- One of the automobile brands became an investor of the startup - Which company became an investor was not disclosed - DeepRoute plans to accelerate mass adoption of systems - The startup wants to get ahead of Tesla in the important Chinese market - Up to 200 thousand cars may be equipped with the system by the end of 2025 - At the moment the system has been equipped with about 20 thousand cars - DeepRoute technology may be an analog of FSD from Tesla - DeepRoute plans to release 10+ models for customers - In particular, DeepRoute models will be equipped with Smart models - Smart is co-owned by Geely and Mercedes-Benz - The startup makes money on the license for each car - It also plans to generate revenue from the data it collects - One of DeepRoute's investors is China's Alibaba