On December 8th, at the critical stage of intelligent driving transitioning from commercialization of "usable" to large-scale popularization of "easy to use", the first Horizon Together 2025 technology ecology conference with the theme of "walking towards higher standards" was held in Shenzhen in response. Under the consensus attraction of an open ecosystem, the conference brings together a heavyweight lineup of global industry chain decision-makers, including Horizon Robotics' numerous ecological partners, mainstream car companies, global Tier-1 suppliers, robot brands, and industry experts. All parties are focusing on the upward development of the intelligent automobile and intelligent robot industries, discussing new paths for ecological cooperation, and making the conference a source of industry trend analysis and consensus building.

In this consensus arena of ideological turbulence, Dr. Yu Kai, founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics, delivered a keynote speech titled "Walking High Together". Based on the industry practice and thinking of Horizon over the past 10 years, he systematically explained how Horizon utilizes its three major technological pillars (BPU) ®、 Compilers and algorithms drive the technological breakthrough of intelligent driving from "going high" to "going high" industry collaboration, widely empowering the vast ecosystem from intelligent cars to general robots. Behind a series of heavyweight releases, profound insights, and exciting displays, the core of Yu Kai's speech remains consistent: to work with the widest range of partners, to truly serve the widest range of enterprises and users with top-notch technology that once belonged to a few, and to achieve universal access in the era of intelligence. 'Walking towards the High': Originating from the rise of the stars in faith and tracing the horizon, it unexpectedly intersects with a remarkable feat of human exploration of the stars. Yu Kai mentioned that on July 14, 2015, when the "New Horizons" probe first flew past Pluto and pushed the cognitive frontier of humanity towards the edge of the solar system, Horizon was officially registered and established in Zhongguancun, Beijing on the same day. This is not a deliberate arrangement, but rather a metaphor for an era: a company named "Horizon" will launch a persistent climb towards the unknown heights of intelligence in the physical world. Starting from 2021, Horizon Robotics will once again embark on a journey based on the 2, 3, and 5 series chips, expanding the technological boundaries of high computing power and advanced assisted driving, and continuing to "go higher". At this conference, Yu Kai put forward a new viewpoint for the first time: "Horizon is moving from 'walking high' to 'walking high together', from 'breaking through limits and setting benchmarks' to' empowering industries and benefiting the public ', accelerating every enterprise and user to enter the era of intelligent cars and general robots. This is exactly the significance of the Horizon Technology Ecology Conference

Yu Kai released a set of key data in his speech, fully confirming that Horizon's commitment to "promoting advanced intelligent driving for all" is accelerating. The first Horizon HSD assisted driving system, the Starry Sky ET5 and Deep Blue L06, had over 12000 HSD activations within just two weeks of their launch. From this point on, the HSD system, which achieved initial mass production, has brought the urban assisted driving experience into the mainstream market within 150000 yuan. The foundation of 'walking towards heights' is the ecological belief that Horizon has long upheld. What is ecology? Yu Kai uses nature as a metaphor and defines a healthy technological ecosystem as a prosperous system that nurtures new vitality. He reviewed the evolution of computing platforms: the personal computer era was defined by Microsoft and Intel, and the mobile Internet era belonged to Arm and Android. Currently, we are standing at a turning point from digital intelligence to physical intelligence, and smart cars are just the beginning. A broader wave of general-purpose robots is about to arrive.

In this grand context, Horizon clearly defines its role: not to be an "entity" (neither a car company nor a robot brand), but to aspire to become the "Wintel of the Robot Age". This choice stems from his ecological belief in "omnivism". From establishing an open path at the beginning of the company's establishment to proposing "ecological altruism", Horizon has always been committed to serving as the foundation of the industry, working together with the widest range of partners as an enabler and cornerstone builder to create a thriving intelligent ecological forest. This belief is the origin of all its technological routes and business choices. Technical Symphony: Three Pillars Together Play Beyond Moore's New Laws of AI Computing Yu Kai believes that what is needed to build a technological ecosystem is the foundation that can nourish the ecosystem. Following Horizon's "New Moore's Law for Intelligent Computing" proposed in 2016, Yu Kai compares AI computing to a grand symphony of the silicon-based world: "BPU computing is a first-class symphony orchestra, compilers are outstanding conductors, and algorithms are excellent compositions - the three work together to pursue the ultimate performance to power ratio and performance to cost ratio, creating the optimal solution for algorithm efficiency, hardware efficiency, and flexibility. These three technological pillars provide the infrastructure for AI in the physical world and lead the evolution of intelligent computing

Ten years and a thousand times, the new BPU architecture injects the beauty of mathematics into AI computing. Yu Kai once had a wonderful metaphor: the logic of the Internet is "insight into the world's fireworks", while the essence of AI is "constantly approaching the truth of the world". Mathematicians have come to realize that beneath the complex surface of the high-dimensional world, there are often concise low dimensional manifold structures hidden. The evolution history of Horizon BPU architecture with the development of autonomous driving technology has also become a chronicle of interpreting intelligent computing with mathematical language - from the Bernoulli architecture that first promoted fixed-point computing and achieved high-performance and low-power perception computing for ADAS scenarios, to the Bayesian architecture that achieved efficient computing from perception to prediction for high-speed NOA, and then to the Nash architecture that efficiently supports interactive games for all scenario NOA.

