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Autonomous Machine Control

Systems and methods for enabling earth-moving machines to perform tasks with reduced or no human intervention, often leveraging predictive models, sensor fusion, and coordinated multi-machine operations.

18,569 US filings from 2,574 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,186 · 2024: 5,802 · 2025: 5,241 · 2026 YTD: 2,340

Excavating & Earth-Moving

Top companies

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

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA9932673033031200.0%
2Waymo LLC49116214714042-4.8%
3Hyundai Motor Company4109711712571+6.8%
4Deere & Company39811510210873+5.9%
5KOMATSU LTD.3919814710244-30.6%
6GM Cruise Holdings LLC3831141559519-38.7%
7Kia Corporation3757210512672+20.0%
8Robert Bosch GmbH3438510110750+5.9%
9HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.335991039142-11.7%
10Caterpillar Inc.323877711148+44.2%
11Nvidia Corporation26047818943+9.9%
12International Business Machines Corporation25995795926-25.3%
13Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.24760867427-14.0%
14GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC24466866131-29.1%
15DENSO CORPORATION21248735635-23.3%
16Ford Global Technologies, LLC20854735625-23.3%
17Zoox, Inc.20535677132+6.0%
18FANUC CORPORATION20169565125-8.9%
19Kubota Corporation20036567929+41.1%
20Motional AD LLC18571544218-22.2%
21Aurora Operations, Inc.16617488021+66.7%
22TUSIMPLE, INC.162745335·-34.0%
23GOOGLE LLC15445544312-20.4%
24KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.15337534815-9.4%
25STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY14841474812+2.1%