DeepRoute.ai, a leading artificial intelligence company specializing in smart driving solutions, has announced a strategic Series C1 funding round, raising an impressive $100 million from a prestigious Chinese automotive OEM. The funding will be utilized to enhance research and development efforts for DeepRoute’s frontier end-to-end model, DeepRoute IO, as well as to support global automakers’ collaboration, explore future Robotaxi business opportunities, and expand the recruitment of AI-native talents.
Since August, DeepRoute.ai has successfully delivered approximately 20,000 vehicles integrated with DeepRoute IO to customers. The company plans to further strengthen its collaboration with selective OEM clients by releasing more than 10 additional series models next year. Additionally, DeepRoute.ai aims to develop the next generation of DeepRoute IO, utilizing a visual-language-action model, which is set to launch in the coming year.
The strategic investment from the automotive OEM is a significant recognition of DeepRoute.ai’s technology maturity and mass production capabilities. CEO Maxwell Zhou expressed his confidence in autonomous driving as the most promising pathway to achieving physical AI and emphasized DeepRoute.ai’s determination to be a major player in the next AI era. The company looks forward to cooperating with more partners on this journey.
DeepRoute IO, currently operating with human supervision, continues to gather data to achieve full autonomy capability without human oversight. This advancement will enable DeepRoute.ai to explore unsupervised Robotaxi business opportunities in the future through partnerships with mobility platforms. Unlike traditional Robotaxis, which rely on pre-mapped data and are restricted to specific areas, DeepRoute.ai’s Robotaxi will be more scalable and cost-effective to deploy, thanks to its end-to-end technology. This will allow people in various countries to enjoy the convenience of the latest smart driving technology.
Founded in 2019, DeepRoute.ai has made significant progress in realizing its technological vision and has a proven record of success. The company initiated research and development of map-free technology in 2020, which debuted in 2023 as the first of its kind in China, enabling vehicles to navigate from address to address in urban and highway environments without high-definition maps. DeepRoute.ai began road testing its end-to-end model in August and officially deployed it in mass-produced cars this year.
With its deep technological insight, engineering expertise, and strong team cohesion, DeepRoute.ai is well-positioned to drive substantial advancements in the ongoing AI revolution. Headquartered in Shenzhen, with offices in Beijing and Fremont, California, DeepRoute.ai continues to push the boundaries of smart driving solutions.
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