Yitu Technology
弋途科技
There are two distinct companies named Yitu in elsewhere's corpus, and the user likely means the more prominent one, though both are AI-related.
**依图科技 (YITU / Yitu Technology)** — the older, well-known AI "unicorn" — was one of China's "AI Four Dragons" (CV四小龙), focused on computer vision and later expanding into voice recognition, NLP, and AI chips. Gaorong Ventures invested in the company, which was named by the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2019 to build a national-level open innovation platform for visual computing . The company won multiple world championships in face recognition and voiceprint recognition, developed its own AI chip "Quest" (求索), and published pediatric disease diagnosis research in *Nature Medicine* . Xinming Wang, founder of Cherry Studio, previously worked there as a software product manager .
**弋途科技 (Yitu Technology / EXTURING)** — founded in 2023, a separate AI-native automotive company — builds large language model-powered smart cockpit solutions, with a founding team from Li Auto, Baidu, Bosch, Huawei, and ByteDance. It raised over 100 million RMB in a Series A+ round led by Yunqi Capital in April 2026 .
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Yunqi Capital Leads Over 100 Million RMB Series A+ Round in Yitu Technology: AI Rewrites the Smart Cockpit | Yunqi Portfolio --- We are excited to announce that **Yitu Technology** has completed an over 100 million RMB Series A+ funding round, jointly led by **Yunqi Capital** and an automotive industry fund, with participation from existing shareholders. This marks another important milestone in Yitu's rapid development. Founded in 2023, Yitu Technology is an AI-native company focused on the automotive sector. The founding team brings together top talent from both the automotive and AI industries, with members hailing from companies such as **Li Auto**, **Baidu**, **Bosch**, **Huawei**, and **ByteDance**. The company is dedicated to building intelligent cockpit solutions driven by large language models (LLMs), offering automakers next-generation human-vehicle interaction experiences. The smart cockpit is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Traditional "screen-stacking" approaches are giving way to AI-driven, conversational interfaces. Yitu's products center on LLM-powered intelligent agents that enable natural language control of vehicle functions, proactive service recommendations, and personalized user experiences — effectively turning the car into a truly intelligent mobile space. "Automotive intelligence has entered the LLM era," said **
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