What Qianli Technology does

Qianli Technology (operating brand: Afari Technology) is a Chongqing-headquartered, Shanghai-listed (601777.SH) Chinese automotive company operating two segments: a legacy terminal business covering Lifan and Paifang motorcycles and LIVAN-branded new energy vehicles built around the Geely ecosystem, and a technology business supplying AI-driven intelligent driving solutions to OEMs. The company was founded in 1997, became China's first privately-owned passenger-vehicle company listed on the A-share market in 2010, underwent bankruptcy reorganization in 2020 under Geely's backing, was rebranded to Afari Technology in February 2025, and is pursuing a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing in Q2 2025 to raise approximately $1 billion. The technology portfolio centers on three product lines: Afari Smart Driving (ASD/G-ASD) delivering L2+ to L4 autonomous-driving capability with 460,000+ cumulative installations and million-unit mass production across Geely's lineup; Afari Smart Cockpit with the Agent OS — an AI-Agent-based human-machine interaction platform co-developed with Stepfun and Geely and recognized as a 2025 WAIC 'Centerpiece Application'; and Afari Robotaxi, an L4 commercial autonomous-transport offering deployed under limited-area cooperation agreements such as with Chengdu. Underlying technology is a proprietary end-to-end large-model architecture combining multimodal VLMs and VLAs, a Reinforcement-Learning-Based Multimodal Large Model (RLM), 23 EFLOPS of compute, 25 million proprietary scenario clips, and an in-house World Models + Reinforcement Learning simulation platform.

The company operates a B2B tier-1 supplier model, delivering ADAS and cockpit technology through embedded OEM partnerships rather than disclosed list pricing. Its primary commercial anchor is the Geely group, which contributed nearly 30% of revenue and is the co-developer of G-ASD through the Afari Smart Driving joint venture formed in March 2025. The company has 6,000+ employees including 2,450+ senior R&D staff, supported by R&D offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou. In 2025 it recorded 9.32 billion yuan in manufacturing revenue (over 90% of total), with the intelligent-driving segment contributing less than 4%, and reported a 321 million yuan net loss reflecting heavy ongoing R&D investment. Geely is a parent/strategic shareholder and the company has received strategic investment from Mercedes-Benz (Shanghai) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. as it pursues a stated open-platform strategy to reduce Geely concentration and serve third-party OEMs.

Name

Qianli Technology

Legal name

Chongqing Afari Technology Co., Ltd.

Website

https://afari.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Qianli Technology (brand: Afari Technology) is a Chongqing-based, Shanghai-listed Chinese automotive company that supplies AI-driven L2+ to L4 intelligent driving, smart cockpit, and Robotaxi solutions — primarily to the Geely ecosystem — alongside a legacy motorcycle and new-energy vehicle business under the Lifan, Paifang, and LIVAN brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Driving Technology

NAICS

Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (33611), Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing (336991), Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous Vehicles & Ground Mobility (HDAAAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomous Ride-Hailing / Robotaxi Platforms (THADADAL), Automotive Instrument Clusters, Displays & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAG)

Keywords

• Autonomous driving solutions
• Smart cockpit technology
• Intelligent driving systems
• Robotaxi services
• Automotive manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Beibei

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing: Traditional manufacturing business covering motorcycles and automobiles with brands including Lifan, Paifang, and LIVAN new energy vehicles. 2025 manufacturing revenue was 9.32 billion yuan (90%+ of total revenue).
2. Intelligent Driving Technology: AI-driven smart driving solutions (ASD) supplying Level 2 to Level 4 autonomous driving technology to the Geely ecosystem and potentially other OEMs. Currently contributes less than 4% of revenue.
3. Smart Cockpit Solutions: Agent OS-based smart cockpit technology for vehicle manufacturers, revolutionizing human-machine UI paradigms through AI Agent technology.
4. Robotaxi Commercial Operations: L4 autonomous driving technology deployment for robotaxi services with strategic cooperation for commercial operations in limited areas.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Qianli Technology (Afari Technology) operates two business segments: a terminal/manufacturing segment producing motorcycles and automobiles under Lifan, Paifang, and LIVAN brands, and a technology segment developing AI-driven autonomous driving solutions (Afari Smart Driving), smart cockpit platforms (Agent OS), and robotaxi services for OEMs and commercial fleet operators. The company supplies Level 2 to Level 4 autonomous driving solutions primarily to the Geely ecosystem through a joint venture, while also pursuing an open platform strategy for third-party OEMs.

Product overview

Qianli Technology (also known as Afari Technology) operates as a dual-segment company with terminal business (motorcycles and automobiles) and technology business. The technology segment centers on AI+Vehicle solutions comprising four core product lines: Afari Smart Driving (ASD) for L2+ to L4 autonomous driving, Afari Smart Cockpit featuring Agent OS for human-machine interaction, Afari Robotaxi for commercial autonomous transport, and Smart Manufacturing for vehicles. The flagship G-ASD (Geely Afari Smart Driving) solution, co-developed with Geely, represents the first production-ready L3-capable system in their portfolio, while the ASD 4.0 has achieved over 460,000 cumulative installations. The company is pursuing a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing to fund AI-driven strategy and R&D expansion, targeting Q2 2025 IPO to raise approximately $1 billion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lifan (力帆): Motorcycle brand covering motorcycles and general power machinery
• Paifang (派方)
• LIVAN (睿蓝汽车)
• Afari Smart Driving
• Afari Smart Cockpit
• Afari Robotaxi
• Smart Manufacturing

