Horizon Robotics' HSD Urban Driving System Launches in Xingtu ET5 SUV

August 31, 2025

Details

  • Chery’s Xingtu ET5 SUV debuted at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 29, 2025, as the first production vehicle equipped with Horizon Robotics’ HSD urban assisted driving system and Journey 6P chip.
  • The collaboration stems from a strategic partnership between Horizon Robotics, a key player in smart driving solutions, and Chery, which began in 2021 and has already extended to several models in Chery’s lineup.
  • HSD leverages an end-to-end architecture with reinforcement learning, designed for human-like assisted driving performance across city streets, highways, rural routes, and parking, with the Journey 6P chip providing minimal processing delay from sensor input to trajectory output.
  • This milestone marks Horizon Robotics’ shift from development to large-scale deployment, building on more than 10 million cumulative production units and strengthening its leadership in China’s intelligent driving market.
  • The Xingtu ET5 is slated for official market launch in November 2025, with additional Chery vehicles set to adopt the HSD system, aiming to accelerate nationwide implementation of advanced assisted driving technologies.

Impact

The debut of Horizon Robotics' HSD system in a mass-market SUV underscores China's drive to advance domestic autonomous driving technologies. Competing with global leaders like Tesla, this move highlights China's push for homegrown solutions tailored to local driving environments. It signals the country’s ambition to rapidly scale intelligent mobility while reducing reliance on international tech suppliers.

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