Patent Theme

Cooperative Driving & Maneuver Planning

Algorithms and systems for planning and executing complex vehicle maneuvers, often involving cooperation with other vehicles or infrastructure, to optimize traffic flow, avoid collisions, or navigate challenging scenarios. This includes lane changes, cut-ins, and traffic congestion.

7,446 US filings from 893 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,868 · 2024: 2,292 · 2025: 2,256 · 2026 YTD: 1,030

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	692	128	214	254	96	+18.7%
2	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	329	71	87	136	35	+56.3%
3	Hyundai Motor Company	312	76	77	102	57	+32.5%
4	Kia Corporation	282	49	71	103	59	+45.1%
5	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	265	58	76	88	43	+15.8%
6	Zoox, Inc.	245	42	70	85	48	+21.4%
7	Robert Bosch GmbH	221	42	70	65	44	-7.1%
8	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	217	65	71	58	23	-18.3%
9	Waymo LLC	217	60	79	63	15	-20.3%
10	TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.	167	43	43	55	26	+27.9%
11	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	158	38	42	51	27	+21.4%
12	SUBARU CORPORATION	142	32	40	40	30	0.0%
13	DENSO CORPORATION	135	35	47	31	22	-34.0%
14	Motional AD LLC	114	30	43	29	12	-32.6%
15	Nvidia Corporation	107	18	39	38	12	-2.6%
16	Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft	103	19	47	29	8	-38.3%
17	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	97	27	32	29	9	-9.4%
18	MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.	87	20	31	27	9	-12.9%
19	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	85	30	35	18	2	-48.6%
20	Toyota Research Institute, Inc.	74	26	22	17	9	-22.7%
21	HERE GLOBAL B.V.	71	35	14	14	8	0.0%
22	Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.	69	17	24	18	10	-25.0%
23	PlusAI, Inc.	66	23	21	17	5	-19.0%
24	HL KLEMOVE CORP.	65	11	18	23	13	+27.8%
25	TORC Robotics, Inc.	64	·	9	34	21	+277.8%