Products and services

• Afari Smart Driving (ASD) AI-driven advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) offering L2+ to L4 autonomous driving capabilities for automotive OEMs. Features full-scenario Door-to-Door navigation, Highway NOA, Memory Parking HPA, Autonomous Valet Parking (AVP), Urban Map-free NOA, full-domain AES smart obstacle avoidance, and 6D multidimensional perspective perception. Surpassed 460,000 cumulative installations.
• G-ASD (Geely Afari Smart Driving) First production-ready smart driving solution co-developed with Geely through the Afari Smart Driving joint venture, featuring full-trajectory end-to-end training with multimodal foundation models, VLMs, and VLAs. Includes H3, H5, H7 series that achieved million-unit mass production milestone, and H9 flagship as first mass-producible L3 solution with dual NVIDIA Thor U chips.
• Afari Smart Cockpit (Agent OS) AI Agent-centered smart cockpit solution revolutionizing human-machine UI paradigms. Agent OS provides autonomous decision-making and group collaboration AI ecosystem spanning Vehicle Interaction & Operation, Travel Planning, Lifestyle & Entertainment, and Growing Companionship. Includes E2E Voice engine (fully offline on-device), multimodal fusion visual engine (VLM), Memory Engine, Emotion Engine, Expression Engine, and Proactive Interaction Engine.
• Afari Robotaxi

Quantifiable outcome

• 460,000+ cumulative installations of Afari Smart Driving products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered regional, strategic, technology, core and joint venture.

• ChengduregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Announced Robotaxi strategic cooperation with Chengdu in October 2025 for deployment of L4 autonomous driving technology and commercial operations demonstration sites.
• Mercedes-Benz (Shanghai) Digital Technology Co., Ltd.strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Received strategic investment from Mercedes-Benz (Shanghai) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2025, indicating interest from premium global automaker in Afari's technology capabilities.
• Stepfun (Step Artificial Intelligence)technologyTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2025Jointly released next-generation smart cockpit Agent OS (preview version) with Stepfun and Geely in July 2025, combining Afari's cockpit technology with Stepfun's AI foundation models.
• GeelycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Joint venture 'Afari Smart Driving' formed with Geely in March 2025. Unveiled 'Geely Afari Smart Driving' system to be available across Geely's full lineup. Geely launched unified G-Pilot solution in March 2025. Geely accounts for nearly 30% of Qianli's revenue. Company backed by Geely following 2020 bankruptcy reorganization of former Lifan Technology.
• LIVAN Autojoint ventureOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2022Joint venture 'LIVAN Auto' established with Geely in 2022 for new energy vehicles. Products include LIVAN X3 PRO, LIVAN 7, and LIVAN 8 with battery swapping capabilities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pony.ai: Chinese L4 autonomous driving and robotaxi operator pursuing commercial driverless deployment. Directly comparable to Afari Robotaxi in pursuing L4 commercialization in government-approved areas of Chinese cities.
• Momenta: Chinese autonomous driving AI company with an end-to-end, data-driven stack serving multiple OEMs. Closely comparable to Afari's AI-native end-to-end architecture approach and customer base of mass-market Chinese automakers.
• Black Sesame Technologies: Chinese AI automotive chip and solution company supplying compute platforms and ADAS stacks to OEMs. Comparable as a domestic competitor offering chip-plus-algorithm integration, similar to Afari's H9 dual-Thor-based approach.
• WeRide: Chinese L4 autonomous driving company with robotaxi and robobus commercial pilots. Directly comparable to Afari's Robotaxi line in competing for limited commercial operating permits in Chinese cities.
• Horizon Robotics: China's leading Tier-1 ADAS supplier of Journey series compute and full-stack ADAS solutions to domestic OEMs. Directly comparable to Afari as a Tier-1 intelligent-driving supplier competing for similar OEM design wins in the same 'Seven Warring States' landscape.

Broad incumbents

• Mobileye: Global ADAS and AV incumbent supplying EyeQ chips and mapping/rem-based solutions to most major OEMs. Comparable as a portfolio ADAS supplier whose end-to-end stack competes with Afari's full-stack intelligent driving offering.
• Baidu Apollo: Baidu's autonomous driving division combining AI software, mapping, and robotaxi operations (Apollo Go). Comparable as a broader Chinese incumbent offering end-to-end AV technology plus commercial robotaxi services alongside Afari Robotaxi.
• Bosch: Global Tier-1 automotive electronics supplier with broad ADAS, cockpit, and sensor portfolios. Comparable as an incumbent whose cockpit-plus-driving integration approach competes with Afari's bundled AI+vehicle stack across global OEMs.
• Continental: Global Tier-1 supplier offering ADAS, sensor, and cockpit electronics to global OEMs. Comparable as a broader incumbent pursuing L2-L4 ADAS, addressing the same Tier-1 supplier seat Afari targets inside Chinese OEMs.

Emerging players

• DeepRoute.ai: Shenzhen-based autonomous driving startup focused on affordable mass-producible ADAS and robotaxi solutions. Comparable as a more narrowly focused Chinese AI-driving competitor pursuing similar OEM supply and robotaxi pilots.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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