Company

SafeAI

SafeAI is a Sunnyvale-based autonomous heavy equipment company that retrofits industrial vehicles like dump trucks, dozers, and loaders for autonomous…

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Founded: 2017
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
Status: active

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies SafeAI: 1 model, $26.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

CategoryRobotaxis

Funding

$26.0M

Models

Overview

SafeAI is a Sunnyvale-based autonomous heavy equipment company that retrofits industrial vehicles like dump trucks, dozers, and loaders for autonomous operation in mining and construction. Founded by former self-driving car engineer Bibhrajit Halder, SafeAI has partnered with MACA to retrofit a fleet of 100 mixed vehicles and collaborated with Obayashi corporation on a self-driving battery electric haul truck. The company has raised 8M in total funding.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Valuation of record

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$126M (reported, approximate)as of Jun 2021

Priced roundSeries A post-money

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Key facts

Focus

Retrofits mining and construction heavy equipment of any make with sensors and autonomy software for driverless operation.

Technology

Autonomous-vehicle software and sensor retrofit kits for heavy equipment.

Stage

Acquired by Pronto in 2024.

Type

Private US autonomous-vehicle software company.

CEO

Bibhrajit Halder

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Partnership

Obayashi Corporation (battery electric haul truck)

Office

Perth, Australia (mining operations)

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

SafeAI Autonomous Retrofit

SafeAI's OEM-agnostic autonomy system retrofits existing mining and construction vehicles (any function or manufacturer) with a sensor suite and self-driving software; it has retrofitted vehicles such as the Caterpillar 725 and supports zero-emission powertrain conversions.

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Partnerships

Every company SafeAI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

1 total1 operating

Most-frequent partners

1MACA1× joint

Most recent

SafeAI x MACA2022-03-09
with MACAoperating

SafeAI on the deployment map

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Relationships

MMACACustomer

Current leadership (1)

Bibhrajit Halder Founder & CEOsecondary-verified

Founders (1)

Bibhrajit Haldersole

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Safety record

No incidents on record for SafeAI.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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Recent coverage

SafeAI in third-party press

SafeAI brings in 8M for construction retrofit kits

Jan 1, 2024

SafeAI and MACA partner to create autonomous heavy equipment fleet

Mar 9, 2022

SafeAI raises 1 million to build smart vehicles for heavy industry

Jun 22, 2021

Peers

88 peers across 1 segment. Every SafeAI competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%

Financial state

Total funding: $26.0M
Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: acquired
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Partnerships

1 total · 1 operating

Every company SafeAI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

SafeAI x MACA2022-03-09
with MACAoperating

Most-frequent partners

1MACA1× joint

All 1 partnerships

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SafeAI x MACA
withMACA
deployment2022-03-09
operating

Funding rounds (2)

Funding by round

SafeAI’s 2 disclosed rounds, $26M in total, oldest to newest.

Seed2019-06$5M

Series A2021-06$21M

Series A2021-06-22
$21M(reported) · $126M post
Seed2019-06-18
$5M(reported) · $20M post

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Acquisitions (1)

acquired by Prontofull acquisition2024-01-01

Timeline

Every recorded move in SafeAI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Acquired byAcquired by Pronto
2024-01-01
Acquired by Pronto (full_acquisition)
PartnershipSafeAI x MACA
2022-03-09
SafeAI partnered with MACA to retrofit a fleet of 100 mixed vehicles for autonomous operation in mining, marking one of the largest autonomous heavy equipment fleet deployments.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2021-06-22
Series A raising $21000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2019-06-18
Seed raising $5000000

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://www.mining-technology.com/features/autonomous_vehicles_safeai/

Common questions

What is SafeAI?

What does SafeAI make?

SafeAI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: SafeAI Autonomous Retrofit (SafeAI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is SafeAI publicly traded?

SafeAI is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Pronto in 2024. | Type: Private US autonomous-vehicle software company. | CEO: Bibhrajit Halder | Total funding: 8M | Partnership: Obayashi Corporation (battery electric haul truck on the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with SafeAI?

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

Who is the CEO of SafeAI?

Bibhrajit Halder is the ceo of SafeAI, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in SafeAI?

SafeAI has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Pronto in 2024. | Type: Private US autonomous-vehicle software company. | CEO: Bibhrajit Halder | Total funding: 8M | Partnership: Obayashi Corporation (battery electric haul truck (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

Where is SafeAI headquartered?

SafeAI is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

How much funding has SafeAI raised?

SafeAI has raised approximately $26M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns SafeAI?

SafeAI is owned by Pronto in 2024. | Type: Private US autonomous-vehicle software company. | CEO: Bibhrajit Halder | Total funding: 8M | Partnership: Obayashi Corporation (battery electric haul truck, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where does SafeAI operate robots?

SafeAI 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.

Is SafeAI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, SafeAI ranks in roughly the top 67% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was SafeAI founded?

SafeAI was founded in 2017.

Is SafeAI safe?

SafeAI has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Peer companies

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Waymo4 models
Aurora Innovation3 models
Nuro3 models
Avride2 models
Baidu2 models

SafeAI

Overview

Key facts

Data & sources

Models (1)

SafeAI Autonomous Retrofit

Partnerships

SafeAI on the deployment map

Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

Safety record

Recent coverage

Peers

av(88)

Financial state

Partnerships

All 1 partnerships

Funding rounds (2)

Acquisitions (1)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

Peer companies

In the press

SafeAI brings in 8M for construction retrofit kits

SafeAI and MACA partner to create autonomous heavy equipment fleet

SafeAI raises 1 million to build smart vehicles for heavy industry

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