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Qwen Launches AI Ride-Hailing, Pushing AI From Digital to Physical World Execution

Qwen has rolled out an “AI ride-hailing” feature that can book cars from a single natural-language request, a move that shifts China’s generative AI race from content creation to real-world execution—where failure is measured in missed pickups, wasted money and user complaints rather than wrong

Xpeng Launches Robotaxi Unit for 2026 Commercial Rollout

Xpeng on March 23, 2026 unveiled a standalone Robotaxi business division led by Yuan Tingting, set to launch passenger pilot operations in H2 2026 and marking the Chinese EV maker’s pivot from autonomous driving R&D to commercialization. The move places Xpeng in China’s 2026 Robotaxi race—

Huawei Escalates EV Price War with Sub-$33,000 LiDAR-Equipped SUVs; Standardizes ADS 4.1

Huawei Technologies has launched its most aggressive offensive on the automotive mass market to date, unveiling a 2026 lineup for its Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) that standardizes high-end autonomous driving hardware at mid-tier price points. The strategic pivot signals a move from premium niche targeting to a

CATL Doubles Down on Energy Storage With Output Boost in Western China

Contemporary Amperex Technology is accelerating the expansion of its energy storage capacity in western China, breaking ground on the second phase of its Chengdu facility to meet surging global demand for grid-stabilization technology. The battery giant’s subsidiary, Chengdu Xinjin Contemporary Amperex Technology, has commenced construction on the project’

ChinaBiz Briefing | BYD and Geely Lead Global Sales, Tencent Pushes AI Agents, Huawei Expands AI Chips

The Big Picture: China’s tech and industrial ecosystem is scaling globally across autos, AI infrastructure and next-generation hardware. Automakers are gaining share worldwide, while Tencent and Huawei push deeper into AI’s application and compute layers. At the same time, competition is intensifying across drones, aviation and EV

Omoway Pushes Self-Balancing E-Motorbike in Indonesia, Testing Japan’s Grip

OMOWAY , a startup founded by former XPeng Inc. executive He Tao, is betting that a self-balancing electric motorbike can crack Indonesia’s Japan-dominated two-wheeler market—an arena where Honda and Yamaha control more than 95% of sales and where profits can outstrip their car businesses by multiples.

Unitree’s STAR Market IPO Filing Puts China’s Humanoid Robot Economics Under a Spotlight

Unitree Robotics has moved closer to becoming China’s first publicly listed humanoid-robot maker after the Shanghai Stock Exchange accepted its STAR Market IPO application on March 20—an event that gives investors one of the clearest financial insights yet on whether “embodied AI” can turn product demos into

China’s Nio, Li Auto and XPeng edge past the breakeven line, recasting the EV race around AI and operating discipline

China’s leading EV startups are finally showing what investors have demanded for years: scale that converts into profit. Nio, Li Auto and XPeng each used 2025 earnings to signal that the sector’s “cash-burn for volume” era is giving way to a contest over margins, software attach rates

DJI Sues Insta360 in Shenzhen Over Six Patent Ownership Claims, Escalating China’s Drone-Imaging Turf War

Shenzhen DJI Innovations Technology has filed a patent-ownership lawsuit against imaging device maker Arashi Vision Inc., better known as Insta360, in a dispute that investors read as a test of how China’s courts will police talent-driven IP migration across the drone and camera supply chain. The case,

W5000 Scaled Prototype’s First Flight Puts Baijing Hangxian’s Uncrewed Cargo Plane on Track for 2026 Delivery

Baijing Hangxian’s W5000 large uncrewed cargo aircraft moved closer to commercial deployment after a 1:4 scaled experimental model completed its maiden flight in Otog Front Banner, Inner Mongolia, according to the “Weixun Jiangsu” public account. The test is a milestone that starts a countdown to the first flight