Rocsys has spent years building charging technology for ports and logistics yards. Now, new funding enables the Dutch company to take that experience into robotaxi depots, launching a hands‑free charging system to support growing autonomous fleets.
Rocsys built its name in heavy-duty, high-throughput environments – think port terminals and logistics operations – where vehicles must keep moving and downtime is expensive. Those settings became the company’s proving ground for robotics, computer vision, and the operational playbooks required to make automated charging work reliably outdoors.
Now, Rocsys is applying and extending this field-proven technology to the fast-emerging robotaxi segment, where it is already validated and ready for deployment. As autonomous driving matures, the commercial challenge shifts to operations, where charging is often the first constraint – determining how quickly vehicles can return to service.
“Automated driving has made enormous progress, but commercial scale depends on what happens off the road,” said Crijn Bouman, founder and CEO of Rocsys. “Charging sets the pace of the depot. If it does not work reliably and quickly, vehicles stay parked longer, fleet size has to increase, and the economics start to break down.”
The company’s new system, called M1, is designed specifically for robotaxi depots. It allows vehicles to charge without human intervention and is built as a multi-bay solution, enabling several cars to be handled in parallel. By removing manual cable handling, Rocsys aims to reduce labour needs, improve safety and increase the time vehicles spend in service.
Bouman says the system is the result of around six years of field deployments in demanding industrial settings. That experience, he argues, is critical because automated charging is not just a technical challenge.
In the real world, vehicles do not always stop perfectly, sensors get dirty, weather changes and things move in unexpected ways. You have to design for all of that from day one, which is what ports and logistics taught us.
According to Bouman, continuous data collection and model training have helped the system reach a reliability level of 99.9 per cent in real-world use – a key differentiator as robotaxi operators move from pilots to larger fleets.
To support the expansion, Rocsys has raised a USD 13 million Series A extension, bringing total funding raised to date to USD 56 million. Capricorn Partners led the round, with participation from SEB Greentech Venture Capital, Scania, Graduate Ventures and Forward One. The funding will be used to scale production and support robotaxi deployments.
The initial rollout is focused on North America and Europe in early 2027. In the United States, robotaxis are already operating commercially in cities such as San Francisco, creating an immediate demand. Europe, meanwhile, offers dense cities, strong safety regulation and growing public-sector interest in automated mobility.
Bouman sees robotaxis as the first mass-market application of autonomous vehicles and a template for what comes next. The infrastructure built for them, he argues, will shape future autonomous fleets.
“The depot becomes the service station of the future,” he said. “What we are building now starts with charging, but over time it will also include inspection and cleaning. It becomes an operating system for autonomous mobility.”
The shift has also become tangible on a personal level. Bouman recalled his first robotaxi ride in San Francisco in August 2024, when services were just starting to open beyond small test groups. After an initial sense of novelty, the experience quickly felt routine.
“Within minutes, I had opened my laptop and started working, helped by driving that felt smoother than many human-driven trips.
Today, robotaxis are becoming part of everyday life. Last time I left my hotel in San Francisco, I spotted nine robotaxis passing by in just over a minute. Maybe not surprising since robotaxis now account for around one quarter of taxi rides in the city.”
Rocsys’ mission is to enable autonomous, zero‑emission mobility at scale, not just through isolated pilots but as a meaningful step toward reinventing how transport systems work.
“Personal vehicles sit idle about 95% of the time – an extraordinary inefficiency given the cost, raw materials and energy behind them. Even when in use, cars are often stuck in traffic, especially in cities. Shared autonomous fleets, by contrast, can operate continuously and serve many users.
Mikko Huumo, investment manager in SEB Greentech Venture Capital who also represents the bank on Rocsys’ board of directors, sees electrified autonomous vehicles –and the infrastructure that supports them – as a key step toward a broader ambition: enabling more efficient movement of people and goods while using fewer resources. “By accelerating the shift to autonomous, zero-emission transport, this development also contributes to making cities more liveable.”
A Series A financing round is an early-stage venture capital funding round for companies that have moved beyond the idea or prototype stage and are starting to scale their business. Later-stage financing rounds are Series B, C, and beyond, as the company grows and matures.
Read more about Rocsys at rocsys.com
Article published 5 May 2026
Text: Malin Edwards
Photo: Louise Nylund
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