CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
Beijing-based autonomous driving company developing the full-stack L4 Driven-by-QCraft software stack for urban and highway Navigate-on-Autopilot (NOA). Founded in 2019 by CEO Dr. Yu Qian (James Yu), CTO Hou Cong, COO Wang Kun, and Chief Scientist Da Fang, the company's NOA technology is deployed in more than one million production vehicles via OEM partnerships and powers a robotaxi fleet in Suzhou. Closed a 100-million-USD Series D in March 2026 to advance physical-AI and world-model research, with a robotaxi full-scale deployment targeted for 2027.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
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Models (1)
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Where QCraft's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (8)
- Yu Qian (James Yu) Co-founder, Chairman & CEOsecondary-verified
- Yu Qian (James Yu) Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Hou Cong Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified
- Wang Kun Co-founder & COOsecondary-verified
- Hou Cong Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Wang Kun Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Da Fang Co-founder & Chief Scientistsecondary-verified
- Da Fang Co-foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for QCraft.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
QCraft in third-party press
QCraft Unveils Physical AI Model and 500+ TOPS Intelligent Driving Solution at Auto China 2026 in Beijing
QCraft Closes 100 Million USD New Series D Financing to Advance Physical AI for Autonomous Driving and Mobility
QCraft Partners With TUV Rheinland to Strengthen Safety-Led Autonomous Driving in Europe
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting period
- ? to 2026-03-31
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships (3)
- QCraft x TUV Rheinland with TÜV Rheinlanddevelopment
- QCraft x Ouster with Oustertechnology
- QCraft x NVIDIA with NVIDIAtechnology
Funding rounds (5)
- Series D2026-03-22
$100M
Investors: Wonderland Capital (lead), Ningbo Ninghai Xingtaihe Fund (strategic), Liangxi Sci-Tech Innovation Industry Fund (Bohua Capital) (strategic), Huade Sci-Tech Innovation (strategic)
- Series C+2024-10-28
Investors: Zhulu Juhang Fund (lead)
- Series C2024-06-14
Investors: Zhongguancun Science City (lead), Cuihu Fund (co_lead)
- Series B12022-12-02
Investors: CICC Capital Huirong Fund (lead), TCL Capital (strategic), Genesis Capital (follow), Yuansheng Capital (follow)
- Series A+2021-08-16
$100M(reported)
Investors: YF Capital (lead), Genesis Capital (co_lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2023
Driven-by-QCraft at Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
- Deployment recordedSep 21, 2022
Driven-by-QCraft at Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Deployment recordedJul 1, 2020
Driven-by-QCraft at Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-27
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Last reviewed 2026-07-27
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- 2
- unclassified
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Methodology surface for QCraft.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning QCraft from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
QCraft Unveils Physical AI Model and 500+ TOPS Intelligent Driving Solution at Auto China 2026 in Beijing
At Auto China 2026, CEO James Yu unveiled the QCraft Physical AI Model and a 500+ TOPS next-generation driving solution, scaling NOA to 1M+ vehicles.
QCraft Closes 100 Million USD New Series D Financing to Advance Physical AI for Autonomous Driving and Mobility
QCraft announced a 100-million-USD Series D to advance physical AI for autonomous driving, with NOA in 1M+ vehicles and a robotaxi pilot planned for 2026.
QCraft Partners With TUV Rheinland to Strengthen Safety-Led Autonomous Driving in Europe
QCraft and TUV Rheinland signed a strategic partnership to strengthen safety-led autonomous driving in Europe, demonstrating urban NOA on Qualcomm's SA8650P platform.
QCraft Launches Robotaxi Fleet, Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, in Suzhou, China
QCraft began operating an L4 robotaxi fleet in Suzhou with ride-hailing partner T3GO, the first DRIVE Orin-based robotaxi deployment in China.
Chinese self-driving startup QCraft's robotaxi fleet powered by Nvidia DRIVE Orin begins operations
QCraft's robotaxi fleet, each using dual NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoCs, began public operations in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/qcraft.md
- RSS feed: /companies/qcraft/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/37a08a41-0b40-4637-acbb-f32f15d57721
- Revision history: /companies/qcraft/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
During the Emerge 2021 conference held in Beijing on Sept. 19, TechNode talked to Da Fang, co-founder and chief scientist at QCraft, on the developments of auto
...Source: https://cnev.co/5udozwd Transcript: China EV Post is reporting that Chinese autonomous driving startup QCraft just closed a $100 million Series D fun
Autonomous driving solution supplier QCraft announced on December 2 the completion of its Series B1 financing round, which raised hundreds of millions of yuan.
QCraft, a world-leading provider of general autonomous driving solutions. Through this systematic introduction of QCraft's technology and production, we will sh
@BBC Tech Now featured QCraft in its look at how China's autonomous driving industry is moving to mass deployment globally. CEO James Yu spoke with the BBC abo
Reality vs attention
QCraft draws attention at the 9th percentile but verifies reality at the 28th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap -19.1, 23rd widest among AVs.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $200M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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: Jul 28, 2026