Not content with just car manufacturing? Just recently, at the 2026 Global Innovation Summit unveiled by Chery, the company showcased its latest year's foundational technologies. The most core of these is the Yaoguang 2035 technology strategy, centered around "one technical foundation, four scenarios." It includes large models, self-developed car-grade chips, and a comprehensive suite of technologies for chassis, energy, and low-altitude transportation. Chery is clearly stepping out of the traditional realm of vehicle manufacturing to create an AI technology system oriented towards the physical world, spanning ground, low-altitude, and energy domains. The core foundation of the entire system is composed of CheryMind, a specialized large model, and the in-house Ziwei chip family. Unlike the general large models that focus on dialogue interaction, CheryMind is a physical AI specialized foundational large model, with training data including vast enterprise engineering documents, millions of R&D documents, 25 million driving clips, and robot motion capture data. This model is not only used for car infotainment chat but has already been practically applied throughout Chery's internal R&D, production, and quality control processes. It also outputs specialized models for various applications such as autonomous driving, cockpit intelligence, flight control, and agricultural machinery. On the hardware side, the Ziwei chip family completes a full layout across central computing, silicon carbide power and control chips, filling a crucial gap in self-research and development of chips by automobile manufacturers. The Ziwei C100 central computing chip, planned for 2027, pairs two dies for 2,400 TOPS of NPU computing power and can deploy a 10-billion-parameter large model locally in the vehicle. It boasts a significant improvement in memory bandwidth compared to industry-leading products, while also meeting the stringent automotive industry safety standard AEC-Q100. The Ziwei C100 pairs two dies for 2,400 TOPS of NPU computing power. The S-series silicon carbide chips has progressed to 8-inch planar process, with the S1500 achieving a 1500V withstand voltage, with the highest module output current at 1450A, a 99.6% switching efficiency, and a 30% reduction in chip cost with 8-inch wafer production. It is compatible with high-voltage vehicle platforms ranging from 800V to 1500V. The M-series automotive-grade control chips have filled the gaps in domain control, pre-drive, and power management chips, enabling full autonomy from the computing brain to the lowest-level driving chip. In conjunction with the large models, Chery has unveiled the All-Encompassing World Engine (AWE), comprising a foundational world model and three specialised sub-models: Goujing (scene generation), Guanyu (observation) and Xingce (strategy). The Goujing model is responsible for generating a vast array of simulated scenarios, with over 700,000 scenarios covering rare high-risk and extreme conditions in real life. The Guanyu model enables navigation and driving like experienced drivers using road signs and landmarks. The Xingce model handles vehicle decision-making, upgrading from passive avoidance to proactive risk prediction, forming a complete loop of intelligent driving simulation, perception understanding, and decision execution. In the realm of transportation, the original front-end Robotaxi has been officially unveiled, targeting a mass-produced solution for the global market. It features native architecture and native operation designs, including six layers of safety mechanisms: perception, algorithms, execution, and fleet management. Chery aims to deploy 100,000 Robotaxis globally by 2030. In the field of low-altitude transportation, two eVTOL passenger aircraft from the Lingxiao series have been unveiled, with the Q212 two-seat compound-wing model reaching speeds of 120 km/h and having a range of over 60 minutes when fully loaded. The J506 five-seat tilt-rotor model can reach speeds of up to 350 km/h, with a range exceeding 1,000 km, expanding the travel experience to the three-dimensional airspace. In the energy sector, three technologies—fast charging, two-way vehicle-grid interaction (V2G), and wireless charging—were showcased simultaneously. Xunlong Seconds-Charging supports 1500A high current, with a system power of 1.44 MW, allowing for a 500 km range increase in 5 minutes. The charging gun weighs under 2 kg, featuring submerged liquid cooling for noise reduction and power management, and has grid regulation capabilities. Users can store electricity during off-peak hours and send it to the grid during peak hours, earning thousands of RMB annually. In the event of a power outage, the vehicle can serve as an emergency power source. Chery plans to establish 20,000 V2G charging stations globally by 2029, with the initial deployments in Shanghai, Hefei, Guangzhou, and Wuhu. The 11-22kW power wireless charging system was also showcased, supporting automatic parking and seamless charging, suitable for scenarios such as parking lots and robotaxi parks. In terms of battery technology, Chery has disclosed parameters for solid-state batteries, with a cell energy density of 400 Wh/kg, stable operation in a temperature range of -40°C to 100°C, and a 200°C heat box test showing the battery can continue to operate normally. The pilot line is expected to commence construction in 2027. Additionally, Chery has proposed a solar-powered car cover combined with air-water collection, with a maximum daily electricity generation of 6 kWh from the vehicle's flexible solar panels, and a daily output of 5 liters of drinking water from the air-water collection system, suitable for off-grid use. The entire system can achieve significant carbon reduction annually. In terms of the chassis and cabin, significant upgrades have been made. The new 4-in-1 intelligent driving unit integrates in-wheel motors, EMB brake-by-wire, four-wheel independent steering, and active suspension in the wheel hub. The wheel can rotate up to 90 degrees, enabling pivot turns, lateral movement and diagonal travel, solving the problem of tight parking spaces and dead-end cul-de-sacs. It ensures vehicle stability at high speeds and provides triple redundancy for steering, braking, and driving, guaranteeing safe vehicle operation even if one component fails. The electrical architecture has been upgraded to a native 48V low-voltage system, replacing the traditional 12V system. This upgrade increases the peak power to 15 kW, significantly improving the response speed of steering and braking, reducing the vehicle's weight by 8-12 kg, and meeting the ASIL-D functional-safety level required for Level 3 and above advanced driver-assistance systems. The Lingxi 8D intelligent cabin features the AIOS all-domain architecture, seamlessly connecting the chassis, cabin, autonomous driving, and power systems. It supports real-time cross-domain collaboration at the millisecond level. The system leverages multi-modal perception inside and outside the cabin to recognize pedestrians' intentions and the emotional state of passengers, enabling proactive feature push. Beyond audio and visual, it incorporates tactile, health, and social dimensions into the cabin experience, allowing users to define their own cabin scenarios using natural language. In conclusion, from the comprehensive technology unveiling, it is clear that Chery's Yaoguang 2035 strategy goes beyond traditional automobile product iterations. By utilizing self-developed large models and car-grade chips as foundational bases, the company is deploying these technologies across various intelligent carriers such as passenger vehicles, autonomous taxis, low-altitude aircraft, and agricultural machinery. While many of these cutting-edge technologies are still at the planning or pilot stage, going from published parameters to mass-production fitment will still take time to verify. (Autohome Leng Xiaoyang)