Autonomous Vehicles patent applications on 18th September 2025
Autonomous Vehicles Patent Applications on 18th September 2025
Executive Summary
On 18th September 2025, 123 patent applications related to Autonomous Vehicles were published, representing 1.7% of all patent applications for the day. This moderate level of activity shows Autonomous Vehicles is gaining significant attention from innovators.
Market Analysis
Leading Organizations
The top organizations driving Autonomous Vehicles innovation include:
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- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA: 28 applications (22.8% of Autonomous Vehicles patents)
- HONDA MOTOR CO LTD: 10 applications (8.1% of Autonomous Vehicles patents)
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY: 9 applications (7.3% of Autonomous Vehicles patents)
- KIA CORPORATION: 9 applications (7.3% of Autonomous Vehicles patents)
- NVIDIA Corporation: 6 applications (4.9% of Autonomous Vehicles patents)
These 5 organizations account for 62 applications (50.4% of all Autonomous Vehicles patents), indicating high concentration in the field.
Technology Deep Dive
Core Innovation Areas
Patent applications in Autonomous Vehicles encompass several key innovation areas:
- Autonomous Vehicle: Core technology area
- Self-Driving: Core technology area
- Autopilot: Core technology area
- Adas: Core technology area
Technical Classification Analysis
The most active CPC classifications in Autonomous Vehicles include:
- B60W50/14 (Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention): 29 applications (23.6%)
- B60W2050/146 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 24 applications (19.5%)
- B60W2420/403 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 15 applications (12.2%)
- B60W30/09 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 15 applications (12.2%)
- B60W2050/0083 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 14 applications (11.4%)
- B60W2520/10 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 12 applications (9.8%)
- B60W2050/143 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 10 applications (8.1%)
- B60W2420/408 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 7 applications (5.7%)
- B60W60/001 ({Planning or execution of driving tasks}): 7 applications (5.7%)
- B60W2554/802 (CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT): 7 applications (5.7%)
Global Innovation Landscape
Innovation in Autonomous Vehicles spans multiple countries:
- US: 115 inventors (38.2%)
- JP: 75 inventors (24.9%)
- KR: 26 inventors (8.6%)
- CN: 22 inventors (7.3%)
- DE: 20 inventors (6.6%)
- SE: 10 inventors (3.3%)
- IN: 8 inventors (2.7%)
- AU: 5 inventors (1.7%)
- AE: 4 inventors (1.3%)
- CA: 3 inventors (1.0%)
The US accounts for 38.2% of inventors in Autonomous Vehicles, reflecting a globally distributed innovation landscape.
Industry Collaborations
Notable collaborations in Autonomous Vehicles include:
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY × KIA CORPORATION: 9 joint applications
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY × Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation: 1 joint applications
- KIA CORPORATION × Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation: 1 joint applications
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA × DENSO CORPORATION: 1 joint applications
These collaborations represent 12 joint applications, indicating moderate industry cooperation in Autonomous Vehicles.
Leading Inventors
Key inventors driving Autonomous Vehicles innovation:
- Takahiko YOSHIKAWA of Yatomi-shi Aichi-ken JP: 12 applications
- Niral Lalit Pathak of Santa Clara CA US: 4 applications
- Chandana Neerukonda of Fremont CA US: 4 applications
- Rajath Bellipady Shetty of Sunnyvale CA US: 4 applications
- Niranjan Avadhanam of Saratoga CA US: 4 applications
- Ratin Kumar of Cupertino CA US: 4 applications
- Marc Alexander of Croydon Hills AU: 3 applications
- Aleks Witko of Mont Albert AU: 2 applications
- Kotaro FUJIMURA of Wako-shi JP: 2 applications
- Takuya HONJO of TOKYO JP: 2 applications
Recent Patent Applications
Representative Autonomous Vehicles patent applications from 18th September 2025:
20250287857. AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINE
Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Abstract: An agricultural work assistance system includes a controller including a processor configured or programmed to, when agricultural work is to be performed or being performed by a working device coupled to an agricultural machine while the agricultural machine is traveling in an agricultural field, determine whether or not a manual operation of the working device is required, and an output interface to output a notification indicating that the manual operation of the working device is required, wh...
20250287859. ROBOTIC PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
Applicant: Rowbot Systems Llc
Abstract: An autonomous vehicle platform system and method configured to perform various in-season management tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones and seeding cover crop within an agricultural field, while self-navigating between rows of planted crops and beneath the canopy of the planted crops on the uneven terrain of an agricultural field, allowing for an ideal in-season application of fertilizer to occur once the planted crop is well established and growing rapidly, in...
20250287872. PREDICTIVE POWER BOOST DEMAND SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
Applicant: Deere & Company
Abstract: A harvesting machine is provided for harvesting a crop and discharging the harvested crop to an offboard container, such as a wagon or a truck, or the ground. The harvesting machine includes a power system to provide power, a crop harvester powered by the power system, and a crop discharging system to discharge crop from an onboard storage container to the offboard location, typically a container. During a harvesting operation, the harvesting machine operates at a nominal maximum power, typicall...
20250288167. SELF-MOVING ROBOT, OBSTACLE CROSSING METHOD, OBSTACLE CROSSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Applicant: Dreame Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co Ltd
Abstract: A control method for a self-moving robot, including: determining a current position of a self- moving robot; identifying a second type of obstacle on a path between the current position and an area to be cleaned, where a height of the second type of obstacle is greater than a first height and less than a second height; determining a length direction of the second type of obstacle; determining a moving path of the self-moving robot from the current position to the area to be cleaned based on the ...
20250288173. SELF-MOVING ROBOT, OBSTACLE CROSSING METHOD, OBSTACLE CROSSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Applicant: Dreame Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co Ltd
Abstract: A control method for a self-moving robot, including: identifying a first type of obstacle in an area to be cleaned, where a height of the first type of obstacle is less than a first height, and the first height is a maximum height that a driving wheel of the self-moving robot crosses over; determining a length direction of the first type of obstacle; determining a cleaning path based on the area to be cleaned and the length direction; and performing a cleaning task on the area to be cleaned base...
Market Implications
Innovation Intensity
With 123 applications in a single day, Autonomous Vehicles demonstrates very high innovation intensity, suggesting rapid technological advancement and strong commercial interest.
Competitive Landscape
Innovation in Autonomous Vehicles spans 54 organizations, showing strong competitive activity and diverse investment in the field.
Technology Outlook
Emerging themes in Autonomous Vehicles patents include: vehicle, control, that, driving, from, suggesting future development in these areas.
The current patent activity level suggests Autonomous Vehicles is in a growth phase with increasing market adoption and investment.
Related Technology Areas
Innovation in Autonomous Vehicles often intersects with other emerging technologies:
- Semiconductors: 575 applications
- Medical Devices: 433 applications
- 5G Technology: 246 applications
- Cybersecurity: 236 applications
- Internet of Things: 182 applications
- Generative AI: 176 applications
- Renewable Energy: 175 applications
- Biotechnology: 169 applications