Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On January 8, 2026, MINIEYE announced that Horizon Together Holding Ltd., one of its cornerstone investors, had recently purchased a total of 688,200 H shares in the company on the open market. The investment vehicle is wholly owned by Horizon Robotics, underscoring the AI chipmaker's continued confidence in MINIEYE's long-term business prospects.
The move follows a series of confidence-boosting actions unveiled by MINIEYE this week, including a RMB 200 million share buyback program, an extension of the lock-up period by major shareholders, and multiple rounds of share purchases by chairman Liu Guoqing, all aimed at reinforcing market trust in the company's long-term trajectory.
According to the announcement, Horizon Robotics' decision to increase its stake is rooted in years of close cooperation and a strong belief in MINIEYE's future growth. Horizon Robotics also highlighted MINIEYE's strategic importance within its broader ecosystem, noting that both sides aim to accelerate the development of L4 autonomous logistics vehicles through deeper technological and resource integration.
MINIEYE's domain controller products, built on Horizon Robotics' Journey-series processors, have already entered large-scale production and deployment. These solutions are now used by leading passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs in China and overseas, with the company's engineering capabilities enabling rapid iteration and reliable delivery at scale.
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While maintaining a leading position in mass-produced, factory-installed L2 systems, MINIEYE and Horizon Robotics have expanded their partnership into the L4 autonomous logistics segment. By advancing L2 and L4 technologies in parallel, the two aim to extend intelligent driving beyond passenger cars into a broader range of industries. At the Horizon Together 2025, MINIEYE stood out as the only ecosystem partner to showcase both L2 and L4 collaborative results, highlighting tangible progress in technology and commercialization.
Industry observers widely believe that as the automotive sector enters the later stages of intelligent transformation, companies with proven mass-production capabilities are increasingly favored by capital. Fresh investment, in turn, accelerates commercialization, creating a virtuous cycle. Horizon Robotics' continued support reflects MINIEYE's consistent breakthroughs in both technology and real-world deployment.
While preserving its technological edge, MINIEYE has steadily expanded its product portfolio across more application layers and usage scenarios. Its dual focus on intelligent mobility and smart logistics has become a key growth engine underpinning long-term development.
Public information shows that Horizon Robotics has acted as a cornerstone investor in the IPOs of MINIEYE, Chery Automobile and PATEO. All three are leading players in the intelligent vehicle value chain. Chery ranked among the largest automotive IPOs in Hong Kong in 2025, while PATEO is a prominent name in smart cockpit solutions.
MINIEYE stands out as the only company among the three with commercialized offerings across L2 factory-installed mass-produced systems, smart cockpits and L4 autonomous driving. This full-stack capability is relatively rare within Horizon's investment portfolio and is widely seen as a key reason behind Horizon's decision to further increase its exposure.
For investors, Horizon Robotics' latest share purchases offer a fresh lens through which to reassess MINIEYE. Ultimately, a company's intrinsic value is defined by its business fundamentals, and the decisions of industrial investors often provide the clearest signal of underlying quality. As a leading supplier of intelligent driving solutions, Horizon's continued buying in the open market suggests strong confidence in MINIEYE's resilience and long-term growth potential.
