
Autonomous X by wire : Identification of Technology Solutions & Partners

Context
The client was looking for companies/startups who develop control systems & related hardware for motion control linked to autonomous mobility for their X by wire project.
Technology Areas
Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence
Key Objectives
Identification of a long list of relevant companies & startups who have technologies/products at any maturity level, but is directly linked to vehicle motion & stability control (e.g. path planning, trajectory planning, route planning, etc.)
Our Methodology
Customised Business Objective service through WhatNext Platform
Based on our client’s unique objective, the WN analyst team worked on a customized business objective that was accessed through the platform
The search required our team to analyze patent literature, product data sheets, technical research papers, conference papers & other scientific articles from leading journals & magazine publications
The outcome of this project resulted in a long list of 62 relevant companies (25 large companies, 20 SMEs & 17 startups) whose offerings were bucketed into 8 key categories of interest (covering middleware, hardware, technology services, etc.
Due-Diligence: Primary Interviews with Start-Ups
Most of the 17 startups & 20 SMEs were part of the WhatNext Network.
For this specific project, 7 in-video interviews were conducted due to limited technical product data available in the public domain & the lack of real world use-cases to show case actual maturity level (v/s what is claimed)
Client Benefit
Our deliverable added 18 new companies that the client was not aware of, especially those offering novel middleware (perception, sensor fusion & motion control) at TRL maturity levels of 6+
The output was confidence inspiring & allowed for a deeper engagement as outlined below
Post Engagement Outcome
Our client further engaged the WhatNext team to conduct a deeper benchmarking of the technology options from all startups & SMEs in order to evaluate which product/technology offerings are suitable from a integration/collaboration/co-development stand point