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.

7,862 US filings from 915 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,284 · 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	727	163	214	254	96	+18.7%
2	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	368	110	87	136	35	+56.3%
3	Hyundai Motor Company	329	93	77	102	57	+32.5%
4	Kia Corporation	293	60	71	103	59	+45.1%
5	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	275	68	76	88	43	+15.8%
6	Zoox, Inc.	255	52	70	85	48	+21.4%
7	Robert Bosch GmbH	230	51	70	65	44	-7.1%
8	Waymo LLC	229	72	79	63	15	-20.3%
9	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	225	73	71	58	23	-18.3%
10	TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.	171	47	43	55	26	+27.9%
11	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	161	41	42	51	27	+21.4%
12	SUBARU CORPORATION	147	37	40	40	30	0.0%
13	DENSO CORPORATION	139	39	47	31	22	-34.0%
14	Motional AD LLC	122	38	43	29	12	-32.6%
15	Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft	112	28	47	29	8	-38.3%
16	Nvidia Corporation	110	21	39	38	12	-2.6%
17	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	107	37	32	29	9	-9.4%
18	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	95	40	35	18	2	-48.6%
19	MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.	90	23	31	27	9	-12.9%
20	Toyota Research Institute, Inc.	78	30	22	17	9	-22.7%
21	HERE GLOBAL B.V.	75	39	14	14	8	0.0%
22	Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.	73	21	24	18	10	-25.0%
23	HL KLEMOVE CORP.	69	15	18	23	13	+27.8%
24	HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.	67	14	25	14	14	-44.0%
25	PlusAI, Inc.	67	24	21	17	5	-19.0%