The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies NIO: 1 deployment across 1 region. 9 sources back the record.
Deployments
1
Patents
8
Overview
NIO (NYSE: NIO) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer producing premium EVs with autonomous driving capabilities. Founded by William Li (Li Bin) in 2014. Known for battery-swap technology, NIO Pilot ADAS, and NIO House charging/retail centers. Headquartered in Shanghai.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Technology
Robot
Stage
Founder
Key tech
Products
Data & sources
Patent documents
8
Web sources
1
9 sources backing this record.View all →
NIO on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where NIO's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full NIO deployment record →
Current leadership (1)
- William Li Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- William Lisole
later founded NIO
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for NIO.
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
NIO in third-party press
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- Seyondcompany-levelSeyond Falcon ultra-long-range 1550nm LiDAR (500m) -- standard on all NIO NT2.0 models; ES9 adds two Robin Wsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
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.
Patent estate (8)
- US10338594B2usptograntedgranted 2019-06-25assignee
- US20180189578A1usptopendingassignee
- US10970746B2usptograntedgranted 2021-04-06assignee
- US10026130B1usptograntedgranted 2018-07-17assignee
- US20170363430A1usptopendingassignee
- US10471829B2usptograntedgranted 2019-11-12assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in NIO’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Seyond
2026-06-27Supply: Seyond Falcon ultra-long-range 1550nm LiDAR (500m) -- standard on all NIO NT2.0 models; ES9 adds two Robin W from Seyond
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
NIO logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NIO.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NIO from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nio.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nio/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5968b4d6-3395-4ab9-a060-49a30d098fec
- Revision history: /companies/nio/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
Not enough verified signal yet to place NIO against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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 6, 2026