WUXI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2026--
QCraft and Qualcomm gave attendees at the 2026 Qualcomm Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit the opportunity to experience QCraft’s urban NOA (Navigate-on-Autopilot) solution in SA8650P-equipped production vehicles, marking a key step toward global mass production in 2026.
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Held June 5, the summit marked the latest milestone since QCraft and Qualcomm formed a strategic partnership in September 2025. In under a year, QCraft has completed development and on-road validation of highway and urban NOA on Qualcomm’s SA8775P and SA8650P platforms, with global delivery planned for 2026. A higher-compute solution based on Qualcomm’s QAM8797P platform is now in joint development.
During the summit’s live urban test rides, SA8650P-equipped vehicles handled unprotected left turns, mixed pedestrian-vehicle traffic, tunnels, transitions between main and side roads and congested maneuvering with smooth, human-like control. “QCraft’s development on the Snapdragon Ride™ platform has entered the fast lane toward mass production,” said CTO Dr. Dong Li, who delivered a keynote on the shift “from autonomous driving to general-purpose physical AI.”
Mass production at scale
QCraft’s QPilot assisted-driving solution has now shipped on nearly 30 production models, with more than 50 additional models expected in 2026. Across its fleet, the system has supported more than 3.5 billion user-driven kilometers and over 100 million parking-assist uses, while maintaining an AEB false-trigger rate of less than once per 500,000 kilometers. QCraft estimates the technology helps users avoid more than 146,000 potential accidents each year, underscoring the company’s focus on bringing safe, scalable assisted driving from technical validation to mass-market deployment.
World models and reinforcement learning
In his keynote, Dr. Li said the industry has reached an inflection point toward general-purpose physical AI, with world models and reinforcement learning as the essential bridge. He detailed QCraft’s cloud-based world model, which offers controllable, physics-aligned video generation; a zero-shot engine that uses natural language to synthesize long-tail and adverse-weather scenarios on command; and low-cost closed-loop simulation for continuous reinforcement learning. The approach, he said, lets AI develop “defensive driving instincts” for proactive safety. “Safety will always be our highest priority,” he added.
QCraft is Collaborating with Qualcomm to Build a New Generation of Intelligent Driving Solutions.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
The new U.S. assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end the war again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted global energy supplies and sent oil prices higher. The American attack appeared more intense and wider than the day before, but Iran released little information on the extent of the damage.
Kuwait closed its airspace for several hours because of the Thursday morning attack, but did not elaborate on any damage. Jordan said it intercepted 20 Iranian missiles fired toward an area that is home to an air base hosting U.S. troops, though no one was hurt.
And in Bahrain, the Interior Ministry said an 11-year-old girl had been hurt and cars and homes were damaged by “falling debris” from interceptions responding to the Iranian attack.
The third back-and-forth strikes this week have tested a two-month shaky ceasefire. The first were attacks between Iran and Israel on Sunday into Monday, followed by the two rounds of fire between America and Tehran. Meanwhile, an Indian official confirmed Thursday that a U.S. attack on an oil tanker allegedly trying to violate the Iran blockade killed three Indian mariners, showing the danger to seafarers.
Trump has urged Iran to sign a deal to end the war and suggested earlier this week that an agreement could be reached in days.
But Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing. It is betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passageway for oil and natural gas — gives it a strong bargaining chip.
Still, both countries seem to be looking for a way to end the conflict — if they can manage to sell it as a win at home.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also appears intent on pursuing goals that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran’s theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
The U.S. Central Command said its latest round of airstrikes ended just before sunrise Thursday in Iran. The military command said the strikes came “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression” and targeted “Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites.” It did not elaborate on the damage done by the strikes, which it said were carried out by the U.S. Air Force, Marines and Navy.
Explosions from the strikes echoed around Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as the port city of Bandar Abbas and other southern areas along the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard later said sites hit by the Americans included a manufacturing complex, a military barracks and a local Guard base outside of Tehran.
Israel early Thursday also warned residents in the country's north to seek shelter after the detection of suspected incoming fire from Lebanon.
Since the U.S. and Israel started the war with Feb. 28 attacks on Iran, the conflict has shaken the global economy, driven up energy prices and made food and other basics more expensive.
The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up more than 25% since the start of the war.
Trump said the U.S. military has since last month undertaken a “secret mission” to sneak oil shipments past Iran’s forces in the Strait of Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment.
Trump said as a result more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran’s chokehold on the strait. There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.
The military’s role was not immediately clear. The U.S. Central Command on Wednesday disputed Iran’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, saying commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out.
But the seas remain dangerous for mariners. Indian Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on X that three Indians missing after the American attack on the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello had been killed. The U.S. military’s Central Command had accused the Settebello of having “violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran.” American forces fired into the ship’s engine room to stop it Wednesday.
The leader of the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, condemned the attack on the Settebello. Since the start of the Iran war, there have been 43 attacks on international shipping in the area, the IMO said.
Another tanker near where the Settebello had been struck off Oman experienced an engine room fire on Thursday morning as well, according to the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Operations center. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the blaze, though initial suspicion fell on another U.S. attack.
Wary of high gas prices in the run-up to midterm elections in November, Trump seems to be looking for a quick win. But he is also making demands that will be tough for Iran to swallow.
The U.S. wants to see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. While Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, that uranium is a short technical step from weapons-grade levels.
Iran is refusing to give up the uranium and demanding relief from sanctions. It also wants the release of frozen assets even before a final agreement is in place, something Trump rejected.
Iran has insisted that any deal to end the war must also end fighting between its ally Hezbollah and Israel.
A Qatari diplomatic delegation, negotiating in coordination with the U.S., left Tehran on Thursday morning after holding talks, said an official with knowledge of the team who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the mediation.
Price and Toropin reported from Washington. Associated Press journalist Victoria Eastwood in Cairo contributed to this report.
A woman adjusts her headscarf as she crosses an intersection in northern Tehran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man runs past burning cars following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A cleric checks his cell phone on stage in front of a screen displaying portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
