Radar · Auto Tech in China
Best Auto Tech Companies in China
The 909 best Auto Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DiDi.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
909companies tracked
$119.8Bdisclosed funding
30unicorns
414have raised
China's Auto Tech sector doesn't get a soft intro: 909 companies tracked, $119.8B in disclosed funding, and 30 unicorns confirm this is one of the most capitalized mobility bets on the planet. Contemporary Amperex Technology leads the pack at $9.8B raised, with BYD not far behind at $6.8B. Those two alone account for a disproportionate share of the total pool, which tells you something about how concentrated the real money is. And yet the mid-tier is moving too. Median app install growth is running at roughly +22% YoY across 552 automotive and industrial automation apps, a signal I'd read as consumer and fleet adoption catching up to the hardware investment cycle. Hot themes right now are ev battery technology, next-generation ev platforms, and ev drive system innovations, which tracks with where Tencent, IDG Capital, and Legend Capital are placing their chips.
So what does the opportunity actually look like for you at the company level? Firms like KPIT's global auto tech expansion and the Fastr auto tech alliance push show that the competitive pressure isn't contained within China's borders. Domestic players are building global-grade technology stacks, and the funding momentum in this directory reflects exactly that ambition. Coverage is rising, the unicorn count is real, and the companies below are ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent raise activity.
Sources & further reading
- The autonomous driving market map: Mapping the companies shaping self-driving at
- Top 10 Autonomous Vehicle Companies In 2026
- Uber targets robotaxi services in ten countries in 2026
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × CHINA
Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies
$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year
737kcombined LinkedIn audience
88%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DiDi 🦄 AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services | $20.8B | 32 mo ago | 1 | Liu Qing Co-Founder | DrupalPHPAmazon Web Services+20 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Beijing Xiaoju Technology 🦄 App-based ride-hailing platform & delivery service provider | $17.8B | 101 mo ago | — | Jean Liu Co-Founder & Director | TengineFingerprintJScrypto-js+2 | — | — | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Manufacturer of battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage 83Patents top 7%Innovation top 13%Funding top 13%Market top 25% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 7% Innovationtop 13% Fundingtop 13% Markettop 25% Partnerstop 26% Newstop 34% Producttop 35% Moattop 35% Techtop 39% Growthtop 42% Globaltop 43% Talentbottom 40% Patents: 24,242 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20858 filings since 2022 vs 3359 in 2017-21 Innovation: 24,242 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 20858 filings since 2022 vs 3359 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $9.8B | 8 mo ago | 118,914 | Robin Zeng Founder & CEO | SentryQuillVideoJS+9 | 27 signals ▼40% Contracts · Earnings · IPO | 24,242 patents Advanced lithium‑ion battery electrodes, cell modules, safety systems, and energy‑storage integration | 5 launchs |
| 4 | BYD 🦄 Manufacturer of electric cars, sedans, SUVs, batteries, and rail transit 95Patents top 7%Innovation top 15%Funding top 16%Market top 18% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 7% Innovationtop 15% Fundingtop 16% Markettop 18% Techtop 18% Globaltop 22% Producttop 23% Talenttop 23% Moattop 26% Growthtop 37% Newstop 46% Patents: 16,258 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6570 filings since 2022 vs 3098 in 2017-21 Innovation: 16,258 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 6570 filings since 2022 vs 3098 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 95/100 | $6.8B | 15 mo ago | 1,074 | Lu Xiangyang Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 11 signals ▼27% Announcements · New product | 16,258 patents Electric vehicle powertrains, battery materials, and lithium extraction technologies. | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Guazi 🦄 Online P2P marketplace for used cars | $4.8B | 60 mo ago | 4,000 | Mark Yang CEO & Chairman | TurbopackNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+16 | — | — | — |
| 6 | WM Motor 🦄 Manufacturer of electric vehicles, including SUVs and sedans. 50Funding top 24%Moat top 28%Market top 39%Product top 41% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 28% Markettop 39% Producttop 41% Growthtop 45% Newstop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Innovationbottom 42% Patentsbottom 40% Techbottom 35% Funding: Raised $4.6B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 9 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4.6B | 54 mo ago | 3,952 | Lobo Lu Co-Founder | Baidu MapsVue.jscore-js+5 | — | 9 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 7 | Horizon Platform for self driving car technology | $3.1B | 44 mo ago | — | Kai Y Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Xiaopeng Manufacturer of electric vehicles, AI technology, AI automotive, and AI robots 64Funding top 22%Tech top 27%Product top 28%Patents top 29% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 27% Producttop 28% Patentstop 29% Moattop 32% Markettop 35% Innovationtop 36% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 34% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $2.6B across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 10 yrs (1.1/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $2.6B | 63 mo ago | 13,550 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailJava+25 | — | 70 patents Advanced safety and actuation mechanisms for handheld nail‑gun and spray‑painting tools | — |
