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
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Data & sources
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Otto on the deployment map
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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.
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Recent coverage
Otto in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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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
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
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Methodology surface for Otto.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
Video
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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
Not enough verified signal yet to place Otto against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Broad public reach with 1.7M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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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: Sep 3, 2026