Weilai Automobile announced its entry into the intelligent field of intelligence and formed a team of about 20 people to develop a machine dog project, led by the former Momenta algorithm expert. This marks the acceleration of the intelligent layout of the automotive industry, and has poured into this huge market. With its advantages of stability, flexibility, and bearing capacity, the four -foot machine dogs show the broad application prospects in the fields of power inspection, fire rescue, etc., and the market size is expected to reach hundreds of billions of yuan. Weilai's cautious layout also reflects the characteristics of the intelligent technology in the early stage and complex application scenarios.
Weilai Automobile officially entered the field of intelligence. According to "21 Auto", Weilai has formed a team of about 20 people to develop a machine dog project. It was led by the former Momenta algorithm expert and the current member of the driving team.
According to industry analysis, compared to the two -foot robot, the four -foot machine dogs have obvious advantages in terms of stability, flexibility and bearing capacity, and are more suitable for operating in complex terrain. At present, machine dogs have shown broad application prospects in the fields of power inspection, process industry, fire rescue and national defense military, and the potential market size is expected to reach hundreds of billions of yuan.
The automotive industry's intelligent layout is accelerating. Tesla launched the humanoid robot "Optimus Prime" in 2022, with its FSD autonomous driving system sharing technology; Xiaopeng Automobile established "Pengxing Smart" after the acquisition of Dogotix, and launched AI robot Iron in 2024; It is said that it will enter the field of humanoid robots after solving the L4 -level autonomous driving problem. In addition, traditional car companies such as GAC Group, BYD, Chery, and Selis are also actively deploying.
Experts point out that autonomous driving and body intelligence are high in the algorithm architecture of "perception-decision-regulatory", and technology can be reused. In the past year, no less than 60 financing in the field of intelligence has exceeded 5 billion yuan, which has become an investment hotspot. However, because the intelligent technology of the body is still in the early stages and the application scenarios are more complicated, Weilai's layout seems more cautious.
Weilai entered the field of intelligence, which is the epitome of actively embracing emerging technologies in the automotive industry. In the future, it is worth looking forward to. It also indicates that intelligent technology will usher in a wider range of applications and faster iterative upgrades. Its development direction and market performance will have a profound impact on the entire industry.