German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, who are on a state visit to China, visited Volkswagen (China) Technology Co., Ltd. in Hefei, Anhui Province on October 27.
During the visit, Dr. Yu Kai, founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics (HORIZONROBOT-W), attended and delivered remarks, briefing the presidential delegation on the progress of cooperation between Horizon Robotics and Volkswagen AG in the field of intelligent driving.
At the event, the presidential couple personally experienced two Volkswagen models — the FAW-Volkswagen ID. AURA T6 and the SAIC Volkswagen ID. ERA 5X — both equipped with a full-scenario assisted driving solution developed by CARIZON, the joint venture between Volkswagen AG and Horizon Robotics, deeply empowered by the Horizon Robotics Journey® 6H chip and HSD AI foundation model, allowing the presidential delegation to experience firsthand the intelligent driving achievements born from Sino-German collaborative innovation.
From joint research and development to large-scale mass production, and from complementary strengths to mutual benefit, Horizon Robotics will continue to work hand in hand with Volkswagen AG to deeply integrate China's AI innovation vitality with Germany's automotive industry heritage, building a benchmark for Sino-German automotive industry innovation cooperation and jointly contributing to the global transformation toward intelligent vehicles.
Horizon Robotics and Volkswagen AG established a strategic partnership in 2022 and founded the joint venture CARIZON in 2023.
Since 2026, the collaboration between the two parties has entered a harvest period of mass production: CARIZON's full-scenario advanced driver assistance solution has been progressively installed on seven all-new electrified models across Volkswagen AG's three joint ventures in China starting from the third quarter of this year; in July, the two sides further announced deepened cooperation in the field of AI foundation large models, accelerating toward L3 and L4 autonomous driving.
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