What Digauto does

Digauto, legally known as Shanghai Cexun Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (上海测迅汽车科技有限公司), is a China-based B2B provider of testing and verification solutions for intelligent assisted driving and driverless vehicles. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Shanghai's Jiading District, the company serves automotive OEMs and intelligent driving technology companies with active safety performance testing and verification services, and operates a regional subsidiary, Zhejiang Cexun (浙江测迅), based in Zhejiang province.

Digauto's core technology is its internationally pioneering Vehicle-Traffic-Environment-in-the-Loop testing methodology, which integrates physical vehicle testing, dynamic traffic simulation, and environmental simulation in a single facility. Its flagship asset is the world's first three-in-one intelligent driving laboratory, a 5,000+ square meter facility co-developed with China Merchants Automotive Research Institute (招商车研) in Chongqing and completed in February 2026. Key technical features include a domestically pioneering intelligent towing system with a maximum speed of 130km/h, a continuously adjustable environmental simulation system for rain/fog/light, and the first-in-China real-time integration of real-world climate with virtual traffic within the same space-time, supporting vehicles up to 150km/h and 3,500kg load.

Digauto generates revenue across six primary streams: testing equipment sales (one-time license), engineering services for standard and customized intelligent driving tests, test ground and demonstration zone operations, ADAS China Service Center hardware and consumables supply, technical consulting (functional safety, ASPICE, SOTIF), and accident scenario construction. The company sells primarily through direct B2B sales to Chinese automotive OEMs and intelligent driving technology companies, supported by national media coverage (CCTV, China News), industry conferences (SafetyWeek Germany), and thought leadership publications (Cexun Think Tank in China Economic Report). The company holds ISO 9001 certification, High-Tech Enterprise status, and provincial Specialized, Refined, and Innovative Enterprise (专精特新) recognition for its Zhejiang subsidiary.

Name

Digauto

Legal name

上海测迅汽车科技有限公司

Website

https://digauto.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digauto (上海测迅汽车科技) provides testing and verification solutions for intelligent driving and autonomous vehicles in China. The company offers testing equipment, engineering services, technical consulting, and operates a flagship three-in-one intelligent driving laboratory for automotive OEMs and intelligent driving technology firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive ADAS and Autonomous Driving Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

V2X Integration, Interoperability Testing & Certification (Conformance/Field ODDs) (TLAJAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomous Driving & ADAS Perception (HDAAAEAI), Brake & Headlamp/Aiming Tester Calibration and Inspection-Lane Services (TLAKANAK)

Keywords

• Automotive testing services
• ADAS testing solutions
• Autonomous driving verification
• Intelligent driving safety
• Vehicle-in-the-loop testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Anting

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Testing Equipment Sales: First-class innovative testing equipment and turnkey solutions for efficient and precise testing work.
2. Engineering Services: Various standard and customized intelligent driving active safety testing services.
3. Test Ground and Demonstration Zone Operations: Local autonomous driving road testing authorization and demonstration operation services.
4. ADAS China Service Center: ADAS technology service center providing team, equipment, and consumables available for online ordering.
5. Technical Consulting: Functional safety, ASPICE related, and expected functional safety consulting services.
6. Accident Scenario Construction: Services for constructing accident scenarios for testing purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Digauto provides active safety performance testing verification solutions and services for automotive intelligent assisted driving and autonomous (driverless) vehicles. Its portfolio includes innovative testing equipment and turnkey solutions, customized engineering services for active safety testing, test field and demonstration zone operations, an ADAS China Service Center (team/equipment/consumables), functional safety/ASPICE/SOTIF technical consulting, and accident scenario construction. The flagship offering is the world's first Three-in-One Intelligent Driving Laboratory, co-built with China Automotive Technology and Research Center (招商车研), which integrates physical vehicles, dynamic traffic simulation, and environmental simulation to validate L3+ autonomous driving systems under extreme scenarios.

Product overview

Digauto offers an integrated suite of intelligent driving active safety testing solutions and services. The core portfolio includes testing equipment and turnkey solutions, engineering services for standard and customized ADAS/autonomous driving testing, test field operations, and a dedicated ADAS China Service Center. The company also provides technical consulting (functional safety, ASPICE, SOTIF) and accident scenario construction services. The flagship offering is the world's first 'Three-in-One' intelligent driving laboratory that integrates real vehicle testing, dynamic traffic simulation, and environmental simulation, enabling comprehensive validation of Level 3+ autonomous driving systems under extreme scenarios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 测迅智库 (Cexun Think Tank): A strategic research platform providing authoritative data support and industry research for the trillion-yuan intelligent driving industry, publishing reports such as the 'China Intelligent Driving Industry Development Report'.

