Overview
- Huawei, speaking at Beijing’s industry forum on Saturday, restated it will not build cars, reported 1.4 million QianKun driver‑assist installs through 2025, and argued L3 is the necessary next step, meaning the car drives in set scenarios while a human stays ready to take over.
- Huawei’s energy unit said it will launch the “Huawei Zhiying” intelligent‑electric brand on April 22 ahead of the Beijing auto show, highlighting faster, fused motion control that links the car’s perception, decisions, and actuation.
- Didi said it controls the full Level 4 tech stack and, in the fourth quarter of 2025, began all‑weather, fully driverless passenger tests in parts of Guangzhou and Beijing using its new R2 robotaxi platform.
- Volkswagen’s CARIAD China chief set targets for conditional Level 3 driving in 2027 and Level 4 in 2029, laying out a staged path to higher automation in the China market.
- Industry leaders warned that rising battery, chip, and memory costs are squeezing profits, prompting pushes for local sourcing and standard parts, with some saying higher sticker prices could follow if input costs keep climbing.