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Autonomous driving startups hiring now
The autonomous driving startups hiring the most right now are Nuro, 42dot and Waabi. 55% of their open roles are in engineering. 24% of these companies hire mostly remote. Most are based in Mountain View, San Francisco and Pittsburgh. Every role here comes from the company’s own careers page and is re-checked daily.
55%
of roles in engineering
17%
of roles in ai and ml
8%
of roles in product and design
7%
of roles in operations
2%
of roles in marketing
Companies
Who is hiring
Nuro
Mountain View, US · Series E
The company licenses this technology to automakers and mobility providers for applications such as robotaxis, personally owned vehicles, and goods delivery.
91 open roles0% remote
42dot
Seongnam, KR · Corporate Round
42dot **develops Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs)** that evolve through continuous updates—delivering the latest features and experiences to users at all times.
78 open roles4% remote
Waabi
Toronto, CA · Series B
Waabi develops a Physical AI Platform for autonomous transportation, powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The company's Waabi Driver system is an end-to-end AI model designed to generalize across driving environments.
74 open roles57% remote
Gatik
mountain view, US
Gatik operates driverless trucks for commercial deliveries. Its vehicles move ambient, refrigerated and frozen goods between distribution centers and stores.
44 open roles0% remote
AeroVect
San Francisco, US · Seed
AeroVect develops autonomous systems for airport ground support equipment. The company provides the AeroVect Driver, a platform that enables tractors and other vehicles used in cargo and baggage handling to operate without a human driver.
35 open roles68% remote
May Mobility
Ann Arbor, US · Series D
May Mobility builds autonomous vehicle technology that reasons through the world in real time. The company's proprietary Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) system integrates real-time data every 200 milliseconds to prioritize safety and efficiency. May Mobility operates on-demand autonomous vehicles across the U.S. and Japan, delivering transportation services including ride-hailing and shuttle operations.
34 open roles82% remote
PlusAI
Santa Clara, US · Series C
PlusAI is an artificial intelligence company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. SuperDrive, PlusAI's virtual driver, enables trucks to operate fully autonomously with superhuman awareness, accuracy, and reliability.
33 open roles3% remote
Humble Robotics
San Francisco, US · Seed
Humble Robotics builds autonomous, zero-emissions haulers for freight transportation. Its flagship product, the Humble Hauler, is a cabless electric freight transport system that integrates tractor, trailer, and driver functions.
22 open roles18% remote
ISEE
Cambridge, US
ISEE provides autonomous driving solutions for commercial environments, with self-driving yard trucks that automate logistics hubs.
19 open roles11% remote
Glydways
South San Francisco, US
Glydways provides dynamic mass transit solutions using small autonomous electric cars running on narrow fixed guideways. The company's system is designed to be energy-neutral with a minimal carbon footprint.
17 open roles58% remote
Stack AV
Pittsburgh, US
Stack AV operates in the transportation industry that develops advanced autonomous systems.
11 open roles91% remote
Helm
Redwood City, US · Series C
Helm.ai http://Helm.ai builds AI software for autonomous driving and robotics.
8 open roles100% remote
Bliq
Berlin, DE · Series A
Bliq builds and launches driverless vehicles for everyday life. It offers a private, premium driverless car on monthly subscription.
8 open roles
Outrider
Brighton, US · Series D
The company helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency by eliminating manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive.
8 open roles20% remote
Zendar
Berkeley, US · Series B
Zendar develops high-definition radar for autonomous vehicles. Zendar's technology leverages artificial intelligence and advanced signal processing to provide 10 times better resolution, 2D velocity estimation, and comprehensive coverage around the vehicle.
6 open roles0% remote
EasyMile
Toulouse, FR
EasyMile provides autonomous driving software that powers heavy-duty driverless vehicles for airports, logistics, and industrial sites. Its technology integrates with tow tractors, cargo movers, and industrial platforms to transport goods in complex environments.
5 open roles0% remote
Autobrains
Tel Aviv, IL · Series C
Autobrains develops AI perception software for advanced driver-assistance and autonomous vehicles. Its patented self-learning and signature-based AI offers a new approach to perception, covering all autonomous driving levels.
4 open roles0% remote
Blue Water Autonomy
Boston, US · Series A
Blue Water Autonomy is building autonomous ships designed for endurance and scalable production to operate across the open ocean. Its autonomous ship design fully-integrates hardware, software, and AI allowing the vessel to operate on the open ocean for months at a time. The company positions itself within the defense technology sector, aiming to modernize naval power and U.S. shipbuilding through autonomous warship designs.
