Sources say Pakistan sought $10 billion from the United States after mediating talks with Iran.

Volkswagen Group China is accelerating L3 and L4 autonomous-driving development through deeper AI cooperation with Horizon Robotics. Deliveries of L3 autonomous-driving capability are planned to begin as early as H2 next year.

Chengdu municipal government issued an AI+ Action Plan directing stepped-up R&D in general-purpose technologies and targeted work on core autonomous-driving capabilities — sensor fusion/perception, driving decision-making and precise vehicle control — to close technical gaps. The plan prioritizes development of smart cockpits, vehicle operating systems and in-vehicle terminals, and calls for deep AI integration across full-vehicle R&D to accelerate automakers’ development and mass production of L3 and above intelligent connected vehicles.