On April 23, PATEO (02889) issued a voluntary announcement revealing a series of in-depth collaborations with a leading OEM new energy vehicle manufacturer and NVIDIA (NVDA). The company is accelerating the transition of "large model integration in vehicles" from technical validation to mass production, achieving substantial progress in the implementation of AI-powered automotive large models and the application of high-performance computing platforms.
As the automotive industry's intelligent transformation moves from "feature accumulation" to "AI-defined vehicles," the demand for onboard AI computing power is growing exponentially with the critical phase of L3/L4 advanced autonomous driving deployment. While "edge-cloud collaboration" has become an industry consensus, two major bottlenecks persist at the edge side: fixed computing capacity of existing automotive chips struggles to support continuous iteration of complex functions like AI Agents, while pruned and quantized models face performance limitations in accurately handling emerging scenarios.
Recognizing this trend, PATEO has translated technical foresight into production action. According to the latest cooperation disclosure, the company will develop vehicle-side large model solutions based on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor accelerated computing platform, deploying AI BOXes to provide high-performance computing support for next-generation AI model deployment in vehicles. This makes PATEO the first AI application company globally with integrated hardware-software capabilities to cooperate with the chip giant on mass production cases.
The collaboration not only aligns with PATEO's strategic positioning as an integrated "software-hardware-chip-cloud" automotive and mobile terminal solution provider and ecosystem builder centered on AI technology, but also establishes a solid technical and ecological foundation for global smart driving solutions. This marks PATEO's third deep collaboration with top-tier chip leaders following partnerships with Qualcomm and Huawei, collectively defining next-generation AI agent applications to fuel the AI evolution of smart vehicles.
Concurrently, PATEO received a project designation from a leading OEM new energy automaker for its new-generation intelligent vehicle model. This project represents the world's first commercial AI application case where PATEO leads the provision of integrated AI BOX solutions, achieving deep coupling between ByteDance's general AI model and PATEO's edge-side model built on years of vehicle-side user operation experience.
The designation confirms substantial progress in PATEO's AI automotive model implementation and high-performance computing platform applications. The company and project partners are already exploring cutting-edge scenarios including "Physical AI," "AI Agents," and "Emotional AI Agents," while pioneering innovative business models like computing power subscriptions and vehicle-side token billing, positioning PATEO as a global leader in the "vehicle-side token economy."
Regarding the dual collaborations, PATEO emphasized the high versatility of its NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor partnership, noting that AI BOX solutions deployed on this platform can be rapidly implemented across mainstream automakers' smart vehicle projects. As the solution expands across brands and models, the industry will gain mature technical support for large-scale adoption of next-generation AI agent applications, accelerating the smart vehicle industry's transition to an "AI-defined" era.
The NVIDIA collaboration also advances PATEO's globalization strategy. The company has maintained rapid international expansion, securing a strategic partnership with Porsche in September 2025 to co-develop next-generation infotainment systems for the Chinese market, with deliveries expected by 2026. Additional models with international OEMs have been added, with products certified in over 100 countries ahead of launches in high-growth regions including Australia, Southeast Asia, South America, and the Middle East.
From chip giants to global automakers, technological breakthroughs to ecosystem synergy, and domestic leadership to global competition, PATEO is leveraging AI as its engine—supported by deep technical conversion capabilities, mass production experience, and automotive-grade quality management systems—to strengthen its core position in the smart vehicle supply chain and AI application landscape. Driven by premiumization and globalization, the company is rapidly evolving into a key player in the "AI-defined vehicle" era.
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