At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, Cadillac VISTIQ showcased a new LiDAR integration approach. The sensor is installed behind the front windshield, no longer protruding from the vehicle body as in traditional roof-mounted solutions. This setup utilizes Fuyao Smart Vision front windshield glass and features Hesai AT-series LiDAR. For intelligent vehicles seeking to balance exterior design with sensor placement, this undoubtedly offers another option. However, changing the sensor's location brings ne
October 29, 2026
Author | Zhang Lianyi Editor | Jiang Tianshuang The priority of Xpeng Motors has been elevated once again. On October 27 Beijing time, according to a report by Reuters citing the German business magazine Manager Magazin, Volkswagen is considering an aggressive plan that could reshape its global software strategy: introducing the electronic/electrical architecture currently used only in the Chinese market into Volkswagen models for the European market. If this plan materializes, Rivian, the US pa
October 29, 2026
"Platform competition has begun, but platform dominance remains undecided." At the recently held 2026 China Automotive Supply Chain Conference, Professor Wang Chao from Beijing University of Technology stated this in an interview with media outlets including Gasgoo. Today, China's cockpit market accounts for approximately 36% of the global total. It holds clear advantages in areas such as displays, HUDs, voice interaction, and domain controller integration, with multiple segments ranking first d
October 29, 2026
When vehicles are no longer isolated islands that merely "act according to traffic lights," but can instead "see" pedestrians in blind spots ahead, understand ambulance yield requests, and even find their own parking spaces after the driver leaves—this kind of mobility is moving from the test roads in Beijing Yizhuang to mass-production shelves. On October 23, the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference concluded successfully at the Beiren Yichuang International Exhibition Center in
October 28, 2026
The autonomous driving market in 2026 appears to be booming. The list of third-party solution providers is growing longer by the day, including Huawei Qiankun, Momenta, Horizon Robotics, Zhuoyu, and DeepRoute.ai, while automakers' self-developed solutions are also emerging endlessly. Urban NOA (Navigation on Autopilot) has rapidly trickled down from high-end models to vehicles priced at over CNY 100,000 or even lower, with penetration rates steadily climbing. However, behind this prosperity lies
October 28, 2026
Jia Haonan reporting from Fusi Temple, Quantum Bit ROBO | WeChat Official Account AI4ROBO Not many players in the autonomous driving sector are still this aggressive today: In terms of scale and mileage, we are the world's largest unmanned fleet, driving over 1 million kilometers per day, several times that of Waymo. People always say logistics is "unrefined," but no one disputes that we are a robotics company. Whether it's GPT-6, DeepSeek, or Qwen, they cannot replace me. The entire L4 sector i
October 28, 2026
How long can companies maintain their competitive edge from the R&D phase to mass production of a new technology? In China's automotive market, the answer is becoming increasingly short. Smart features that were once rare quickly appear on cheaper models; technical advantages established recently may face new competitors before the investment is recouped. Yet automakers and suppliers cannot stop innovating. Failing to innovate risks losing orders, while innovating does not guarantee sufficie
October 28, 2026
By Chengdu | Edited by Yang Xuran In 2026, the wave of physical AI is accelerating from conceptual technological exploration to tangible industrial implementation. In the mobility sector, which serves as a pioneer track, Caocao Mobility has launched a model project in Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, exploring the fulfillment path for the large-scale commercial deployment of physical AI. On October 27, Gong Xin, CEO of Caocao Mobility, was invited to attend the 8th Intelligent Driving Conference and
October 28, 2026
Author | Su Jialing A smooth lane change in a simulator may not withstand the test of real-world roads. The ego vehicle steers, enters the adjacent lane, and the rear vehicle continues along its original trajectory and speed; the entire process ends smoothly. However, on real roads, vehicles in the adjacent lane might decelerate to create space or accelerate to close the gap. The ego vehicle must then decide whether to continue merging or delay the lane change based on the other driver's reactio
October 28, 2026
A simple phrase like "The child has fallen asleep" allows the system to combine this command with sensor data to coordinate adjustments for air conditioning, volume, lighting, seats, and suspension, eliminating the need for item-by-item operation. This is a cockpit AI agent demonstration frequently seen at new car launch events in 2026. Automakers are willing to devote significant space to such demonstrations. However, competition in the real market has already moved to another stage. At the 202