| 9 | Aiways 🦄 Manufacturer of AI-powered electric cars 79Moat top 15%Talent top 23%Market top 25%Funding top 35% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 15% Talenttop 23% Markettop 25% Fundingtop 35% Producttop 36% AItop 45% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $2.1B | 53 mo ago | 1,500 | Samuel Fu Co-Founder & Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Leap Motor 🦄 Manufacturer of electric cars 62Moat top 22%Funding top 27%Product top 27%News top 32% All 12 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 27% Producttop 27% Newstop 32% Partnerstop 32% Innovationtop 33% Markettop 39% Growthtop 39% Talenttop 45% Fin. healthbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 32% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · Unicorn Funding: Raised $1.8B · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $1.8B | 28 mo ago | 9,314 | Zhu Jiangming Co-Founder | Element UIAnimate.cssVue.js+6 | 38 signals ▲90% Announcements · New product · Earnings | — | — |
| 11 | Beijing Che Lixing Information Technology Manufacturer of electric vehicles and related automotive products and services 72Funding top 27%Tech top 31%Market top 34%Growth top 35% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 31% Markettop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $1.6B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.6B | 62 mo ago | 6,726 | Xiang Li Founder & CEO | DrupalPHPZURB Foundation+18 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Momenta 🦄 Developer of autonomous driving solutions for enhanced safety and urban mobility | $1.4B | 55 mo ago | — | Gang Sun Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+7 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 13 | Momenta 🦄 Developer of autonomous driving software | $1.4B | 55 mo ago | 171 | Xudong Cao Founder & CEO | Apache HTTP ServerAmazon Web ServicesjQuery+6 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Zhiji Automobile Technology 🦄 Manufacturer of electric vehicles featuring advanced driver assistance and safety systems 40Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Moat top 37%Product top 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Moattop 37% Producttop 49% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $1.1B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1.1B | 17 mo ago | 1 | — | Node.jsNext.jsReact+5 | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 15 | NIO Manufacturer of electric vehicles, power solutions, and lifestyle products 83Funding top 19%Market top 26%Product top 27%Tech top 28% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Markettop 26% Producttop 27% Techtop 28% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 31% Newstop 33% Partnerstop 35% Moattop 35% Growthtop 36% Globaltop 45% Talentbottom 49% Funding: Raised $1.1B across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 11 yrs (1.5/yr) Market: 38,820 employees (top 1% of Energy Tech) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $1.1B | 24 mo ago | 38,820 | William Li CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+20 | 49 signals ▲22% Announcements · Earnings · Lawsuit | 417 patents Battery swapping stations, EV charging, vehicle sensor synchronization, and onboard computing management | — |
| 16 | Polestones Manufacturer of automotive vehicles 40Funding top 40%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1.0B | 32 mo ago | — | Chang Jing Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | ROX Motor Manufacturer of smarts cars 55Funding top 26%Innovation top 41%Patents top 42%Market top 44% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Innovationtop 41% Patentstop 42% Markettop 44% Growthtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Innovation: 15 patents (top 78% of patent-holders) · 15 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $1.0B | 32 mo ago | 1,000 | Changjing Co-Founder | Node.jsHeadless UITailwind CSS+10 | — | 15 patents Electric vehicle powertrain integration, battery thermal/control systems, and diagnostic technologies | 1 launch |
| 18 | XPENG 🦄 Platform offering electric cars 82Innovation top 14%Product top 18%Market top 22%Funding top 24% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 14% Producttop 18% Markettop 22% Fundingtop 24% Newstop 31% Partnerstop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 47% Globalbottom 46% Growthbottom 43% Innovation: 12 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Product: 7 product launch events in 12 mo, 5 the year before · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $824M | 34 mo ago | 13,550 | Eric Zhao Co-Founder | — | 74 signals ▲32% Announcements · Earnings · New product | — | — |
| 19 | XPENG AEROHT 🦄 Provider of smart electric aircraft 84Growth top 15%Moat top 15%Funding top 26%News top 32% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Moattop 15% Fundingtop 26% Newstop 32% Talenttop 35% Markettop 37% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $650M | 22 mo ago | 700 | Zhao Deli Co-Founder | Node.jsVideoJSTailwind CSS+10 | 11 signals ▲120% Announcements · Capital raise · Funding | — | — |
| 20 | PATEO Saas & AI enabled infotainment solutions for connected vehicles | $573M | 26 mo ago | 1,300 | — | PHPTenginecore-js+6 | 3 signals Earnings · Buyback | — | — |
