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Horizon Robotics CEO: Car Chips, Mind-Off Driving and China's Speed

30 Sep 2026 · 47 min · S1 E288

Horizon Robotics CEO: Car Chips, Mind-Off Driving and China's Speed

Who makes the brain inside a self-driving car? Nicolai Tangen sits down with Dr. Kai Yu, founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics, the company supplying the chips and software behind one in three intelligent cars on Chinese roads. They discuss why he never wanted to build a car of his own, the competition in a market that launched 580 new models in six months, and the road to hands-off driving by 2028 and fully mind-off cars by 2035. Kai Yu also shares his Zen philosophy of focus and why he believes robots will hand freedom back to humans. Tune in!

In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New episodes every Wednesday, and don't miss our weekly wrap-up on Friday’s.

The production team for this episode includes Isabelle Karlsson and PLAN-B's Guttorm Andreasen and Håkon Klemsdal. Background research was conducted by Simran Sahajpal.

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