4 open roles
Compound Eye
Redwood City, US · Series A
Compound Eye enables machines to understand their surroundings in 3D and in real time using only passive sensors like cameras and IMUs. Its VIDAS technology takes video from automotive-grade cameras and outputs a dense, semantic 3D representation of the world that vehicles and robots use to navigate their environment. The company has customers across automotive, agriculture, healthcare, and defense.
3 open roles33% remote
8Fleet Inc.
Los Angeles, US
8Fleet operates managed rideshare fleets and infrastructure that support autonomous mobility and ride-hailing platforms. The company runs professional driver programs with company-owned vehicles to improve ride quality, safety, and reliability on rideshare platforms.
2 open roles
Faction
San Francisco, US
Faction develops software and services for driverless electric vehicles. The company also deploys AI agents against problems in industrial commerce.
1 open roles
Waymo
Mountain View, US · Series D
Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and offers a ride-hailing service called Waymo One. The company also offers Waymo Via, a driving technology solution to carry and deliver commercial goods.
296 open roles3% remote
Zoox
Foster City, US
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. It aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.
190 open roles1% remote
Woven Planet
nihombashimuromachi, JP
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107 open roles0% remote
Motional
Boston, US · Corporate Round
Motional develops and deploys SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles for driverless ride-hail and delivery services.
78 open roles71% remote
Aurora Innovation
Pittsburgh, US · Post Ipo
Aurora develops the Aurora Driver, a self-driving system designed to operate freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. The company offers driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing.
72 open roles0% remote
Kodiak Robotics
Mountain View, US · Post Ipo
The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology.
55 open roles0% remote
Torc
blacksburg, US
Self-driving trucks (part of Daimler Trucks)
40 open roles100% remote
Cyngn
Mountain View, US · Post Ipo
Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations like manufacturers and logistics companies. Its Enterprise Autonomy Suite includes DriveMod (autonomous vehicle system), Cyngn Insight (customer-facing suite of AV fleet management, teleoperation, and analytics tools), and Cyngn Evolve (internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to leverage data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling). The DriveMod Tugger hauls up to 12,000 lbs and the DriveMod Forklift lifts heavy loads that use non-standard pallets.
14 open roles7% remote
WeRide
Guangzhou, CN · Post Ipo
The company develops autonomous driving technologies from Level 2 to Level 4 and operates an autonomous vehicle fleet.
13 open roles8% remote
Open roles
Newest roles at these startups
Zoox
Foster City, CA
Senior Executive Operations Program Manager
Foster City, CA
$165k–$199k
1d ago
Stack AV
Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
Staff Software Engineer, Constraint Generation
Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
—
1d ago
Stack AV
Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
Staff Software Engineer, Trajectory Generation & Controls
Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
—
1d ago
Humble Robotics
San Francisco
Electrical Engineer, 2027 Internship
San Francisco
—
1d ago
Humble Robotics
San Francisco
Embedded Software Engineer, 2027 Internship
San Francisco
—
1d ago
Kodiak Robotics
Mountain View, CA
Software Quality Triage Specialist
Mountain View, CA
$120k–$135k
1d ago
Autobrains
Tel Aviv
Applied AI Scientist (Ph.D) - On Site
Tel Aviv
—
1d ago
May Mobility
Ann Arbor, MI - Hybrid
Senior Systems Engineer - Sensor Selection
Ann Arbor, MI - Hybrid
$135k–$155k
1d ago
What autonomous driving startups build
Companies working in autonomous driving. Nuro: The company licenses this technology to automakers and mobility providers for applications such as robotaxis, personally owned vehicles, and goods delivery. 42dot: 42dot **develops Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs)** that evolve through continuous updates—delivering the latest features and experiences to users at all times. Waabi: Waabi develops a Physical AI Platform for autonomous transportation, powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The company's Waabi Driver system is an end-to-end AI model designed to generalize across driving environments.
The roles they hire for
Across the roles open today, the mix is engineering (55%), ai and ml (17%), product and design (8%), operations (7%) and marketing (2%). Engineering roles here often ask for hands-on work with the product's hardest part, so a portfolio or a shipped project counts for more than a long resume.
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Frequently asked
Which autonomous driving startups are hiring the most?
Right now: Nuro, 42dot, Waabi, Gatik and AeroVect. The list above ranks every company by the roles it has open today.
Do autonomous driving startups hire remotely?
24% of the companies here hire mostly remote. Each company page shows its own remote share.
What roles do autonomous driving startups hire for?
The most common are engineering, ai and ml and product and design.
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