Gasgoo Munich- QCraft said on March 23 that it has secured $100 million in a new round of Series D financing, backed by a group of prominent industrial and financial investors, including Ningbo Ninghai Xingtaihe Fund, Wonderland Capital, Liangxi Science and Innovation Industry Investment Fund Partnership (managed by Broad Vision Funds), as well as strategic investors from a leading OEM and automotive electronics components supplier.
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The fresh capital will be channeled into advancing frontier physics AI technologies such as world models and reinforcement learning, while also strengthening the company's talent pool and organizational capabilities to support long-term growth.
Dr. Yu Qian, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of QCraft, framed 2026 as a pivotal turning point in the evolution of artificial intelligence, with the industry transitioning from human-level capabilities toward what he described as "superhuman" intelligence. He argued that the next wave of opportunity will emerge in the physical world, positioning autonomous driving as a key gateway to broader physical AI applications. Against this backdrop, the company is shifting its strategic focus toward Level 4 autonomy and general-purpose physical AI, while accelerating its global expansion and doubling down on next-generation AI architectures.
As it enters 2026, QCraft is approaching several key milestones, including the upcoming debut of its integrated world model and reinforcement learning technology stack, which the company sees as a cornerstone of its next-generation autonomy roadmap.
In the advanced driver-assistance segment, QCraft has surpassed one million vehicles equipped with its QPilot intelligent driving system, underscoring its mass-production capabilities. The system now works on nearly 30 vehicle models from for nearly ten leading automakers. Its QPilot Pro system, which delivers competitive urban navigation-on-autopilot (NOA) performance using a single J6M chip, has been particularly well received in the market. In 2026, QCraft expects to add more than 50 new vehicle programs, most of which will feature urban NOA functions, as it pushes toward broader accessibility of intelligent driving technologies.
On the Level 4 front, QCraft has expanded into the autonomous logistics vehicle sector in collaboration with partners across the automotive value chain, introducing what it calls a "production-ready, launch-ready" model in which vehicles enter commercial operation immediately after mass production. These driverless delivery vehicles are already running in multiple Chinese cities, including Jinhua, Wuhu, and Ningbo. Looking ahead, the company plans to begin small-scale robotaxi trials in 2026, followed by a broader commercial rollout in 2027.
