Zhou Shiyin: The ultimate goal of any connection between mechanical and electronic devices may be embodied intelligence.

Zhou Shijing, Deputy Dean of First Automobile Research Institute and CEO of Jiuzhang Platform, stated at the 2025 New Energy Smart Car New Quality Development Forum, "Everyone thinks that if we don't focus on embodied intelligence and just work on AI, there will be no future. Many colleagues in the industry who used to work on automated driving have switched to robotics this year. There are still some small investment amounts available in this field, while there is no longer much investment in automated driving." Therefore, she pointed out that any connection between mechanical and electronic devices may ultimately lead to embodied intelligence.