AutoX
AutoX develops autonomous driving technology and has raised $277 million, most recently in a Series B round in June 2021. The San Jose-based company employs 187 people.
The growth story
AutoX grew from 100 to 187 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $277M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2021.
About
AutoX builds self-driving vehicle systems, focusing on making the technology widely accessible. Its investors include major Chinese tech firms like Alibaba Group and Dongfeng Motor Group.
The company has grown steadily since its 2016 founding, reaching a Series B funding round in 2021. Its engineering team makes up about 15% of its workforce, reflecting its technical focus.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is AutoX's largest department, accounting for 28 of its 187 employees. The company has maintained stable leadership since its founding, with a median employee tenure of 4 years.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 95 (-4% YoY), Operations 23 (+10% YoY), Human Resources 10 (-9% YoY), Information Technology 9 (-10% YoY), Sales 9 (+80% YoY), Arts and Design 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
AutoX recruits heavily from Chinese tech firms, with Huawei and Baidu being its top talent sources. Its alumni often move to other autonomous vehicle companies, with NVIDIA and Zoox being the most common destinations.
Most common previous employers of AutoX staff: Huawei (6), Baidu (4), Cruise (3), Meituan (3), Intel (3), Momenta (2). Former AutoX employees most often moved to NVIDIA (12), Zoox (9), Applied Intuition (4), Waymo (3), Meta (3), XPENG (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The AutoX mafia
AutoX alumni have founded 4 companies, including Apeat AI and AceTeam. These startups focus on AI and technology solutions, continuing AutoX's technical legacy.
4Haidong Zheng, was Software Engineer until 2026JanWei Pan, Ph.D., P.E., was Global Vice President of Technology and Partnership until 2021Aaron Yingxiang Lu, was Director of the Driverless Program until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at AutoX: Python (Programming Language) (31), C++ (28), Linux (16), PyTorch (16), MATLAB (15), LaTeX (14), Microsoft Office (14), Machine Learning (14).
Where the team actually sits
AutoX people are concentrated in Guangdong, China (23), California, United States (9), Beijing, China (8), Shanghai, China (6).
Search footprint
AutoX attracts about 62 organic search visits a month. It gained 4 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
AutoX has 187 employees as of September 2026.
AutoX has raised $277M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2021.
AutoX was founded in 2016 by Jianxiong (ProfessorX) Xiao.
The most common previous employers of current AutoX staff are Huawei (6 people), Baidu (4 people), Cruise (3 people).
Former AutoX employees most often move to NVIDIA (12), Zoox (9), Applied Intuition (4).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at AutoX, including Apeat AI, AceTeam, Green Origin Ready Technologies (G.O.R.T.).
AutoX attracts about 62 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among AutoX staff are Python (Programming Language), C++, Linux, PyTorch, MATLAB.
AutoX staff are concentrated in Guangdong, China (23), California, United States (9), Beijing, China (8).
AutoX has about 95 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
AutoX has about 23 people in Operations, up 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 66 current and 148 former AutoX profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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