MAXIEYE

What MAXIEYE does

MAXIEYE (智驾科技) is a Shanghai-headquartered, venture-backed private company founded in 2016 that develops AI-driven, full-stack intelligent driving and smart mobility solutions for passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs in China. Its technology stack is built on proprietary assets: the MAXI-NET deep learning neural network for 2D/3D/4D visual perception, the 青云Hyperspace BEV platform architecture integrating road topology, target trajectory, and occupancy networks, and the Hai Shi MAXI-DI data intelligence architecture with mass-production data closed-loop tooling (MET-TOOL). Product lines span the IFVS family of intelligent vision sensing systems (IFVS-1V, IFVS-2V), the MAXIPILOT 1.0 and 2.0 intelligent driving platforms, the NOM L2++ navigation assistance system, and the 牧童MonoToGo single-camera cost-down solution, collectively covering L0 through L4 functionality.

The company operates as a Tier 1 automotive supplier, embedding its systems directly into OEM vehicle platforms across both passenger (GAC Aion, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Toyota, NETA, HYCAN, Hyper, Great Wall Motors) and commercial vehicle (Dongfeng, King Long, Yutong, SAIC Maxus) markets. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of ADAS/ADS systems at scale — exceeding 1 million cumulative mass-produced units across 100+ vehicle models with 40+ OEM customers by mid-2025 — supplemented by software OTA upgrades and data services enabled by the MAXI-DI closed-loop pipeline. The company's strategy emphasizes affordability for the 5-15万 RMB mainstream passenger vehicle segment (over 50% of China passenger vehicle sales), and is supported by strategic alliances with Desay SV, Aptiv, Ambarella, Horizon Robotics, and Black Sesame Technologies across silicon, distribution, and capital dimensions.

Name

MAXIEYE

Legal name

智驾汽车科技（宁波）股份有限公司

Website

https://maxieyetech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MAXIEYE is a Shanghai-based Tier 1 supplier of AI-driven full-stack intelligent driving systems, providing perception and planning/control technology to passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs in China. Its MAXIPILOT and IFVS product lines serve 40+ OEMs across 100+ vehicle models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Driving / ADAS Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

ADAS Compute & Control Units Manufacturing (Domain Controllers/ECUs) (IMACAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomous Driving & ADAS Perception (HDAAAEAI), Driver Monitoring & Cabin Monitoring Hardware Manufacturing (IR Cameras/Sensors) (IMACAMAL), Video Telematics & AI Dashcams (TLAEANAA)

Keywords

• Autonomous driving systems
• ADAS solutions
• Intelligent vision perception
• BEV perception architecture
• Automotive Tier 1 supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ADAS/ADS System Products and Solutions: MAXIEYE generates revenue primarily through the sale of intelligent driving system products and solutions (MAXIPILOT® 1.0, 2.0, NOM) and intelligent vision perception systems (IFVS series) to automotive OEMs. Revenue is earned through mass production delivery of systems embedded in vehicles, with product configurations ranging from single-camera (1V) to multi-sensor fusion (nRnV) solutions.
2. Software OTA Upgrades and Data Services: The company generates recurring revenue through OTA (over-the-air) data闭环 deployments that enable software function upgrades and iterative algorithm improvements post-deployment. With 100+ confirmed models and 40+ OEM customers, the company can offer subscription-based software upgrades, on-demand features, and data-driven services to OEM partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAXIEYE develops and supplies full-stack intelligent driving (ADAS/ADS) system products and solutions for passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles, spanning the MAXIPILOT family (L0–L2++), the NOM navigation assistance system, the IFVS intelligent vision sensing products, and the 牧童 MonoToGo single-camera solution. These systems are built on proprietary technologies including the MAXI-NET deep learning neural network, the 青云 Hyperspace BEV platform architecture, and the 海市 MAXI-DI data intelligence architecture, and are sold as Tier 1 supplier solutions embedded into OEM vehicle platforms.

Product overview

MAXIEYE (智驾科技) is an AI-driven autonomous driving technology company offering a full-stack portfolio spanning from visual perception to vehicle control. The core product lines include the MAXIPILOT series (1.0, 1.0 PLUS, and 2.0 platform with Lite/Pro/MAX tiers) delivering L0-L2++ ADAS/ADS functions, the IFVS family of intelligent vision sensing products (IFVS-1V, IFVS-2V), and the 牧童 MonoToGo single-camera solution. Underpinning the product portfolio are two proprietary technology platforms: 青云 Hyperspace (BEV architecture) and 海市 MAXI-DI (data intelligence architecture), together with the MET-TOOL development toolchain. The 启明星计划 opens BEV perception standard components to the industry. Solutions serve both passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles across highway, urban, parking, and logistics scenarios, covering L0-L4 technology and service closure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAXIPILOT: Full-stack self-developed intelligent driving system product line covering L0-L2++ SAE levels, including MAXIPILOT 1.0 (full-speed intelligent cruise) and MAXIPILOT 2.0 (BEV-based navigation assistance).
• NOM
• IFVS
• MAXI-NET
• 青云Hyperspace
• 海市MAXI-DI
• 牧童MonoToGo
• 白兰鸽公益项目

