Horizon Partners with Beidou Zhilian and Botic to Advance Integrated Cockpit-Driving Solutions

On April 22, Horizon Robotics and Beidou Zhilian signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will integrate their full-stack “AI + Beidou” technological capabilities with a single-chip central computing architecture to jointly develop next-generation intelligent vehicle solutions that are highly integrated, high-performing, and cost-effective. Beidou Zhilian has become one of the first strategic partners for Horizon’s Starry cockpit-and-driving-fusion vehicle intelligence chip solution and will be the first to adopt this chip platform. Leveraging a single-chip integrated design, they aim to break down the traditional hardware barriers between intelligent driving and cockpit domains, achieving unified computing power allocation and deep functional integration. In this collaboration, Beidou Zhilian will combine its technological strengths in Beidou high-precision positioning, intelligent cockpits, AI Agents, intelligent connected vehicle terminals, and automotive-grade system integration with the computing power of the Starry chip. Together, they will conduct joint R&D focused on scenarios such as multimodal interaction, cockpit-driving collaborative control, and end-cloud integrated services, delivering a complete solution covering hardware adaptation, middleware development, and upper-layer application ecosystems—helping automakers significantly shorten development cycles. According to estimates, this solution can reduce per-vehicle hardware costs by RMB 1,500 to RMB 4,000 through unified computing resource pooling and localized hardware design. Additionally, Horizon Robotics has also partnered with Pateo Connect+, which has become one of the first customers to sign on for the Starry chip. The two companies will collaborate in four key areas: 1) Jointly developing a cost-effective, domestically produced integrated cockpit-and-driving solution and accelerating its mass production on flagship models from mainstream automakers; 2) Deepening synergy between intelligent driving and intelligent cockpits to enhance the vehicle’s cross-modal understanding, continuous planning, and full-scenario adaptive capabilities, advancing cars toward intelligent agent platforms, with deployment on affordable models and in overseas markets; 3) Co-building a highly reliable, low-latency, and tightly coordinated robotic intelligent control system to expand applications in smart mobility, home, and commercial services; 4) Sharing domestic and international customer resources, jointly formulating global expansion strategies, and developing localized, globally scalable supply solutions tailored to regional market needs.