modules to OEMs. Many firms combine large-scale data collection, simulation, and on-vehicle inference hardware to iteratively improve safety and performance.