Hypermile YC 申请

Summer 2020Acquired

Hypermile 在 Summer 2020 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 B2B 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Summer 2020
行业: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
团队规模: 11
状态: Acquired
已发布: 2021

创始人

Jakub LangrFounder
James HennesseyFounder

Hypermile 做什么

Hypermile is on a mission to improve trucking efficiency, sustainability and safety by developing an AI driver assistance system 🚛 🌎🌱. Today, fuel is the main cost component for logistics operators, accounting for >1/3 of all operating costs. Driving behavior is a key factor affecting overall fuel consumption and can increase fuel use by up to 35%. However, current solutions are not cost effective, so logistics operators are constantly looking for new solutions. In addition, logistics operators are under huge sustainability pressure, as Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are responsible for 16% of the UK's transport emissions but only 5% of the miles travelled. While electric vehicle sales for passenger vehicles are on the rise, the same can't be said for long-haul HGVs due to high initial cost and limited range, making it impractical for logistic purposes. With this problem in mind, we aim to leverage the latest AI techniques to improve the fuel efficiency of diesel trucks today, and increase the range of zero-emission trucks of the future. Our product Hypermile Co-Pilot is a retrofittable AI cruise control for commercial vehicles focused on controlling the speed of the truck efficiently. We have trained the AI algorithms to learn the best techniques for saving fuel: anticipating how traffic flow will change, optimising speed based on the road gradient and maximizing vehicle coasting. As a result, we can reduce diesel consumption by 11% and extend the range of battery-electric vehicles by 15%. The long term vision is to incrementally build higher levels of autonomy with the next milestone being a Level-3 autonomous trucking solution. The company was founded in May 2020 and raised a $1.5M pre-seed round in May 2021 from Y Combinator, Greg Brockman (CTO of OpenAI), Luc Vincent (former Executive VP of Autonomous Driving at Lyft Level 5) and others. We’ve received a number of R&D grants from Innovate UK, Department for Transport and Horizons 2020. We’re currently a team of 10 across Commercial, Product and Engineering (including 4. sub-teams cloud software, machine learning, automotive software and electronics).

Hypermile 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

Hypermile，Summer 2020 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hypermile

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Driver co-pilot to make trucking more efficient

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build Hypermile Co-Pilot, an AI speed controller retrofit for commercial trucks. It adjusts truck speed by anticipating traffic flow and road gradients to save fuel, reducing diesel consumption by 11% and extending electric truck range by 15%. Over time we'll layer in more autonomy, aiming for Level 3 self-driving trucks.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in London, England and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London provides access to relevant talent, grants, and logistics operators. It's also a hub for sustainable transport innovation, which aligns with our mission.

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Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

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常见问题解答

这是 Hypermile 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 Hypermile 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 Hypermile 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

Hypermile 是哪个 YC 批次的？

Hypermile 是 Y Combinator Summer 2020 批次的成员。

谁创立了 Hypermile？

Hypermile 由 Jakub Langr, James Hennessey 创立。

Hypermile 做什么？