The Automotive Sector in California & Silicon Valley
Automotive technology companies from around the world have increasingly clustered much of their advanced technology, strategy and research in California, resulting in Silicon Valley emerging as a critically important global center for research and mobility product development. Recognizable internationally important technology companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, Intel, Applied Materials, Barracuda Networks, Seagate Technology, SanDisk, Nvidia, Silicon Graphics and HP have their headquarters there. But less well understood, is that there are hundreds of international companies involved in the automotive sector in the Valley employing over 50,000 people.
As the automotive industry is being fundamentally reshaped by the integration of modern technologies in areas such as connected communications, propulsion, autonomy and safety, the industry has established a deep presence in the region. Practically every automobile OEM in the world is present there with research and development, and partnership management operations – vaulting the region to have emerged as the most important global hub for automotive technology. TESLA is perhaps the most visible Silicon Valley automotive company with its main offices and manufacturing operations there, but the sector’s depth in the region is quite substantial with a wide range of OEMs, and technology companies which have substantial involvement in the automotive space.
Companies Involved in Automotive Technologies and Mobility in Silicon Valley
AEye
Aptiv
Aquantia
Arm
Aurima
Auro Robotics
Aurora
Autonomous Fusion
Autonomous Robotics Company
AutonomouStuff
AutoX
Autotalks
BAIDU USA
Bestmile
BMW Group Technology
Bosch Research and Technology Center
BYTON
Caruma Technologies
Changan US R&D Center
China Synthetic Rubber
Cisco
Civil Maps San Francisco
Cobalt Robotics
Comma.ai
Continental
Cruise Automation
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz R&D
DeepScale
Delphi Labs
Denso
Drive.ai
DriverMiles
Efficient Drivetrains
Efficient Power Conversion
Embark Trucks
eMotorWerks
EV-Box
Ford Silicon Valley Lab
Ford Motor Company – Palo Alto Research and Innovation Center
Fujitsu Laboratories
GAC R&D Center Silicon Valley
General Motors
General Motors Advanced Technology
Google / Waymo
Harman
Honda R&D Innovations
Honda Research Institute
Horiba Mira
Hyundai Ventures/Cradle
Intel-Mobileye
JingChi.ai
KION Group
Lear
Lino Network
Liquid Robotics
LG Technology Center of America
Lucid
Lumentum
Luminar Technologies
Lyft
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America
Microsoft
Mojio
Motionloft
Movimento
Nauto
Navya
Neural
Nexteer
NextFlex
NIO (formerly NextEV USA)
Nissan Research Center
Nuro
Nvidia
NXP Semiconductor
PACCAR
Panasonic Automotive Systems
Peloton
Phantom Auto
PlusAI
PonyAi
Porsche Digital
Proterra
Quanergy Systems
Renesas Electronics America
Renault Innovation Lab Silicon Valley
Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance
Renovo.auto
Reviver Auto
RideCell
Rivian Automotive
RPM Ventures
Samsung Semiconductor
Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center
SF Motors – SOKON
Seeing Machines
Silicon Valley Mobility
SiriusXM / Automatic Labs
Starsky Robotics
Step AI
Sumitomo
Swerve Ai
Swift Navigation
Telenav
Terrafugia
TESLA
Toshiba
Toyota AI Ventures
Toyota Boshoku America
Toyota InfoTechnology Center
Toyota Research Institute
TriLumina
Uber Palo Alto
Udacity
Valeo
Vehicle Occupancy Detection Corporation
Velodyne LiDAR
Veniam
VoicePark
Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab
Volvo Car Group – Silicon Valley R&D Center
VOYOMOTIVE
Zendrive
Zollner Elektronik AG
Zoox