The city aims to deliver at least 20 core technological breakthroughs in areas such as embodied models and embodied data, establish no fewer than four high-quality incubators, and gather 100 leading industry players.

On August 6, Hesai Technology, a Chinese LiDAR solution provider, announced a strategic partnership with Vbot, China’s first consumer-grade embodied intelligence company.

Whether Apollo Go's aggressive global expansion and strategic pivots will secure it a dominant position—or whether Waymo and Tesla will consolidate their lead—remains a defining question for the next phase of autonomous mobility.