[New post] Reuters study shows that car-makers have more driverless car patents than Google

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Given Google's apparent lead in driverless car technology, you might imagine that the tech giant has notched-up the greatest number of patents in the field, but Reuters says that this isn't the case. A detailed analysis of patent filings for autonomou" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Reuters study shows that car-makers have more driverless car patents than Google by Ben Lovejoy Given Google's apparent lead in driverless car technology, you might imagine that the tech giant has notched-up the greatest number of patents in the field, but Reuters says that this isn't the case. A detailed analysis of patent filings for autonomous car technology shows that car manufacturers are way out ahead, with Google only taking 26th place. Toyota is, far and away, the global leader in the number of self-driving car patents, the report found. Toyota is followed by Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH, Japan's Denso Corp, Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and General Motors Co. The tech company with the most autonomous-driving patents, Alphabet Inc's Google, ranks 26th on the list. Toyota has more than 1,400 patents in the field, twice as many as second-placed Robert Bosch ... Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | January 6, 2016 at 5:51 am | Tags: Google autonomous cars, Google Self-driving car, Google self-driving cars, Patent, Robert Bosch GmbH, Self-driving cars, Toyota | Categories: Self-Driving Car | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-xpZ Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/01/06/self-driving-car-patents/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com