DeepDrive GmbH

About DeepDrive

DeepDrive GmbH develops electric drives for electromobility – both wheel hub motors and central drives – based on a dual dual-rotor radial flux architecture. The company was founded in 2021 in Munich by former members of the TU Munich motorsport team, who had previously gained experience in e-drive development at Bosch, Audi and Infineon. The motor architecture features a distributed bar winding concept with a slot fill factor above 80 %, heavy-rare-earth-free magnets, around 50 % less magnet material and 80 % less iron usage, as well as an integrated SiC inverter based on SiC MOSFETs with a patented topology. DeepDrive currently manufactures high-quality samples (Sample Production) and conducts tests; series production of the dual-rotor wheel hub motors has been in preparation since 2024 with fresh capital, with a planned start in 2025 in Germany and 2027 in China. The company includes the subsidiary DeepDrive 典驱科技（上海）有限公司 in Shanghai (Pudong). The headquarters with development and sample production is located at Carl-von-Linde-Str. 23–25 in Garching near Munich. Investors include, among others, Leitmotif, BMW i Ventures, co-pace (Aumovio), UVC Partner and Bayern Kapital with the Wachstumsfonds Bayern.

Site

Garching near Munich

Processes

High quality sample production and testing (sample production and testing of e-motors), Development of wheel hub and central drives (dual-rotor, radial flux motors), Integration of SiC inverters, Sample production and testing, Preparation of series production

Materials

Heavy rare earth free magnets, Iron (80% less iron usage compared to state of the art), SiC MOSFETs (silicon carbide), Electrical steel sheet (iron)

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, TISAX (Standard Scope 2.0.1, Scope STXW98, Assessment-ID AC4X5P-1), ISO 9001, TISAX

Founded

2021

Industries

Automotive, Electromobility

1. 01

   Engineering & design of the e-motors

2. 02

   Sample production

3. 03

   Testing & validation

4. 04

   Preparation of series production

Materials & Processes

Sites

Garching near Munich

DE

Headquarters, development, sample production

Lot size

Prototype, small series

Materials

E-motors with heavy-metal-free magnets, electrical steel sheets, SiC power electronics

Shanghai (Pudong)

CN

Subsidiary DeepDrive 典驱科技（上海）有限公司

Components

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality

DeepDrive works according to ISO 9001:2015 and has completed a TISAX assessment (Standard Scope 2.0.1, Scope STXW98, Assessment-ID AC4X5P-1, Report date 30.01.2026) with the objectives High Availability and Confidential. Quality assurance is carried out along a structured quality management system including APQP/MLA, FMEA, supplier management and change management.

History

1. 2021

   Foundation of DeepDrive GmbH in Munich by former TU Munich motorsport members with experience at Bosch, Audi and Infineon

2. 2024

   Auto Motor Sport reports on the preparation of series production of the dual-rotor wheel hub motors with fresh capital

3. 2025

   Planned start of series production according to the English website

4. 2026

   TISAX assessment, Report Issuance Date 30.01.2026

5. 2027

   Planned series production in China according to the Chinese website