{"id":"a7f37268-fc83-4c43-bb30-5c1d73ec8b63","name":"Chip Motors","slug":"chip-motors","description":"Miami-based startup developing Chip, a street-legal electric Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) with remote-driving capabilities. Starting at $15,000, Chip tops out at 25 mph with 100+ miles of range, targeting daily neighborhood trips with teleoperated self-parking and errand-running features.","status":null,"founded":2024,"hq":"Miami, Florida, USA","fundingTotal":null,"type":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://chipmotors.com","name":"Chip Motors"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"CEO & Founder","value":"Jameson Detweiler"},{"label":"Co-Founder","value":"Ilan Penn (prev. Tier, Fantasmo, South Park Commons)"},{"label":"Product","value":"Chip — Life Utility Vehicle (LUV), street-legal low-speed EV"},{"label":"Price","value":"$15,000 (4-seat), $18,000 (6-seat), $250 refundable deposit, deliveries 2027"},{"label":"Specs","value":"25 mph top speed, 35 mph max road speed, 100+ miles range, 110V/240V/NACS charging, in-wheel motors, ~15 kWh LFP battery"},{"label":"Chip Go","value":"Teleoperated remote driving service — human drivers tag in remotely for parking, errands, pickup. Not full autonomy yet."},{"label":"Category","value":"Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) — new category between golf cart and SUV, street-legal low-speed vehicle (LSV)"},{"label":"Market","value":"$6B U.S. market for electric golf carts including road-legal vehicles in coastal, suburban, retirement communities"},{"label":"Financial stage","value":"Early (startup, taking reservations, deliveries planned 2027, autonomous features testing in Florida)"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-17T14:05:16.179Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-17T14:05:27.758Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/chip-motors","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/chip-motors","name":"Chip Motors","description":"Miami-based startup developing Chip, a street-legal electric Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) with remote-driving capabilities. Starting at $15,000, Chip tops out at 25 mph with 100+ miles of range, targeting daily neighborhood trips with teleoperated self-parking and errand-running features.","identifier":"a7f37268-fc83-4c43-bb30-5c1d73ec8b63","foundingDate":"2024","address":"Miami, Florida, USA","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}