CategoryTrucks
Overview
Hypermile is a London-based Y Combinator S20 startup developing a retrofittable AI driver co-pilot for trucks. The system functions as an AI cruise control to improve fuel efficiency, sustainability, and safety in long-haul trucking.
Reality check
Fuel and CO2 claims (company-claimed)
AI cruise control cuts fuel up to 11% and CO2 by 22 tons per truck per year; perception runs at 20 Hz with speed predictions up to 2 km ahead
Konboi timeline and OEM interface (company-claimed)
Concept 2022, German fleet pilot 2023, French regulation compliance 2024, commercial launch 2025; connects to OEM cruise control via APIs and CAN
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Hypermile has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Hypermile on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Hypermile's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- James Hennessey Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- James Hennesseycofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hypermile.
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)
- Hypermile2 deployments
Recent coverage
Hypermile in third-party press
Peer companies
- Waymo5 models
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Hypermile.
People (1)
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Hypermile has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- hypermile x nvidiawithNVIDIA132technology—operating
- hypermile x awswithAWS30technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Hypermile Co-Pilot at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Hypermile Co-Pilot at United States
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hypermile.Peer companies
- Waymo5 models
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hypermile from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hypermile.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hypermile/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/adc4a90a-c6c1-47b6-b5a4-84bd2595bf66
- Revision history: /companies/hypermile/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Waymo5 models
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
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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
Hypermile draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the 28th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -9.8, 32nd widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Nov 6, 2026