The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies EasyMile: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $55.0M raised, 1 active incident. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
French autonomous vehicle company developing self-driving electric shuttles (EZ10) and autonomous tow tractors (TractEasy) for airports, factories, and logistics sites. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toulouse, EasyMile has deployed approximately 180 shuttles across 10+ countries and expanded into industrial material handling with partnerships at Narita International Airport, BMW, and Toyota facilities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
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Industry
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Data & sources
Patent documents
3
Web sources
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Previous platform
EZ10
Battery-powered autonomous electric shuttle seating up to 15 passengers, designed for defined routes in controlled environments such as campuses, waterfronts, and gated communities. Over 180 units deployed across 10+ countries.
Current platform
EZ10
The EasyMile EZ10 is a battery-electric Level 4 autonomous shuttle seating up to ~6 (plus standees / a wheelchair); it is the world's most-deployed autonomous shuttle, used in 30-plus cities across 16-plus countries.
EasyMile on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Dec 2025. Explore where EasyMile's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Gilbert Gagnaire Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Gilbert Gagnairecofounder
Safety record
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 →
Incidents affecting EasyMile (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- EasyMile2 deployments
Recent coverage
EasyMile in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- distressed
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedEntered French judicial reorganization (redressement judiciaire) Jul 2024 due to inability to finance operations; now under a 10-year continuation plan approved Mar 31 2025 backed by shareholders Alstom, Continental, Bpifrance, Searchlight.
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2021-04-28
$55M(reported)
Investors: Searchlight Capital, McWin, NextStage AM, Alstom, Bpifrance, Continental
Patent estate (3)
- US20200323360A1usptopendingassignee
- EP3557961A1epopendingassignee
- WO2019232298A1wipopendingassignee
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 15, 2025
EZ10 at Narita, Japan
- Incident recordedFeb 25, 2020
NHTSA suspends EasyMile passenger trials nationwide after emergency braking incident in...
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 1, 2020
EZ10 at Columbus
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 1, 2020
EZ10 at Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for EasyMile.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning EasyMile from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
EasyMile Technology Powers Japan's First Level 4 Autonomous Towing at Narita International Airport
TractEasy, powered by EasyMile technology, achieved Japan's first Level 4 autonomous towing at Narita International Airport in partnership with Japan Airlines.
EasyMile raises 55M EUR as autonomous focus shifts to transporting goods
EasyMile raised 55M EUR led by Searchlight Capital, shifting focus from passenger shuttles to material handling with TractEasy autonomous tow tractors.
Regulators suspend EasyMile's self-driving shuttle trial after minor accident
NHTSA halted passenger trials of EasyMile shuttles across the US after an emergency braking incident in Columbus, Ohio caused a passenger to slide off their seat.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/easymile.md
- RSS feed: /companies/easymile/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/43801d82-0ac3-4320-9ec8-c37a594b2fd1
- Revision history: /companies/easymile/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Discover EZFleet: EasyMile fleet management solution for Autonomous Vehicles. Deployed and tested on all EasyMile autonomous vehicles since 2017, EZFleet benefits today from a strong track record. EasyMile is the only co
Join our EasyMile Inc. team in the US for a deep-dive on our autonomous towing solution and its application for material handling.
Hear from Benieke Treverton, our Head of Communications, as she explains how autonomous vehicles know how to behave with localization, perception, path planning
The IFOY AWARD 2020 in the category “AGV & Intralogistics Robot” goes to TractEasy by EasyMile. The international jury selected the autonomous electric tow tugg
Whether by pressing a button or remote command, see how our driverless tow tractor integrates smoothly with logistics processes, and those running them, with Ke
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how our driverless vehicle solutions are produced, and then customized, with Benieke Treverton, our Head of Communicatio
At the Auto.AI USA, we had a chat with Pejvan Beigui, CTO of EasySmile about how autonomous vehicles will cope with pedestrians and cyclists in urban traffic.
In a significant step towards a future of fully autonomous industrial vehicle operations, EasyMile and Rocsys have started working together to introduce fully a
Hear from Sebastian Nowak, our Product Manager Goods Transportation, how autonomous towing with TractEasy increases efficiency of high volume flows on large sur
Hear from Kevin Hoareau, our TractEasy Marketing Manager, how our autonomous tow tractor reliably navigates intersection in live, busy industrial environments.
EasyMile, leader in autonomous vehicle technology, proudly announces the latest technical milestone for the new EZDolly driverless cargo dolly, developed for Tr
Reality vs attention
EasyMile draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 76th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap -57.9, 36th widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. 7 verified deployments on record. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 65 months ago.
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.
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Last computed: Aug 17, 2026