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The AI Box built jointly by ModelBest, Wutong Technology, and Intel has been delivered as an optional configuration on the Changan Deepal L06. The AI Box provides cockpit computing power in the form of a pluggable modular compute node, and is equipped with a 4B VLM model and multiple on-device models. According to a 36Kr AI report, this product took only three months from its debut in July to front-installation mass production in October. The report also noted that in August 2026, the penetration rate of intelligent cockpits in domestic passenger vehicles reached 87.5%, but high-end chips such as the Qualcomm 8295 remain concentrated in models priced above 200,000 yuan, while mainstream models priced around 100,000 yuan and below mainly use the Qualcomm 8155.
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After the democratization of smart driving, why can't cockpit compute be democratized?
After the democratization of smart driving, cockpit compute is still hard to democratize: in August 2026, the penetration rate of smart cockpits in domestic passenger cars reached 87.5%, but high-end chips such as Qualcomm 8295 are concentrated in models priced above 200,000 yuan, while mainstream models priced around 100,000 yuan or below still mainly use Qualcomm 8155. The AI Box built by ModelBest in collaboration with Wutong Technology and Intel offers a solution through pluggable modular compute nodes; it has already been delivered as an option on the Changan Deepal L06, carrying a 4B VLM model and multiple on-device models, going from its July debut to October front-installation mass production in just three months.