DeepRoute.ai

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{{Short description|Chinese robotaxi company}}

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DeepRoute.ai is a Chinese robotaxi startup based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.{{Cite web |last=Liao |first=Rita |date=2023-09-05 |title=Alibaba-backed autonomous driving darling Deeproute sets sight on Europe carmakers |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/05/autonomous-driving-darling-deeproute-ai-sets-sight-on-europe-carmakers/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}

DeepRoute.ai has partnered with Caocao Mobility, Dongfeng Motors, and Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle to test self-driving vehicles.{{Cite web|title=Video: DeepRoute.ai begins self-driving robotaxi service in Wuhan {{!}} Electronics360|url=https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/16434/video-deeproute-ai-begins-self-driving-robotaxi-service-in-wuhan|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Electronics360}} The company began self-driving robotaxi service in Wuhan in April 2021, and the company publicly launched robotaxi service in Shenzhen in July 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-14 |title=DeepRoute.ai closes $300M Series B funding round |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/deeproute-ai-closes-300-million-series-b-funding-round/ |access-date=2021-12-17 |website=The Robot Report |language=en-US}}

In addition to robotaxi technology (DeepRoute-INJOY), DeepRoute.ai has also developed a self-driving solution for medium-duty trucks (DeepRoute-LINK).{{Cite web|date=2021-09-16|title=Deeproute.ai, A Maker Of Autonomous Driving Systems For Automakers, Raised $300M In Alibaba-Led Series B|url=https://www.cbinsights.com/research/deeproute-ai-series-b-funding/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=CB Insights Research|language=en-US}}

Its L4 Full Stack Self-Driving System, DeepRoute-Sense, was named a CES 2020 Innovation Awards Honoree in the category of Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=DeepRoute Debuts Innovative Autonomous Vehicle Technology at CES|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/deeproute-debuts-innovative-autonomous-vehicle-technology-at-ces-1028797041|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Markets Insider|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=DeepRoute Announces its New Full-Stack Autonomous Driving Sensing Solution|url=http://www.futurecar.com/3623/DeepRoute-Announces-its-New-Full-Stack-Autonomous-Driving-Sensing-Solution.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Future Car}} It includes a lightweight set-top box and sensor-fusion calibration service, consisting of GNSS, eight vehicle cameras, three lidars and a series of other sensors to help correspondence and data synchronization between the controllers.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-21|title=DeepRoute releases L4 autonomous driving sensing solution|url=https://www.gpsworld.com/deeproute-releases-l4-autonomous-driving-sensing-solution/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=GPS World|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-26|title=Autonomous vehicle sensing system for purchase released|url=https://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news/autonomous-vehicles/autonomous-vehicle-sensing-system-for-purchase-released.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Traffic Technology Today|language=en-GB}} In December 2021, DeepRoute.ai announced DeepRoute-Driver 2.0, a production-ready Level 4 system comprising five solid-state lidar sensors, eight cameras, a proprietary computing system and an optional millimeter-wave radar.{{Cite web|title=Autonomous driving startup DeepRoute.ai prices L4 solution at $10,000|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/07/deeproute-l4-10000-usd/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=TechCrunch|date=8 December 2021 |language=en-US}}

DeepRoute.ai secured $50 million in a Series Pre-A led by Fosun RZ Capital, the venture capital arm of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International in September 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=Self-driving startup Deeproute.ai pulls in $50 million · TechNode|url=http://technode.com/2019/09/25/deeproute-ai-50-million-pre-a/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=TechNode|language=en-US}} The company also raised a Series B funding round of $300 million in September 2021, which included Alibaba, Jeneration Capital, Yunqi Partners and Geely as investors. DeepRoute.ai’s CEO is Maxwell Zhou, who led autonomous driving projects at Baidu, Texas Instruments and DJI.{{Cite web|last=Kharpal|first=Arjun|date=2021-09-14|title=Alibaba leads $300 million investment into Chinese autonomous driving start-up DeepRoute.ai|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/alibaba-leads-300-million-funding-of-chinese-driverless-car-firm-deeprouteai.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=CNBC|language=en}}