What they do:
Lunavo is the AI assistant for carriers.
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HQ: Germany
Top Mobility Startups
This list has 127 startups and was last updated on Oct 16, 2026. 20 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (54), Los Angeles (6), and New York (6). Largest teams: Cruise, Kovi, and Chariot. Latest round: Coding Giants raised €6M (Oct 14, 2026).
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What they do:
AI native radars for self-driving cars
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Robots for vehicle maintenance.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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The AI Operating System for Auto Shops.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
RideVector
Listed by founder
What they do:
Search tires by size or model and compare shop offers in your market.
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Early stage
TireRig
Listed by founder
What they do:
A tire project in development, built on the RideVector tire catalogue.
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Early stage
Cruise
Acquired
What they do:
Self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Tampa, FL, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$22M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
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$3.85M · Debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$3M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$2.6M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Santa Monica, CA, United States
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$877K · Equity · Oct 2026
Kovi
Acquired
What they do:
Making car ownership more inclusive, flexible and simple.
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Chariot
Acquired
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The world's first private mass transit service providing a commuting…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Grin
Acquired
What they do:
Mobility and payments platform for Latin America
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
YourMechanic
Acquired
What they do:
Car Repairs, Reinvented:a. Mechanic comes to your home or work to fix…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Remix
Acquired
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We’re building a platform to empower cities to plan the best possible…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Automatic
Acquired
What they do:
Automatic connects your car to the rest of your digital life.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Boosted
Acquired
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Simple, fun, and fast electric vehicles.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Checkars
Acquired
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E-commerce site where you can buy certified used-cars in Latin America
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HQ: Buenos Aires, Argentina
CarDash
Acquired
What they do:
Managed marketplace for automotive services.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Phiar
Acquired
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We are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Carlypso
Acquired
What they do:
Used car marketplace
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vanhawks
Acquired
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We are making the smart carbon fibre commuting bike and platform for…
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Curo
Acquired
What they do:
Electric fleets park and charge anywhere with Curo
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
lvl5
Acquired
What they do:
HD maps for self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Embark
Acquired
What they do:
Public transit apps. Acquired by Apple in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fiix
Acquired
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Fiix sends expert auto mechanics to your home, so you don’t have to…
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Palifer
Acquired
What they do:
Predictive maintenance models for trains and heavy industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Auro Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous shuttles for campus-like environments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S15Early stage
Moxion Power Co.
Shut down
What they do:
Mobile Energy Storage Technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Bus.com
Shut down
What they do:
The easiest way to charter a bus in North America.
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Faction
Shut down
What they do:
Driverless electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of a car.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fetch
Shut down
What they do:
Marketplace for self-service truck rental.
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Mosaix.ai
Shut down
What they do:
Mosaix builds the NLP for the local languages at the emerging markets.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
RoboTire
Shut down
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Robotire is automating vehicle maintenance for today and future…
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HQ: Plymouth, MI, United States