(Yicai) Jan. 19 -- Chery Automobile is sending employees to the United States to try Tesla's Full-Self Driving that integrates Grok artificial intelligence assistant and identify gaps with the Chinese carmaker's smart cockpit and driving capabilities to quickly catch up, according to its chairman.

AI brings intelligence to humanity and is the core force that gives rise to new forms of intelligence, Yin Tongyue said at the Chery Automobile AI Night on Jan. 17. All industries, especially the auto one, must be restructured by AI, he noted, adding that the carmaker will spare no effort embracing the techology and take vehicles as the foundation to promote the full extension of AI into the physical world.

Chery showed its all-domain AI strategic tech blueprint at the event themed "Technology With AI," including its core AI achievements such as the super AI smart agent Xiaoqi Tongxue, Falcon Intelligent Driving, Lingxi Intelligent Cabin, and Mojia Robot.

The Falcon Intelligent Driving series is evolving, with plans to be equipped on more than 35 models this year to accelerate the popularization of high-level intelligent driving, Chery said.

However, due to the rapid development of AI, the highly integrated development of the tech and the auto industry still faces three significant challenges, Yin pointed out. The first is safety, which, for products like vehicles that concern life safety, is the first verification barrier that must be overcome, he noted.

The second is law and ethics, with how to form an AI governance framework that conforms to human values being the first problem that the industry must solve, Yin added. The third is quality management, he said, adding that it is necessary to set up a new quality management logic that is suitable for AI research and development to ensure the stability, reliability, and traceability of the AI system throughout its life cycle.

What lies behind AI computing power is high-performance chips and energy, Yin noted. With the explosive growth of global computing power, there will inevitably be a huge demand for energy and chip infrastructure in China, he stressed.

Chery has established a chip research institute and a green energy company, while also participating in some newer energy tech to develop AI chips and provide energy for computing power, Yin said, noting that he hopes humans will shift from pursuing travel freedom to seeking computing power and energy freedom.

Editor: Martin Kadiev