The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Advance Auto Parts: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Overview
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) is a US automotive aftermarket parts retailer operating 4,000+ stores. Makes strategic investments in automotive technology, supply chain automation, and AI-powered diagnostics for vehicle maintenance.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Stores
Automation
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Advance Auto Parts has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Advance Auto Parts on the deployment map
View the global mapAdvance Auto Parts has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Advance Auto Parts on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Advance Auto Parts to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Shane O'Neill CEOsecondary-verified
- Arthur Taubman Foundersecondary-verified
- Shane O'Kelly President & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Arthur Taubmanno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Advance Auto Parts.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Advance Auto Parts in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Advance Auto Parts has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- advance-auto x googlewithGoogle117technology—just announced
- Advance Auto Parts x Valvoline Vendor PartnershipwithValvoline Globaldistribution—just announced
- technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Advance Auto Parts.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Advance Auto Parts from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/advance-auto.md
- RSS feed: /companies/advance-auto/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3e5665b7-8c5c-44dd-b4e7-a943e7c1c672
- Revision history: /companies/advance-auto/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Advance Auto Parts draws attention at the 65th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 7, 2026