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Drive.ai
Transportation · Mountain View, United States · Founded 2015
Building fully autonomous systems for cars MoreLess
Drive.ai was a privately held company that developed a Level 4 self-driving system, which it claimed could be installed in any car to transform it into an autonomous vehicle. The company's primary focus was on creating a kit that could be retrofitted to existing vehicles, rather than building its own cars.
Drive.ai's business model centered on partnerships with businesses and governments to provide autonomous transportation services. The company launched a self-driving car service in Frisco, Texas, in 2018, and a similar service in Arlington, Texas, in 2019. These services were designed to provide "last-mile" transportation, connecting people from their homes or offices to public transit or other destinations.
In 2019, Apple acquired Drive.ai. The acquisition was seen as a move by Apple to bolster its own self-driving car project. As part of the acquisition, Apple hired dozens of Drive.ai engineers.
Keywords: self-driving, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, deep learning, retrofitting, transportation services, last-mile transportation, acquisition, automotive, mobility
Company overview
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, United States
- Employees
- 25
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 76.6
Valuation & funding
Drive.ai funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Jun 2019 | $0 | — | Apple | — |
| LATE VCOther financing | Sep 2017 | $15M | $200M | Undisclosed | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Jun 2017 | $50M | $200M | Notable Capital · NLVC · HOF Capital · NEA | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Mar 2016 | $12M | $48M | InnoSpring Seed Fund · Maniv Mobility · Oriza Ventures · Oriza Holdings | — |
| SPINOUTOther financing | Apr 2015 | — | — | Stanford University | ↗ |
Growth signals
Drive.ai website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Drive.ai is 110 monthly website visits, down 98.5% over the last three months. Drive.ai's team grew 4.2% over the past year.
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