| 21 | Uxin Online B2C used car auction platform | $500M | 14 mo ago | 760 | — | Froala EditorBootstrapGoogle Cloud+8 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Deeproute.ai Tech-enabled platform offering autonomous driving solutions for taxis and trucks | $450M | 19 mo ago | 500 | — | Node.jsEChartsVue.js+12 | 4 signals ▼60% Announcements | — | — |
| 23 | AVATR 🦄 Manufacturer of electric cars 55Moat top 26%Funding top 28%Product top 28%Innovation top 34% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 26% Fundingtop 28% Producttop 28% Innovationtop 34% Growthtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 44% Techbottom 43% Newsbottom 38% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Funding: Raised $410M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $410M | 18 mo ago | 28 | Mahendra S Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsReact+6 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Nanjing Core Semiconductor Technology Developer of automotive-grade chips for intelligent cockpits, gateways, and controls 60Funding top 26%Moat top 31%Market top 39%Global bottom 38% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Moattop 31% Markettop 39% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $365M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $365M | 23 mo ago | 400 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Huasheng Haoche Online dealer of new cars | $301M | 28 mo ago | 6,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Casstime Online B2B marketplace for auto spare parts & accessories | $292M | 33 mo ago | 2,000 | — | PHPBaidu MapsNginx+3 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ruqi Mobility AI-based platform providing ride-hailing services with electric fleet | $270M | 35 mo ago | 448 | — | Node.jsTailwind CSSVue.js+3 | — | — | — |
| 28 | NeueHCT Provider of assisted driving technologies for the global automotive industry | $200M | 6 mo ago | — | Stone Li Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 29 | SAIC Online platform offering car ride-hailing services | $194M | 13 mo ago | — | Wu Bing CEO | — | 16 signals ▼20% Leadership · Lawsuit · M&A | — | — |
| 30 | LEEKR Provider of full-stack vision processing solutions for autonomous driving | $192M | 23 mo ago | — | Jeff Hui Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | DeepWay Manufacturer of electric heavy trucks and related intelligent driving systems 37Funding top 28%Growth top 28%Moat top 31%News top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 28% Moattop 31% Newstop 35% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 26% Funding: Raised $179M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $179M | 17 mo ago | — | Wan Jun CEO | NginxSwiperjQuery+1 | 4 signals IPO · Funding | — | — |
| 32 | Zhenqu Technology Manufacturer of automotive-certified power modules and electric vehicle solutions 60Funding top 25%Moat top 31%Talent top 38%Market top 43% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Markettop 43% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $152M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $152M | 9 mo ago | 350 | Jie Shen Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Maxieye ADAS products & autopilot systems for automotive | $150M | 19 mo ago | — | Zhou Shengyan CEO | PHPLayuiBootstrap+6 | — | — | — |
| 34 | QCraft.ai Tech-enabled simulation solutions for autonomous vehicles | $149M | 2 mo ago | 350 | Qian Yu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 35 | Neolix Developer of AI-enabled autonomous delivery vehicles 60Funding top 19%Moat top 31%News top 36%Market top 38% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Moattop 31% Newstop 36% Markettop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $126M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $126M | 4 mo ago | 160 | Enyuan Yu Founder & CEO | — | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 36 | Zelos Developer of autonomous logistic vehicles | $100M | 27 mo ago | 120 | Terry Zhou Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Tage I-Driver Develops products for autonomous driving of mining vehicles | $98M | 1 mo ago | — | Yu Guizhen CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | PhiGent Robotics Provider of driving robotics solutions | $75M | 8 mo ago | 130 | Yi Shan Co-Founder | UbuntuVue.jsNginx+1 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Beijing Zhixingzhe Technology Provider of unmanned driving solutions for public safety and life services | $57M | 5 mo ago | — | Zhang Dezhao CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Volant Aerotech Developer of electric VTOL aircraft 35Funding top 27%Moat top 31%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $56.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $56M | 1 mo ago | — | Wei Yu Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Haomo Zhixing Technology 🦄 AI-enabled platform offfering autonomous driving solutions | $55M | 25 mo ago | 600 | Gu Weihao CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Ehang Developer of autonomous aerial vehicles and related command and control systems 60Funding top 31%Tech top 37%Growth top 42%Market top 46% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Techtop 37% Growthtop 42% Markettop 46% Newstop 46% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 46% Funding: Raised $52.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 35 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $52M | 19 mo ago | 367 | Yifang Xiong Co-Founder | DrupalPHPZURB Foundation+21 | 5 signals ▼17% Announcements | — | — |
