2026-08-13
IAT and CAAM Jointly Release Industry’s First White Paper on AI Agent-Powered Automotive R&D
The 2026 China Auto Forum, opened in Jiading, Shanghai, on July 22, 2026, under the theme of “New Start, New Opportunities, New Journey – Jointly Drawing a New Blueprint for High-Quality Development of the Automotive Industry”. At the forum, the “White Paper on AI Agent-Enabled Automotive R&D and Design – From Tool Assistance to AI-Native Development (2026)” was officially released, co-compiled by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) and IAT Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., with participation from automakers including FAW, Changan, BAIC, Chery, GWM, Li Auto and NIO. It is the first industry white paper in China’s automotive R&D sector focused on AI agent-empowered R&D and design, and systematically lays out a complete pathway for automotive R&D to evolve from tool-assisted to AI-native models.