Chery announced a global strategic collaboration with NVIDIA at Auto China 2026 and during the EXEED International Business Summit that targets the integration of physical AI into vehicles and robotics. The collaboration centers on three primary areas - advanced driving assistance and autonomy, cockpit AI powered by generative models, and embodied intelligence in the form of robots.
EXEED, Chery's premium brand, will be among the early adopters to integrate the jointly developed technologies. For autonomous driving, EXEED plans to build its L3 and L4 intelligent vehicles on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform. NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion is described as a production-ready platform and reference architecture intended for L4 autonomy that combines the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor computing platform, a validated sensor suite, and NVIDIA Drive autonomous driving software.
In parallel, EXEED intends to use NVIDIA’s toolchains and development ecosystems - specifically NVIDIA Alpamayo and NVIDIA Cosmos - to independently create its autonomous driving software stack. The company has put in place an AI infrastructure designed to support autonomous driving model training, large-scale data processing, and the development of AI algorithms that feed into the vehicle software stack.
Inside the cabin, EXEED will work with NVIDIA DRIVE to implement generative AI-driven cockpit experiences. The planned cockpit capabilities include natural emotional interaction, context-aware functions and personalized services aimed at enhancing occupant experience through AI.
The partnership also covers embodied intelligence, extending beyond vehicles to humanoid robots and intelligent robot platforms built on the NVIDIA Jetson platform. Development efforts for robotics will leverage the NVIDIA Isaac Sim robotics simulation framework and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T humanoid robot development platform, with an EXEED×AiMOGA arrangement named for the robotics initiative.
Rishi Dhall, Vice President of NVIDIA’s Automotive Business, commented: "Chery, parent company of EXEED, is accelerating the widespread adoption of intelligent vehicles by capitalizing on its robust strengths in technological research and development and global implementation. With NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and our full-stack, cloud-to-vehicle AI platform, EXEED can expedite its development cycle and improve deployment efficiency, delivering safer and more intelligent vehicles worldwide."
The announced arrangement pairs EXEED’s product and development ambitions with NVIDIA’s compute platforms and software frameworks, spanning vehicle autonomy, in-cabin generative AI, and robotics simulation and hardware platforms.
Key developments:
- Global strategic collaboration announced at Auto China 2026 and the EXEED International Business Summit.
- EXEED will adopt NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion for L3/L4 intelligent vehicle programs and use NVIDIA Alpamayo and Cosmos to develop its autonomous software stack.
- Cockpit generative AI and embodied robotics efforts will leverage NVIDIA DRIVE, Jetson, Isaac Sim and Isaac GR00T technologies.