https://it-news.uk/tags/waic-2026/ Recent content in Waic-2026 on IT News Hugo en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/qianli-tech-waic-2026-asd-50-step-aos/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/qianli-tech-waic-2026-asd-50-step-aos/ <p>WAIC 2026 kicked off in Shanghai this week, and Qianli Technology used the stage to lay out its next moves in automotive AI — from a major autonomous driving update to plans for bringing full-fledged AI agents into vehicles.</p> <p>The company released a technical preview of ASD 4.1, its upcoming autonomous driving system, built around three improvements. The headline feature is zero-disconnect Door-to-Door (D2D) driving — meaning the system can navigate from a basement garage through city streets and into suburban roads without handing control back to the driver. A single navigation destination handles the whole route.</p> <p>ASD 4.1 also gets a deeper semantic understanding layer powered by a physical AI large model. The system can now identify small animals, specialized vehicles, and pedestrians who need extra caution, then adjust its driving behavior accordingly. The third piece is deeper cockpit-to-driving integration: voice commands can directly control the vehicle, and the system proactively interprets the driver&rsquo;s intent to act on it. Qianli Technology says ASD 5.0 is on track for a year-end release.</p>