Feb. 17, 2023
Source: PR Newswire
Beijing, February 16, 2023 — TÜV SÜD, a globally recognized third-party testing, inspection, and certification organization, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Rino.ai, a leading L4 autonomous driving company specializing in urban logistics.
The partnership will focus on market access requirements in key global autonomous vehicle markets and quality system management across the full product lifecycle. Leveraging their respective strengths in product development, market intelligence, technical expertise, and industry credentials, the two companies will work together to accelerate Rino.ai’s entry into international markets — advancing technical innovation, application scale, and industry resource integration.
Dr. Xia Tian, Chief Technology Officer of Rino.ai, and Zhao Chongmin, Senior Manager of TÜV SÜD Greater China’s Mobility Division, attended the signing ceremony.
Addressing Compliance Challenges in a Rapidly Growing Industry
Autonomous driving technology is evolving rapidly, with regulators worldwide placing greater emphasis on safety management through ongoing research, policy development, and standard-setting. While full commercialization of high-speed passenger autonomous driving remains a long-term challenge, low-speed autonomous driving — particularly in semi-closed or closed logistics environments — has already achieved steady commercial deployment and growth.
However, as low-speed autonomous delivery vehicles expand into international markets, companies face complex challenges in ensuring compliance across sales, logistics, and after-sales operations.
Voices from the Partnership
“Standardization and compliance are critical to the healthy development of the autonomous driving industry,” said Dr. Xia Tian, CTO of Rino.ai. “As a company deeply engaged in same-city logistics, we actively participate in setting industry standards and exploring global commercial applications. This collaboration with TÜV SÜD will help accelerate the large-scale global commercialization of our L4 autonomous logistics vehicles.”
Zhao Chongmin, Senior Manager at TÜV SÜD Greater China, added: “Low-speed autonomous vehicles have vast application potential and strong market demand, thanks to the growth of AI and the ‘Internet+’ economy. Rino.ai has already achieved fully driverless operations on public urban roads. By combining our product certification expertise with Rino.ai’s technical strengths, we will enhance product competitiveness and ensure high-quality market entry worldwide.”
This milestone positions Rino.ai to meet the world’s most rigorous safety and quality requirements — paving the way for scaled, compliant, and competitive deployment of autonomous delivery vehicles in global markets.
