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Braking & Stationary Vehicle Control

Control systems for managing vehicle braking and maintaining a stationary state, including brake pedal actuation sensing, automatic brake hold functions, and coordination with parking brakes.

5,137 US filings from 602 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,266 · 2024: 1,649 · 2025: 1,558 · 2026 YTD: 664

Vehicle Control Systems

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	541	128	173	172	68	-0.6%
2	Hyundai Motor Company	385	121	107	107	50	0.0%
3	Kia Corporation	338	85	99	105	49	+6.1%
4	Robert Bosch GmbH	316	80	110	93	33	-15.5%
5	HL MANDO CORPORATION	252	22	80	97	53	+21.2%
6	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	241	45	90	82	24	-8.9%
7	Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.	224	69	60	74	21	+23.3%
8	DENSO CORPORATION	161	31	45	59	26	+31.1%
9	Volvo Truck Corporation	135	24	32	52	27	+62.5%
10	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	132	42	42	37	11	-11.9%
11	ADVICS CO., LTD.	131	27	54	38	12	-29.6%
12	SUBARU CORPORATION	105	25	39	29	12	-25.6%
13	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	101	21	24	39	17	+62.5%
14	HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.	98	27	39	20	12	-48.7%
15	Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC	91	15	24	40	12	+66.7%
16	ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH	89	10	30	34	15	+13.3%
17	KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH	86	18	29	25	14	-13.8%
18	ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH	65	27	17	12	9	-29.4%
19	ZF Active Safety US Inc.	62	20	27	11	4	-59.3%
20	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	56	20	12	20	4	+66.7%
21	Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH	55	9	16	20	10	+25.0%
22	Kia Motors Corporation	45	36	7	2	·	-71.4%
23	ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV	44	17	11	11	5	0.0%
24	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	41	15	10	9	7	-10.0%
25	Faiveley Transport Italia S.P.A.	37	9	14	10	4	-28.6%