Products and services

• Testing Equipment (测试设备) First-class innovative testing equipment and turnkey solutions designed to enable efficient and precise intelligent driving and autonomous vehicle validation work. Sold on a one-time license basis to automotive OEMs and intelligent driving technology companies.
• Engineering Services (工程服务) Standard and customized intelligent driving active safety testing services delivered to automotive OEMs and intelligent driving technology companies on a professional services basis.
• Test Field and Demonstration Zone Operations (试验场及示范区运营) Local autonomous driving road testing authorization and demonstration operation services, providing OEMs and intelligent driving technology companies with authorized roads and demonstration zones for autonomous vehicle testing.
• ADAS China Service Center (ADAS中国服务中心) ADAS technology service center providing team support, equipment, and consumables available for online ordering, serving ADAS service centers and intelligent driving testing operations.
• Technical Consulting (技术咨询) Functional safety, ASPICE-related, and expected functional safety (SOTIF) consulting services for intelligent driving and autonomous vehicle programs.
• Accident Scenario Construction (事故场景构建) Professional services for constructing accident scenarios to support intelligent driving testing and verification of advanced driver assistance systems.
• Three-in-One Intelligent Driving Laboratory (三位一体智能驾驶实验室) The world's first integrated intelligent driving laboratory co-built with China Automotive Technology and Research Center (招商车研), combining physical vehicle testing, dynamic traffic simulation, and environmental simulation to validate Level 3 and above autonomous driving systems under extreme scenarios. Supports front/rear/all-wheel drive vehicles up to 150km/h and 3,500kg load.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ intelligent vehicle safety tests annually from three-in-one laboratory
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• China Automotive Technology and Research Center (招商车研)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with China Automotive Technology and Research Center (招商车研) to build the world's first 'vehicle-traffic-environment' three-in-one intelligent driving laboratory. The 5000+ sqm facility is located at the research center and represents a major breakthrough in intelligent driving testing verification. Shanghai Digauto provided core technology and professional support while the research center provided the platform and overall coordination. This collaboration enables validation of L3+ intelligent driving systems extreme scenarios.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Applus+ IDIADA: Independent automotive testing, certification, and engineering provider with ADAS/autonomous driving labs. Directly comparable to Digauto's full-scope ADAS verification, scenario construction, and homologation service offerings for European and global OEMs.
• AVL List: Global provider of vehicle development, testing, and simulation including powertrain and ADAS/autonomous driving validation. Comparable as a one-stop-shop testing and simulation partner for OEM R&D programs in intelligent driving.
• IPG Automotive: Specialist in virtual test driving, ADAS simulation, and vehicle-in-the-loop tooling. Highly comparable to Digauto's simulation-first, scenario-construction testing methodology for intelligent driving R&D.
• AB Dynamics: Specialist in driving robots, ADAS test platforms, and vehicle dynamics test equipment used by OEMs and proving grounds worldwide. Closest like-for-like competitor to Digauto's intelligent towing, scenario reproduction, and ADAS testing equipment portfolio.
• Horiba: Automotive test and measurement equipment maker serving emissions, powertrain, and increasingly ADAS/electrified vehicle applications. Comparable on the testing-equipment, hardware-supply side of Digauto's business.

Regional players

• UTAC CERAM: European automotive testing and certification group with homologation and ADAS proving-ground capabilities. Comparable service stack to Digauto's test ground, demonstration zone, and engineering service lines, though primarily serving European OEMs.

Emerging players

• Spirent Communications: Provides positioning, GNSS, and ADAS sensor test solutions for autonomous driving development. Comparable on the sensor-level and ADAS perception testing dimension of Digauto's intelligent driving verification offering.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Electronic measurement and test equipment vendor with automotive ADAS, radar, and V2X test solutions. Comparable through its ADAS/sensor test equipment line that competes in the same intelligent driving validation procurement processes Digauto serves.
• China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC / 招商车研): State-affiliated automotive research and testing authority that is Digauto's strategic partner on the three-in-one laboratory. Comparable because it operates automotive testing, homologation, and intelligent driving verification services for the same Chinese OEM and Tier 1 customer base.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with a substantial automotive and ADAS/autonomous driving service line. Comparable as a broader testing and certification incumbent pursuing the same intelligent driving verification end-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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