October 28, 2026
Author | Liu Jiayi In the past, whether a smart car was considered "cool" depended on battery performance and intelligent driving experience. However, users are now more concerned about how various "XX Shrimp" (a metaphor for quirky AI features) and cockpit large models interact and perform. Especially as urban NOA (Navigate on Autopilot) capabilities of new vehicles tend to converge, the new skills constantly emerging in the cockpit—such as complex intent understanding, multi-person command dig
October 27, 2026
Have you encountered this situation? When an autonomous driving system fails to navigate a construction zone properly, adding relevant data and adjusting the model improves performance at that specific location. However, when the vehicle encounters another construction site with different temporary lane markings, road widths, and surrounding vehicle behaviors, the system may still exhibit unreasonable deceleration, hesitation, or improper detours. As training data accumulates and models iterate,
October 27, 2026
As AI technology has been densely integrated into vehicles over the past few years, cars have indeed become smarter: they can speak, answer, and handle voice-controlled driving, navigation, and music requests instantly. But 'being able to converse' does not mean 'being able to get things done.' Once applied to real vehicle-use scenarios, the shortcomings of in-vehicle AI remain clear: insufficient proactivity, fragmented systems, stiff interaction, and closed scenarios. The root cause lies in ho
October 26, 2026
At 2026 WICV, three ADAS firms showed urban NOA moving into mass market under 100k CNY. Debate shifts from TOPS to intelligence density, intervention miles, generalization time, and cost. WeRide uses L4 fleets to enrich L2 data; DeepRoute.ai bets on large foundation models; neueHCT focuses on cheap 128-200 TOPS solutions and global replication. Data, cloud training, compliance, and delivery become key differentiators.
October 26, 2026
Over the past two years, discussions on autonomous driving technology have inevitably revolved around a few key terms: end-to-end, VLA, world models, and increasingly expensive training GPUs. The discussions have focused almost entirely on the model side. Yet, few have directly asked a crucial question: If the model changes, do the sensors need to change accordingly? Recently, news emerged that Afari Technology has launched an AI millimeter-wave radar (4D). Afari claims this is the first time a
October 26, 2026
On October 22, at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicle Conference, Guo Shougang, Director of the First Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), stated that the second batch of market access pilot programs for Level 3 autonomous driving products is underway. The commercialization of Level 3 is actually a topic of high interest at this year's conference. Yang Dongsheng, Senior Vice President of BYD Group and Dean of the Automotive New Tec
October 26, 2026
An autonomous driving model may show perfect metrics in offline testing, so why does it still suffer from inaccurate judgments and irrational decisions at complex intersections? In recent years, end-to-end autonomous driving has seen continuous increases in model scale, training data, and computing power investments, but these investments do not automatically translate into better driving performance. Whether the model can understand complex traffic relationships and handle scenarios underrepres
October 24, 2026
Author | Zhang Lianyi Editor | Jiang Tianxiang The largest single funding round in China's autonomous driving sector in 2026 has arrived. On October 20, autonomous driving technology company Neolix announced the completion of a USD 400 million Series E funding round. Market data shows that this is the largest single funding round in China's autonomous driving sector this year. Including this round, Neolix's cumulative funding has exceeded USD 1.4 billion (approximately CNY 10 billion), ranking f
October 22, 2026
The smart driving leader Huawei and the battery leader CATL are joining forces to develop battery swapping! The two sides have cooperated before, and CATL's battery swap service is not exclusively used by Huawei, but this move is highly significant: The technological chain is unprecedented, the product solutions are highly innovative, and the scope of implementation is virtually unlimited... The combination of these factors signals a disruption to traditional business models. What Exactly Are Hu
October 22, 2026
Applicable objects: Class M and Class N vehicles equipped with Level 3 / Level 4 Automated Parking Systems (APS). Document nature: Mandatory National Standard (GB), proposed and managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), currently in the draft for comments stage. Superior standards: GB 44721 "Intelligent Connected Vehicles - Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems", GB 44497 "Intelligent Connected Vehicles - Automated Driving Data Recording System", GB/T 453
October 22, 2026