Full-Time
Automotive Business Development
Updated on 9/4/2026
Mapbox
501-1,000 employees
Geospatial mapping SDKs and APIs provider
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Demonstrated experience at the intersection of the automotive industry and location-based technology.
- Experience selling, marketing, and influencing product direction for automotive location-based services.
- Knowledge of key automotive industry players, including their strengths and weaknesses, and understanding of current trends.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Technical savvy or willingness to learn technical concepts.
- Empathy for engineering processes.
- Ability to work quickly while maintaining accuracy.
- Bridge the development team's capabilities with the automotive industry's needs and limitations.
- Package the company's building blocks for the automotive industry and lead product design and strategy for entering the industry.
- Use an existing automotive network to identify, qualify, and close business opportunities.
- Serve as the initial contact for potential customers and partners and own those relationships from start to finish.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the Mapbox platform and pitch it effectively to representatives at all levels, including technical audiences.
- Integrate workflows with the existing Business Team and collaborate at the intersection of industries, customers, and processes.
- Attend technical scrums regularly to stay current on the technology stack and represent the business perspective in the automotive roadmap.
- Represent Mapbox at relevant conferences and events.
Mapbox provides customizable geospatial mapping and location services for developers, businesses, and government agencies through a suite of APIs and SDKs. Its Maps SDKs embed custom maps in web and mobile apps; Navigation SDKs offer turn-by-turn routing; Vision SDKs interpret road scenes via device cameras; Traffic Data powers routing and analytics; Mapbox Boundaries visualizes global polygons; Movement analyzes where and when people move; Atlas lets clients run Mapbox on their own infrastructure offline or behind a firewall. The product works by developers integrating these SDKs/APIs into their apps to add maps, navigation, and location features, with usage- and subscription-based pricing. Mapbox differentiates itself with a broad, modular toolkit for geospatial features, strong offline/on-premises options, and a clear B2B focus. Its goal is to enable scalable, customizable location services for apps and services worldwide.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$614.2M
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2011
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Toyota’s 2026 RAV4 rollout expands Mapbox automotive visibility across North America and Europe.
- Cerence partnership launched Q1 2025, adding voice navigation across embedded and mobile systems.
- Hyundai AutoEver, BMW, Zeekr, and Michelin partnerships broaden Mapbox’s 2025-2026 pipeline.
What critics are saying
- HERE retained the 2026 leadership crown, squeezing Mapbox in enterprise automotive deals.
- InfoGation sued Mapbox in December 2024; the September 2025 dismissal was without prejudice.
- Google Maps and HERE commoditize mapping, threatening Mapbox pricing power by 2027.
What makes Mapbox unique
- Mapbox’s 2026 CES demos pair developer-first maps with AI voice and 3D lanes.
- Mapbox’s February 3, 2026 doorway-level entrance data solves delivery precision problems.
- Counterpoint’s May 29, 2026 index ranks Mapbox a Leader for customizable SDKs.
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Mapbox has launched a public preview of doorway-level entrance data that guides drivers to within five metres of a specific building entrance for over 100 million US addresses. The technology addresses the "final metres" problem in delivery and logistics, where nearly 70% of failed deliveries in the last 100 metres occur within the final 10 metres. The new capability, available through Mapbox's Geocoding API, enables navigation to precise building entrances rather than generic address pins. McKinsey research indicates that inefficient drop-off locations account for up to 19% of logistics costs due to support requests, driver delays and redeliveries. Early customer dlivrd reported 7% faster delivery times and 25% quicker support resolution. The entrance data works with Mapbox's existing navigation and routing services to improve arrival accuracy for delivery, logistics and ride-hailing applications.
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Zeekr partners with Mapbox to elevate smart driving experience.
Mapbox and Hyundai AutoEver unveil next-generation in-car technologies at CES 2025 Post thisMapbox 3D Live Navigation redefines in-car navigation with immersive, 3D lane-level guidance, augmented reality (AR) overlays, and real-time driver assistance. By combining Mapbox's navigation technology with Hyundai AutoEver's software-defined vehicle platform and Hyundai Mobis' AR-enabled cockpit domain controller, drivers benefit from turn-by-turn navigation enriched with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) alerts, such as collision warnings and lane departure notifications.Complementing the advanced navigation system is MapGPT, Mapbox's intelligent AI-powered location assistant. MapGPT enables natural, voice-driven interactions that provide dynamic routing, real-time traffic updates, hyper-local search, and voice-activated controls for in-car systems like reservations, climate, and music. For electric vehicles (EVs), MapGPT offers EV-specific features like real-time range monitoring and intelligent charging station recommendations."Our partnership with Mapbox brings our vision for a smarter, safer, and more engaging in-car experience to life," said Dongkwon Suh, Head of Navigation Business Division at Hyundai AutoEver. "With 3D Live Navigation and MapGPT, we're redefining what's possible in driving, enhancing safety and convenience through AI-powered technology.""With MapGPT and Mapbox 3D Live Navigation, we're transforming how drivers navigate," said Alex Barth, Vice President of Automotive at Mapbox. "Our collaboration with Hyundai AutoEver unlocks the power of AI to make every journey safer, smarter, and more connected, setting new standards for in-car navigation and the future of connected vehicles."At CES 2025, Mapbox and Hyundai AutoEver will demonstrate the synergy of Mapbox 3D Live Navigation and MapGPT