Six Sense Mobility, the automotive electronics business of Hexense Labs, is targeting revenue of more than ₹500 crore over the next three years as it expands manufacturing capacity and increases its share of electronic systems supplied to vehicle manufacturers. The company has invested approximately ₹15–17 crore in its newly inaugurated manufacturing facility and plans to add another assembly line within a year.
In an interaction with Autocar Professional, Sumit Roy, Co-founder and CEO of Six Sense Mobility, said the company is positioning itself as an Indian alternative to established global Tier 1 suppliers as automakers increase their reliance on electronics, software and connected technologies.
“We intend to cross ₹500 crore, or maybe more,” Roy said, adding that execution and product quality would determine the pace of growth. “Numbers automatically follow execution. Revenue follows execution.”
Six Sense Mobility’s ₹160 Crore Order Book and Manufacturing Expansion
The company’s immediate priority is fulfilling its ₹160 crore order book, structured over an 18-month period. Roy explained that the timeline provides approximately six months for establishing manufacturing infrastructure, followed by 12 months for executing customer orders.
The decision to establish in-house manufacturing was driven partly by customer requirements. According to Roy, OEMs wanted Six Sense Mobility to manufacture critical electronic systems internally rather than depend entirely on contract manufacturers.
The company has already invested ₹15–17 crore in its manufacturing facility and is procuring additional equipment. A second assembly line is expected to be commissioned in less than a year, with further expansion planned as additional products enter production.
Roy said manufacturing requirements are determined not only by volumes but also by the number of electronic systems supplied to each vehicle platform. A single OEM programme could eventually require separate production capacity for telematics, body control, radar, ADAS and V2X systems.
Commercial Vehicles Account for 80% of Business
Commercial vehicles currently contribute approximately 80% of Six Sense Mobility’s automotive business, with other vehicle categories accounting for the remaining 20%. Roy said the company initially prioritised commercial vehicles because connected technologies deliver greater operational value in vehicles that remain in use for longer periods.
The company is also expanding into passenger vehicles and works with approximately 15 OEM customers, including smaller manufacturers. Its publicly identified customers include Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles and Sonalika Tractors.
Roy said the company has progressively increased the number of electronic systems it supplies to individual OEMs. For some customers, its products now represent as much as 5% of a vehicle’s total bill of materials.
“We have gone from one product in the ecosystem to, for some OEMs, owning up to 5% of the entire bill of materials for that vehicle,” he said.
For a vehicle priced between ₹8 lakh and ₹10 lakh, that would represent a substantial electronics supply opportunity for a company incorporated in October 2022.
Competing With Established Tier 1 Suppliers
Roy believes the rapid increase in vehicle electronics is creating opportunities for domestic technology companies to challenge established suppliers such as Bosch, Continental and ZF.
“The automotive industry is going through a seismic shift. Technology has completely disrupted this industry, and OEMs are not prepared for it,” he said.
According to Roy, traditional automakers are having to integrate technologies including artificial intelligence, advanced computing, radar and sophisticated electronic control systems, requiring capabilities beyond conventional mechanical engineering.
Six Sense Mobility’s current portfolio includes telematics control units, connected-vehicle systems, advanced body control units and implement automation systems. It is also developing or preparing to introduce V2X communication, radar and ADAS-related offerings.
Roy said the company controls the hardware, firmware, software, cloud infrastructure, machine learning and analytics associated with its connected-vehicle platform. This integrated approach, he argued, allows it to respond to OEM requirements without depending extensively on external engineering partners.
He also claimed that Six Sense Mobility has replaced imported electronic systems supplied by established multinational companies on some customer programmes.
“For a lot of our customers, they used to import these products from overseas and from the largest Tier 1 suppliers. Today, we supply them these products,” Roy said.
He believes Indian OEMs are increasingly willing to evaluate domestic suppliers as they seek greater control over technology development and supply chains.
Further Funding Likely as Expansion Continues
Six Sense Mobility has raised three funding rounds since its incorporation, including its latest ₹44 crore round announced in early 2026. Roy said the company remains profitable at the individual product level but has yet to achieve profitability at the organisational level because of continuing investments in manufacturing and product development.
“We are very profitable on a unit front. Every unit is very profitable. On the organisation level, we are not profitable because we are continuing to expand,” he said.
The company has developed more than 10 products over the past three years and expects to continue investing in engineering and manufacturing. Roy indicated that additional funding rounds are likely as it pursues expansion.
He stressed that automotive electronics requires a longer-term approach than the rapid-growth model followed by many startups, particularly because failures in vehicle systems can have serious safety implications.
“We are in a domain where we don’t have the opportunity to fail. One of my products fails, it puts somebody’s life at risk,” Roy said.
The company’s longer-term ambition is to establish itself as a global automotive electronics supplier, with India eventually becoming an export base for technologies currently sourced from international manufacturers.
“Today, India imports automotive electronics from suppliers around the world. Tomorrow, global OEMs have to import it from India,” he said.