The automotive industry is undergoing a profound shift from horsepower to computing power, with AI chips transforming into the new engine of vehicles as the software-defined era accelerates.
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Buick announced the full-scene OTA rollout of Zhijing OS V2.1 for its premium NEV sub-brand Zhijing, covering all Zhijing Shijia, L7, and E7 models and trim levels. The upgrade brings 29 enhancements across human-machine interaction, trip planning, intelligent parking, and assisted driving, starting delivery in August.
33132 days agoOn August 11, 2026, China Changan Automobile Group and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Shenzhen, expanding their collaboration from specific vehicle programs and intelligent driving to AI foundation models, computing infrastructure, and digital platforms — marking the entry of automaker-tech-giant partnerships into "deep water."
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Buick has announced the OS V2.1 full-scenario OTA upgrade for its premium electric sub-brand Electra, marking the first full-vehicle iteration across the entire lineup and the first concrete outcome of Buick's intelligent strategy since SAIC and GM renewed their joint venture. The upgrade leverages PATAC's in-house Xiaoyao Super Fusion Architecture to integrate chassis, powertrain, ADAS, and smart cockpit domains.
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Axera Semiconductor and BlackBerry's QNX unit jointly launched a production-ready intelligent driving platform on August 6, 2026, built on Axera's M57 chips and the QNX operating system. The platform has secured design wins from multiple automakers and is slated for mass production later this year.
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The 2026 8th Golden Gear Awards and China Automotive Industry Innovation Case Database call for entries has officially launched. Embodied AI and cross-sector technologies are accelerating convergence, pushing the automotive industry from "smart vehicles" toward "intelligent mobile terminals" and becoming the new frontier of automotive innovation.
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QNX SDP 8, BlackBerry's latest hard real-time automotive-grade operating system platform, delivers 30%-40% performance gains over its predecessor SDP7 in kernel scheduling, Ethernet, file system I/O, and memory allocation. With interrupt latency kept under 10 microseconds, it is deployed across virtually every major OEM and Tier 1 supplier.
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Gasgoo Automotive Research Institute data shows that in China's smart cockpit domain controller chip market from January to May 2026, Qualcomm led with 2.707 million units installed and 71.8% market share, followed by Huawei with 276,869 units and 7.3% share. Automotive chips are transforming from underlying support components to core enablers of smart vehicles.
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Gasgoo Automotive Research Institute data shows China's passenger vehicle intelligent chassis market maintained strong growth during January-May 2026, with key technologies such as air suspension, brake-by-wire, and steer-by-wire continuing to penetrate more NEV models. Intelligent chassis systems are undergoing profound transformation from traditional mechanical assemblies to software-defined platforms.
36061 days ago
As China's NEV industry enters a new phase of intelligent competition, automotive chassis systems are undergoing a profound transformation from traditional mechanical assemblies to intelligent, software-defined platforms. Gasgoo Awards 2026 identifies by-wire chassis and active suspension as key technology acceleration areas.
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The update speed of new energy vehicles is unprecedented, with some brands launching three iterations in one year. Consumers feel strongly betrayed when their newly purchased cars become old models within months. Cars are durable consumer goods related to life safety and cannot be developed with the logic of fast-moving consumer goods.
48765 days agoChery and Huawei Innogo deepened their partnership to jointly drive L3 and L4 autonomous driving into mass production. Based on the Software-Defined Vehicle concept, the two parties integrate Huawei's intelligent driving solutions with Chery's manufacturing capabilities, planning multi-model rollout in 2026. This marks Chinese OEMs' first attempt at large-scale L4 production.
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