2/ For electric vehicle patents filed since 2017, while you may expect to see @Tesla as the leader, @BYDCompany has significantly more than the rest. Surprisingly, @FaradayFuture and @Rivian have filed the most after $BYDDF. Ride-hailing giant $UBER has filed more than $TSLA. pic.twitter.com/NRCRcuhGZc

— Conor Dalton (@conor__dalton) September 28, 2021

4/ @luminartech is firmly in the lead with granted #LiDAR patents. While $LAZR ramps to series production, it is being granted significantly more LiDAR patents than its competitors. @Waymo @Cruise @ousterlidar @Mobileye @volvocars @nurobots pic.twitter.com/OrZaCTptvM

— Conor Dalton (@conor__dalton) September 28, 2021

6/ The autonomous driving space is becoming extremely crowded recently. While there are clear leaders, yet again, $TSLA is noticeably absent from the top of the field, whereas companies now deploying driverless test fleets are all in the top 5. pic.twitter.com/pX5HqSCgHc

— Conor Dalton (@conor__dalton) September 28, 2021

8/ $BIDU and $GOOG 's @Waymo , which are often compared to each other, have been trading the lead back and forth this past year. Companies in the AV space are racing for IP dominance in what many consider the future of transportation. pic.twitter.com/bb8kriwpWF

— Conor Dalton (@conor__dalton) September 28, 2021

9/ Here are a few more keywords run on our patent tracker that are interesting. The solid-state battery and neural net charts are not so surprising, with $QS & $NVDA having commanding leads, respectively.

I’m curious how others interpret these. What stands out to you? pic.twitter.com/WLIsx4Dz8W

— Conor Dalton (@conor__dalton) September 28, 2021