# Autonomous Vehicles

China’s AI Surge Meets Autonomy’s Commercial Moment — Fund Managers and Waymo Pivot to a New Phase of Scale

Rapid generational gains in Chinese AI models and compute infrastructure, paired with Waymo’s adoption of a China‑made chassis for its new Ojai taxi, underscore 2026 as an inflection point for AI and autonomous vehicle commercialisation. Index funds such as Tianhong’s CSI AI thematic product are positioning to capture demand across optics, chips, servers and applications, though deployment risks and regulatory hurdles remain.