-DeepRoute.ai to launch robotaxis operations using commercial-grade production vehicles by the end of 2025
/PRNewswire/ — DeepRoute.ai, a pioneer in autonomous driving technology, announced plans to launch robotaxis operations with mass production vehicles by the end of 2025. This initiative represents a key step towards the commercialization of autonomous driving technology, leveraging DeepRoute.ai’s production vehicle platform to accelerate its large-scale deployment and improve accessibility for everyday users.
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Backed by more than $500 million from investors including Alibaba and Great Wall Motor, DeepRoute.ai plans to deploy robotaxis using the same proven platform that powers approximately 150,000 production vehicles already in assisted-driving service in China, with more than 200,000 planned by the end of the year. This approach to mass-produced vehicles is in stark contrast to traditional robotaxis operators, who rely on expensive customized vehicles.
By integrating autonomous driving systems directly into vehicles during manufacturing, the company eliminates costly retrofit costs, while its mapless navigation technology eliminates high-definition map licensing fees and maintenance costs. This approach allows rapid expansion to new cities without the need for lengthy cartographic preparation.
“One of the key strengths of DeepRoute.ai’s approach is that its robotaxis platform and mass production vehicles are based on the same core technology framework, enabling a high level of consistency and seamless interoperability between the platforms,” said Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.ai. Leveraging insights from an expanding global fleet, the company continually refines and validates its technology in diverse urban environments, accelerating the deployment of production-ready autonomous capabilities to consumer markets.
The robotaxis market offers opportunities globally, with especially strong potential in Europe, Japan and South Korea. DeepRoute.ai’s focus on vehicle production offers lower hardware costs, ideally suited to these markets, where high labor costs and progressive regulatory frameworks in Europe, along with significant demographic challenges in Japan and South Korea—an aging population and driver shortages—create favorable conditions for autonomous transportation services. The company is actively establishing an operational presence in Europe to support localization and collaboration with partners.
About DeepRoute.ai
DeepRoute.ai is an Artificial Intelligence company dedicated to the research, development and application of intelligent driving solutions. Pioneering the development of production-ready smart driving solutions and the implementation of end-to-end models and VLAs in mass-production passenger vehicles, DeepRoute.ai seeks to create artificial general intelligence in the physical world.
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