A U T O M O T I V E P A T E N T T R E N D S 2 0 1 9 Cipher Automotive is the only patent intelligence software that includes a taxonomy of over 200 technologies critical to the future of the car AU T O M O T I V E @ C I P H E R . A I Cipher Automotive Patent Trends 2019 provides a strategic overview of patented technologies in Foreword the sector. Patent intelligence is critical at a time when there is an accelerating shifrom conventional technologies to connectivity, autonomy, shared services and electrification. It is not only the OEMs and their suppliers who are investing billions in automotive R&D, but an entire network of technology companies and a vast swathe of start-ups that are now able to participate at a time when barriers to entry have been lowered. These dynamics are placing increasing pressure on legal, intellectual property and R&D teams alike. We have now reached the point where there are over two million new patents published a year, and it is harder than ever to understand whether the patents you own are the ones that truly serve your business objectives. Advances in AI have made it possible to access information about who owns patented technology. The analysis of technologies and companies in the pages that follow were generated in less than 4 hours - by a machine that does not tire, drink coffee or take holidays. Nigel Swycher, CEO and Steve Harris, CTO This section covers nine technology areas within the automotive industry, identifies the top patent Section 1: owners, shows the growth of patenting, highlights a few important technologies within each area, and includes league tables across the major geographies. Technologies The following key denotes the information displayed on the following pages. K e y Number of patented inventions over time Discussion of patent events in the technology area Geographical concentration of patents in this technology K e y Number of patented inventions by sub-technology level Size of rectangle indicates number of patented inventions US Europe K e Rank Company Size Change Rank Company Size Change y 1 1 Toyota Motor Corp 1,295 1 1 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 1,366 +232 +136 2 3 Denso Corp 966 2 2 Volkswagen AG 858 +222 +135 3 2 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 907 3 3 Toyota Motor Corp 776 +106 +99 4 5 Ford Motor Co 651 4 9 Ford Motor Co 460 +154 +140 5 4 Honda Motor Co Ltd 613 5 5 General Motors Co (GM) 455 +72 +64 6 6 General Motors LeagueCo (GM) table of top574 patent 6owners4 Denso Corpby jurisdiction 445 +81 +22 7 7 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 496 7 6 Continental AG 437 +43 Showing: Rank this/last year, the +59name of the company, 8 8 Hyundai Motor Group 451 8 7 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 376 +64 and the number of patents+27 this/last year 9 9 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 366 9 8 Honda Motor Co Ltd 326 - +21 2 10 10 Continental AG 326 10 11 Valeo SA 312 +46 +81 11 11 Volkswagen AG 273 11 10 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 308 +30 +14 12 12 Subaru Corp 251 12 12 Subaru Corp 237 +22 +19 13 13 Honeywell International Inc 201 - 13 13 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 213 4 +11 14 14 Valeo SA 173 14 14 Hyundai Motor Group 180 +33 +25 15 16 Aptiv/Delphi Technologies 150 15 15 Honeywell International Inc 148 +36 +9 16 17 Magna International Inc 148 16 18 Aptiv/Delphi Technologies 145 +35 +36 Autonomous systems (ADAS) includes a broad range 20,000 of technologies including sensors, AI soware, and Autonomous more conventional systems such as cruise control. 18,000 16,000 Among suppliers, ADAS is the fastest growing 14,000 technology area (16% growth in patented inventions over the last 12 months), while for OEMs it comes a 12,000 close second to Mobility and connectivity, making it 10,000 systems the number one area of growth overall. 8,000 6,000 Autonomous systems is an area where the patents are increasingly held by non-automotive 4,000 companies. Last year major tech companies in the 2,000 US, Japan, China, and Korea filed 2500 patents 0 relating to autonomous systems. In aggregate all 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 OEMs worldwide only filed 30% more. These technologies are driving collaborations, alliances, and acquisitions across the industry, and the importance of patents in this area should not be underestimated. JPN: 21%, USA: 19%, DEU: 12%, CHN: 10% Image processing Passive cruise control Driver drowsiness sensors Ultrasonic sensors Rear and parking cameras Autonomous systems Forward anti-collision systems Lane keeping Autonomous Hill descent Trafficjam driving mode