On Oct 30, CCTV reported that autonomous-driving chip maker XHEART launched its next-generation chip X7 Ultra in Suzhou, turning the "LLM-defined chip" concept into silicon; the company also disclosed that its first chip, the X7, has shipped more than 200,000 units, and laid out goals for the next-generation X9.
The Paper framed the launch as the arrival of the "LLM-defined chip": silicon no longer competes on raw TOPS but is co-designed with the architectures of driving models, with volume production accelerating in step. Sina Finance confirmed that CXMT, the memory maker, took part in XHEART's strategic funding round — a clear signal of supply-chain alignment.
At the same event, Momenta previewed its R7 Ultra world model, per Gasgoo — with "Ultra" now naming both a chip and a model, a hardware-software co-design narrative is taking shape across the industry. The commercial validation is stacking up too: with the X7 past 200,000 units shipped, the second product inherits a ready design-win channel.
Autonomous-driving silicon competition is shifting from spec sheets to model co-design. Whether the X7 Ultra can replicate the X7's shipment curve depends on the pace of automaker design wins — that, not the launch event, is the number to watch.