Nio will host its Nio IN 2026 innovation and technology day on November 25 in Guangzhou, sharing its approach to building an AI-native organization and unveiling new AI-powered cockpit and assisted driving products. The event returns after a two-year gap and precedes the 2026 Guangzhou Auto Show, where Nio plans to launch a special edition of its third-generation ES8 SUV.
Nio will hold its Nio IN 2026 innovation and technology day on November 25 in Guangzhou. Credit: Nio
Nio will share its insights on building an AI-native organization, and unveil new AI-powered cockpit and assisted driving products.
The tech day event is returning after a 1-year hiatus in 2025, with the previous edition held in July 2024.
Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) will hold its Nio IN 2026 innovation and technology day on November 25 in Guangzhou, showcasing the Chinese EV maker's latest research and development progress in artificial intelligence (AI).
Nio said in a statement on Wednesday that it will share its insights and practices in building an AI-native organization at the event, as well as launch new AI-driven smart cockpit and smart assisted driving products.
This marks the return of the technology-focused event after a 2-year gap, as it was not held in 2025.
The previous Nio IN event took place in Shanghai on July 27, 2024, when Nio announced the successful tape-out of its 5-nm smart driving chip Shenji NX9031 and launched the SkyOS vehicle operating system, the second-generation Nio Phone, and the Nio World Model (NWM) for smart driving.
The choice of Guangzhou for the upcoming event comes just ahead of the 2026 Guangzhou Auto Show, which opens in the city on November 27.
This year's Guangzhou Auto Show will run from November 27 to December 6, with the first day serving as the media day when automakers typically roll out new models.
Nio plans to launch a special edition of its battery electric SUV, the third-generation ES8, at the Guangzhou Auto Show, local media outlet Auto Home reported on Tuesday.
Nio has significantly increased its strategic investment in AI this year.
William Li, the company's founder, chairman, and CEO, said in an internal speech in January that Nio had established an AGI committee to drive the deep application of AI across various business lines — including smart driving, R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain — to enhance product competitiveness and operational efficiency.
In May, the committee launched the "Nio AGI Superstar Program" targeting universities globally to recruit top talent for key research areas including foundation models for the physical world, end-to-end smart assisted driving, the NOMI in-car voice assistant based on persistent memory, and the SkyOS system.
On the underlying hardware front, Nio's chip subsidiary GeniTech Co Ltd (Shenji), which was spun off in June 2025, is also accelerating commercialization and expanding into AI scenarios beyond automobiles.
At the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC 2026) in July, the unit showcased a chip lineup including the NX9031X, NX9031U, and NX9031C, covering the 3 areas of smart assisted driving, embodied intelligence, and agent inference.
Among them, the high-end NX9031X chip has been deployed across the entire model lineups of the Nio and Onvo brands, with cumulative shipments exceeding 300,000 units as of July.
Li said at an earnings media briefing in early September that Nio is essentially not just an automaker, but also an AI and energy company, adding that the capital market has yet to fully recognize the value of its full-stack technologies, AI capabilities, and energy network.
As it prepares for the tech day and new product launches at the Auto Show, Nio's overall delivery growth has recently faced pressure.
The company delivered 34,246 vehicles in October, down 15.23% year-on-year, ending 31 consecutive months of year-on-year growth; cumulative deliveries for the first 10 months of the year reached 334,547 units, up 38.46% year-on-year.
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