Autowise.ai Joins China Automotive Software Conference, Ushering in a New Era for Autonomous Driving Commercialization

On November 7-8, 2024, the China Automotive Software Conference took place in Shanghai, themed "Software Leads the Future, Fusion Creates Ecosystems." Industry leaders, tech experts, and professionals from around the globe gathered to explore and share the latest advancements, innovations, and trends in AI, autonomous driving, intelligent cockpits, and the low-altitude economy. As a global leader in autonomous driving commercialization, Autowise.ai was invited to attend, where co-founder and COO William Liu delivered a keynote titled "The Current State and Future Trends of Autonomous Driving Commercialization from an International Perspective," showcasing the company’s deep expertise and insights into the autonomous driving industry.

The automotive industry is currently experiencing a crucial window for transformation as trends like electrification, intelligent connectivity, and digitalization take hold. Autonomous driving has emerged as a focal point of global competition in the automotive and tech sectors. As China’s leading automotive software event, the 2024 China Automotive Software Conference aims to promote innovation in automotive software, facilitating digital and intelligent transitions across the industry. Autowise.ai showcased its achievements in autonomous driving commercialization, offering new perspectives and insights for the global automotive industry. Liu’s presentation outlined the company’s forward-thinking strategies and the practical applications of its fully self-developed autonomous products, earning high praise from attendees.

Liu highlighted the company’s accomplishments in developing end-to-end autonomous driving technologies and large-model algorithms, establishing robust technical barriers in perception, localization, planning, and control. For example, Autowise’s autonomous sweepers operate on public roads, where they must identify not only vehicles and pedestrians but also debris like trash, branches, pipes, stones, and potholes, significantly increasing the number of "corner cases" in perception.

To address the challenges of L4 long-tail scenarios, Autowise developed an industry-leading BEV multi-task perception module that handles unique tasks like garbage detection and low-height obstacle detection. Additionally, Autowise’s new-generation 1vN remote operations system, which incorporates multimodal large-model technology as an AI safety officer, strengthens its autonomous technology's safety and ability to manage long-tail issues in sanitation contexts.

In its pursuit of autonomous driving commercialization, Autowise has launched three core products—Roboard-X, Autowise V3, and Platforma-X—all equipped with fully integrated L4 autonomous driving capabilities. These products are operational across more than 30 cities worldwide, making it the only Chinese company to successfully deploy commercialized autonomous sanitation vehicles overseas, with the highest number and diversity of use cases in the global market.

Countries vary in terms of climate, road conditions, traffic regulations, and human factors, all of which impact autonomous driving deployment. With strong expertise in both specialized and generalized use cases, Autowise has developed an in-depth understanding of diverse urban designs, climate conditions, greenery patterns, and sanitation workflows worldwide.

This knowledge enables it to tailor autonomous solutions for various cities and scenarios.

In regions like North America and Europe, where labor costs are high and workforce shortages are common in the sanitation sector, Autowise seized the opportunity. Its flagship product, Autowise V3 has successfully deployed commercial services in U.S. cities like Massachusetts and Phoenix, as well as in Preston, UK.

Middle Eastern countries are prioritizing AI industry growth and international collaboration, as seen in Saudi Arabia’s "Vision 2030" and Dubai’s "Smart Autonomous Mobility Strategy." Autowise has already initiated successful commercial operations in Riyadh and Dubai, where its products have demonstrated robust performance under extreme conditions.

From China to the world, Autowise’s autonomous driving technology not only exemplifies Chinese innovation but also delivers transformative solutions for the global autonomous driving industry. Through partnerships with international collaborators, the company is poised to advance autonomous driving technology worldwide, setting the stage for a new era in this revolutionary field.