SeeWay.ai Strengthens Autonomous Driving Platform With Phigent Robotics Acquisition

SeeWay.ai announced a strategic move to accelerate its autonomous driving platform roadmap by subscribing to newly issued shares of Beijing Phigent Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. for CNY 250 million, alongside acquiring full ownership of Phigent Robotics’ intelligent driving subsidiary. Following the transaction, SeeWay.ai becomes the largest shareholder with a 39.14% stake, securing long-term influence over autonomous driving technology development.
Following completion, the reorganized Phigent Robotics will operate as the core autonomous driving platform for SeeWay.ai, consolidating intelligent driving development, validation, and industrialization under a unified structure. This integration reflects SeeWay.ai’s intent to strengthen vertical control over advanced driver assistance and autonomous technologies.
Autonomous Driving Platform Strategy Focused on Scale and Flexibility
The autonomous driving platform developed by Phigent Robotics spans a wide performance spectrum, addressing entry-level assisted driving through to advanced urban autonomy. Its solutions are designed for both conventional internal combustion vehicles and electric vehicles, enabling OEMs to deploy consistent software architectures across mixed propulsion portfolios.
Key characteristics of the platform include:

• Hardware-agnostic design supporting multiple chip ecosystems
• Modular software architecture enabling staged feature upgrades
• Scalable computing requirements aligned with cost and performance targets

This flexibility is critical as automakers seek to balance regulatory readiness, cost control, and feature differentiation.
PhiGo Pro Enables Cost-Efficient Urban and Highway Automation
PhiGo Pro represents the platform’s mainstream offering and is built on Horizon Robotics’ Journey 6E processor. It supports intelligent driving functions across expressway and urban environments while maintaining low system complexity.
The solution is applicable to:

• Passenger cars using conventional powertrains
• Battery electric vehicles targeting mass-market adoption

By combining perception, planning, and control within an optimized computing envelope, PhiGo Pro enables OEMs to deploy advanced features without excessive hardware costs.
PhiGo Pro+ Advances End-to-End Urban Navigation
PhiGo Pro+ extends the autonomous driving platform with an end-to-end architecture layered on top of a BEV-based perception framework. This approach enables City Navigate on Autopilot functionality while operating within limited computing budgets.
The design philosophy focuses on:

• Reducing system latency through unified model inference
• Improving urban scene understanding with fewer hardware dependencies
• Supporting smoother transitions between assisted and automated driving modes

This makes PhiGo Pro+ suitable for dense city traffic environments where efficiency and reliability are essential.
PhiGo Max Targets Level 3-Ready Urban Autonomy
At the high end of the portfolio, PhiGo Max delivers an all-domain urban autonomous driving platform designed for advanced applications. It adopts a single-stage end-to-end architecture that integrates multi-modal cognitive reasoning with world-model-based prediction and decision-making.
The system leverages:

• Dual high-performance computing chips
• Aggregate computing power exceeding 1,000 TOPS
• Architecture prepared for future Level 3 autonomous driving upgrades

This positions PhiGo Max as a long-term solution for OEMs planning progressive automation strategies.
Mass Production Readiness and Tier-2 Supplier Role
Several solutions within the autonomous driving platform have already been nominated for mass production by leading new energy vehicle manufacturers. Under the new structure, Phigent Robotics will function as a Tier-2 supplier to SeeWay.ai, providing R&D and industrialization support.
Its responsibilities include:

• Development and production for Horizon Robotics-based platforms
• Parallel support for Qualcomm-powered intelligent driving systems
• Delivery of integrated software-hardware solutions across multiple performance tiers

This operational model strengthens SeeWay.ai’s ability to serve diverse OEM requirements while maintaining technology consistency.