Company
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).
Based in Shenzhen, China · Founded 2016 · 1 model on record
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
- Data documentation: /data
Key facts
- Historical peak
- 2nd company globally to run public driverless robotaxi (Shenzhen, 2021); permits in 6 cities.
- Status
- Discontinued: China ops wound down; founder pivoted to Tensor (US personal robocar). 2021 fleet figures stale.
- HQ
- Shenzhen, China
- Founded
- 2016
- Status
- wound down China robotaxi ops; founder pivoted to Tensor (US)
- Type
- both
- ID
817a5006-43be-442c-8018-451652d05731
Models (1)
Supplies to
No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company’s outbound edges.
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
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
- What is AutoX?
- 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).
- Where is AutoX based?
- AutoX is based in Shenzhen, China.
- When was AutoX founded?
- AutoX was founded in 2016.
- What does AutoX make?
- AutoX has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AutoX RoboTaxi (AutoX builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does AutoX operate robots?
- AutoX is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.