Top Automotive Startups in 2027

Driven Brands is the leading automotive aftermarket franchise company based in Charlotte, NC. The Data Team, based in San Francisco, is focused on building a sustainable and scalable data architecture for the growing business. Our goal is to drive the future of the transportation industry through data and insights.

Solera was founded with the mission to digitalize and empower mobility transactions across the critical lifecycle touchpoints of a vehicle, delivering true transparency and knowledge to all stakeholders. Today, Solera’s leading digital technologies manage and protect life’s most important assets: our cars, trucks, homes and digital identities. The company processes more than 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in over 90 countries. For more information, please visit solera.com.

We wholeheartedly embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer, and more equitable for all. Our industry and company are undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime technological transformation, which is reshaping our approach to technology and innovation. We are expanding our horizons through new technology platforms and driving innovations that deliver exceptional value to our customers. But our aspirations go beyond technology and innovation. We strive to become the most inclusive company in the world. We firmly believe that each of us has the power to drive meaningful change through our words, actions, and culture. At General Motors, we foster a culture where all ideas are taken into consideration, and where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential. Our foundation is built on respect, integrity, accountability, and equality. Our diverse workforce brings their collective passion for engineering, technology, and design to help us deliver on our ambitious future. While we are proud of our achievements thus far, we acknowledge that there is still more work to be done. Together, we can create a better future for everyone. Our diverse workforce of 164,000 employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to help us deliver on this ambitious future. While we are proud of our achievements so far there is more work to be done. Together, for everyone. Join us today: careers.gm.com.

FlixBus is a European long distance mobility provider with headquarters in Munich, Berlin, Milan, Paris and Zagreb. Since 2013, FlixBus have offered a new, convenient and green way to travel which suits every budget. Thanks to a smart business model and innovative technology, the startup has established Europe’s largest intercity bus network in less than four years and has no intention of stopping to expand anytime soon.

Arrive has been focused on one thing since its founding: raising the standard of what it means to be a broker. We are a carrier and customer-centric logistics company that excels in talent, training, and technology.

HopSkipDrive makes life easier for busy parents by taking the stress out of the carpool conundrum. Created by moms who understand the challenges of getting kids to activities, and the safety concerns with putting their children in someone else’s car, our service is designed to be simple, convenient, and reliable while exceeding all safety standards.

Welcome to Vroom. The hassle-free haggle-free way to buy and sell cars online. We help consumers save time, money (and their sanity!) by bringing all three aspects of the car buying process – buying, financing and selling – online in an easy, transparent and affordable way. Vroom offers thousands of high quality, refurbished, pre-owned vehicles with free delivery to customers’ doors nationwide. Vroom was created by entrepreneurs with tech expertise and car acumen and is based in NY and Dallas.

Arieca manufactures a thermally conductive rubber (Thubber) composite that has a novel combination of properties: • Ultrasoft • Thermally conductive • Tear resistant The thermally conductive rubber (while being electrically insulating), “Thubber”, has the potential to revolutionize how heat is managed in personal computing, wearable devices, and other compact electronic technologies. Compared to existing thermal greases and pads, Thubber has a superior combination of high thermal conductivity, mechanical compliance, and resistance to fracture, tearing, or flaking. As a thermal interface material (TIM), it can rapidly transfer heat away from heat generating electronics and allow them to function over long durations without overheating or requiring reductions in speed or power consumption (i.e. throttling). Additionally Thubber can isolate sensitive electronics and avionic systems from mechanical vibration and shock with the ability to draw the heat away at the same time.

We are building autonomous, electric rail vehicles to move intermodal freight on the rail network.

Lineaum's (lineaum.com) AI infrastructure layer automates private aviation from request to takeoff. Lineaum OS connects clients, brokers and operators through one transaction layer, automating aircraft sourcing, quoting, contracts, payments and booking across a global network of 30,000+ aircraft and 10,500 operators. • 30,000+ Aircraft • 10,500 Operators • 190 Countries • 12,000 Airports "LIN", Lineaum’s AI jet concierge assistant, turns hours of manual private jet booking into one command: “LIN, book me a jet to New York tomorrow at 8am.” LIN then handles everything from aircraft sourcing, price comparison to digital contracts, card payments, and booking in minutes.