The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies BYD Auto: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
BYD Auto (HKEX: 1211 / SZSE: 002594) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer — World's largest EV maker by sales. Produces electric cars, buses, and trucks. Developing autonomous driving technology and battery systems (Blade Battery). Founded by Wang Chuanfu.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Scale
Stage
Market position
Founder
Battery
Humanoid robot plan
Di Space
Robotics strategy
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company BYD Auto has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
BYD Auto on the deployment map
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Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by BYD Auto, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenCapability · claimed 2026-07-28
“BYD confirmed it will unveil its first humanoid robot in August at Di Space. One of BYD's offline experience centers posted a teaser image hinting its first humanoid robot product will debut in early August. Expected to be first public showing of a physical prototype.”
Disagree with a status? BYD Auto can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (3)
- Wang Chuanfu Founder, Chairman & CEOsecondary-verified
- Lu Xiangyang Co-Founder & Vice Chairmansecondary-verified
- Stella Li Executive Vice-Presidentsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Lu Xiangyangcofounderno longer at company
later founded BYD Company Limited
Safety record
No incidents on record for BYD Auto.
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
BYD Auto in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company BYD Auto has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- byd-auto x nvidiawithNVIDIA1108technology—operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in BYD Auto’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA DRIVE for BYD from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: CATL
2026-08-23Supply: CATL cells for BYD from CATL
New supplierNew supplier: Denso Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Denso components for BYD from Denso Corporation
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)
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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 BYD Auto.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BYD Auto from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chinese automaker’s new EV offers 625-mile range with 130.15 kWh lithium battery
Chinese automaker BYD Auto has unveiled its latest all-electric Denza sport utility vehicle (SUV) with...
BYD confirms plan to unveil humanoid robot in August
BYD told the China Securities Journal it will unveil its first humanoid robot in August 2026 at its Zhengzhou Di Space venue; BYD already operates UBTech Walker S1 units in its…
Chinese EVs, flying cars take centre stage at world's biggest auto show - Tioga Publishing
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BYD | History, Electric Vehicles, Batteries, & SkyRail - Encyclopedia Britannica
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiVkFVX3lxTFBkaFllZ296M1FzdXd3RHZKUVdjcFNmQ0FRVTcwUHI2M2otSndfaE5OQnhhRGRiTmxHazJ4OFZLcjFOcHotVWZXejllVjlpZlhyWWtRZUtB?oc=5"…
BYD's new 4-nm self-driving chip fails to dispel investors' growth concerns - Nikkei Asia
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BYD Becomes World’s First Automaker to Pledge Full Damage Coverage for Both Intelligent Parking and Urban NOA - BYD
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Beijing Auto Show Observations | Who is Setting the Tone for Vehicle Manufacturing in the Next Three Years? - Gasgoo
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Chinese Car Exports to the EU Exemplify the Role of Data and IP in Trade Relations - ProMarket
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Tesla is losing the EV race. Its stock keeps winning - Rest of World
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiV0FVX3lxTFAzR3JpcnJyTEIyZ09DcTYtNkpodmtRZmc3UW9sMDlRR3dKcG9jVzhqUFJYYzkzLVZjbHZDZ2ZXd0hzN1ZSM0NSS01SN1l4SlpvalI3N0plaw?oc=5"…
2025 Automotive News All-Star: Wang Chuanfu, BYD Auto Co. - Automotive News
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China’s vision for a driverless future is miles ahead of everyone else’s - Rest of World
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Tesla Vs. BYD: Musk Sees 'Rough' Outlook; BYD Eyes Entry - Investor's Business Daily
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/byd-auto.md
- RSS feed: /companies/byd-auto/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/29b8ac63-2d09-43c2-87e9-745a98e32d5a
- Revision history: /companies/byd-auto/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
BYD Auto draws attention at the 33rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AVs.
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: Sep 11, 2026