Motional AD LLC
autonomous vehicle software and control systems
New patent ·
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $9.1M, Apr 2020
- Total capital
- $9.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $9.1M
- 1 Form D · last Apr 2020
- 79 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 19
- 21 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#1 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.1M
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Standing among 39 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Software
- Granted patents#1 · top 3%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Abe GhabraExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Albert BiermannDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Anant ThakerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Changhyeon SongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chung Kook ParkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Daekwon KoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 26 people
- David PajaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Heung Soo KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hokeun ChungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jaehoon ChangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jaiwon ShinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jose MunozDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph MassaroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Karl IagnemmaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Karl KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin ClarkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laura MajorExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michele BuonopaneExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ned PrestonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter SimshauserExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard RosarioExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert LeeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sean ParkExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sookyung JungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Woongjun JangExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yong Wha KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 19 granted of 40- New patentHigh Definition Map Fusion for 3D Object DetectionUSPTOUS 12,762,852
- New patentBidirectional Path Optimization In A GridUSPTOUS 12,759,581
- New patentLight Source Characterization SystemUSPTOUS 12,748,200
Show all 40 patent records
- High Definition Map Fusion for 3D Object DetectionOct 13, 2026 · US 12,762,852Granted
- Bidirectional Path Optimization In A GridOct 13, 2026 · US 12,759,581Granted
- Light Source Characterization SystemSep 29, 2026 · US 12,748,200Granted
- Operation Of A Vehicle Using Motion Planning With Machine LearningSep 22, 2026 · US 12,743,082Granted
- Vehicle Control Time Delay CompensationSep 17, 2026 · Application 19677308Pending
- Data Pipeline For Cameras With Multiple Color ChannelsSep 17, 2026 · Application 19677865Pending
- Multiple Position Rolling Shutter Imaging DeviceSep 8, 2026 · US 12,732,700Granted
- Machine Learning-based Point Cloud Alignment ClassificationSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,222Granted
- False Signal Reducing LIDAR WindowSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,191Granted
- Control System Testing Utilizing Rulebook Scenario GenerationSep 3, 2026 · Application 19541763Pending
- Autonomous Vehicle With Contingency Consideration In Trajectory RealizationAug 27, 2026 · Application 19543182Pending
- Data Augmentation For Obstruction LearningAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,282Granted
- Estimating Speed ProfilesAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,270Granted
- Laser Spot CancellationAug 13, 2026 · Application 19640812Pending
- Methods And Systems For Measuring Sensor VisibilityAug 13, 2026 · Application 19651302Pending
- Training Machine Learning Networks For Controlling Vehicle OperationAug 11, 2026 · US 12,705,901Granted
- Rolling Shutter CompensationAug 11, 2026 · US 12,705,790Granted
- Bidirectional Path Optimization In A GridAug 6, 2026 · Application 19047146Pending
- Path Generation Based On Predicted ActionsAug 6, 2026 · Application 19634553Pending
- Obstacle Prediction Evaluation Of A Machine Learning ModelJul 30, 2026 · Application 19574791Pending
- Ride Experience Enhancements With External ServicesJul 30, 2026 · Application 19451381Pending
- Methods And Apparatus With Hardware Logic For Pre-processing LIDAR DataJul 30, 2026 · Application 19636308Pending
- Determination Of An Action For An Autonomous Vehicle In The Presence Of Intelligent AgentsJul 28, 2026 · US 12,691,908Granted
- Control Parameter Based Search Space For Vehicle Motion PlanningJul 16, 2026 · Application 19405258Pending
- Using Scene Dependent Object Queries To Generate Bounding BoxesJul 16, 2026 · Application 19414691Pending
- Sensor Static Miss Detection By Monitoring Occupancy ValuesJul 7, 2026 · US 12,674,891Granted
- Vehicle Operation Using A Dynamic Occupancy GridJul 2, 2026 · Application 19399143Pending
- Track Refinement NetworksJun 30, 2026 · US 12,669,823Granted
- LIDAR Point Cloud Segmentation Using Box PredictionJun 30, 2026 · US 12,669,608Granted
- Light Source Characterization SystemJun 23, 2026 · US 12,663,522Granted
- Data Pipeline For Cameras With Multiple Color ChannelsJun 16, 2026 · US 12,657,774Granted
- Enriching Later-in-time Feature Maps Using Earlier-in-time Feature MapsJun 11, 2026 · Application 19351097Pending
- Systems And Methods For Gridlock PreventionJun 11, 2026 · Application 19538559Pending
- Systems And Methods For Autonomous Driving Based On Human- Driven DataJun 4, 2026 · Application 19177374Pending
- Interchangeable Lens SystemsJun 2, 2026 · US 12,644,967Granted
- Generating Agents Relative To A Simulated Autonomous VehicleMay 28, 2026 · Application 19120963Pending
- Processing A Request Signal Regarding Operation Of An Autonomous VehicleMay 21, 2026 · Application 19447984Pending
- Discerning Fault For Rule Violations Of Autonomous Vehicles For Data ProcessingMay 19, 2026 · US 12,630,190Granted
- Detection Transformer (detr) Back Propagation Using Global Loss Function Expressed As Sum Of Assignment-independent Term And Assignment-dependent Term Defined By Assignment Cost MatrixMay 14, 2026 · Application 19121064Pending
- Training A Neural Network Using A Data Set With Labels Of Multiple GranularitiesMay 14, 2026 · Application 19443997Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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