CategoryTrucks
Overview
Trunk.Tech is a Beijing-based developer of L4 autonomous driving trucks and logistics solutions, founded in 2017. The company product ecosystem includes the Trunk Highway L4 self-driving semi truck, AiTrucker autonomous driving system, Trunk Port port-hub automation, and Trunk Pilot highway freight solutions. Trunk.Tech was ranked China largest provider of L4 autonomous trucks for closed-road scenarios by revenue in 2024 (31.8% market share, Frost and Sullivan), with deployments across major ports including Tianjin Port and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, and has filed for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Fundingsee investors →
Founded
CEO
Chief Scientist
Market position
IPO status
Revenue 2024
Net loss 2024
Cash position June 2025
Total trucks delivered
Cumulative transport distance
Post-money valuation
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Trunk.Tech has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Velodyne Lidar1× joint
Most recent
- Velodyne Lidar x Trunk.Tech2021-01-19with Velodyne Lidaroperating
Trunk.Tech on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2024. Explore where Trunk.Tech's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Trunk.Tech deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Dr. Zhang Tianlei Chairman, CEO & Founder, Foundersecondary-verified
- Academician Li Deyi Chief Scientistsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Dr. Zhang Tianleicofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Trunk.Tech.
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)
- Trunk.Tech3 deployments
Recent coverage
Trunk.Tech in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Trunk.Tech competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
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- Kodiak Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Locomationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Trunk.Tech.
Deployments (1)
People (2)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $30.0M
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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Trunk.Tech has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Velodyne Lidar x Trunk.Tech2021-01-19with Velodyne Lidaroperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Velodyne Lidar1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Velodyne Lidar x Trunk.TechwithVelodyne Lidartechnology2021-01-19operating
Funding rounds (2)
- Series B52025-09-10
- Series A2021-12-22
$30M(reported)
Investors: Yuexiu Industry Investment Fund (lead), ZWC Partners (follow), BHCP (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Trunk.Tech’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2026-01-01Strategic raising $30000000
Funding roundSeries B5 funding round
2025-09-10Series B5
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2021-12-19Series A
PartnershipVelodyne Lidar x Trunk.Tech
2021-01-19Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech partnered to develop next-generation autonomous heavy trucks using Velodyne Puck, Ultra Puck, and Velarray H800 sensors as core lidar hardware for Trunk.Tech autonomous trucks.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 12, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Trunk Highway at Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2020
Trunk Highway at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2018
Trunk Highway at Tianjin Port, China
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (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
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Trunk.Tech.Peer companies
- Waymo5 models
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Trunk.Tech from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Trunk.Tech Secures Hundreds of Millions in Strategic Financing, Unmanned Trucks to Enter Global Market
Trunk.Tech completed hundreds of millions of yuan in strategic financing from Beijing Shunyi High-tech Fund, SDIC Chuangyi, and others, with nearly 1,000 intelligent trucks…
Autonomous Truck Firm Trunk Tech Files for Hong Kong IPO Amid Cash Crunch
Trunk Tech filed for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO with only 30.7 million yuan in cash, cumulative losses near 8 billion yuan, and 31.8% market share in China's closed-road L4…
Autonomous truck solution developer Trunk.Tech bags hundreds of millions of yuan
Trunk.Tech secured hundreds of millions of yuan from Civil Aviation Investment Fund and government funds, having delivered over 300 intelligent trucks to port hubs and obtained…
Trunk.Tech brings in over 0 million in funding
Trunk.Tech raised over 0 million from Yuexiu Industry Investment Fund, ZWC Partners and BHCP, with products including Trunk Highway, Trunk Port, and Trunk Cloud.
Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech Announce Strategic Partnership in Autonomous Trucking
Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation autonomous heavy trucks and accelerate commercialization of driverless trucks in China's…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/trunk-tech.md
- RSS feed: /companies/trunk-tech/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e4cf0320-0602-40cd-b2e5-4448b82426d3
- Revision history: /companies/trunk-tech/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
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Trunk.Tech draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the 51st percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -43.4, 37th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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 11, 2026