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Smart Parking Systems

Integrated systems for managing parking facilities, guiding vehicles to available spots, and providing notifications, often leveraging sensors, communication, and remote control.

6,908 US filings from 1,427 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,830 · 2024: 2,211 · 2025: 2,026 · 2026 YTD: 841

Vehicle Control SystemsTraffic 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	739	188	253	204	94	-19.4%
2	Hyundai Motor Company	241	73	51	80	37	+56.9%
3	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	218	66	68	60	24	-11.8%
4	Kia Corporation	206	46	44	79	37	+79.5%
5	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	185	47	59	57	22	-3.4%
6	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	132	16	40	55	21	+37.5%
7	DENSO CORPORATION	113	40	27	30	16	+11.1%
8	NEC CORPORATION	93	18	38	29	8	-23.7%
9	Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.	88	·	25	44	19	+76.0%
10	STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	86	15	35	25	11	-28.6%
11	TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.	78	20	18	31	9	+72.2%
12	Waymo LLC	63	20	19	20	4	+5.3%
13	Lyft, Inc.	59	11	23	19	6	-17.4%
14	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.	59	29	22	6	2	-72.7%
15	Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.	56	16	12	24	4	+100.0%
16	Robert Bosch GmbH	50	9	18	16	7	-11.1%
17	UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC	50	16	14	12	8	-14.3%
18	AISIN CORPORATION	49	5	19	17	8	-10.5%
19	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	46	8	15	19	4	+26.7%
20	Oshkosh Corporation	46	5	11	23	7	+109.1%
21	Uber Technologies, Inc.	46	17	9	15	5	+66.7%
22	VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH	45	8	14	17	6	+21.4%
23	SUBARU CORPORATION	44	11	14	11	8	-21.4%
24	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	41	12	8	15	6	+87.5%
25	HERE GLOBAL B.V.	41	14	10	12	5	+20.0%