Company
Zeron
Zeron is a Chinese electric heavy-duty truck startup founded in 2022 by Huang Zehua, a former co-founder of TuSimple.
- HQ
- China
Appears inLogistics robots
Funding
$400.0M
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Funding
400M USD cumulative (200M Series B2 May 2026)
Founder
Huang Zehua (former TuSimple co-founder)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →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 →
Recent coverage
Zeron in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Funding rounds (2)
- Series B2026-05-26
$200M(reported)
- Series B22026-05-26
$200M(reported)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Zeron?
- 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.
- What does Zeron make?
- Zeron has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Zeron Jingzhe (Awaken) (Zeron builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Zeron?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Zeron building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar.
- Where is Zeron headquartered?
- Zeron is headquartered in China.
- How much funding has Zeron raised?
- Zeron has raised approximately $400M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Zeron operate robots?
- Zeron 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 Zeron a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Zeron ranks in roughly the top 8% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Zeron safe?
- Zeron 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 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
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
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 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
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Reality vs attention
Zeron draws attention at the 34th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $400M raised and recent funding activity. 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