| 43 | Forvision Developer of smart parking systems and solutions | $33M | 14 mo ago | 30 | Xin Yonglei CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Hong Jing Drive Developer of autonomous driving software and integrated system solutions | $33M | 20 mo ago | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Vertaxi Developer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) 22Funding top 42%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $28.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $28M | 5 mo ago | — | Xie Ling Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Zero Gravity Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft 29Funding top 34%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $28.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $28M | 2 mo ago | — | Li Yiheng CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | sinPro AI-powered perception solutions for autonomous vehicles | $27M | 17 mo ago | — | Li Xuyang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Chijet Manufacturer of multiple categories of electric vehicles 55News top 29%Market top 39%Funding top 39%Talent top 45% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 29% Markettop 39% Fundingtop 39% Talenttop 45% Growthtop 46% Fin. healthtop 50% Globalbottom 38% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 29 tracked, 7 types) · +300% YoY Market: 1,439 employees (top 13% of Energy Tech) · Revenue ~$9.5M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $20M | 8 mo ago | 1,439 | Mu Hongwei Co-Founder | — | 4 signals ▲300% Funding · Leadership | — | — |
| 49 | Zhitu Technology Provider of cloud-enabled autonomous trucks for transport & logistics industry | $16M | 13 mo ago | — | Du Yiguang CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Renxin Technology Developer of high-performance SerDes chips and related software service solutions 27Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $13.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $14M | 3 mo ago | — | Liang Yuanjun Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in China
#1
Public · Ningde, Fujian · founded 2011 · 118914 employees$9.8Braised▾
Public · Ningde, Fujian · founded 2011 · 118914 employees
Manufacturer of battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage. The company provides battery solutions for passenger and commercial vehicles, and energy storage systems. It also offers battery recycling services. The company focuses on technological innovation in battery technology.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 7%Innovation
top 13%Funding
top 13%Market
top 25%Partners
top 26%News
top 34%Patents: 24,242 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20858 filings since 2022 vs 3359 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 24,242 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 20858 filings since 2022 vs 3359 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $9.8B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 253k LinkedIn followers — 34.4% of this cohort's audience · 200 engagements/post (49.9× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 5 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$280M
- Jun 2022Post IPO$6.7B
- Jul 2020Post IPO$2.8B
Founders & team
Investors
UBS, J P Morgan, Honda, Hillhouse Capital Management, Oriental Patron, Morgan Stanley
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnt DesignBaidu Analytics (百度统计)BootstrapCore-JsDocusign
#2
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2019 · 350 employees$149Mraised▾
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2019 · 350 employees
Qcraft offers tech-enabled simulation solutions for autonomous vehicles. The platform offers a simulation system that optimizes the planning and decision making solutions for autonomous vehicles. It offers features like optimizes the test cost, generate real-scenario data for the test cases, etc.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. MoveT) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$100M
- Jun 2024Series C—
- Dec 2022Series B—
- Aug 2021Series A$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Lenovo, IDG Capital, Prescient Capital, Vision Plus Capital, Tide Capital, ByteDance
#3
Series D · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2016$98.4Mraised▾
Series D · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2016
TageIDriver develops products for autonomous driving of mining vehicles. The company claims to develop products for application in the ADAS vision-sensing terminals & autonomous driving robots. The company's product range includes car vision solutions, autonomous robots to provide smart & safe advanced vehicle assistance & autopilot products to businesses & individual users.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series D—
- Sep 2023Series C$54.6M
- Nov 2022Series C$14.1M
- Jan 2021Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Hefei Industrial Investment Holdings, China Energy, Luxin Venture Capital Group, JAC Capital, Chentao Capital, GSR United Capital
#4
BYD 🦄Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1994 · 1074 employees$6.8Braised▾
BYD 🦄
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1994 · 1074 employees
Manufacturer of electric cars, sedans, SUVs, batteries, and rail transit. It focuses on providing comprehensive energy solutions. The company designs and produces electric automobiles, buses, and trucks. It also manufactures batteries used in electric storage and renewable energy applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 95how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 7%Innovation
top 15%Funding
top 16%Market
top 18%Tech
top 18%Global
