On April 24, the 2026 Beijing Auto Show commenced with a grand opening. Over 2,000 domestic and international enterprises gathered to explore the theme of "Leading the Era, Empowering the Future." BLACK SESAME (Exhibit Hall E108) participated with its full range of products and comprehensive scenario-based solutions, demonstrating the fruitful results of collaborative innovation within the industry chain. The presentation clearly outlined the company's strategic layout for all-scenario, multi-dimensional computing power chips.
On the opening day, BLACK SESAME held a launch event to share industry insights and the latest progress in collaborative innovation with its ecosystem partners. In the era of Physical AI, Visual-Language-Action models and World Models are co-evolving. The company's华山 A2000 family is a next-generation, high-computing-power chip platform specifically designed for Physical AI. The family members—A2000N, A2000L, A2000U, and A2000X—cater to the demands of different levels of intelligent driving. Concurrently, the core IP that powers the BLACK SESAME chip family, the NPU, continues to evolve, with the next generation targeting real-time generative inference and World Model closed-loop applications.
As intelligent driving applications usher in the era of edge-side inference, BLACK SESAME is integrating its华山 series and武当 series chip portfolios to build a broader matrix of edge AI inference chip platforms. The computing power of the next-generation chip family is expected to exceed 2500 TOPS.
At the event, the Founder and CEO of BLACK SESAME officially introduced the FAD Tianyan, an L3 autonomous driving platform built on the FAD 2.0 open platform. This platform, equipped with the华山 A2000U chip, is pre-configured to meet national mandatory standards for L3 automation, empowering industry partners to prepare for mass production of L3 autonomous driving systems.
The auto show also served as a gathering for BLACK SESAME and its industry chain partners. During the presentation, the Vice President of Sales at BLACK SESAME and the Chief Intelligent Technology Engineer from Dongfeng Motor Group's R&D Academy jointly introduced the Dongfeng Tianyuan ZhiCang Plus platform. This marks the first localized, mass-produced integrated cockpit and driving platform in China. Powered by the武当 C1296 chip for computing, the platform features 3D immersive interaction, AI smart interaction, full-scenario connectivity, and hardware platform advantages.
Furthermore, BLACK SESAME and RuQi Mobility announced a strategic cooperation agreement. The partnership aims to accelerate the large-scale commercial deployment of Robotaxi services and promote the development of a localized, high-performance L4 autonomous driving ecosystem. The Chief Marketing Officer of BLACK SESAME and the Chief Operating Officer of RuQi Mobility represented their respective companies at the signing ceremony.
The华山 A2000 family was a major highlight at the exhibition. Designed as a computing foundation for Physical AI, this next-generation platform offers single-chip computing power of up to 1000 TOPS and supports multi-chip collaboration. It addresses full-scenario demands including cabin intelligence, urban NOA, L3 autonomous driving, and L4 Robotaxi. The FAD Tianyan L3 autonomous driving platform, equipped with dual A2000U chips, along with demonstrations of a self-developed single-stage end-to-end algorithm and mainstream large models running on the A2000, attracted significant attention from visitors.
The武当 C1200 family, recognized as a milestone as the first locally mass-produced integrated cockpit and driving solution, also drew considerable interest. A single chip in this family supports both intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving core functions. The exhibited C1296 integrated domain controller and mass-production solution—the Dongfeng Tianyuan ZhiCang Plus platform—exemplifies the open cooperation between BLACK SESAME and its industry partners. This platform fully supports large models, voice interaction, L2+ intelligent driving, and FAPA parking, setting a benchmark for integrated cockpit-driving solutions. It is scheduled for deployment in multiple mass-production vehicle models.
BLACK SESAME also unveiled its龙虾 family at the auto show. Possessing industry-leading UI-agent core capabilities and cross-turn contextual intent automatic capture, it overcomes the limitations of traditional in-car voice systems that require precise commands. It can recognize complex or multi-intent ambiguous instructions, enabling human-like natural conversational interaction throughout the entire navigation process. The UI-agent's ability to simulate manual clicks on GUI interfaces allows the system to mimic user touch operations, paving the way for handling more complex and flexible tasks via the operating interface in the future.
BLACK SESAME has now established a complete business structure driven by three pillars: Smart Vehicles, Embodied AI, and General AI. The display of the SesameX Embodied AI platform, including the Kalos and Aura robot development kits and related end-products, further clarified this business landscape. Adhering to a core philosophy of openness, collaboration, and mutual success, BLACK SESAME continues to innovate with its ecosystem. Achievements showcased across different exhibition areas—from the FAW Hongqi parking controller and Shaanqi light-truck domain controller to the Qianwen VLM large model, and even the Yun Shenchu Jueying X30 quadruped robot and Lenovo hexapod robot—collectively paint a picture of the future in the intelligent era.
With automotive-grade AI computing power at its core, BLACK SESAME has built a product matrix aimed at "full-scenario, comprehensive coverage." The phrase "Starting with vehicles, but not limited to vehicles" vividly describes this commercialization path. Standing at the beginning of a year marked by the mass scaling of edge inference AI products, BLACK SESAME will leverage its more powerful, secure, efficient, and mass-production-ready technologies. Through open collaboration, the company is committed to providing core technical support for industrial upgrading and driving the edge AI industry into a new phase.
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