SHANGHAI, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Auto signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Eastern Partnership Business Council and Taiji Zond LLC to advance autonomous driving and physical AI applications in Mongolia, focusing on coal transportation, heavy-duty long-haul logistics and China–Mongolia cross-border freight.

The agreement marks a further step in Senior Auto's international expansion. The company is also advancing projects in Vietnam with initial deployments potentially taking place in 2027, subject to project readiness and progress in discussions.

The Mongolia partnership will address the challenges posed by long transport distances, heavy vehicle loads and harsh weather—including severe cold, dust and strong winds—which place significant demands on safety, efficiency and reliability.

Research will cover environmental perception, system reliability, heavy-vehicle decision-making and control, fleet coordination and remote operations. Senior Auto will use SWM (Senior World Model), its world model for heavy-duty logistics, to support development and validation. The partners will also examine coordination between intelligent transport systems and border-crossing procedures.

Senior Auto will lead technical development, system architecture and validation, while exploring deployment and commercialization. The Eastern Partnership Business Council will support industry and policy research and facilitate connections with local organizations and transport companies. Taiji Zond LLC will contribute AI and data analysis, assess local transport requirements and engineering conditions, and provide technical support for testing and implementation.

Cooperation will progress from requirements analysis to joint research and local validation, followed by demonstration projects and practical applications. The partners aim to build a replicable model for intelligent heavy-duty logistics, supporting future deployments in Mongolia and other markets.

Against the backdrop of the Belt and Road Initiative, the collaboration aims to strengthen China–Mongolia trade connectivity and support Mongolia's transport modernization. Over time, the partners envision safer, more efficient and more resilient freight networks that connect industries and create opportunities for regional growth.

About Senior Auto

Founded in 2020, Senior Auto develops and commercializes autonomous heavy-duty trucking solutions. It serves more than 100 customers and has delivered or operated more than 1,000 autonomous vehicles, with deployments spanning ports, rail terminals, metallurgical and chemical industrial parks, border crossings and trunk-route logistics. Its business covers enclosed, semi-open and open operating environments, supported by R&D centers in Beijing and Shanghai and regional fleet operations teams. Its portfolio combines autonomous driving systems, cloud platforms, edge computing, intelligent hardware technology.