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CAAM urges caution for Chinese automakers in buying US chips

The US government's arbitrary changes to the control rules have seriously affected the stable supply of US chip products, CAAM said.

BYD reportedly developing its own smart driving chip

BYD is developing a smart driving chip with a computing power of 80 TOPS that will be used in the company's models priced between RMB 80,000 ($11,060) and RMB 300,000, according to local media.

Xpeng AI Day: Hybrid system, AI chip, flying cars, humanoid robot, and more

Everything you need to know about Xpeng's 2024 AI Day event.

Li Auto plans HK chip R&D office, self-driving chip could be mass-produced soon, report says

Li Auto's smart driving chip is expected to see tape-out results in the fourth quarter and start being loaded into cars in 2026, according to local media.

Nio, Xpeng's in-house developed smart driving chips closer to being put to use, report says

Nio's Shenji NX9031 has taped out and is currently in testing, while Xpeng's smart driving chip is already in the process of being taped out.

Nio unveils in-house developed autonomous driving chip

The chip, called the Shenji NX9031, is built on a 5 nm process and has over 50 billion transistors.

Nio may unveil in-house developed autonomous driving chip at Nio Day 2023, exec hints

Nio's current use of four Nvidia Drive Orin chips is fine for autonomous driving algorithms, but the next generation smart driving chip should do better, an executive said.

Li Auto ramps up chip R&D efforts, working on SiC and smart driving chips, report says

Li Auto is ramping up its efforts to develop chips in-house, working on both an AI inference chip for smart driving scenarios, and a SiC power chip for driving motor controllers, according to local media.

Ex-Huawei exec reportedly joins Li Auto to speed up automaker's chip development efforts

Nio's chip R&D team has also poached many people from Huawei, Alibaba's Damo Academy, and Nvidia, and has a clear tape-out plan, according to local media.

BYD reportedly plans to develop smart driving chip

BYD's smart driving chip could tape out by the end of the year at the earliest, according to local media.