Nvidia(US:NVDA) Guan Cha Zhe Wang·2025-08-06 08:03Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the increasing efforts of Chinese automotive manufacturers and chip companies to develop and adopt domestic products in response to the U.S. government's tightening export controls on high-tech products, particularly in the automotive chip sector [1][3]. Group 1: Industry Trends - Chinese automotive manufacturers, including XPeng and NIO, are replacing NVIDIA chips with self-developed chips in their latest models [2]. - At least 10 Chinese chip companies are focusing on the automotive market as a core development area, with companies like Horizon Robotics, Huawei HiSilicon, and others rapidly emerging [2]. - The market share of domestic brands in the total supply of automotive chips is projected to rise from approximately 9% in 2024 to 15-20% in 2025, potentially reaching 50% within five years when including self-developed chips [4]. Group 2: Competitive Landscape - Companies like BYD, GAC, FAW, Great Wall, and Geely are increasingly investing in chip research, manufacturing, and packaging, posing a challenge to NVIDIA [3]. - Horizon Robotics is emerging as a significant competitor to NVIDIA in the smart driving market, providing optimized AI chips and software to over 40 automotive companies [5]. - In the L0 to L2 level smart driving solutions market, Horizon Robotics leads with a 33.97% market share, followed by Mobileye at 20.35% and NVIDIA at 14.71% [8]. Group 3: Technological Developments - The "Starry Sky One" chip developed by a Chinese company has achieved AI computing power of 512 TOPS, filling a gap in the domestic market for advanced autonomous driving chips [9]. - Chinese companies are making significant strides in producing mature process semiconductors, with expectations for rapid increases in self-sufficiency rates for microcontrollers and silicon carbide power switch chips from 19% to 67% and 5% to 74%, respectively, by 2030 [9][12]. - The rapid electrification and digitalization of Chinese automobiles are creating opportunities for new companies focused on designing logic chips for infotainment systems and autonomous driving features [12].