Chery has laid out a sweeping technology roadmap through 2035, unveiling a self-developed chip family, a solid-state battery, a megawatt-scale charging system and an L4-level Robotaxi at its annual global innovation conference in Wuhu, according to Chinese outlet Sina Auto.
Chairman Yin Tongyue framed the shift in stark terms, calling Chery a "high-tech innovation company disguised as a carmaker." The company's Yaoguang 2035 strategy, presented by CTO Gao Xinhua, rests on what Chery calls "one technology foundation and four freedoms" - covering mobility, energy, food and daily life - and marks a move from traditional carmaker toward an AI-driven global technology company.
Chip, model and battery push
Central to the strategy is CheryMind, a vertical foundation model built for what Chery calls "physical AI." The company says the model is backed by 700TB of enterprise knowledge, 200PB of engineering data and 25 million clips of driving data, and is already used more than 60,000 times daily by employees across 200-plus business scenarios.
Chery also released its Ziwei chip family, designed in-house for vehicle and AI applications. The Ziwei S1500 silicon carbide chip reaches 99.6% efficiency and operates at up to 200°C, while the Ziwei C100 is a vehicle-grade chip tailored for on-device deployment of 100-billion-parameter physical world models. The company says the chips mark a shift from stacking features to native AI-driven development.
On batteries, Chery said its solid-state cell achieves an energy density of 400Wh/kg and operates between -40°C and 100°C, surviving a 200°C hot-box test. A pilot production line is expected to enter service in 2027.
Charging, Robotaxi and eVTOL
Chery and battery partner CATL unveiled a fast-charging system called Xunlong Miaochong that supports 1,500A current at 1.44MW system power, adding 500km of range in five minutes. The company also showed an 11-22kW wireless charging pad for automated valet parking scenarios, and a V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology it says is the industry's first commercially deployed AC solution, allowing owners to earn from electricity price differences. Chery plans 20,000 V2G stations globally by 2029, starting in Shanghai, Hefei, Guangzhou and Wuhu.
In autonomous driving, Chery unveiled what it calls the industry's first natively front-fitted Robotaxi designed for global markets, supporting L4 autonomy with a six-layer safety architecture. The company targets 100,000 vehicles in global operation by 2030. It also showed the Lingxiao series of eVTOL aircraft, including a two-seat model with a 120km/h cruise speed and over 60 minutes of endurance, and a five-seat tilt-rotor version with a top speed of 350km/h and a range exceeding 1,000km.
Chery also introduced a new 8D intelligent cockpit built on an AIOS architecture that coordinates chassis, cabin, driver assistance and powertrain domains, and said its electric agricultural machinery cuts energy costs by 74%. The company deepened ties with the University of Science and Technology of China by launching a "2050 Future Academy" for talent and frontier research.
