# automotive AI
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China’s EVs Are Trying to Turn Cars into ‘Robots’ — But the First Step Is the Hardest
China’s Li Auto and Xpeng are reorganising to build ‘car robots’ by fusing smart cockpits and autonomous driving onto a shared AI platform. Technical, safety and organisational barriers mean the transition will be incremental: common base models and compute may be shared, but driving functions will require strict isolation and staged deployment in low-risk scenarios.
Li Auto Recasts the Car as a Robot with New L9 — A Decade in the Making
Li Xiang announced that Li Auto’s next-generation L9 will be marketed as an ‘‘embodied-intelligence’’ robot, turning the vehicle into an active, personalised partner. The claim signals a strategic move from product to platform but will require heavy investment in sensors, compute, software and regulatory compliance to be realised.
With RMB5bn War Chest and a Star Founder at the Helm, a Chinese Large‑Model Start‑up Bets on Hardware to Prove Value
Jieyue Xingchen has raised over RMB5 billion in a B+ round and named Yin Qi, founder of Megvii and current chair of Qianli Technology, as chairman to accelerate commercialization of its large models. The start‑up aims to marry its foundation models with device partners — phones and cars — to create a full productisation chain, betting that terminal deployment will prove its commercial value.