QCraft, Chery join forces on mass-production L4 autonomous logistics vehicles

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On November 15, QCraft entered a strategic partnership with Chery Commercial Vehicles to jointly develop mass-production L4 autonomous logistics vehicles. The two companies plan to integrate their respective strengths — from advanced self-driving software to large-scale vehicle manufacturing and global market reach — to accelerate the deployment of driverless delivery fleets across urban logistics networks.

Under the agreement, the partners aim to create a new vehicle platform built to automotive-grade standards for commercial autonomous driving. The initiative is positioned as a three-way win for brand development, product capabilities, and service expansion. Their first model has already begun pilot operations in cities of China including Suzhou, Jinhua, and Wuhu, with nationwide and overseas deployments expected to follow.

For QCraft, the collaboration builds on years of L4 research and the company’s extensive experience bringing L2++ systems into mass production. Its long-term roadmap focuses on gradually elevating assisted-driving capabilities from L2++ to L3 and L4 while closing the commercial loop for higher-level autonomy.

QCraft says its “QPilot” mid-to-high-level driver assistance solution has now been factory-installed on more than 600,000 vehicles. The company also launched an end-to-end urban NOA system built on a single Journey 6M chip with enhanced safety features. In the L4 domain, its Robobus platform has been deployed in 26 major cities worldwide, delivering over 650,000 passenger trips to date.

Chery, meanwhile, has been rapidly scaling intelligent-driving features across its passenger-car lineup. Speaking at the Chery Global Innovation Conference in October this year, its executive vice president and CTO, Xinhua Gao, said the company plans to launch 20 new models next year equipped with automated parking and remote parking. Chery also intends to introduce valet-parking features first in Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Gao added that Chery is developing its first-generation Robocar, designed around an end-to-end architecture capable of supporting both L2 and L4 systems on a unified stack.

During the same event, co-founder and CEO of QCraft Qian Yu noted that the two companies have already established deep cooperation across multiple layers of vehicle intelligence — from multi-model L2+ mass-production programs to the joint development and commercial rollout of L4 autonomous products. Their collaboration now spans passenger cars, autonomous buses, and driverless logistics vehicles, forming a comprehensive ecosystem for next-generation mobility. The jointly developed Chery iBar system also made its public debut.