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Unitree Technology, a globally leading high-performance general-purpose robotics company, is set to have its initial public offering reviewed by the Shanghai St...
On Thursday, XPeng unveiled the MONA L03 smart SUV at its global launch event in Munich, Germany. The model will be launched in 65 countries and regions, including China, Europe, and other overseas markets, according to the Chinese automaker. The launch marks a strategic move in XPeng’s global expansion, as the MONA L03 is the company’s first model introduced simultaneously across international markets rather than debuting in China first. By unveiling the vehicle in Munich, a key hub of Europe’s automotive industry, XPeng signals its ambition to compete directly with established global automakers. In China, the MONA L03 starts at RMB 123,800 ($18,280) and is available in both battery-electric (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) variants. In Europe, pricing begins at €35,600 ($40,720), while the EREV version starts at €38,600 ($44,150), positioning the model to compete in the region’s mainstream electric SUV segment. The MONA L03 places a strong emphasis on efficiency and driving range. The all-electric version delivers up to 650 km of CLTC range while consuming as little as 11.5 kWh per 100 km.
SenseTime open-sources SenseNova-Vision, a single model unifying detection, segmentation, depth prediction and 3D reconstruction, topping HuggingFace Any-to-Any Leaderboard globally.
BXI Robotics secures funding from Suochen Technology after Feirongda backing, providing full-stack humanoid ODM solutions from motors to algorithms with marathon-verified reliability.
ModelBest raises 5 billion RMB in H1 2026 as edge AI pure-play unicorn with MiniCPM models powering Samsung Galaxy AI and automotive deployments.
WAIC 2026 opens with 100+ chip companies, supernode clusters, humanoid robots, and 64 consumer AI products across three Shanghai zones.
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 with 2.8 trillion parameters, ranking third globally behind Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, with open-weight release and API service.
China JF-22 hypersonic wind tunnel can simulate flight at 10 km/s and 20,000K gas temperature, supporting development of hypersonic aircraft and spaceplanes for 2-hour global travel.
ByteDance cancels first-gen Doubao AI glasses for being too generic, accelerates dual-model second generation while planning third-gen, as AI glasses market surges 130% year-on-year.
LimX Dynamics Oli robot completes 3-minute uninterrupted household chores video after $200M funding round, placing China humanoid robotics on par with Figure capabilities.
Huawei Atlas 950 SuperPoD delivers 8 ExaFLOPS FP8 with 8,192 NPU cards interconnected via proprietary Lingqu protocol, outpacing NVIDIA NVL144 by 6.7x total compute.
Moonshot AI mysterious Kivine model appears on Arena benchmark, with user tests showing K3 rivaling Fable 5 in video generation detail and animation smoothness.