Recently, it has come to light that the autonomous - driving firm Haomo AI has ceased operations and given its employees time off. On November 22, an announcement was made in the company's internal group chat, declaring that all employees would be furloughed starting from the 24th, with the date of resuming work yet to be decided. The announcement failed to provide details like the length of the furlough or how salaries would be handled.

Haomo AI has a workforce of around 300 employees spread across locations such as Beijing and Baoding. At present, the DingTalk attendance system is not accessible. Employees in Beijing are considering filing for labor arbitration collectively on the afternoon of the 24th. So far, the company has disbursed salaries for September, but the salaries for October remain unpaid, and there have been previous cases of delayed payments.

In late October, the internal group chat was muted for all members. After employees voiced their concerns regarding salary - related issues, the company issued the furlough notice.

In the fourth quarter of the previous year, the company laid off roughly one - third of its non - technical department staff, offering them 'N + 1' compensation.

Established six years ago and spun off from Great Wall Motor, Haomo AI has successfully completed seven rounds of financing. Its business mainly revolves around passenger vehicle assisted driving and autonomous delivery vehicles for last - mile logistics. There are also indications that its planned factory project might have hit a snag.