The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DeepWay: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $412.0M raised. 4 sources back the record.
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
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundPre-IPO post-money
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 →DeepWay on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where DeepWay's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full DeepWay deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Wan Jun Founder, Chairman & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Wan Junsole
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- DeepWay3 deployments
Recent coverage
DeepWay in third-party press
Peers
1 peer across 1 segment. Every DeepWay competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
truck(1)
2 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 0)
- UISEEdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $412.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Funding rounds (2)
DeepWay’s 2 disclosed rounds, $412M in total, oldest to newest.
- Pre-IPO2026-01-01
$310M(reported) · $3.1B post
Investors: Public Market (lead)
- Series B2024-12-01
$102M(reported) · $816M post
Investors: Stone Capital (lead), NGS Super (follow), Xiamen Guosheng Fund (follow), Baidu (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in DeepWay’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundPre-IPO funding round
2026-01-01Pre-IPO raising $310000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2024-12-01Series B raising $102000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
DeepWay Star at Inner Mongolia, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
DeepWay Star at Hefei, China (port logistics)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 1, 2024
DeepWay Star at Dubai, UAE
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
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
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Fringe28/100
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
DeepWay draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 61st percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -42.2, 40th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $412M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Sep 8, 2026