Horizon Robotics ranked among the top 100 AI companies in the world by CB Insights, becoming the only Chinese AI chip company on the list

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Recently, CB Insights, one of the most powerful think tanks in Silicon Valley, released the AI ​​100 2019 report, which selected 100 "most promising" AI startups worldwide, of which 6 are Chinese companies. Horizon Robotics, an artificial intelligence startup dedicated to combining AI algorithms and chips in software and hardware, is among them and is the only Chinese AI chip company on the list.

Horizon Robotics becomes the only Chinese AI company on the list in the field of chip semiconductors

Horizon Robotics has the world's leading deep learning and decision-making algorithm development capabilities. As early as its establishment in 2015, it has been committed to integrating algorithm capabilities to create high-performance, low-power, and low-cost embedded artificial intelligence processors and integrated hardware and software platforms. In 2017, Horizon Robotics successfully taped out and released China's first artificial intelligence processors - Horizon Robotics Journey series processors and Horizon Robotics Rising Sun series processors. Today, the combination of software and hardware has become one of the important trends in the global artificial intelligence field, which gives Horizon Robotics a clear first-mover advantage in edge computing technology. In order to meet the application-level needs of autonomous driving and AIoT edge computing, Horizon Robotics successfully transformed its technological first-mover advantage into a unique product path in 2018, developed two AI computing platforms, Horizon Robotics Matrix and Horizon Robotics XForce, and derived multiple application-level solutions based on these two platforms, enabling intelligent driving, smart cities, smart retail and other scenarios. At the 2019 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that ended not long ago, Horizon Robotics Matrix Autonomous Driving Computing Platform just won the CES Innovation Award, becoming the only Chinese company to win the award for its autonomous driving software and hardware combination products. At present, Horizon Robotics Matrix has been supplied to the world's top autonomous driving manufacturers on a large scale. Horizon maintains stable cooperative relationships with top Tier 1s and OEMs in the world's four major automobile markets. Its ecological partners include well-known companies such as Audi, Bosch, Changan, BYD, SAIC, South Korea's SK Telecom, Belle International, Yonghui Superstores, and Longfor Properties, as well as several national-level development zones.

Among the six Chinese companies on the top 100 list, in addition to Horizon Robotics, which made the list thanks to its outstanding performance in the field of artificial intelligence processors, the other five Chinese companies are: SenseTime, Yitu, Megvii, 4Paradigm and Momenta.

6 Chinese AI startups on the list

CB Insights has published the AI ​​100 report for the first time since 2017, and has published it three times so far. Today, the list has become one of the most influential lists in the field of artificial intelligence in the world. According to information released by the organizer, the 100 companies on this year's list were selected from more than 3,000 candidates. These companies provide hardware and data infrastructure for artificial intelligence applications, optimize machine learning processes, and apply artificial intelligence in multiple industries. The selection criteria include but are not limited to patent activities, investor profiles, market potential, partnerships, competitive landscape, team strength and novelty.

Artificial intelligence processor technology is hailed by the industry as the "Mount Everest" of artificial intelligence. It has extremely high requirements for algorithm software, chip hardware, and the combination of software and hardware. In the past year, the combination of software and hardware and edge computing has become a major trend in the global AI field. Analysts said: As an AI startup that has been committed to this since its establishment in 2015, Horizon Robotics' inclusion on the list reflects CB Insights' full recognition of its comprehensive strength in many aspects, including technical strength, market potential, team strength, and innovation ability.

It is reported that in the chip semiconductor related fields, there are a total of 7 AI companies on the list worldwide. Except Horizon, the remaining 6 companies are from the United Kingdom, Israel, the United States and other countries.

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