Today, Horizon officially released the fourth generation BPU architecture, named Riemann, paying tribute to the mathematical giant who revealed the essence of complex spaces through the theory of "Riemannian manifolds". The new architecture is the ultimate architecture for Horizon Robotics to move towards universal robot computing. It achieves a 10 fold increase in computing power for key operators, a more than 10 fold increase in the number of high-precision operators supported, and supports full floating point computing, resulting in a 5-fold increase in energy efficiency for large language models. From Bernoulli to Riemann, Horizon BPU has improved computing performance by over 1000 times in a decade, and its evolutionary speed far exceeds traditional Moore's Law. The compiler continues to evolve and fully enters the era of "AI driven compilation". As a conductor of symphonies, Horizon's compiler technology has also undergone three generations of iterations. The fourth generation compiler released this time, Tiangong Kaiwu OpenExplorer ® 4.0 has achieved breakthroughs in higher precision, faster efficiency, and stronger performance, increasing compilation speed from hourly to minute levels and improving model performance by 20%. Its revolution lies in the introduction of AI driven optimization strategies, marking the transition of compiler technology from tool automation to a new era of self evolution based on machine learning.

When a powerful computing base is ready, the base model becomes the universal melody of the AI world. Yu Kai pointed out that in recent years, the pedestal model has brought revolutionary changes to the AI world, experiencing a paradigm shift from specialized to universal, the emergence of the ability to unlock intelligence levels, and the breaking of information silos through modal fusion. All of these have laid a crucial foundation for building truly universal artificial intelligence. For many years, Horizon Robotics has been dedicated to the computing architecture, compiler, and foundation models of physical AI, empowering fields such as intelligent driving and intelligent robotics. Paradigm Revolution: HSD Together, a new business model, drives the scaling and win-win of intelligent driving. Yu Kai believes that the large-scale intelligent driving model is the beginning of the physical AI base model. An excellent intelligent driving model carries three key ecological values: it is a "model room" that concretizes technological strength, a "ballast stone" that builds a solid technological foundation, and a "common denominator" for partners to freely innovate. He pointed out that as the industry shifts towards a data-driven paradigm, all participants are facing three serious challenges: the high cost of model training computing power (with annual investment of billions of yuan), the extreme scarcity of top AI algorithm talents, and the continuous acceleration of product iteration speed on a monthly basis. Therefore, Horizon's cooperation model continues to evolve, aiming to help the industry meet challenges with a more open business model. In the era of Journey 2 to Journey 5, Horizon adopts the classic "SoC+algorithm IP authorization+hardware reference design" mode to help ecological partners launch numerous mature and reliable high-speed navigation assisted driving products. In the era of Journey 6P and HSD, Horizon chose to "go higher" and personally created a one-stop "model room" for HSD full stack, breaking through the ceiling of performance and experience and verifying the continuity of the technological roadmap.

Today, Horizon announced that it will open its validated full stack capabilities to the entire industry in a new "algorithmic service" model - HSD Together. In this mode, Horizon and its partners collaborate deeply under clear division of labor. Partners can focus on their own advantages: system integration testing, vehicle adaptation development, feature customization development, hardware and software delivery; Horizon provides "algorithm services" covering the entire product development cycle, including data services and the Eddie SaaS platform, professional algorithm adaptation engineering and consulting services, and the most core foundation model authorization. Yu Kai introduced: "The fundamental purpose of the HSD Together algorithm service model is to enable partners to significantly reduce the manpower investment, computing power consumption, and launch cycle in product development by 90% based on the mature intelligent foundation verified by Horizon Robotics. We aim to enable every enterprise to transform its top-notch intelligent driving capabilities into a unique competitive advantage for its own brand more efficiently and quickly. ”All technological explorations and business model innovations point to a deeper question: how to make the best technology serve the widest range of people? Horizon is driving this inclusive process with "journey acceleration", and the time for the Journey family products to achieve million shipments is constantly shortening: Journey 3 takes about 36 months, Journey 5 is shortened to 24 months, and the latest Journey 6 series has achieved this goal in just 12 months. At present, the Journey 6 family has achieved full market coverage: the Journey 6B/L has reshaped a new benchmark for active safety with ultimate cost-effectiveness, and the fixed-point quantity of its lifecycle has exceeded 10 million; Journey 6E/M, as the most cost-effective solution for intelligent driving in Puhui urban areas, achieved over one million shipments in its first year of release; The Journey 6H/P, designed specifically for the new generation of all scenario assisted driving, intends to produce over 20 models and will be launched in November 2025. However, in Yu Kai's view, there is still a final barrier to true "smart driving equality". He presented a clear market evolution chart: by 2024, the user-friendly urban NOA function will mainly cover car models priced above 200000 yuan; By 2025, this threshold has been lowered to the level of 130000 yuan. But don't the national cars that occupy half of the Chinese market and are priced at 100000 yuan not deserve to have useful urban assisted driving

