(The 9th China International Import Expo) Automotive technology crosses borders and empowers a new track for embodied intelligence

China News Service, Shanghai, November 8 (Yang Shuo) On the 7th, the 9th China International Import Expo was held in Shanghai. The reporter interviewed in the automobile and smart travel exhibition area and found that the mature technologies accumulated in the automobile industry are accelerating cross-border reuse. Aptiv, Bosch and many other companies deeply involved in the industrial field have expanded their large-scale proven technologies and mass production capabilities to new tracks such as embodied intelligence, opening up new space for growth through technology reuse.

"Although automobiles and embodied robots have different application scenarios, their technologies have the same origin, the underlying layer is connected, and the industrial chain is common." said Yang Xiaoming, President of Aptiv China and Asia Pacific. At this CIIE, Aptiv, which is deeply involved in the automotive field, has systematically expanded mature automotive technologies such as high-speed connection and high-performance computing to three major scenarios: embodied intelligent robots, data centers, and energy storage systems. Its computing platform for embodied intelligent robots has been designated as a project by many domestic enterprises and is about to enter the mass production stage. During the exhibition, the company also signed contracts with local partners to promote robots to enter its own factories for scenario verification, forming a closed loop of two-way empowerment of technology polishing and scenario application.

On November 7, the Aptiv booth at the 9th China International Import Expo. (Photo provided by interviewee)

Bosch, which is also deeply involved in the automotive field, has also laid out an embodied intelligence track along a similar path. Xu Daquan, President of Bosch China, made it clear in an interview that Bosch will not make an embodied robot body, but will focus on core components and scene verification. According to his disclosure, the Bosch China R&D team is developing robot joint products, and if progress goes well, it is expected to be launched on the market in 2027. At the same time, the company is conducting industrial application tests in many domestic factories to allow robots to learn production operations and verify the adaptability of production lines. This year, it plans to promote robot trials with 100 to 200 workstations.

Cross-border support in the field of materials and technology is also indispensable. Henry Carbon Fiber, a leading company in domestic carbon fiber composite materials, reuses the lightweight molding process accumulated in the automotive industry to the robotics track. It is providing technical solutions for the industry to solve the pain point of "weight reduction and strength cannot be achieved at the same time". It has currently served a number of head robot companies.

"We hope to expand these long-term proven capabilities in the automotive industry to emerging fields such as robotics to provide support for accelerating product development, improving reliability and achieving large-scale applications." Yang Xiaoming said. (over)