Overview
- Carizon, the joint venture between VW’s Cariad and China’s Horizon Robotics, will design a processor to handle camera and sensor data for automated driving.
- Volkswagen is targeting Level 3 capability with an expected delivery window of three to five years.
- Cariad board member Peter Bosch said this will be Carizon’s first hardware project, expanding beyond software.
- CEO Oliver Blume announced the plan at Shanghai’s China International Import Expo.
- The decision comes during supply disruptions linked to Nexperia export restrictions and rising competition from Chinese automakers under heightened safety scrutiny.