Volkswagen and Horizon Robotics Deepen Autonomous Driving Partnership: A New Model for Global-Chinese Tech Collaboration

May 27, 2025

Volkswagen Group and Horizon Robotics have announced an expanded strategic partnership around Horizon's advanced SuperDrive™ (HSD) platform. This collaboration exemplifies a new paradigm—international automakers leveraging Chinese AI expertise through deep partnership models. Horizon's approach to autonomous driving as the "baseband" of intelligent vehicles—essential infrastructure that must exceed human performance, not simply mimic it. As China enters the "universal autonomous driving" era, this partnership demonstrates how traditional automakers can accelerate innovation through strategic collaboration with specialized tech companies. The future of mobility is being written through these cross-border partnerships.

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