The major events in the field of smart cars this week are as follows: horizon is officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On October 8th, the PHIP version of the Horizon prospectus was posted on the HKEx’s website, which means that the Horizon (Horizon Robotics) is officially heard by the HKEx and is about to enter the Hong Kong stock market.
Horizon mainly provides core software and hardware solutions for advanced auxiliary and high-level self-driving, including active safety advanced auxiliary driving solution Horizon Mono, which is mainly based on Expedition 2 and Expedition 3 processing hardware, and High Speed Autopilot (NOA) solution Horizon Pilot, which mostly uses Expedition 3 and Expedition 5.
And Horizon SuperDrive, a high-end self-driving solution, which is planned to be equipped with Horizon’s latest journey 6 processing hardware and is expected to be mass-produced and launched in 2026 to meet customers’ different needs from mainstream advanced auxiliary driving to high-level self-driving.
, image source: horizon prospectus, in addition, horizon has built a comprehensive technology stack, including algorithms for driving functions, BPU, a proprietary processing architecture tailored for automotive applications, algorithm development tool chain Horizon Tiangkai, embedded middleware Horizon Song for high-level self-driving, and software development platform Horizon AIDI Eddie.
According to the prospectus, so far, the Horizon software and hardware solution has been adopted by 42 brands of 27 OEM and assembled in 290 models, of which the top 10 OEM in China have chosen Horizon smart driving solution.
Xiao Zhi comments: with the official landing of the horizon in the Hong Kong stock market, with the help of the strength of the capital market, it is expected to further consolidate its leading position in the smart driving market segment and achieve more rapid and sustainable growth.
Tesla released the unmanned taxi Cybercab.
On October 11th, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event was held, and Tesla Robotaxi was officially unveiled, named Cybercab.
Cybercab has no steering wheel and pedals and is expected to achieve mass production in 2026-2027 with AI5 chips.
Prior to this, users can experience the Robotaxi with the unsupervised FSD fully self-driving S3XY model and the cyber off-road station wagon, and all Tesla’s cars will adapt-provided they are fully self-driving without supervision in the United States and then gradually rolled out outside the United States.
In addition, the Cybercab does not have a charging port and will be charged by wireless induction, and the mechanical arm can be used to automatically clean the interior environment of the car.
Tesla Musk estimates that the operating cost of the Cybercab may fall to about 20 cents per mile over time, compared with 30-40 cents in the United States, including taxes and other charges.
Users will be able to buy Cybercab in the future at an estimated cost of less than $30, 000.
Xiao Zhi comments: Musk’s vision of Robotaxi is to be fully realized, which is not a small challenge.
It will take time to prove the safety of Tesla’s self-driving car, and it may be some time before the Cybercab is actually on the road.
Xiaopeng expanded its Robotaxi team and planned to launch in 2026.
On October 10th, Xiaopeng Chairman he Xiaopeng responded to the progress of Robotaxi business by saying that in accelerating the pace of Xiaopeng’s business, it will achieve the software experience of overseas first-class Robotaxi on mass production cars in the second half of next year, and plans to officially launch in 2026.
He Xiaopeng also stressed in his response that Xiaopeng will not be involved in the operation.
On the same day, it was reported that Xiaopeng was stepping up its Robotaxi team to recruit employees with global first-tier Robotaxi experience, including director of operations and senior managers of operations.
It is understood that the salary range of the post is 40-60K.
15, with an annual salary of up to nearly one million.
According to the report, the recruitment page of Xiaopeng Automobile shows that the position of Robotaxi Operations Director recruited by Xiaopeng Motor is mainly responsible for the construction of the full stack system of Robotaxi operation business and promoting the overall landing of Robotaxi travel services.
it is required to have working experience in a global first-tier Robotaxi company, and has actually participated in the construction of unmanned Robotaxi operation and full-stack self-driving operation system, and requires team management experience of 20-50 people.
