QCraft - 轻舟智航
"Bring Autonomous Driving into Real Life"
Chinese autonomous-driving company founded by ex-Waymo engineers, building L4 self-driving software and the Driven-by-QCraft sensor-and-compute suite.
QCraft is a Chinese autonomous-driving technology company founded in 2019 by a team of former Waymo, Tesla, Uber ATG, Nvidia and Ford engineers, including CEO Yu Qian. The company develops full-stack self-driving software covering perception, prediction, planning and control, and is known for its large-scale simulation platform used to train and validate autonomous vehicle systems.
QCraft's flagship offering, the Driven-by-QCraft multi-sensor fusion suite, integrates LiDAR, cameras, radar and onboard compute into a customizable hardware-software package that can be deployed across multiple vehicle scenarios; its Gen 4 suite won an iF Design Award in 2023. The company operates two main business lines: Level 4 autonomous minibuses (the Dragon Boat / series, including Dragon Boat ONE, LONG, SPACE and TAXI) that have been deployed for public shuttle and ride-hailing services in cities such as Suzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan, and a mass-market advanced driver-assistance (ADAS) business offering highway and urban Navigate-on-Autopilot solutions built on automotive-grade compute platforms for passenger-car OEMs. QCraft maintains R&D and operations across China (Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen) and the United States (Silicon Valley), and in 2025 opened a European headquarters in Germany alongside an autonomous-driving partnership with Qualcomm. The company has raised multiple funding rounds backed by major institutional investors and positions itself as a supplier of both robotaxi/robobus systems and scalable intelligent-driving technology for automakers.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Driven-by-QCraft Multi-Sensor Fusion Suite
Customizable multi-sensor fusion suite integrating LiDAR, cameras, radar and compute for L4 autonomous driving.
Dragon Boat ONE
Level 4 autonomous minibus deployed for public shuttle and ride-hailing service in multiple Chinese cities.
Company Facts
Founded
2019
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Software/Algorithm
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Asia-Pacific
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QCraft demonstrates urban NOA on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon Ride chip, targets 2026 global mass production
QCraft showcased its urban Navigate-on-Autopilot (NOA) system, powered by Qualcomm’s SA8650P Snapdragon Ride platform, during a live demonstration on June 5 at Qualcomm’s Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit in Wuxi, China. This event marked a significant step for the autonomous driving company, which is aiming for global mass production of its technology within this year. Attendees had the opportunity to experience live test rides, highlighting the practical applications of QCraft's advancements in autonomous driving. The demonstration underscores the growing collaboration between technology and automotive sectors, as companies like QCraft seek to revolutionize urban transportation through innovative autonomous solutions.
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