Chip News丨Qingchuan Intelligent completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing to accelerate the development of core robot components and capacity expansion

❶ Qingchuan Intelligent completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing to accelerate the research and development of core robot components and capacity expansion

On October 29, Qingchuan (Nantong) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. successfully obtained tens of millions of RMB in Series A financing, led by Tongchuang Weiye. This round of financing will be mainly used to increase R&D investment, expand production capacity and supplement daily working capital. Qingchuan Intelligence is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development and manufacturing of robot servo drives, motors and control products. Its products are widely used in industrial robots, intelligent logistics and other fields. In 2024, the company launched a high-performance multi-axis drive, providing a new servo solution for robot body companies, and achieved remarkable results in the development of humanoid robots. (Aijiwei)

❷ Zhiji Auto releases an end-to-end intuitive intelligent driving model, taking the lead in realizing L2 to L4 intelligent driving mass production capability

On October 28, SAIC Motors' Zhiji Auto held a brand intelligent driving technology day event in Shanghai, announcing the launch of a "one-stage end-to-end intuitive intelligent driving big model" based on joint research and development with Momenta, becoming one of the first brands in the industry to have the ability to mass-produce L2, L3, and L4 intelligent driving. This big model integrates perception and planning, uses massive data to train neural networks, simulates the intuitive reactions of the human brain, and is equipped with a "safety logic network" to ensure driving safety. Zhiji Auto also revealed that its L2+ assisted driving has been launched nationwide, and it is expected to meet the conditions for mass production of L3 autonomous driving in 2026, and is expected to obtain an L4 road test license within the year. (Fast Technology)

❸ WeChat starts grayscale testing of AI Q&A function, hoping to integrate Hunyuan big model to improve intelligent search experience

On October 29, WeChat is conducting a grayscale test on a new AI question-and-answer feature, which allows users to ask questions through the WeChat search box and get AI-generated answers. It is reported that this feature currently mainly cites the content of WeChat public accounts as reference materials, and may have been connected to Tencent's Hunyuan large model technology. Tencent's previously launched "Tencent Yuanbao" AI assistant also displayed WeChat ecological content, indicating that the two technologies may have been interoperable. With the development of generative AI technology, AI search functions on social platforms are becoming a new trend, and platforms such as Weibo and Douyin have also followed suit. In the future, this feature of WeChat may provide users with a more intelligent search experience. (Titanium Media)

❹Guangdong Province releases an action plan for the innovative development of the optical chip industry, aiming to form a 100 billion-level industrial cluster by 2030

Recently, Guangdong Province officially released the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Innovation and Development of the Optical Chip Industry in Guangdong Province (2024-2030)", proposing that by 2030, Guangdong Province will achieve more than 10 key core technology breakthroughs in the field of optical chips, cultivate more than 10 first-class leading enterprises with international competitiveness, build about 10 national and provincial innovation platforms, create more than 10 "fist" products, form a new 100 billion-level industrial cluster, and build it into an innovation highland for the optical chip industry with global influence. The action plan will promote the high-quality development of the optical chip industry from multiple aspects such as key technology breakthroughs, pilot transformation, innovation platform construction, and industrial agglomeration development. (Aijiwei)