The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Otto: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Overview
Otto (Ottomotto) was an American self-driving truck startup founded by Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron, acquired by Uber in August 2016 for 680M USD. Otto aimed to put self-driving truck fleets on the road, and Levandowski led Uber's combined self-driving efforts after the acquisition.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Uber
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Founders (4)
- Anthony Levandowskicofounderno longer at company
- Lior Roncofounderno longer at company
- Claire Delaunaycofounderno longer at company
- Don Burnettecofounderno longer at company
previously at Google, Kodiak Robotics, Kodiak AI
Former / Previously (4)
- Anthony Levandowski Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Lior Ron Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Claire Delaunay Co-Founder & VP Engineeringsecondary-verified
- Don Burnette Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Otto.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Otto in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Mentioned on (12)
Registry pages whose text names Otto.
Companies (4)
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (1)
People (6)
Claire Delaunay, Lior Ron, Nancy Sun, Alden Woodrow, Anthony Levandowski, Don Burnette
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Uberacqui hire2016-08-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Otto’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by Uber
2016-08-01Acquired by Uber (acqui_hire)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Otto.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Otto from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/otto-uber-self-driving.md
- RSS feed: /companies/otto-uber-self-driving/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/86befdc7-8fe4-4ed4-bb48-2386debedd57
- Revision history: /companies/otto-uber-self-driving/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
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Skye Air Mobility partners with Arrive AI and Ottonomy to demonstrate an end-to-end autonomous delivery system in India, combining drones, smart handover points
Move materials efficiently, safely, and autonomously with the OTTO 600 Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR). The OTTO 600 is designed to automate material transport i
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Otto draws attention at the 94th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Broad public reach with 1.7M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026