What it sells
Developing fully autonomous driving systems for heavy trucks.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedLogistics and trucking operators and shippers facing driver shortages (no customer contracts listed; company is in R&D / demonstration stage).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Driver aging and shortage in Japanese logistics and rising e-commerce freight demand.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Level 4 autonomous heavy trucks using sensors and in-house AI to drive highways 24/7 without a driver; demonstrated a roughly 260 km Kanto to Chubu run and opened a Kansai base (Kyoto) in Oct 2026 for Kanto-Kansai demonstration runs.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Pre-revenue; raised JPY 5.2 billion Series A first close (July 2026); commercial launch targeted 2028 per press.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Government-backed demonstration programs and partner consortia (MLIT autonomous truck implementation support project 2026).
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Series A | JPY 5.2B | — | news.google.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.