Momenta 魔门塔
Chinese autonomous driving company with German Level-4 test license and European HQ, supplying ADAS to global carmakers.
At a glance
Europe status
Momenta: 4 — Customers / operations
Rated only on confirmed evidence listed below; status 2026-10-26.
Evidence for the Europe status
Only confirmed, sourced steps count. Announcements without follow-through are listed as declared interest at most.
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) issued a permit that made quiet history: Momenta became the first Chinese company ever granted nationwide approval for Level-4 test drives in urban traffic — every German city, one permit.
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Widea European headquarters that has operated in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg for years
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Wide
What we know
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Momenta became the first Chinese company ever granted nationwide approval for Level-4 test drives in urban traffic — every German city, one permit.
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Widea European headquarters that has operated in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg for years
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-WideFounded in 2016 by Cao Xudong, a machine-learning researcher out of Tsinghua and Microsoft Research Asia
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Wideits investor base has included European, Japanese, and American carmakers — Mercedes-Benz joined as early as 2017
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Wideits assistance systems run in China-market models of several international brands, including both German premium makers.
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-WideUber has since deepened its stake — most recently investing through a subsidiary in Momenta’s Hong Kong IPO this August, which made the company one of the newest publicly listed players in the AV field.
Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Wide
Key number
2016
year founded
Source: our reporting — “Founded in 2016 by Cao Xudong, a machine-learning researcher out of Tsinghua and Microsoft Research Asia”
Products and models
Products: advanced driver assistance systems, Level-4 autonomous driving software
European partners: Uber
Europe entry steps
All steps →| Date | Chinese company | Step | As announced | With | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08 | Momenta | Partnership | Momenta partners with Toyota in autonomous driving segment. | Toyota | source |
| 2026-08 | Momenta | Partnership | Momenta partners with Mercedes-Benz in autonomous driving segment. | Mercedes-Benz | source |
| 2025-09 | Momenta | Partnership | Uber and Momenta announced joint robotaxi testing in Munich | Uber | source |
| 2024-08 | Momenta | Investment | Uber invested in Momenta’s Hong Kong IPO via subsidiary | Uber | source |
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Momenta: The First Chinese AV Company Licensed Germany-Wide