Top California Automotive Startups (188)

Sonatus is a global vehicle software company enabling AI-powered, software-defined vehicles through its platform, which is deployed in over 5 million cars, helping automakers continuously improve cost, performance, reliability, and user experience.

Sony Honda Mobility of America Inc (Culver City, CA) is a subsidiary of Sony Honda Mobility Inc (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) and is a 50/50 joint venture by Sony and Honda. Established on September 28th 2022 in Japan, SHM has over 300+ employees in Tokyo. Sony Honda Mobility of America was established in March 2023, with our team in Culver...

SaaS, CleanTech, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Distributed Energy Resources, Point-of-Sale, Grid Ancillary Services, Plant-based Foods

Work Truck Solutions provides website inventory solutions for commercial vehicle dealerships. We help buyers like plumbers, florists and contractors quickly identify the right commercial truck or van for their specific business needs, which helps dealerships sell more inventory. At Work Truck Solutions, we recognize that you want to be the leader in commercial truck sales. In order to do that, you...

Check out our recent news and career opportunities at deepscale.ai/careers/ **Perception for autonomous vehicles** DeepScale brings advanced, efficient perception capabilities to ADAS systems and AVs. We are geared to fundamentally change how we see cars, excuse us, how cars see us with a team of world-class ML/DL/AI engineers and their extraordinary expertise of efficient DNNs (deep neural nets). Currently partnered with...

Coda Automotive is a manufacturer and distributor of all-electric, zero-emissions cars and battery transportation systems. Formed under the stewardship of entrepreneur Miles Rubin (known for his marketing and sales of neighborhood electric fleet vehicles under the Miles Electric Vehicles brand) in 2009, Coda engineers, brands, markets and distributes electric vehicles. The company’s manufacturing partnership strategy allows Coda to avoid the...

Matician is building Autonomous Home Machines. We believe that sensors and algorithms are finally good enough to reimagine home devices from first-principles and reinvent them with Level-5 Autonomy and mobility.

Entrepreneurs often need strong partners in order to scale their businesses. This is particularly true for those developing novel hardware systems, exploring new business models, or growing international ventures. Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV) exists to accelerate the efforts of teams driving disruptive change. We have the resources and backing of Yamaha Motor Company (Japan), yet the openness...

Otozip makes it easy, fast and painless for people to instantly find and compare great lease deals from local dealers - without negotiating.Otozip is more effective than traditional dealer lead-gen websites because lease deals drive customers to make faster purchase decisions.Leases now account for over 27% of all new car sales and growing fast. On average, the same customer leases...

Our software products, Apex.Grace & Apex.Ida, are based on open-source software, such as ROS or Eclipse iceoryx. Apex.Grace, named after the legendary Grace Hopper, is a software development framework for mobility applications that enables efficient development of applications. Apex.Ida, named after pioneer Ida Rhodes, delivers optimal vehicle communication and high performance data transportation. To learn more about our amazing products, please visit...

Our mission is to drive rapid decarbonization in global transport and power sectors by intelligently connecting electric vehicles to the grid.

AEye is the premier provider of intelligent, next generation, adaptive LiDAR for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and robotic vision applications. AEye’s iDAR™ (Intelligent Detection and Ranging) system leverages biomimicry and principles from automated targeting applications used by the military to scan the environment, intelligently focusing on what matters most, enabling faster, more accurate, and more reliable perception. iDAR™...

Applus+ IDIADA is a global partner to the automotive industry, supporting its clients in their product development activities by providing design, engineering, testing and homologation services. We have a large team of more than 2500 professionals drawn from over 28 countries, as well as an international network of subsidiaries and branch offices in 25 countries which ensures that our clients...

Currently relocating the World Headquarters from Corona, CA to Burbank, West Coast Customs was founded in 1993 by Ryan Friedlinghaus. West Coast Customs is known by car enthusiasts as the premiere high-end modification shop that can transform any vehicle into a work of art. West Coast Customs is not only known for building cars but delivering dynamic television content to...

Abalta enhances mobility across the globe by providing expert software solutions. Our vision is to enable truly effortless lifestyles for people on the move, and we need your help to make our work even better. We specialize in mobility software solutions with expertise in connectivity, cloud backend and smart device integration. Our expert teams create products and services that improve the...

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Recargo, Inc. is a sustainable energy data and infrastructure company founded in 2009, 100% focused on the electric vehicle (EV) category. Our mission is to accelerate adoption and advancement of plug-in car technology. The company's offerings include: PlugShare: The #1 app for EV drivers, PlugShare is a community based tool that guides users to public charging locations throughout the world. Available...

Cepton (Nasdaq: CPTN) provides state-of-the-art, intelligent, lidar-based solutions for a range of markets such as automotive (ADAS/AV), smart cities, smart spaces and smart industrial applications. Cepton’s patented MMT®-based lidar technology enables reliable, scalable and cost-effective solutions that deliver long range, high resolution 3D perception for smart applications. Founded in 2016 and led by industry veterans with over two decades of collective...

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Urban commuting is changing and cycling is one of the fastest growing commute modes. Bikeep enables seamless and secure urban cycling. No longer has the cyclist worry about bike theft, finding the best route through the city or limit their shopping since they are on a bike. We are building a network of smart bike stations, where users are able to...