Overview
- At the 2026 Beijing auto show, Geely, Afari Technology and Caocao Mobility revealed the EVA Cab, a purpose-built robotaxi rated for Level 4 operation with mass production and commercial service planned in 2027.
- Caocao outlined initial rollouts in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and five mainland Chinese cities starting in 2027, with an expansion goal of 100,000 vehicles by 2030.
- Geely says the vehicle is built for fleet duty with no steering wheel, four face-to-face seats, wide electric sliding doors, automated cleaning and battery swapping to cut turnaround time.
- The company claims a 2160-line LiDAR imaging up to 25.92 million points per second, up to 600-meter range, and a multi-chip stack from NVIDIA and Qualcomm exceeding 3,000 TOPS.
- Pilot services are running in Chinese cities and Caocao won approval in Hangzhou in April 2026 to run driverless road tests without safety drivers, with broader rollout still dependent on local approvals and safety validation.