It is understood that the salary range of the post is 40-60K ·15, with an annual salary of up to nearly one million.
Xiao Zhi comments: with the rapid iteration of AI technology, the relevant industry chain is becoming more and more mature, while the policy level continues to provide benefits for high-level autopilot landing, and the Robotaxi track has warmed up.
However, the large-scale landing of Robotaxi still faces problems in terms of cost, regulation, operation and services, and there is a long way to go.
Toyota has invested an additional $500m in flying car company Joby, and Toyota and electric flying vehicle startup Joby Aviation have jointly announced that Toyota will invest another $500m in Joby to support Joby’s ongoing certification of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft and accelerate cooperation between the two companies in commercial production, US Automotive News reported.
Photo: Joby, it is reported that Toyota’s investment in Joby will be divided into two parts, the first in this year and the second in 2025.
So far, Toyota’s total investment in Joby has reached 894 million US dollars.
In January 2020, Joby announced that it had raised $590 million in round C financing, of which Toyota Motor, the main investor, invested $394 million.
Xiao Zhi comments: flying car, as a new way of travel, has shown great market potential, and many traditional automobile giants are actively arranging in this field, which may help to promote the development and marketization of flying automobile technology.
Waymo will work with Hyundai to expand the size of self-driving taxis.
Recently, Waymo, a self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet, and South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor issued a statement saying that as Waymo continues to expand in the United States, the company will add Hyundai’s electric models to its fleet of self-driving taxis.
Hyundai IONIQ 5 SUV, equipped with Waymo self-driving technology, will be assembled at Hyundai’s plant in Georgia and road testing will begin by the end of 2025, Waymo and Hyundai said.
Jose Munoz, global chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor, said in a statement: “the team of our new manufacturing plant is ready to provide a large number of vehicles for the expanding Waymo One fleet.
At present, we are actively exploring more cooperation with WaymoOpportunity.
” Waymo’s current self-driving fleet uses the Jaguar Land Rover I-PACE model owned by India’s Tata Motors.
At the same time, Waymo is also using vehicles from Zeekr, an electric vehicle brand owned by China’s Geely Automobile Group, to test autonomous driving technology.
A spokesman for Waymo said that the partnership with Hyundai Motor will not directly replace any of Waymo’s current vehicle platforms.
Photo sources: Waymo, Xiaozhi Comments: Cooperation between Robotaxi companies and car companies has become a trend.
This cooperation model plays an important role in the development and commercialization of autonomous driving technology.
, Taixi Micro has completed tens of millions of yuan in strategic financing.
Shanghai Taixi Micro Electronics Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as “Taixi Micro”) announced that it has completed a new round of strategic financing of tens of millions of yuan in recent days.
The strategic investor in this round is Zhejiang Lianyi Holdings.
Taisiwei pointed out that this financing will continue to be used to deploy more research and development of digital-analog hybrid SoC chips dedicated to vehicle specifications.
For various application scenarios of smart cars, Taisiwei is committed to building Taisiwei into a platform-based vehicle specifications chip company.
, Photo source: Taisiwei, as one of the major domestic manufacturers of digital-analog hybrid vehicle gauge chips, Taisiwei has been committed to creating high-quality “MCU+” dedicated chips for automotive, medical, industrial and consumer electronics.
Provide advanced and reliable chip solutions in multiple fields.
Up to now, Taisilicon Micro has completed more than ten product rollouts and successfully achieved mass production in the fields of car gauge touch, atmosphere lights, motor drives, signal chain, battery management and other fields.
The main car company customers include Volkswagen, Hongqi, Geely, Chery, General Motors, Zero Run, Lingke, Jikrypton, BAIC, Nailai, Chang ‘an, etc.
Xiaozhi’s comment: In the global chip industry landscape, China chip companies are gradually emerging.
Taisiwei’s successful financing reflects the capital market’s confidence in the car specification chip industry, especially in the current context of intensified technological competition.
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