Top Automotive Startups in 2027

Swiftly develops enterprise software to help transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. Built by transportation experts for transportation professionals, the Swiftly platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. Over 50 cities from coast to coast use Swiftly’s technology platform, improving transportation services for millions of riders each day. Swiftly is backed by leading mobility investors, including Ford Smart Mobility, Samsung NEXT, Via ID, and RATP Dev.

Jolie is a personal concierge platform that makes living and traveling in cities easier and more seamless. Using one app, clients can request a personal chauffeur, chef, dog walker, house cleaner, or spa professional (massage therapist or cosmetologist). Jolie is the perfect marriage of technology, exclusive vehicles, world-class amenities, and elite service providers. Our on-demand and pre-booking service options give clients the flexibility to better experience their cities while increasing the quality of life in these same cities.

SwitchOn (switchon.io) is a leading provider of Vision AI inspection solutions for the manufacturing industry. Leading global manufacturers such as Unilever, P&G, Diageo, ITC, SKF, and Tata, amongst others, are already using the SwitchOn's DeepInspect platform in multiple sites globally and have experienced lower product wastages, improvements in costs and efficiency, as well as upholding brand quality. Our product is converging Industrial IoT and AI to solve some of the most difficult problems in the manufacturing sector.

Terawatt Infrastructure designs, develops, and owns, and operates high-powered electric vehicle charging stations for electric vehicle fleets. It also provides property assets, financing, and infrastructure energy management services that serve various industries across the United States. Terawatt Infrastructure was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

When an operator stops at a Mudflap network truck/fuel stop, when there they open the Mudflap app and select the fuel stop where they want to fuel. One tap of a button will then ''generate a fuel code -- it's a numeric code unique to you and that particular truck stop,'' Desai said. That code is then what you show to the fuel desk clerk, and how they ID you as a Mudflap customer, turning on the pump for you. Then, essentially, you're done. Mudflap was established in 2016 by Sanjay Desai in Palo Alto, California.

KoiReader Technologies is a global MNC defining the future of Industrial AI. Founded by industry experts and powered by a strategic partnership with NVIDIA, we turn complex operational challenges into intelligent competitive advantages for our Fortune 500 clients. Through KoiVision®—our patented Digital Operations Platform and AI Operating Model—we are setting the global standard for how Generative AI and Computer Vision automate supply chain and logistics. Craft your own destiny. Join the leaders of the AI Revolution.

Aucust Inc. is building the connected ecosystem for automotive protection, customisation, design, and service operations. We bring together physical automotive services with digital infrastructure — helping garages, installers, brands, and customers operate smarter through one integrated platform. Our ecosystem includes: • Pro Shield Films — premium paint protection films for automotive, marine, and aviation, supporting professional installers and DIY markets. • Studio24 — a design-led marketplace for wraps, color PPF, detailing, and personalisation, connecting customers with verified service bays. • VinylGraph — a creative platform for custom decals, wrap graphics, and visual automotive designs, enabling unique personalisation at scale. • JobCard — an operating system for garages, powering bookings, job cards, payments, workflows, and customer management. Together, these products deliver one seamless automotive journey — from protection and visual customisation to backend service operations.

15+ years of leading the electric jet age. Our propulsors are the culmination of these years of research and development, resulting in the safest, quietest, most efficient electric propulsion technology now available. Whisper Aero is pioneering a more compelling and connected future by delivering cleaner, quieter, and more efficient propulsion solutions. Today’s open rotor propulsion systems are challenged by safety, noise, and performance limitations at all scales. Whisper’s breakthrough technologies allow aircraft to fly anywhere at any time without disturbing communities, at greater speeds, and with incredible improvements in efficiency and cost. Their innovations also enable a new generation of air moving products that can blend into the soundscapes of daily life. Whisper was founded by industry veterans, Mark Moore and Ian Villa, and continues to innovate a future that’s as considerate as it is compelling with its world-class team in Tennessee. We’re accelerating the adoption of everyday flight and looking for likeminded pioneers to join us on our journey. Whisper’s team brings together diverse perspectives with prior experience from Uber Elevate, NASA, and Northrop Grumman amongst many others. With a track record of maturing nascent R&D concepts to full-scale products, we’re keen to make ultra-quiet the new norm in aviation and beyond. We are always on the look for superstars. If none of these positions feel like a fit, but you feel strongly about our mission and our team, we encourage you to still connect with us and join our talent community! Chances are that we’ll have a role that might fit your experience in the future. We look forward to hearing from you!

ChargeLab builds an open software platform for managing EV charging stations. Our platform leverages intelligent charging to improve how we move, work, and live. Electric vehicles are a breakthrough exponential technology. But our electric grid is not ready for the mass adoption of EVs. EVs will double electricity consumption around the world in the next two decades. This is a billion dollar problem. While others focus on electric vehicle charging hardware, we are focused entirely on software and data. Our software connects to EV chargers to gather usage data, manage electricity loads, and act as a platform for payments and transactions. We are the common language spoken between charging stations, vehicles, and the grid. In the future, when all energy is renewable and all vehicles are connected, we will be the hub for communication, transactions, and data.

White Fox Scooters is the first docked electric scooter solution for walkable cities and micro-communities, initially hosting our docks through private and public partnerships with hotels, apartment buildings, parking garages, corporate campuses, universities, and governments. Think Citi Bike but for electric scooters. We’re taking the electric scooter sharing model to the streets of NJ/NY (as well as all other walkable cities) since we truly believe it is the most fun and efficient way to get around.We’ve already set up exclusive partnerships with select hotels and over 50 parking garages that will be giving us space for our docks. The Arlo Hotels (Soho and NoMad Locations), Hotel 50 Bowery, the William Vale, and GGMC Parking Garages have signed on and we are in talks to expand to all 100 hotels in some of their hotel chains. The app is already live on the App Store and Google Play (Android), and we have launched with more than 5 docks in Jersey City, NJ!