Quantifiable outcome

• ADAS driving assistance score rate of 99.08% — same level first place in C-NCAP evaluation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 地平线机器人 (Horizon Robotics)coreTechnology or Integration · 9 August 2023MAXIEYE and Horizon Robotics established a strategic cooperation to jointly build a '软硬联合' (software-hardware integrated) ecosystem, leading high-level autonomous driving industrialization. The partnership combines Horizon's AI chip capabilities with MAXIEYE's perception and planning/control technology for integrated autonomous driving solutions.
• 黑芝麻智能 (Black Sesame Technologies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2022MAXIEYE and Black Sesame Technologies formed a strategic cooperation in January 2022 to deploy high-level integrated parking-driving (行泊一体) autonomous driving solutions based on Black Sesame's high-computing-power chips. The partnership focuses on creating high-computing, multi-sensor fusion control autonomous driving products for the Chinese automotive market.
• 德赛西威 (Desay SV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2021MAXIEYE and Desay SV formed a strategic partnership in December 2021, launching the '九逵计划' (Jiukui Plan) to jointly develop L1-L4 full-stack autonomous driving solutions for commercial vehicles including intelligent heavy trucks. Desay SV also led MAXIEYE's 300M RMB B-round financing, deepening the strategic alliance to include autonomous trucking operations and TaaS (Transportation as a Service) business models.
• 合创汽车 (HYCAN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2021At Auto Shanghai 2021, HYCAN and MAXIEYE announced a strategic partnership for joint development and deployment of ADAS systems. The collaboration includes mass production projects and deep technology collaboration, with OTA data闭环 to establish a data-driven self-learning autonomous driving R&D system, progressively implementing Level 3 highway and Level 2+ urban driving assistance.
• Ambarella (安霸半导体)coreTechnology or Integration · 28 August 2020MAXIEYE and Ambarella partnered to develop and mass produce ADAS vision perception solutions for China's automotive front-market. The MAXIPILOT® 1.0 Level 2 intelligent cruise system uses Ambarella's CV2x series AI vision processors. MAXIEYE's algorithms leverage Ambarella's CVflow® architecture for efficient neural network deployment, achieving high-performance perception on embedded platforms.
• 中国中车minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAXIEYE signed a cooperation project with CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) in 2016, marking the company's first commercial partnership.
• 联劝公益基金会minorOthersMAXIEYE partnered with Shanghai United Foundation (联劝公益基金会) for the '白兰鸽' public welfare project, providing support and funding for truck driver families and children in Ningxia.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Horizon Robotics: Chinese ADAS/autonomous-driving chip and perception stack provider; both companies compete for OEM design wins across passenger and commercial vehicle ADAS platforms, with Horizon providing Journey series chips used by many of the same OEMs that MAXIEYE serves.
• Momenta: Chinese ADAS/ADS software company providing perception-to-planning software stacks to OEMs such as GAC, SAIC, and Toyota. Competes head-to-head with MAXIEYE in upper-tier ADAS and urban NOA design wins.
• Black Sesame Technologies: Chinese autonomous-driving chip company partnered with MAXIEYE on high-compute parking-driving integration platforms; competes in the L2+ to L3 compute-platform category for OEM production programs.

Broad incumbents

• Mobileye: Global ADAS incumbent providing EyeQ-series chips and perception software to OEMs worldwide. Represents the dominant international incumbent whose market share MAXIEYE is explicitly displacing in Chinese mainstream passenger vehicles.
• Bosch: Global Tier 1 automotive supplier with broad ADAS/ADAS sensor portfolio including radar, cameras, and domain controllers. Competes with MAXIEYE in OEM sourcing decisions across both passenger and commercial vehicle segments.
• Desay SV Automotive: Major Chinese Tier 1 automotive electronics supplier and MAXIEYE's B-round lead investor and strategic partner. While collaborating on commercial-vehicle ADAS, Desay SV also competes in adjacent smart-cockpit and ADAS ECU categories.
• Aptiv: Global Tier 1 automotive technology supplier and MAXIEYE's October 2024 strategic investor. Aptiv's broader ADAS, perception, and AD platform portfolio positions it as both a partner and adjacent competitor for next-generation intelligent-driving programs.

Emerging players

• SenseTime: Chinese AI platform company with an automotive division (SenseAuto) offering ADAS perception, DMS, and intelligent-cockpit solutions; competes in vision-based ADAS segments where MAXIEYE's MAXI-NET operates.
• Nullmax: Chinese ADAS/ADS startup focused on vision-first perception and full-stack L2+ solutions for passenger vehicles; an emerging domestic competitor in the same MAXIPILOT-class product category.
• Freetech (纵目科技): Chinese ADAS and parking-assistance supplier serving multiple OEMs; an emerging peer in the ADAS perception and integrated parking-driving product segments where MAXIEYE's IFVS and MAXIPILOT compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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