top 22%Patents: 16,258 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6570 filings since 2022 vs 3098 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 16,258 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 6570 filings since 2022 vs 3098 in 2017-21 · 12 new-product events in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $6.8B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 18 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 37k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Ahlan_Khaleeji 27) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Post IPO$5.6B
- Oct 2021Post IPO—
- Feb 2021Post IPO$200M
- Jun 2020Post IPO$112.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Samsung, Hillhouse, MidAmerican Energy, SDIC Innovation, Himalaya Capital, CICC
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAnt Design
#5
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021$56.4Mraised▾
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021
Developer of electric VTOL aircraft. The cpompany offers features like integrated avionics system, collision avoidance, airborne maintenance, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Moat
top 31%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $56.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$300M
- Oct 2025Series B—
- Aug 2024Series A—
- Jun 2024Series A$13.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Shenzhen Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment, Legend Capital, CDH, Qingsong Fund, Zigong Chuangfa, Gengxin Capital
#6
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2018 · 160 employees$126.1Mraised▾
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2018 · 160 employees
Developer of AI-enabled autonomous delivery vehicles. The shuttle features multiple systems including embedded automotive-grade wheel disk brakes, and more. It provides a cloud-based platform that offers features such as vehicle dispatching, condition monitoring, visualization of vehicle status, error warning management, and driving data analysis. It is also equipped with a wide range of sensors to perceive surroundings and perform navigation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Moat
top 31%News
top 36%Market
top 38%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $126M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 11 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Early-Career
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Tiong Nam Logistics, Asia Mobiliti and MindHub) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series D—
- Oct 2025Series D$600M
- Mar 2024Series C$83M
- Nov 2023Conventional Debt$206K
Founders & team
Investors
Beijing Che Lixing Information Technology, Addor Capital, Glory Ventures, Yunqi Partners, SBVA, CICC
#7
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2024$200Mraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2024
Provider of assisted driving technologies for the global automotive industry. It specializes in autonomous driving algorithms, intelligent control software, and sensor integration systems. The company also offers hardware platforms and vehicle decision-making modules. These offerings enhance driving safety, support automation, and enable scalable deployment.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Mor Chinese OEM) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$200M
Founders & team
Investors
Yunfeng Capital, Fortune Capital, Chaos Investment, Hone Capital, Ningbo Tongshang Fund, AUMOVIO
#8
Series A · Hefei, Anhui · founded 2021$28Mraised▾
Series A · Hefei, Anhui · founded 2021
Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. It offers a range of aircraft models with different specifications and payload capacities. It caters to commercial and personal applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 27%Funding: Raised $28.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$21.7M
- Sep 2025Series A$42.1M
- Aug 2024Series A$14.1M
- Aug 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Lanchi Venture Capital, Hefei Angel, Hefei High-tech Venture Capital Management Partnership, Guohua Investment, Yunsheng Capital, Chifortune Venture Capital
#9
Funding Raised · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015$57.2Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015
Provider of unmanned driving solutions for public safety and life services. It offers technology applicable to specialized equipment across various sectors. These include low-altitude operations and emergency response, aiming to remove personnel from hazardous environments. The company also focuses on relieving individuals from repetitive tasks and offers intelligent transportation options for urban areas.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$57.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Huangshi Industrial Development Fund
#10
Series E · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 350 employees$151.9Mraised▾
Series E · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 350 employees
Manufacturer of automotive-certified power modules and electric vehicle solutions. The company's products cover power modules, motor controllers, and electric vehicle solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 38%Market
top 43%Global
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $152M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series E (Sep 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series E$84.1M
- Feb 2025Series E—
- Oct 2023Series D$83.4M
- Sep 2023Series C—
Founders & team
Investors
Legend Capital, Orizafofs, C Capital, Xinshang Capital, Huatai Baoli Investment, Duncheng Investment
#11
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2011 · 760 employees$500Mraised▾
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2011 · 760 employees
