Flux Auto

Bengaluru, India

Founded 2017

About Flux Auto

Flux Auto is a Bengaluru, India-based company building autonomous mobility technology powered by AI to automate vehicle operations in controlled environments such as warehouses, farms, and mines. Founded in 2017 by Pranav Manpuria and Abhishek Gupta, the Y Combinator-backed startup has raised over million in funding from investors including Metaplanet and Soma Ventures. In March 2025, Flux Auto launched Odin, a fully autonomous AI solution that leverages artificial intelligence to automate heavy lifting vehicle operations in industrial settings. A key differentiator is Flux Auto's approach of retrofitting existing vehicles instead of building new robotic platforms, dramatically reducing adoption costs. The company uses vision algorithms with regular cameras instead of expensive LiDAR systems, making autonomous technology accessible to a broader range of industrial operators. Flux Auto has US operations based in Houston, Texas, supporting manufacturing efforts with deployments shipped to the United States, India, and Mexico. The company is notable for being the only autonomous vehicle company to successfully run vehicles in real-time road and traffic scenarios in India. Co-founder Manpuria highlights India's chaotic roads as an advantage for training robust algorithms, as systems that work reliably in unpredictable Indian conditions translate well to controlled industrial environments worldwide. Flux Auto's technology targets material handling, agricultural operations, and mining logistics where repetitive transportation tasks can be automated while keeping human workers focused on supervision and problem-solving.