# Julian Ma

> Julian Ma is the founder and CEO of Inceptio Technology, a developer of autonomous driving systems for trucks founded in 2018. His career includes Motorola, consultancy, Tencent and G7; he combines an electrical engineering education with an IMD MBA. His commercial strategy connects truck manufacturing, freight operations and driving data to the development of higher levels of autonomy.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Inceptio Technology
- **Organizations:** Inceptio Technology, G7 Networks, Tencent, Motorola, A.T. Kearney, NIO (former board member), NavInfo (former board member), Zoox (former board member)
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, MBA, IMD
- **Known for:** Founded Inceptio Technology in 2018., Led Inceptio through L3 truck series production in late 2021., Inceptio reported exceeding one billion commercial autonomous driving kilometers in 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Worked at Motorola and A.T. Kearney; served as a corporate vice president at Tencent and president of G7 Networks.
- **2018** — Founded Inceptio Technology; company history dates its formation to April.
- **2019** — Demonstrated Inceptio One at CES Asia and discussed trucking economics with Robin.ly.
- **2021** — Inceptio released Xuanyuan in March and reached series production of L3 trucks late in the year.
- **2022** — Inceptio received a public-road testing permit for driverless heavy-duty trucks in China.
- **2025** — Hosted the Autoware Foundation meetup in Shanghai and presented the commercial roadmap at Next Truck in Berlin.
- **2026** — Inceptio announced more than one billion commercial autonomous driving kilometers in September.

## Achievements

- Founded Inceptio Technology in 2018.
- Led Inceptio through L3 truck series production in late 2021.
- Inceptio reported exceeding one billion commercial autonomous driving kilometers in 2026.
- Previously served as a Tencent corporate vice president and as a board member of NIO, NavInfo and Zoox.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Inceptio announced that its autonomous driving systems had surpassed one billion commercial kilometers; its company history dates the milestone to August.
- **2026-09** — Inceptio described JD Logistics L4 cargo demonstrations, SF Express light-duty driverless pilots and selection for a Port of Antwerp-Bruges pilot.
- **2026-03** — A Mobility Pioneers episode featuring Ma and Tongji University professor Zheng Han was published on March 4, following recording on October 30, 2025.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-zheren-ma-4667119

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