DeepRoute.ai
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DeepRoute.ai (元戎启行) is an AI company founded in 2019 by CEO Dr. Maxwell Zhou, headquartered in Shenzhen. It builds its DeepRoute IO intelligent driving platform and a vision-language-action (VLA) model on end-to-end models, works with automakers such as Great Wall Motor and smart on mass production, and pursues large-scale robotaxi deployment.

## Overview

DeepRoute.ai (元戎启行) is an AI company founded in 2019 by CEO Dr. Maxwell Zhou. Headquartered in Shenzhen with an R&D centre in Beijing, it operates in Silicon Valley, Germany, Singapore, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Baoding and elsewhere, focusing on end-to-end model based intelligent driving and large-scale robotaxi deployment.

## Technology

The company built its next-generation intelligent driving platform DeepRoute IO on end-to-end models and developed a vision-language-action (VLA) model. The VLA model supports both camera-only and LiDAR-camera fusion configurations and works across chip platforms; the first production car equipped with it went on sale in mid-2025.

## Mass production and funding

DeepRoute.ai has mass-production partnerships with automakers including Great Wall Motor and smart, covering more than ten models. A Great Wall Motor SUV launched in August 2024 gave it more than 15% share among third-party intelligent driving solution providers in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company states it has completed six funding rounds totalling over US$500 million, with more than 1,000 employees, 84% of them in R&D.

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Updated: 2026-11-01

Tags:
- Autonomous driving https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/autonomous-driving.html
- Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/robotaxi.html

Relations:
- Exemplifies concepts: Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robotaxi.html

Mentioned in:
- Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robotaxi.html

Sources:
- About us (DeepRoute.ai official site) https://www.deeproute.ai/en/about-us 公司简介
- DeepRoute.ai and Qualcomm release an advanced intelligent driving solution on Snapdragon (official site) https://www.deeproute.ai/news-detail/663380388597829 关于元戎启行
- DeepRoute.ai unveils VLA model at Seoul Mobility Show (official site) https://deeproute.ai/en/news-detail/663601382629445