AI Chips
Xiaomi's 3nm Chip Demo: 200B Models, But On a Desktop Box
Development is complete and commercial use is set for 2027. The TOPS figure, the launch vehicle and the install timetable were all withheld.
Aug 24, 2026
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AI Chips
Waymo Disclosed a 5nm ASIC Doing 1,000 TOPS. Read the Sentence: That Is the Front End Only.
After a decade of saying nothing about its compute, Waymo described the architecture — and named seven silicon partners, including the one that co-designed the chip.
Aug 21, 2026
China AI Regulation
China Published First Binding L3/L4 Safety Standard, No Lidar Mention
GB 44721-2026 turns a 2024 voluntary specification into a mandatory national standard, effective July 2027. A widely repeated claim that it forces lidar onto L4 vehicles and outlaws camera-only systems is not in the text.
Aug 4, 2026
AI Agents
Momenta Admits It Has Been Running Delivery Vans Without Drivers for Months
China's dominant assisted-driving supplier confirmed its robovan business on Monday — three days after a leak, and several months after the vehicles started working in Suzhou.
Jul 27, 2026
AI Agents
Geely's Ride-Hailing Arm Took the Safety Driver Out of the Seat in Hangzhou
CaoCao has started testing robotaxis with nobody behind the wheel on public streets in Binjiang district, with a remote-monitoring platform watching every vehicle.
Jul 27, 2026
China AI Regulation
China Quietly Restarts Robotaxi Permits After a Three-Month Freeze Triggered by the Wuhan Stall
Bloomberg reports regulators are issuing licenses again in select cities after completing a nationwide safety review — with Momenta first through the gate and Baidu's Apollo Go back on Wuhan roads.
Jul 23, 2026
AI Chips
Stellantis Will Put Mobileye's Cloud-Enhanced ADAS in 2027 Vehicles
The deal pairs Mobileye's EyeQ6L silicon with its crowdsourced REM road map, enabling hands-free driving on roads that have no clearly marked lanes.
Jul 22, 2026