Online B2C used car auction platform. Buyers can explore the cars, view their specifications, select a car & place a bid via the platform.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Post IPO$7.5M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$27M
- Jun 2021Post IPO$315M
- Oct 2020Post IPO—
Investors
NIO Capital, Joy Capital, PacificBridge Asset management, Warburg Pincus, TPG, Jeneration Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont AwesomeFroala EditorGoogle Cloud
#12
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2021 · 130 employees$74.8Mraised▾
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2021 · 130 employees
Provider of driving robotics solutions. It offers autonomous driving & robot-based software and hardware solutions. It offers visual radar, a dual-core driver, and more.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series B$35M
- May 2024Series A$30M
- Dec 2022Series A—
- Aug 2022Series A$14.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Xiang He Capital, INCE Capital, Horizon, Beijing Fund, Shenzhen Capital Group, Jinshajiang Venture Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$119.8Btotal disclosed funding
296companies funded
623disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Matrix Partners China16 rounds
Sequoia Capital16 rounds
Notable founders
Robin Zeng
Founder & CEO · Contemporary Amperex Technology
Qian Yu
Co-Founder & CEO · QCraft.ai
Yu Guizhen
CEO · Tage I-Driver
Lu Xiangyang
Co-Founder · BYD
Black Rock
Owner · BYD
Wei Yu
Co-Founder · Volant Aerotech
Enyuan Yu
Founder & CEO · Neolix
Stone Li
Chief Executive Officer · NeueHCT
Li Yiheng
CEO · Zero Gravity
Zhang Dezhao
CEO · Beijing Zhixingzhe Technology
Jie Shen
Founder · Zhenqu Technology
Marius Mechlinski
Co-Founder & MD · Zhenqu Technology
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 310,322 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · China
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,210 China-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201420202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 57% across 2014–2026.
top research entities
- Tsinghua University329
- Tongji University311
- Beijing Institute of Technology181
- Chinese Academy of Sciences155
- Beihang University145
leading researchers
Long Chen · Yingfeng Cai · Hai Wang · Hong Chen · Peng Hang · F. Richard Yu · Yanjun Huang · Jun Li
▲
Breakthroughs2,029 · 48%
▲ 43%→49% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Computer vision research is surging in breakthroughs — papers rose from 7 to 308 among China AV institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Computer vision7→308
- Trajectory4→238
- Control theory (sociology)7→153
- Robustness (evolution)4→146
- Perception1→143
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→202 · Human–computer interaction 0→145 · Feature (linguistics) 0→99
Landmark ADASYN: Adaptive synthetic sampling approach for imbalanced learning · 4,310 cites
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Advancements1,698 · 40%
▼ 45%→40% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Control theory papers in advancements intensified sharply, climbing from 3 to 233 across Chinese AV research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Control theory (sociology)3→233
- Trajectory6→200
- Computer vision1→190
- Motion planning7→146
- Reinforcement learning3→132
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→99 · Object detection 0→87 · Object (grammar) 0→58
Landmark The ApolloScape Open Dataset for Autonomous Driving and Its Application · 593 cites
▼
Concerns294 · 7%
7%→7% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations92% since 2021mostly reviews
Human–computer interaction newly emerged as a concern signal, reaching 33 papers with no prior baseline.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Aeronautics1→13
- Feature (linguistics)1→6
- Control theory (sociology)1→5
- Path (computing)1→5
- Task (project management)1→4
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→33 · Perception 0→28 · Key (lock) 0→25
Landmark Edge Computing for Autonomous Driving: Opportunities and Challenges · 721 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Beijing1061 · +0.67
Shanghai613 · +0.69
Nanjing288 · +0.63
Guangzhou/Shenzhen269 · +0.67
Wuhan212 · +0.66
Hangzhou157 · +0.69
Hefei97 · +0.73
Harbin97 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · China
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in China
China autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 1,744 filings from 506 assignees (2016–2025), led by Baidu USA, Baidu COM Times TECH Beijing, Huawei TECH; annual filings 18→185.
1,744 filings506 assigneespeak 303/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Baidu USA325
- Baidu COM Times TECH Beijing294
- Huawei TECH197
- Intel167
- Beijing Baidu Netcom SCI & TECH126
- Baidu Online Network Technology 103
- Beijing Voyager TECH50
- Beijing Baidu Netcom SCI & TEC32
Common questions
How many Auto Tech companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 909 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in China?
The Auto Tech companies in China on this list have raised a combined $119.8B in disclosed equity funding across 296 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in China?
DiDi is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in China, with $20.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in China are funded?
296 of the 909 Auto Tech companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in China?
30 Auto Tech companies in China on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in China Auto Tech companies on this list include Tencent, Zhen Fund, IDG Capital, Legend Capital, Shunwei Capital.
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