Bot Auto - About the company
Bot Auto is a seed company based in Houston (United States), founded in 2023 by Xiaodi Hou. It operates as an An autonomous truck fleet operators offering transportation as a service. Bot Auto has raised $20M in funding from investors like Linear Venture, UpHonest Capital and Weiguang Ventures. The company has 76 active competitors, including 23 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Gatik, Fernride and Venti Technologies.
Company Details
An autonomous truck fleet operators offering transportation as a service. The company focuses on fleet operations, transforming autonomous trucking into a commercially profitable product. It integrates advancements in machine learning, data infrastructure, and hardware into its system. The company's technology creates new transportation capacity and integrates within today’s freight market.
- Website
- bot.auto
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@bot.auto
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2023
Location
Houston, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$20M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
8th among 76 active competitors
Employee Count
95 as on Aug 31, 2026
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Bot Auto's funding and investors
Bot Auto has raised a total funding of $20M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Sep 27, 2024 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Bot Auto has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bot Auto:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 27, 2024 | 7717938 | Seed | 8207917 | 5156773 | 4498092 | 1201532 |
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Bot Auto's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Bot Auto is Xiaodi Hou.
Here are the details of Bot Auto's key team members:
- Xiaodi Hou: Founder & CEO of Bot Auto. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Bot Auto's employee count trend
Bot Auto has 95 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Bot Auto's employee count trend over the years:
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Bot Auto's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Bot Auto include Gatik, Fernride and Venti Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bot Auto, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Gatik 2017, United States, Series D | Operator of autonomous trucking solutions for middle-mile logistics operations | $500M | 70/100 | |
2nd | Developer of autonomous driving platform for container terminals and yard operations | $87.4M | 65/100 | ||
3rd |  Venti Technologies 2018, Boston (United States), Series A | Developer of autonomous vehicle solutions for ports, railroads, airports, and warehouses | $36.8M | 63/100 | |
4th | Embotech 2013, Zurich (Switzerland), Series B | Developer of autonomous driving solutions for industrial logistics and vehicle marshalling | $41.3M | 58/100 | |
5th | Terminal Industries 2023, Austin (United States), Seed | Developer of an AI-powered operating system for yard management | $17M | 57/100 | |
6th |  Outpost 2021, Austin (United States), Series A | Provider of truck yard and fleet management solutions | $12.5M | 56/100 | |
7th | Manufacturer of electric heavy trucks and related intelligent driving systems | $282M | 56/100 | ||
8th | Bot Auto 2023, Houston (United States), Seed | An autonomous truck fleet operators offering transportation as a service | $20M | 54/100 | |
9th |  Windrose 2022, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B | Manufacturer of electric trucks | $110M | 53/100 | |
10th | iSee 2017, Cambridge (United States), Series B | Developer of autonomous driving systems for yard truck applications | $70M | 50/100 |
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Bot Auto's Investments and acquisitions
Bot Auto has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Bot Auto
Filter this listMedia has covered Bot Auto for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.
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Bot Auto Commits to U.S.-Based Remote Assistance Operators for Autonomous TrucksFreightWaves•Aug 28, 2026•Bot Auto
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Bot Auto, Ryan Transportation partner on driverless freight between Houston and DallasFreightWaves•Feb 25, 2026•Bot Auto, Ryan Trans
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Bot Auto Secures Insurance Coverage for Driverless Freight OperationsForbes•Nov 14, 2025•Bot Auto, Marsh
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Steves & Sons partners with J.B. Hunt and Bot Auto on autonomous trucking pilot programWoodworking Network•Jul 24, 2025•Steves Doors, J.B. Hunt Transport, Bot Auto
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Steves & Sons to launch autonomous trucking pilot with Bot AutoFreightWaves•Jul 24, 2025•Steves Doors, Bot Auto, J.B. Hunt Transport
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Bot Auto Secures $20M in Pre-A Funding to Commercially Deploy Autonomous Truckingintelligence360•Oct 10, 2024•Bot Auto, Brightway Future Capita, Cherubic Ventures, EnvisionX Capital and 6 others
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TuSimple founder Xiaodi Hou is back with a new autonomous truck startupTechCrunch+•Oct 02, 2024•Bot Auto
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