After this question, Horizon gave the answer: a city assisted driving solution based on a single Journey 6M chip will soon be mass-produced and put into use. This means that a mature and reliable urban intelligent driving experience will soon be accessible to the national car market at the 100000 yuan level. At present, the first batch of single journey 6M urban assisted driving production partners include Bosch, Zhuoyu, Qingzhou Zhihang, Denso, Core Cheng, Zhijia Mainland, etc. Intelligent Boundless: From automobiles to robots, the technological influence and ecological layout of the embodied era horizon inspired by open-source foundations have already surpassed the scope of automobiles. Yu Kai pointed out that "Horizon Robotics has become the largest consumer robot computing platform in China, with over 100 sweet potato robot products on the market, connecting more than 100 upstream and downstream partners and more than 100000 developers." The prosperity of the ecosystem is reflected in the endless stream of intelligent robot terminals: from the "smartest" sweeping robot that goes deep into the home, to the Vitasoy powered remote-controlled autonomous mobile robot dog that can provide emotional value, to the world's first panoramic unmanned aerial vehicle Insta360 that innovates image creation... Horizon's computing power is driving intelligent coverage of all aspects of daily life, including running on the ground, swimming in the water, and flying in the sky. As a leading provider of universal robot hardware and software bases in the industry, Horizon Robotics is also actively laying out key technologies for embodied intelligence full stack. At the conference, Yu Kai officially released two open-source models for embodied intelligence - the embodied intelligence cerebellar pedestal model HoloMotion and the embodied intelligence brain pedestal model HoloBrain. Among them, the embodied intelligent cerebellar basic model HoloMotion focuses on motion intelligence, aiming to enable robots to "learn to act like humans", and a single model can support complex motion control in multiple terrains. The embodied intelligent brain basic model HoloBrain is dedicated to endowing robots with anthropomorphic spatial perception and delicate operational capabilities. It can understand general instructions and plan the action sequences required to complete tasks.

In addition, Horizon Robotics is also committed to gathering global developers to build a prosperous robot ecosystem, paving the best growth path for developers of all ages. Horizon Robotics' sweet potato robots have cooperated with more than 500 primary, secondary, and tertiary schools to cultivate future industry talents. In his speech, Yu Kai shared the stories of two developers who crossed the age barrier: one is a 12-year-old "little full stack engineer" who, as the youngest special admission student of Tsinghua AIR Sweet Potato Robot Body Enhancement Camp, won an award in the International Hackathon Competition and successfully built the world's smallest balanced wheeled robot; Another is Fran ç ois MOCQ, the world's oldest RDK developer, who has proven through his actions that the passion for innovation never limits. These vivid stories are a vivid footnote to a thriving technological ecosystem. Great Way Companion: The best technology, making the high-end of a few people become the daily technology of the majority, ecological counterparts. When the symphony of innovative technology resonates on the basis of collaborative ecology, a future where intelligent technology truly benefits the public and empowers a better life is accelerating from the blueprint into reality. In Yu Kai's speech, a value cycle that begins with technological beliefs, emerges from a thriving ecosystem, and ultimately leads to social welfare is clearly visible. In the world of the horizon, the greatest technological revolution does not end in miracles in academic halls, but ultimately in the warmth of daily life. Empowering intelligent cars and robots to make human life safer and better, "Yu Kai said at the end of the keynote speech." Adhering to this corporate mission, Horizon will always be committed to researching and mass producing the best technology, making the cutting-edge of a few people become the daily life of the majority

Horizon firmly believes that only by embarking on a journey together with the widest range of partners can we continuously lower the technological threshold and jointly pave the way for intelligent technology to "fly into ordinary people's homes" for universal benefit. From Journey 2 to Journey 6, in five years, the cumulative shipment volume of Horizon Journey family chips has exceeded 10 million sets. Looking ahead to the next 3 to 5 years, Horizon looks forward to working together with all ecological partners to reach the next milestone of "mass production of HSD urban assisted driving solution".