The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Zeron: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $400.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Zeron is a Chinese electric heavy-duty truck startup founded in 2022 by Huang Zehua, a former co-founder of Tusimple. The company builds autonomous driving trucks with vertically integrated hardware and software, and has raised approximately 400M USD in cumulative funding including a 200M Series B2 in May 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Founder
Series B2 and recent raises (primary CnEVPost)
Founders and autonomy push (primary CnEVPost / company)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Zeron on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Zeron's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Zeron deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Huang Zehua Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Huang Zehuacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Zeron.
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)
- Zeron2 deployments
Recent coverage
Zeron in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Zeron 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%
- Autonomous A2Zdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cowarobotdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Haomo.AIdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Momenta Globaldirect competitor(inferred)strong
- QCraftdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Robotic Researchdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $400.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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 (2)
Zeron’s 2 disclosed rounds, $400M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-05-26
$200M(reported) · $1.6B post
Investors: Aurahonorfund (follow), AGM Inc. (lead), Gaocheng Capital (follow), InnoVen Capital (follow), Ondine Capital (follow), Oriza Holdings (follow)
- Series B22026-05-26
$200M(reported) · $1.6B post
Investors: InnoVen Capital (follow), Zijin Mining (co_lead), Yankuang Capital (follow), Shandong Energy Group (follow), Sanhua Holding Group (follow), Temasek (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Zeron’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-05-26Series B raising $200000000
Funding roundSeries B2 funding round
2026-05-26Series B2 raising $200000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Zeron Jingzhe (Awaken) at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Zeron Jingzhe (Awaken) at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Zeron.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Zeron from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/zeron.md
- RSS feed: /companies/zeron/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2f08c66b-0b1d-4497-a6ae-03e30c499da0
- Revision history: /companies/zeron/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
Bruton (Pluto) fights the robot detective Zeron (Gesicht) in the pouring rain.
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Zeron draws attention at the 24th percentile but verifies reality at the 30th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -5.6, 30th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $400M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Oct 5, 2026