Overview
Black Sesame Technologies is a Chinese AI chip company developing autonomous driving processors and ADAS chips. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company received strategic investment from Bosch's Boyuan Capital. Key products include the Huashan series of automotive AI SoCs for L2/L3 autonomous driving.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
CEO
HKEX
Key product
Strategic investor
IPO
Partners
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Black Sesame Technologies on the deployment map
Where Black Sesame Technologies's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Shan Jizhang CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Black Sesame Technologies.
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
Black Sesame Technologies in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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 (1)
- Black Sesame x ECARX with BlackBerry QNX, ECARXdevelopment
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Black Sesame Technologies?
- Black Sesame Technologies is a Chinese AI chip company developing autonomous driving processors and ADAS chips. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company received strategic investment from Bosch's Boyuan Capital. Key products include the Huashan series of automotive AI SoCs for L2/L3 autonomous driving.
- What does Black Sesame Technologies make?
- Black Sesame Technologies has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Huashan A1000 (Black Sesame Technologies builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Black Sesame Technologies?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Black Sesame Technologies building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, Robotphoenix, Lightwheel.
- Who is the CEO of Black Sesame Technologies?
- Shan Jizhang is the ceo of Black Sesame Technologies, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Black Sesame Technologies headquartered?
- Black Sesame Technologies is headquartered in Wuhan, China.
- Where does Black Sesame Technologies operate robots?
- Black Sesame Technologies 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.
- Is Black Sesame Technologies a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Black Sesame Technologies ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Black Sesame Technologies safe?
- Black Sesame Technologies has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-16
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Black Sesame Technologies.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Black Sesame Technologies from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Making AD/ADAS Mainstream: Nullmax and Black Sesame Technologies Launch a Scalable Production-Ready Solution
Autonomous Driving / Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (AD/ADAS) are undergoing a transformation—from premium features reserved for luxury models to essential capabilities…
Another Major Milestone! Nullmax Secures ADAS Project from Leading OEM
Nullmax has recently secured a new production project from a top-tier Chinese automaker, marking a significant step forward in its commercialization journey. The project involves…
Black Sesame Technologies — Wikipedia
Black Sesame Technologies is a Chinese AI chip company headquartered in Wuhan, developing autonomous driving chips. IPO on HKEX August 2024.
ECARX Partners with Black Sesame Technologies and BlackBerry
ECARX partners with Black Sesame Technologies and BlackBerry for autonomous driving computing chip solutions.
Black Sesame Technologies and BlackBerry QNX Team Up for Autonomous Driving
Black Sesame Technologies partners with BlackBerry QNX to create safe autonomous driving solutions for Chinese automakers.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/black-sesame.md
- RSS feed: /companies/black-sesame/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/431965b3-e40f-4409-9de7-f79864ccd206
- Revision history: /companies/black-sesame/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Lightwheel3 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Anvil Robotics2 models
Video
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Black Sesame Technologies Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) chips used in self-driving cars, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and robots. In
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Reality vs attention
Black Sesame Technologies draws attention at the 34th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Jul 23, 2026