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XPENG Brand Day & Global Launch of MONA L03
XPENG launches MONA L03 globally in Munich, available in 65 countries with BEV and EREV options. Features Turing AI ADAS, smart cockpit, and dual-powertrain strategy.
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BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename ‘Yao-Shun-Yu’ as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI
BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename 'Yao-Shun-Yu' as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed it is secretly developing humanoid robots under a project codenamed "Yao-Shun-Yu." The revelation came from BYD Executive Vice President Li Ke in a recent interview, shedding light on the automaker's ambitions beyond electric vehicles and into the rapidly emerging field of embodied AI. The project was initiated in 2022 and operates under BYD's 15th Business Unit, which focuses on electronic integration and intelligence.
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China’s AI Stack Is No Longer Catching Up — It’s Setting the Pace
For years, the narrative around China’s AI industry was framed as a race to close the gap with the West — faster chips, bigger models, more data. But a quiet shift has occurred. Driven by Huawei’s innovative “cluster + SuperPoD” architecture and the open‑source CANN framework, a complete end‑to‑end ecosystem has taken shape, providing a tangible alternative that is no longer merely theoretical.
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Unitree Files for IPO, Aiming to Become ‘First Embodied Intelligence Stock’
Unitree Technology, a globally leading high-performance general-purpose robotics company, is set to have its initial public offering reviewed by the Shanghai St...
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XPeng launches MONA L03 in Munich, taking aim at Europe’s electric SUV market
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.
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China Visual AI Leader SenseTime Declares End of Stitch-Monster Era With Open-Source Unified Vision Model
SenseTime open-sources SenseNova-Vision, a single model unifying detection, segmentation, depth prediction and 3D reconstruction, topping HuggingFace Any-to-Any Leaderboard globally.
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BXI Robotics Raises Millions as Humanoid Robot ODM: Full-Stack Self-Developed Motors, Controls, and Algorithms
BXI Robotics secures funding from Suochen Technology after Feirongda backing, providing full-stack humanoid ODM solutions from motors to algorithms with marathon-verified reliability.
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On the Eve of Edge AI Explosion, ModelBest Valuation Surpasses $2.8B After MiniCPM Success on Galaxy AI
ModelBest raises 5 billion RMB in H1 2026 as edge AI pure-play unicorn with MiniCPM models powering Samsung Galaxy AI and automotive deployments.
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WAIC 2026 Top 10 Highlights: Chinese Chips Line Up in Full Force as AI Enters the Industrial Era
WAIC 2026 opens with 100+ chip companies, supernode clusters, humanoid robots, and 64 consumer AI products across three Shanghai zones.
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World Third Strongest With Fable-Level Feel: Moonshot AI 2.8 Trillion Parameter Kimi K3 Breaks Open-Source Records
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.
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Recreating 10 km/s Flight Conditions: How China JF-22 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Works
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.
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Scrapped Before Launch: ByteDance Doubao AI Glasses Gen 2 Speeds Ahead With Dual Models as Meta Ray-Ban Rivalry Heats Up
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.