Boson Motors

Boson Motors is a manufacturer of autonomous and electric utility vehicles for agriculture and industrial use. Founded in 2017 and based in Fremont, California, the company was started by former Google software engineers. Its stated mission is to reduce the environmental impact of farm and industrial work by replacing loud, high-maintenance conventional work vehicles with cleaner, quieter machines.

The company's principal product is the LX40, an electric light utility vehicle engineered for agricultural and industrial tasks. The vehicle combines autonomous capability with computer vision, and is rated for payloads of up to 2,000 pounds and towing capacity of 2,000 pounds. Boson Motors frames its approach as an attempt to improve farm productivity through the combination of robotics, artificial intelligence and electric power.

The engineering work spans several technical domains, among them robotics, autonomous systems, computer vision, artificial intelligence and electric propulsion. The company operates in the agriculture and industrial sectors, with an intended customer base that includes farmers and ranchers. Its sole listed location is Fremont, California; no funding or staffing figures are published.