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China's AI-defined vehicles: smart motoring goes human-centred

ai-technology · 2026-07-02

In China's ultra-competitive EV market, where batteries and functions are similar, differentiation comes through artificial intelligence. The AI-defined vehicle (AIDV) adapts to driver habits, moods, and needs, transforming the car from a finished product into an evolving robot on wheels. This shift from software-defined to AI-defined vehicles marks a new era in smart motoring.

Key facts

  • China's EV market is ultra-competitive
  • Batteries, behaviours and functions are similar across EVs
  • Differentiation is through intelligence
  • AI-defined vehicle (AIDV) adapts to driver habits and moods
  • Car is no longer a finished product at purchase
  • Shift from software-defined to AI-defined vehicles
  • AIDV is described as a 'robot on wheels'
  • The article is from SCMP

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Institutions

  • South China Morning Post

Locations

  • China

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