Black Sesame Smart (02533) debuted at the 2025 Hong Kong Auto Fair. “Core” strength drives the evolution of “new cars”

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on June 12, the 2025 International Automobile and Supply Chain Expo (Hong Kong) (hereinafter referred to as “Auto Expo”) was grandly opened. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. This year's auto fair was co-hosted by the China Automobile Manufacturers Association, the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers Association, the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Overseas Chinese Peace Development Association, and Phoenix TV. It played the role of the Hong Kong region as a “super contact” connecting the mainland and the global market, and built an important platform for exchanges and cooperation for the industry. Black Sesame Intelligence (02533), a leader in smart car computing chips, showcased its Huashan and Wudang series of chips and domain controller products at the Automotive Technology and Supply Chain Exhibition Area (Booth No.: H03). Shan Jizhang, founder and CEO of Black Sesame Intelligence, attended the launch ceremony and witnessed the opening of the auto fair with industry chain representatives.

The exhibition site brought together 11 mainstream car companies including FAW, Dongfeng, Changan, SAIC, Guangzhou Automobile, BAIC, Chery, Geely, BYD, Xiaopeng, and Zero Sport, as well as dozens of automotive supply chain and technology companies. Black Sesame Intelligence explains in depth the meaning of the “New Car” theme of this year's Auto Expo from the perspective of empowering automobile transformation.

Shan Jizhang, founder and CEO of Black Sesame Smart attended the launch ceremony

As a core partner of many car companies and Tier 1, Black Sesame Intelligence relies on the Huashan series of driver-assistance computing chips and the Wudang series of cross-domain computing chips. With its core advantages of high performance, high reliability and high cost performance, it continues to help the intelligent upgrading of “new cars” and jointly build a new industrial ecosystem.

The Huashan A2000 chip exhibited this time is a high-performance, high-efficiency chip platform built for the next generation of AI models. The A2000 incorporates the industry's largest NPU core, the black sesame intelligent “Jiushao”, and fully unleashes the computational potential and flexible expandability of “Jiushao” through the next-generation general AI tool chain Bart. The A2000 chip is not only suitable for advanced assisted driving scenarios, but also meets the high computing power reasoning needs of the industrial and consumer sectors. At present, the Huashan A1000 family of chips has been adopted by many leading domestic car companies, and has been successfully mass-produced in models such as Geely Galaxy E8 and Xingyao 8, Linker 07 and Lynk & Co 08 EM-P, Dongfeng Yipai e007, and Yipai e008.

Huashan and Wudang series of chip products all unveiled

The Wudang C1200 family is specially designed for multi-domain integration and integrated cabin driving scenarios. Among them, the C1236 is the industry's first single-chip platform to support high-speed assisted driving, and the C1296 is the first platform to support multi-domain integration. Since its release, the commercialization of the Wudang C1200 family has progressed steadily, and cooperation has been reached with leading domestic and foreign companies such as FAW, Dongfeng, Anbofu, Junsheng, and Zebra.

In addition to the chip, Black Sesame Smart also exhibited a series of domain controllers (based on the Huashan A1000 and Wudang C1200 families) jointly developed with leading Tier 1 companies at home and abroad, which vividly demonstrated the results of close collaboration and joint development of the smart car supply chain.

This exhibition not only showcased Black Sesame's intelligent innovative products and cooperation results, but also highlighted Hong Kong's position as an important strategic point for enterprises. At the end of 2023, Black Sesame Intelligence reached a cooperation with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to jointly promote the launch of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation R&D Center. In August 2024, the company was successfully listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since then, it has entered the fast track of development: on the one hand, it has accelerated the multi-line launch of Huashan and Wudang family products and built a core IP moat; on the other hand, it has deepened industrial chain cooperation and accelerated the global layout. At the same time, the commercialization process of Black Sesame Intelligence “started with a car, not just a car”, and has actively expanded into the field of robotics and physical intelligence.

Shan Jizhang, founder and CEO of Black Sesame Smart, said, “Hong Kong's unique location advantages and resource endowments have provided strong support for the layout of the automotive supply chain and are one of the key fulcrums of Black Sesame Intelligence's global strategy. We are committed to becoming an industry value creator and empowering ecological partners through technological innovation. Relying on Hong Kong's platform and resources, we will continue to deepen cooperation with global car companies and Tier 1 companies to promote the prosperity and development of the smart car industry through a win-win ecosystem.”