CategoryTrucks
Overview
Chinese autonomous electric heavy-duty truck manufacturer (Hefei), backed by Baidu. Founded in 2020 by Wan Jun (also founder of Lionbridge/Shiqiao Group), DeepWay develops autonomous driving technology and freight software for electric trucks. The company has logged over 1 billion km of operation, established 110 service centres across China, and filed for a Hong Kong IPO in late 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
IPO
Backerssee investors →
Deliveries
Product
CEO
Backed by
Mileage
Service centres
IPO status
Revenue H1 2025
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Wan Jun Founder, Chairman & CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for DeepWay.
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
DeepWay in third-party press
Funding rounds (2)
- Pre-IPO2026-01-01
$310M
- Series B2024-12-01
$102M
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
Common questions
- What is DeepWay?
- Chinese autonomous electric heavy-duty truck manufacturer (Hefei), backed by Baidu. Founded in 2020 by Wan Jun (also founder of Lionbridge/Shiqiao Group), DeepWay develops autonomous driving technology and freight software for electric trucks. The company has logged over 1 billion km of operation, established 110 service centres across China, and filed for a Hong Kong IPO in late 2025.
- What does DeepWay make?
- DeepWay has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: DeepWay Star (DeepWay builds physical robots).
- Who is the CEO of DeepWay?
- Wan Jun is the ceo of DeepWay, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is DeepWay headquartered?
- DeepWay is headquartered in Hefei, China.
- Where does DeepWay operate robots?
- DeepWay 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 DeepWay a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, DeepWay ranks in roughly the top 34% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was DeepWay founded?
- DeepWay was founded in 2020.
- Is DeepWay safe?
- DeepWay 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 · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DeepWay.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DeepWay from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AV truck firm DeepWay secures US$173m ahead of HK IPO
DeepWay raised CN¥1.2B ($173M) in pre-IPO funding ahead of planned Hong Kong listing. Founded 2020, logged 1B+ km, 110 service centres.
DeepWay closes $310M pre-IPO round as global funds back autonomous truck push
DeepWay closed $310M in pre-IPO financing, bringing total funding to $412M. Filed for HKEX IPO in Nov 2025 with H1 2025 revenue of CN¥1.5B.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/deepway.md
- RSS feed: /companies/deepway/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f508b3ef-2c1a-457e-a6b6-915addff0f09
- Revision history: /companies/deepway/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
DeepWay draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $412M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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