control assistance Pedestrian detection Advanced trailer assist Lane Night Parkin. Parking assistance changing vision detect. assist and Autobraking measu. Lane detection Blind Lane Auto. Millim. Radar sensors spot depart. parki. wave Adaptive cruise control warning warnin. radar (MM W. Intersection warning Active Autonomous Auton. health interior activat. Panoramic and overhead cameras Lidar sensors monitorin. Infrared Autonomous de-activation Drunk sensors Trafficsign driver recogniti. Rear Cross. US Europe Autonomous Rank Company Size Change Rank Company Size Change 1 1 Toyota Motor Corp 1,251 +230 1 1 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 1,366 +115 2 3 Denso Corp 933 +214 2 2 Volkswagen AG 881 +126 3 2 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 893 +84 3 3 Toyota Motor Corp 773 +102 4 4 Honda Motor Co Ltd 655 +57 4 7 General Motors Co (GM) 464 +78 systems 5 7 Ford Motor Co 619 +138 5 4 Denso Corp 463 +24 6 6 General Motors Co (GM) 581 +91 6 5 Continental AG 448 +52 7 5 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 557 +43 7 9 Ford Motor Co 431 +126 8 8 Hyundai Motor Group 444 +60 8 6 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 428 +34 9 9 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 366 +24 9 8 Honda Motor Co Ltd 373 -3 10 10 Continental AG 322 +40 10 13 Valeo SA 316 +84 11 12 Volkswagen AG 272 +33 11 10 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 308 +19 12 11 Subaru Corp 270 +24 12 11 Daimler AG 253 -9 13 14 Valeo SA 168 +32 13 12 Subaru Corp 253 +21 14 16 Magna International Inc 150 +33 14 14 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 215 +8 15 13 Daimler AG 148 -7 15 15 Groupe PSA 195 +25 16 15 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 135 +8 16 16 Hyundai Motor Group 183 +23 17 17 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd 133 +22 17 17 Renault SA 148 +9 18 18 Aptiv/Delphi Technologies 130 +31 18 18 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd 130 +19 19 20 Halla Group 116 +32 19 19 Aptiv/Delphi Technologies 129 +31 20 19 Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd 105 +16 20 20 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd 117 +31 21 23 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd 99 +28 21 21 Halla Group 109 +31 22 21 Waymo LLC 96 +12 22 22 Volvo Group 70 +4 23 22 Kia Motors Corp 95 +17 23 24 Kia Motors Corp 64 +11 24 24 Deere & Co 72 +4 24 23 ZF Friedrichshafen AG 61 +5 25 25 Honeywell International Inc 71 +6 25 26 Honeywell International Inc 49 +5 Japan China Autonomous Rank Company Size Change Rank Company Size Change 1 1 Toyota Motor Corp 2,642 +226 1 1 Toyota Motor Corp 786 +128 2 3 Denso Corp 1,950 +341 2 2 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 578 +108 3 2 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 1,808 +84 3 3 General Motors Co (GM) 417 +77 4 4 Honda Motor Co Ltd 1,306 +66 4 6 Ford Motor Co 359 +118 systems 5 5 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 832 +42 5 4 Hyundai Motor Group 318 +55 6 6 Subaru Corp 621 +66 6 8 Denso Corp 306 +86 7 7 Bosch (Robert) GmbH 449 +16 7 5 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd 291 +48 8 8 Mazda Motor Corp 383 +89 8 7 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 274 +40 9 9 Alps Electric Co Ltd 244 +18 9 10 Honda Motor Co Ltd 230 +55 10 10 Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd 206 +12 10 9 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 229 +15 11 13 Continental AG 163 +22 11 11 Volkswagen AG 208 +34 12 11 Mitsubishi Motors Corp 155 -9 12 13 Subaru Corp 143 +32 13 12 Daimler AG 128 -13 13 12 Chery Automobile Co Ltd 135 +21 14 14 Valeo SA 120 +17 14 14 Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd 118 +30 15 15 Hyundai Motor Group 97 0 15 15 Continental AG 107 +22 16 17 Yazaki Corp 84 +9 16 16 Halla Group 95 +28 17 16 Volvo Group 81 +5 17 19 Beijing Automobile Works Co Ltd (BAW) 83 +22 18 18 Pioneer Corp 69 +1 18 18 BYD Co Ltd 82 +19 19 19 Isuzu Motors Ltd 61 0 19 17 BAIC Motor 80 +16 20 20 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd 56 +6 20 22 Valeo SA 80 +22 21 22 Suzuki Motor Corp 48 +8 21 21 Kia Motors Corp 79 +19 22 21 Volkswagen AG 42 -1 22 27 Aptiv/Delphi Technologies 71 +32 23 24 Kia Motors Corp 31 +2 23 20 Beiqi Foton Motor Co 63 +2 24 23 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 28 -3 24 23 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd 58 +7 25 27 Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd 27 +6 25 24 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 57 +7 The latest cabin system technologies are 90,000 transforming the way users interact inside the 80,000 Cabin vehicle.