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 These teams probably plan to deploy a robotaxi service using their system, and possibly their car These teams probably plan to deploy a robotaxi service using their system, and possibly their car
  
-  * [[Waymo]] +  * [[Waymo]] ​- The almost undisputed leader 
-  * [[Cruise]] +  * [[Cruise]] ​/ GM - GM purchased startup and now has billions of investment from [[Honda]], [[Softbank]]. 
-  * [[Zoox]] +  * [[Zoox]] ​- Well funded startup plans to build car, software and robotaxi service. ​ Maverick founder [[Tim Kentley-Klay]] was pushed out. 
-  * [[Uber]] +  * [[Uber]] - World'​s number one ride company has very active project, but it was set back tremendously by a [[Uber Fatality|Fatality]] 
-  * [[Lyft]] +  * [[Lyft]] ​- The USA's number two ride company is making strong efforts. 
-  * [[Ford]] & Argo AI +  * [[Ford]] & Argo AI - Ford partnered with ex-Waymo engineer [[Bryan Saleskly]] to build a self-drive unit. 
-  * [[Tesla]] +  * [[Tesla]] ​- Carmaker with aggressive promises that their [[Autopilot]] will turn to full self-drive in 2020. 
-  * [[Apple]]+  * [[Apple]] ​- Highly secret "​Project Titan" employs many at the world'​s most valuable company. 
 +  * [[Didi]] (the Uber of China)
  
  
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 These teams are building a fairly full self-driving stack, but it will go in a partner'​s or customer'​s car. These teams are building a fairly full self-driving stack, but it will go in a partner'​s or customer'​s car.
-  * [[Aurora]] +  * [[Aurora]] -- $2B valuation startup with founders including [[Chris Urmson]] 
-  * [[Baidu]] +  * [[Baidu]] ​-- Chinese top search engine, behind the [[Apollo]] stack
-  * [[comma.ai]]+
   * [[Pony.ai]]   * [[Pony.ai]]
   * [[Roadstar.ai]]   * [[Roadstar.ai]]
-  * [[Drive.ai]]+  * [[Drive.ai]] -- Software startup once valued at $200M, now reportedly acquired by [[Apple]] 
 +  * [[Phantom AI]] 
 +  * [[Apex.AI]]
   * [[Momenta]]   * [[Momenta]]
 +  * [[AIMotive]] - Hungarian firm with simulator and autopilot
 +  * [[Renovo]]
 +  * [[Imagry]] -- Attempting mapless driving
 +  * [[TORC]] - Darpa Challenge competitors
   * [[Naver]] -- Korean search engine   * [[Naver]] -- Korean search engine
   * [[Voyage]] -- out of [[Udacity]],​ aimed at retirement villages   * [[Voyage]] -- out of [[Udacity]],​ aimed at retirement villages
   * [[Oxbotica]] -- from Oxford   * [[Oxbotica]] -- from Oxford
-  * [[Blackberry]] QNX division+  * [[Blackberry]] QNX division ​-- QNX Founder [[Dan Dodge]] has built a reference stack without neural networks.
   * [[FiveAI]]   * [[FiveAI]]
-  * +  * [[ThorDrive]] -- Korea / SV doing vans 
 +  * [[Helm.ai]] -- Stealth SV company, raised $10M 
 + 
 +See also [[Advanced autopilot]] driver assist systems.
  
 ===== Automakers ===== ===== Automakers =====
-These automakers have active, mostly full-stack projects.  ​They have not declared strong ​Robotaxi ​plans+These automakers have active, mostly full-stack projects.  ​(See Robotaxi ​section for automakers planning that business.)
   * [[Daimler]]   * [[Daimler]]
   * [[BMW]]   * [[BMW]]
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   * [[Tata]]   * [[Tata]]
   * [[Mahindra]]   * [[Mahindra]]
 +  * [[Subaru]]
 +  * [[Changan]]
 +  * [[Xiaopeng]] / XMotors.ai -- Chinese electric carmaker
 +  * [[FCA]] makes vehicles for [[Waymo]] and has a partnership with [[Aurora]]
  
  
 +===== Logistics =====
  
-===== Delivery ===== +See the [[Delivery]] section for last-mile delivery on sidewalks and roads.
-  * [[Starship]] +
-  * [[Nuro]] +
-  * [[Marble]] +
-  * [[Postmates]] +
-  * [[Amazon]] +
-  * [[Udelv]] +
-  * [[Kiwi Campus]] +
-  * [[Robby]] +
-  * [[Eliport]] +
-  * [[Yape]] +
-  * [[Twinswheel]] +
-  * [[Teleretail]] +
-  * [[Lumo]] +
-  * [[JD]] +
-  * [[Gita]] +
-  * [[Robomart]]+
  
-===== Trucking ​=====+==== Trucking ====
 These teams have a focus on long haul trucks and large vehicles These teams have a focus on long haul trucks and large vehicles
   * [[TuSimple]]   * [[TuSimple]]
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   * [[Ike]]   * [[Ike]]
   * [[Starsky]]   * [[Starsky]]
 +  * [[CarOne]] -- stealth
   * [[Embark]]   * [[Embark]]
 +  * [[Cyngn]] -- from the bones of CyanogenMod Android fork
   * [[Waymo]]   * [[Waymo]]
   * [[Otto]] (defunct)   * [[Otto]] (defunct)
   * [[Thor]]   * [[Thor]]
   * [[Pronto.ai]]   * [[Pronto.ai]]
 +  * [[WeRide]]/​JingChi
 +  * [[NullMax]] -- Shanghai
   * [[Aurora]]   * [[Aurora]]
 +  * [[Gatik AI]] -- SV based, out of CMU
   * [[PlusAI]]   * [[PlusAI]]
 +  * [[Freightliner]] -- a unit of [[Daimler]].
   * [[Locomation]]   * [[Locomation]]
   * [[Peloton]]   * [[Peloton]]
 +
 +Off-road
 +  * [[Komatsu]] -- mining trucks.
  
 ===== Tier One Suppliers ===== ===== Tier One Suppliers =====
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   * [[MobilEye]]   * [[MobilEye]]
   * [[Renesas]]   * [[Renesas]]
-  * [[Nvidia]] +  * [[Nvidia]] ​-- promotes GPU chips for neural networks 
-  * [[Aptiv]] (Nutonomy)+  * [[Delphi]] 
 +  * [[Valeo]] 
 +  * [[Mando]] -- Korean supplier 
 +  * [[Qualcomm]] -- processor chips and communication 
 +  * [[Ambarella]] -- fabless chip company 
 +  * [[Aptiv]] (Nutonomy) ​- Formerly part of Delphi
  
 ===== Shuttles ===== ===== Shuttles =====
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   * [[Navya]]   * [[Navya]]
   * [[Local Motors]]   * [[Local Motors]]
 +  * [[May Mobility]]
   * [[Easymile]]   * [[Easymile]]
   * [[Ridecell]]   * [[Ridecell]]