Yu Kai, CEO of Horizon, announced that by 2027, the company aims to surpass Nvidia and become the leading manufacturer of high-end autonomous driving chips in China.
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On September 5, 2026, Yu Kai, founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics, stated at the Chengdu Yabuli Entrepreneurs Forum that the company plans to become the leading player in China’s high-end autonomous driving chip market by 2027, surpassing NVIDIA. Currently, Horizon Robotics ranks first in the market share of intelligent assisted driving chips in China, but it is second in the field of high-end autonomous driving chips, behind only NVIDIA. To meet these challenges, Horizon Robotics plans to launch a high-performance chip with computing power of up to 560 TOPS in 2025. As of 2024, its Journey intelligent driving chips have been mass-produced in quantities exceeding 15 million units, benefiting 8 million car owners, and it has partnered with over 40 brands, including the top ten car manufacturers in China. Yu Kai emphasized that there is no one-time technological advantage in the intelligent driving chip industry; continuous iteration is necessary. Horizon Robotics will continue to invest heavily in technology research and development to gain a dominant position in the market.
Yu Kai, founder of Horizon Robotics, revealed at the Abilai Forum that the company aims to become the leading player in China’s autonomous driving chip market next year, surpassing NVIDIA. Currently, Horizon Robotics ranks second in this market, behind only NVIDIA. Looking back at its development history, Horizon Robotics started from the field of assisted driving and became the leading supplier of intelligent assisted driving chips in China in 2024. After entering the high-level autonomous driving sector, facing the market dominated by NVIDIA, Horizon Robotics launched high-performance autonomous driving chips, quickly achieving a breakthrough in the market. Yu Kai stated that there is no one-time technological advantage in the autonomous driving chip industry; continuous iteration is necessary. In the future, Horizon Robotics will continue to invest in technology research and development, competing for dominance in China’s high-level autonomous driving chip market through product innovation, further expanding the industry’s influence of domestic autonomous driving chips.
The 2026 Yabuli Forum Summer Annual Conference will be held in Chengdu from September 4th to 6th. Yu Kai, founder & CEO of Horizon Robotics, shared the company’s market progress at the conference: Horizon aims to become the number one player in China’s autonomous driving chip market next year, surpassing Nvidia. Looking back at its development history, Horizon started from the assisted driving segment, with its market share almost starting from zero, facing competition from overseas giants. In 2024, Horizon took the top position in the domestic smart assisted driving chip market. After entering the high-level autonomous driving segment, facing the market dominated by Nvidia, Horizon launched high-performance autonomous driving chips, quickly achieving market breakthroughs. Currently, it ranks second in China’s autonomous driving chip market, behind only Nvidia. Yu Kai stated that technological innovation has no end, and the logic of autonomous driving chip industry is completely different from that of luxury goods industries. There is no one-time technological advantage; continuous iteration is necessary. For the future, Horizon will continue to invest in the research and development of autonomous driving chips, striving to dominate the domestic high-level autonomous driving chip market through product iteration, and further expand the industry influence of domestic autonomous driving chips.
Yu Kai, CEO of Horizon, announced during the Abukir Entrepreneurs Forum that the company’s goal for next year is to surpass NVIDIA in the Chinese high-end autonomous driving chip market. By 2024, Horizon will rank first in the market share of intelligent assisted driving chips in China. To meet these challenges, the company will launch a high-performance chip with computing power of up to 560 TOPS in 2025, enabling it to become the second-largest player in the industry after NVIDIA. So far, Horizon’s征程 intelligent driving chips have been mass-produced in quantities exceeding 15 million units, benefiting 8 million car owners, and have partnered with over 40 brands, including the top ten car manufacturers in China.