SAIC Motor Timeline

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2026-07-19 - Market Signal - SAIC Mobility starts purpose-built Robotaxi vehicle project - SAIC Mobility announced the project at WAIC 2026 on July 19 and said it had entered substantive development. SAIC Motor will manufacture the vehicle, an unnamed autonomous-driving supplier will provide the driving system, and SAIC Mobility will define the… - source: finance.sina.com.cn
2026-03-27 - Deployment - SAIC Motor deploys humanoid robot on vehicle battery production line - SAIC Motor deployed an embodied-intelligence humanoid robot on a battery production line for Buick's Electra E7 SUV. The robot was reported for operations including cell picking and loading. - source: marklines.com
2023-07-07 - Partnership - Hesai wins a multi-model SAIC ADAS lidar award - Hesai’s design win will be the first application of its AT128 lidar in SAIC’s commercial vehicle models, providing key perception data for these intelligent driving systems. The new models will be equipped with Hesai’s automotive – grade, ultra – high… - source: hesaitech.com
2021-12-08 - Deployment - SAIC Mobility begins robotaxi operations with RoboSense lidar suite - The project placed its first 20 robotaxis into operation in Jiading on December 8, 2021. SAIC Motor's AI Laboratory and Momenta provided the integrated autonomous-driving hardware and software solution. RoboSense supplied the 128-beam main lidar and two… - source: robosense.ai