The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the increasing penetration of electronics into vehicle systems to make mobility safer and intelligent and enhance driving and in-car experiences, and growing importance of technologies such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, robotics and cloud computing. In the last three years alone, there have been over 1.2 million patents filed and granted in the automotive industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Robotics in Automotive: Autonomous lane change. Buy the report here.

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According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 619,000 patents to analyse innovation intensity for the automotive industry, there are 290+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry. 

Autonomous lane change is a key innovation area in robotics

Auto lane change is a system that actively detects vehicles in the driver’s blind spot and, when clear, performs a lane change manoeuvre at the driver’s request.

GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 60+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established automotive companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of autonomous lane change.

Key players in autonomous lane change – a disruptive innovation in the automotive industry

‘Application diversity’ measures the number of different applications identified for each relevant patent and broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.

‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of different countries each relevant patent is registered in and reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.

Patent volumes related to autonomous lane change

Company Total patents (2010 - 2022) Premium intelligence on the world's largest companies
Ford Motor 436 Unlock Company Profile
Nissan Motor 422 Unlock Company Profile
Toyota Motor 284 Unlock Company Profile
Hyundai Motor Group 271 Unlock Company Profile
Porsche Automobil Holding 209 Unlock Company Profile
Honda Motor 201 Unlock Company Profile
Robert Bosch Stiftung 184 Unlock Company Profile
Kia 182 Unlock Company Profile
Hitachi 143 Unlock Company Profile
Valeo 134 Unlock Company Profile
Aisin 119 Unlock Company Profile
Tata Motors 116 Unlock Company Profile
Faurecia 112 Unlock Company Profile
Baidu 90 Unlock Company Profile
Mitsubishi Electric 90 Unlock Company Profile
LG 88 Unlock Company Profile
Continental 78 Unlock Company Profile
Denso 62 Unlock Company Profile
Alphabet 57 Unlock Company Profile
Renault 54 Unlock Company Profile
Mando 54 Unlock Company Profile
General Motors 53 Unlock Company Profile
Bayerische Motoren Werke 49 Unlock Company Profile
Intel 42 Unlock Company Profile
Hyundai Mobis 35 Unlock Company Profile
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group 33 Unlock Company Profile
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 31 Unlock Company Profile
Panasonic 28 Unlock Company Profile
Mercedes-Benz Group 23 Unlock Company Profile
MiddleGround Capital 21 Unlock Company Profile
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Automobile Technology 19 Unlock Company Profile
Subaru 17 Unlock Company Profile
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 15 Unlock Company Profile
Huawei Investment Holding 14 Unlock Company Profile
Valeo Comfort & Driving Assistance 14 Unlock Company Profile
Zeppelin-Stiftung 14 Unlock Company Profile
PACCAR 12 Unlock Company Profile
Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Company 12 Unlock Company Profile
Apple 12 Unlock Company Profile
Xiaomi 12 Unlock Company Profile
Aptiv 11 Unlock Company Profile
Mitsubishi Motors 10 Unlock Company Profile
Nokia 10 Unlock Company Profile
Tencent Holdings 9 Unlock Company Profile
Furukawa 8 Unlock Company Profile
Beijing TuSimple Future Technology 7 Unlock Company Profile
Here 7 Unlock Company Profile
AB Volvo 7 Unlock Company Profile
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kk 6 Unlock Company Profile
Shenzhen Tianma Microelectronics 6 Unlock Company Profile

Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics

One of the top companies in autonomous lane change innovation is Ford. The company continues to improve hands-free driving by introducing BlueCruise 1.2 and Lincoln ActiveGlide 1.2, which include new features such as hands-free lane changing and system updates to create a more human-like driving experience. Nissan and Toyota are a few other significant players in the autonomous lane change innovation area.

To further understand how robotics is disrupting the automotive industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Automotive.

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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.