NOVEMBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK8NEWSROOMChinese autonomous vehicle developer Neolix has raised over US$600 million in a Series D funding round, marking the largest private investment in China's autonomous-driving sector.The round was led by UAE-based Stone Venture, with participation from Gaocheng Capital, Centurium Capital affiliates, CDH VGC, Zhaoxi Capital, and the Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund.Founded in 2018, Neolix specializes in autonomous delivery vehicles designed for urban logistics, serving campuses, business districts, and residential areas across China. The company announced it has produced over 10,000 vehicles as of September 2025 and is nearing breakeven with 1,000+ monthly sales.The fresh capital will accelerate R&D, product development, and the expansion of its service network domestically and internationally. Neolix's vehicles are now authorized to operate in 103 Chinese cities, covering over 80 percent of major logistics hubs.China's autonomous delivery market sold 12,000 units in H1 2025, with projections exceeding 30,000 for the full year, positioning Neolix as a market leader. The company's Abu Dhabi partnership, which secured an unmanned logistics license, signals plans to expand into the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe.This milestone underscores Neolix's growing role in reshaping smart logistics, urban automation, and AI-driven mobility worldwide. ByteDance's Seed team has announced Seed3D 1.0, a 3D generative AI model that advances world simulation and embodied intelligence.The model converts 2D images into high-fidelity 3D assets suitable for physics simulations and robotics environments. Compatible with Nvidia's Isaac Sim, Seed3D can produce geometrically accurate and texture-rich models that align closely with input images, outperforming several existing methods.The model supports real-world scaling using a vision-language model, and can assemble full 3D scenes by combining multiple objects based on spatial cues in the source images. Tests showed that the generated assets retain fine details necessary for realistic robotic manipulation and digital twin applications.Although ByteDance offers cloud-based API access, key commercial details--such as pricing, export formats (USD, glTF, FBX), and SLA specifications--remain undisclosed, suggesting it is still positioned as a research prototype.Industry analysts see major potential for systems integrators and robotics consultancies. Seed3D could power image-to-simulation workflows for Isaac Sim users in industrial robotics, logistics, and warehouse automation.By combining Seed3D with tools like MagicArticulate for rigging and Puppeteer for animation, service providers could deliver automated pipelines that turn product photos into simulation-ready environments--accelerating development of AI-driven robotics and digital twin systems. NEOLIX RAISES $600M TO EXPAND AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY FLEETBYTEDANCE UNVEILS SEED3D 1.0 FOR AI-DRIVEN 3D SIMULATION· Neolix raises $600M in largest private autonomous driving deal· Over 10,000 autonomous delivery vehicles produced to date· Expanding into Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe· ByteDance launches Seed3D 1.0 for AI-based 3D asset creation· Integrates with NVIDIA Isaac Sim for robotics and simulation use· Enables systems integrators to build image-to-simulation workflows
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