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Volkswagen's first LiDAR-equipped all-electric SUV, ID. AURA T6, launches in China from RMB 135,900

The FAW-Volkswagen all-electric SUV ID. AURA T6 was launched on September 20, 2026, in four versions priced from 135,900 to 169,900 yuan. It is Volkswagen's first all-electric SUV equipped with LiDAR. The high-end version features a 192-line LiDAR and Horizon Journey 6H chip with 420 TOPS of computing power, and adopts the CEA architecture jointly developed by Volkswagen and XPeng, with CLTC ranges of 540 km and 660 km. Most of its core supply chain comes from China, making it a case for observing how joint-venture brands leverage local intelligent capabilities and explore technology feeding back into overseas markets.

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From One-Way Input to Two-Way Flow: Chinese Smart Driving and Battery Technologies Enter the Global Systems of Multinational Automakers

Starting in the third quarter of 2026, the HS8 driver assistance system developed by CARIZON will be installed in seven models from Volkswagen's three joint ventures in China; the Neue Klasse BMW iX3 will offer a smart driving system co-developed with Momenta as standard across the lineup. From power battery technology licensing to global lidar market share, China's supply chain and AI capabilities are extending outward along with multinational automakers' systems. This article reviews the relevant data and cooperation models, and points out that this is not a simple "one-way export," but a two-way flow of technology, knowledge and industrial capability.

4874 days ago

VW China Self-Developed L2++ ADAS to Launch This Year, Horizon Robotics Chips Power Smart Driving Democratization

Volkswagen Group China, through its intelligent driving capability center CARIZON, has launched its first-generation self-developed full-scenario driving assistance (L2++ ADAS) product HS8. Starting Q3 2026, it will be equipped on 7 new models across three joint ventures. The system uses Horizon Robotics Journey 6 series chips, offering both pure vision and lidar-equipped variants, marking VW's strategic shift from supplier dependency to full-stack self-development in China.

33022 days ago

Volkswagen Deepens Horizon Robotics AI Partnership, Targets L3 Autonomous Driving in China from 2027

Volkswagen Group and Horizon Robotics are deepening their AI foundation model collaboration through CARIZON, adopting a white-box licensing model to develop a unified AI driving solution, with L3 autonomous driving targeted for delivery in China from the second half of 2027, while L2++ solutions entered mass production in Q3 2026.

37653 days ago

Volkswagen China Ditches Outsourcing, Self-Developed ADAS Nears Mass Production

Volkswagen Group China is deepening AI collaboration with Horizon Robotics through CARIZON, adopting a white-box model to build a proprietary autonomous driving system and advancing L3/L4 mass production.

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Volkswagen's first LiDAR-equipped all-electric SUV, ID. AURA T6, launches in China from RMB 135,900

From One-Way Input to Two-Way Flow: Chinese Smart Driving and Battery Technologies Enter the Global Systems of Multinational Automakers

VW China Self-Developed L2++ ADAS to Launch This Year, Horizon Robotics Chips Power Smart Driving Democratization

Volkswagen Deepens Horizon Robotics AI Partnership, Targets L3 Autonomous Driving in China from 2027

Volkswagen China Ditches Outsourcing, Self-Developed ADAS Nears Mass Production

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