Research insight: Robotaxis, AI chips and shared platforms accelerate AIDV commercialization

DIGITIMES Intelligence observed at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) that AI is rapidly reshaping the direction of the automotive industry. Competition in vehicle intelligence is shifting from software-defined vehicle (SDV) function integration towards the development of AI-defined vehicle (AIDV) capabilities, extending automakers’ competitive focus from software architecture to AI models, computing platforms, and ecosystem integration.

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CSCC opens Pingtung R&D center to target battery, semiconductor supply chains

China Steel Chemical Corporation has opened a new research and development center at its Pingtung plant as it expands into lithium battery anode materials, advanced carbon materials, and isostatic graphite. The move has implications beyond Taiwan, as global demand rises for electric vehicles, energy storage systems, AI servers, and semiconductor materials.

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Lite-On adds two major CSP customers as AI revenue tops 30%, targets 30% margin longer term

Lite-On Technology delivered record profitability in the second quarter of 2026, with gross margin reaching 27.2%, up 5.1% from a year earlier. President Anson Chiu said the company has secured two additional cloud service provider (CSP) customers in 2026 and remains highly confident that second-half performance will exceed the first half.

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TCL Technology to take full ownership of TCL CSOT

TCL Technology Group plans to pay CNY9.32 billion (approx. US$1.38 billion) for the 45% of China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology it does not already own, according to the registration-stage draft of the company’s share-issue-and-cash asset purchase report, dated July 2026. The sellers are three Guangdong state-linked shareholders: Hengjian Investment (25.00%), Chengfa Investment (7.50%) and Science City Investment (12.50%).

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