# KargoBot: robotics company

Canonical ID: `e511a88c-e41a-454c-bae4-a9f628aa12a8`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Wei Junqing
- **Fleet size:** 400+ autonomous trucks
- **Cumulative mileage:** 35M+ km
- **Commercial licenses:** 50+ unmanned operation licenses
- **Funding total:** ~244M USD across 3 rounds
- **Parent:** Spun out from DiDi Global (October 2023)
- **Target fleet:** 1,000 trucks by end of 2026, 10,000 in coming years

- **Slug:** kargobot
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2021
- **HQ:** Beijing, China
- **Funding total (USD):** 244000000

## Models

- [KargoBot Autonomous Truck](/models/kargobot-autonomous-truck.md) (truck) (id: `cff943ee-022c-4601-97d7-4d02ae58d9d0`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Wei Junqing](/people/wei-junqing-kargobot.md) CEO

## Partnerships (3)

- [KargoBot x SuperPanther](/partnerships/kargobot-x-superpanther.md) with SuperPanther _development_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [KargoBot x Arbe Robotics x Weifu Group](/partnerships/kargobot-x-arbe-robotics-x-weifu-group.md) with Arbe Robotics, Weifu High-Technology Group _technology_
- [KargoBot x Hesai Technology](/partnerships/kargobot-x-hesai-technology.md) with Hesai Technology _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is KargoBot?

KargoBot is an autonomous trucking company spun out from DiDi Global in 2021, developing L4 autonomous driving technology for long-haul freight logistics. The company pioneered a hybrid intelligent platooning model where a human-driven lead truck guides multiple driverless L4 follow trucks, enabling commercial freight operations across 10+ Chinese provinces. With 400+ autonomous trucks, 50+ commercial operation licenses, and 35M+ km of cumulative testing mileage, KargoBot is among China's leading L4 autonomous trucking operators. Its KargoOmni software platform integrates end-to-end algorithms with reinforcement learning, claiming 83-300% improvement in human efficiency.

### What does KargoBot make?

KargoBot has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: KargoBot Autonomous Truck (KargoBot builds physical robots).

### Who competes with KargoBot?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to KargoBot building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar.

### Where is KargoBot headquartered?

KargoBot is headquartered in Beijing, China.

### How much funding has KargoBot raised?

KargoBot has raised approximately $244M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does KargoBot operate robots?

KargoBot 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.

### When was KargoBot founded?

KargoBot was founded in 2021.


## Sources (5)

1. https://www.kargobot.ai/
2. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/03/03/chinas-kargobot-raises-100m-usd-to-scale-deployment-of-autonomous-trucking-platform/
3. https://www.caproasia.com/2026/03/03/china-ride-hailing-giant-didi-global-robo-truck-unit-kargobot-raised-100-million-in-series-b-funding-round-founded-in-2021-as-an-independent-unit-of-didi-investors-include-china-ordos-state-owned/
4. https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kargobotai-secures-over-100-million-in-series-b-financing-2028723242779308033
5. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/19/ceo-on-the-challenges-and-opportunities-for-autonomous-trucking.html

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