The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AutoX: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $267.0M raised. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
Early Chinese robotaxi company (Shenzhen + CA; founded 2016; founder Jianxiong Xiao; Alibaba/Dongfeng-backed); 2nd globally to run public driverless robotaxi (2021). Wound down China ops; pivoted to Tensor (US).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Founder (reported, unconfirmed)
Backers (reported, unconfirmed)
Peak (reported, unconfirmed)
Status (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
News coverage
2
Web sources
2
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company AutoX has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Dongfeng Motor Group1× joint2 total
Most recent
AutoX on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Dec 2020. Explore where AutoX's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full AutoX deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Jianxiong Xiao Founder & CEO (AutoX; now operating as Tensor)secondary-verified
- Xiao Jianxiong Founder, CEOsince 2016-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Jianxiong Xiaosolefounded 2016-01-01
- Xiao Jianxiongsolefounded 2016-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for AutoX.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- AutoX1 deployment
Recent coverage
AutoX in third-party press
Peers
90 peers across 2 segments. Every AutoX competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Avridedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bot Autodirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Caterpillardirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cruisedirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names AutoX.
Companies (1)
People (3)
Supplied by (5)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia AutoX RoboTaxiNVIDIA DRIVE Ampere-architecture GPU (dual, 900 TOPS each / 1,800 TOPS total; AutoX Gen5 AV platform; AutoX CEO Jianxiong Xiao quoted in NVIDIA bilateral press 2021-07-12)supplies
Sensors
- Livoxcompany-levelLivox Horizon + Tele-15 LiDAR in AutoX robotaxi fleetssupplies
- Hesai Technologycompany-levelHesai LiDAR for AutoX L4 robotaxi (Yole customer list; no single model named)suppliesclaimed
- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.company-levelRoboSense RS-LiDAR-M1 for AutoX AI Driver autonomous-driving platform (with Banma)suppliesclaimed
- onsemivia AutoX RoboTaxionsemi AR0820AT 8MP CMOS image sensors (28x) + SiPM-based LiDAR receiver arrays (4x); AutoX Gen5 360-degree vision; joint bilateral press release 2021-07-14; onsemi SVP and AutoX CEO quotedsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $267.0M
- Employees
- 188
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- wound_down
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedWound down China robotaxi operations; founder pivoted to Tensor (US).
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
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company AutoX has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Dongfeng Motor Group1× joint2 total
Funding rounds (2)
AutoX’s 2 disclosed rounds, $260M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A2026-07-08
$100M(reported) · $600M post
- Series C2021-02-25
$160M(reported) · $1.6B post
Investors: SAIC Capital (lead), Alibaba
Timeline
Every recorded move in AutoX’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2026-07-08Series A raising $100000000
New supplierNew supplier: Livox
2026-06-27Supply: Livox Horizon + Tele-15 LiDAR in AutoX robotaxi fleets from Livox
New supplierNew supplier: Hesai Technology
2026-06-27Supply: Hesai LiDAR for AutoX L4 robotaxi (Yole customer list; no single model named) from Hesai Technology
New supplierNew supplier: RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.
2026-06-27Supply: RoboSense RS-LiDAR-M1 for AutoX AI Driver autonomous-driving platform (with Banma) from RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2021-02-25Series C raising $160000000
Key hireXiao Jianxiong joins as Founder, CEO
2016-01-01Xiao Jianxiong appointed Founder, CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
AutoX Operates the Largest Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service Area
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2020
AutoX RoboTaxi at Shenzhen
Sources (4)
- https://www.therobotreport.com/autox-shenzhen-robotaxi-service-opens-to-public/
- https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/tensor-claims-first-consumer-robocar-launch-but-it-s-really-autox
- https://carbuzz.com/chinese-level-4-robotaxi-startup-tensor-autox/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/rbr50-company-2021/autox/
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AutoX.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AutoX from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AutoX: Funding, Team & Investors
AutoX rides the global robotaxi commercialization wave with 60M in total funding, capitalizing on 2025 as the first year of widespread real-world deployment.
AutoX Launches Robotaxi Fleet in Shanghai
AutoX partnered with the City of Shanghai to launch the first robotaxi fleet, capitalizing on China's robotaxi commercialization wave.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/autox.md
- RSS feed: /companies/autox/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/817a5006-43be-442c-8018-451652d05731
- Revision history: /companies/autox/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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The launch of AutoX’s fully driverless RoboTaxi in January 2021 was a major milestone for the company as it provided the first commercial RoboTaxi service in Ch
Democratizing Autonomy: Meet the future of delivery AutoX, Jianxiong Xiao, Founder and CEO F50 Silicon Valley DeepTech Summit 2019 The fourth annual S
AutoX unveils results of first 100 days of fully driverless robotaxis in commercial operation in China.
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
AutoX draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 6th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +13.7, 13th widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $260M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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 17, 2026