Company
Westwell
Westwell is a Chinese developer of autonomous AI-powered port logistics vehicles, best known for its Q-Truck autonomous heavy-duty truck deployed at major…
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Shanghai, China
- Status
- active
Appears inLogistics robots
Funding
$146.0M
Models
1
Deployments
2
Overview
Westwell is a Chinese developer of autonomous AI-powered port logistics vehicles, best known for its Q-Truck autonomous heavy-duty truck deployed at major ports worldwide. The company has raised $146M in total funding and deployed Q-Truck fleets at Hutchison Ports Thailand (Laem Chabang, world's first mixed autonomous and manual operation), Port of Felixstowe (first European port adopting ATS, 100 units ordered), Zhuhai Port, and Tianjin Port. Westwell plans to invest HK$300M in Hong Kong over five years.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Focus
Smart-logistics and AI
Robot
Qomolo Q-Truck, a cabin-less autonomous new-energy container truck
Technology
WellDrive autonomy system
Customers
Port of Felixstowe (UK) and CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal
Total funding
$146M
Product
Q-Truck (autonomous battery-swapping heavy-duty truck)
Deployments
Laem Chabang (Thailand), Felixstowe (UK), Zhuhai, Tianjin
Felixstowe order
100 autonomous Q-Trucks
CO2 reduction
up to 50 tons per unit annually
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Westwell on the deployment map
Where Westwell's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Tan Limin Founder & Chairmansince 2016-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Tan Liminsolefounded 2016-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Westwell.
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 →
Operated deployments (2)
Operator customers (1)
- Westwell2 deployments
Recent coverage
Westwell in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2023-01-01
$146M(reported)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Westwell?
- Westwell is a Chinese developer of autonomous AI-powered port logistics vehicles, best known for its Q-Truck autonomous heavy-duty truck deployed at major ports worldwide. The company has raised $146M in total funding and deployed Q-Truck fleets at Hutchison Ports Thailand (Laem Chabang, world's first mixed autonomous and manual operation), Port of Felixstowe (first European port adopting ATS, 100 units ordered), Zhuhai Port, and Tianjin Port. Westwell plans to invest HK$300M in Hong Kong over five years.
- What does Westwell make?
- Westwell has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Q-Truck (Westwell builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Westwell?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Westwell building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar.
- Where is Westwell headquartered?
- Westwell is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
- How much funding has Westwell raised?
- Westwell has raised approximately $146M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Westwell operate robots?
- Westwell operates 2 verified deployments, including at Felixstowe, UK, Laem Chabang, Thailand.
- Is Westwell a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Westwell ranks in roughly the top 68% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Westwell founded?
- Westwell was founded in 2015.
- Is Westwell safe?
- Westwell 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 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Westwell.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Westwell from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/westwell.md
- RSS feed: /companies/westwell/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/de0826d3-f884-4b04-a25d-1094b89039d9
- Revision history: /companies/westwell/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Reality vs attention
Westwell draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the 40th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -35.2, 23rd widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Jul 14, 2026