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Aug 21, 2026
Nio autonomous driving chief Ren Shaoqing reportedly founds embodied robotics startup
Ren Shaoqing, Nio's senior vice president of autonomous driving, has reportedly launched an embodied robotics company that may already have secured funding. The move follows similar exits by former Xpeng and Li Auto autonomous driving chiefs, highlighting a broader talent shift from automotive AI into embodied intelligence.
Sarah Mitchell