KargoBot · self-driving truck
KargoBot L4 robotruck
KargoPlatform
Self-driving trucks built on factory-fitted platforms from partners such as Shaanxi Automobile and CIMC, in diesel, natural gas and electric versions. KargoBot runs both single trucks and '1+N' platoons led by one truck.
- Price
- —freight service; trucks not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingDriverless tests only
- Fleet
- over 400Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
KargoBot says it was the first in China to run a commercially closed-loop autonomous trunk service for bulk goods.
Real-world use
Runs regular autonomous freight in northwest and north China for customers in more than 10 provinces; received a cross-region remote commercial pilot qualification in April 2026.
Maker
KargoBotCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Northwest and north China freight corridors, more than 10 provinces (KargoBot, Apr 2026)
- Fleet
- over 400 vehicles (KargoBot, Apr 2026)
- Rides, miles or loads
- about 1.4 billion tonne-km and 45 million km cumulative (KargoBot, Apr 2026)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention KargoBot L4 robotruck (KargoPlatform) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- about 400 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
KargoBot L4 robotruck (KargoPlatform) is the only vehicle from KargoBot (spun out of DiDi) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedfreight service; trucks not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKargoBot L4 robotruck (KargoPlatform)KargoBot (spun out of DiDi) |  Scania autonomous hub-to-hub truckScania (TRATON)Same job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Dongfeng heavy truck with Inceptio Xuanyuan systemInceptio Technology with Dongfeng Commercial VehicleSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Sinotruk heavy truck with Inceptio Xuanyuan systemInceptio Technology with Sinotruk Jinan TruckSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2021 | 2021 | 2021-03-10 | 2021-03-10 |
| Status | Commercial | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial |
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Sources
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