Hitch Open World AI Championships is the world’s first AI-driven EV challenge, conquering the most breathtaking and extreme mountain roads on the planet.
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Racing toward a new Tianmen Mountain record.
#WhaleDynamic has officially delivered a centimeter-level HD map for the 99-turn Tianmen Mountain course, now fully integrated into the official AWSIM simulation platform for Hitch Open 2026.
From real mountain roads to digital twins, #HitchOpen is building an open global testbed for Physical AI:
• Centimeter-accurate 3D mapping
• Robust localization in GPS-denied environments
• AWSIM digital twin simulation
• A unified technical foundation for global university teams
On June 25–26, the world’s top AI racing teams return to Tianmen Mountain to push the limits of autonomous driving in the real world.
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Hitch Open Insights | WAIC UP!
While everyone is focused on large language models,
the real challenge is shifting to AI in the physical world.
In WAIC UP!,
Allen Yang (UC Berkeley, Hitch Open Chief Steward) shares a few non-consensus views:
Physical AI has no “internet-scale data advantage”
Breakthroughs won’t come from models—but from training methods
Real intelligence is learned at the edge of failure, not in safe environments
Extreme testing isn’t about racing—it’s about safety
This is exactly what we’re building at Hitch Open:
AI that’s tested, validated, and trusted in the real world.
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#HitchOpen #PhysicalAI #WAIC2026
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🤖🏓 Pushing the peak of Embodied AI
#AGIBOT has officially joined the Hitch Open HOPE AI Challenge as a strategic partner, marking a major step toward an open, global ecosystem for Physical Intelligence.
From F1 Shanghai to the Global Partner Conference, this collaboration brings together real-world testbeds, top academic resources, and industry innovation — accelerating AI from capability to verifiable performance.
#HitchOpen #HOPEAI #APC2026 #HumanoidRobot
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🏓🤖 When AI picks up a paddle.
At the 55th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, Hitch Open officially launched the HOPE AI Challenge — the world’s first fully autonomous humanoid robot table tennis competition.
Allen Yang, Co-Founder of Hitch Open, shared how AI is moving beyond simulation into real-world physical intelligence — where perception and action truly meet.
“A small ball once connected the world. Today, AI continues that connection.”
#hitchopen #HOPEA
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Hitch Open’s Crystal on “Winning China” 🇨🇳🚀
Crystal Tang, Founder of Hitch Open and Global Executive Chair of the World AI Racing Championship,
joins the Silicon Valley–filmed show Winning China.
From Silicon Valley to China,
from innovation to real-world deployment—
this is what AI entrepreneurship looks like.
Bold, driven, mission-focused. #HitchOpen #AI #Entrepreneurship #WinningChina
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Our co-founder Allen Yang joined #WAIC2026 as a Berkeley scientist 🎙️ exploring Physical AI's "Aha moment" — how machines learn from failure beyond supervised learning. Read the full conversation 👇
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#PhysicalAI #HitchOpen #AI
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Expert: Global cooperation drives the future of AI chinadaily.com.cn/a/202603/2…
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Event Recap | Zhongguancun Forum
Allen Yang, Co-Founder of Hitch Open, joined the Zhongguancun Forum to share insights on AI racing and Physical Intelligence.
Drawing from Hitch Open’s real-world practice, he highlighted how extreme environments serve as critical testbeds for validating and advancing next-generation AI systems — bridging the gap from simulation to reality.
#ZhongguancunForum #hitchopen世界ai竞速锦标赛 #PhysicalAI
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Hitch Open世界AI竞速锦标赛2026赛季在沪启航kankanews.com/detail/d0y6Ppd…
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In the past, AI made breakthroughs on the board
(AlphaGo)
and evolved through language
(ChatGPT).
But today, AI is stepping into
the real world.
At Hitch Open, nature itself
becomes the proving ground for AI.
#HitchOpen
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On #F1 #ChineseGP Finals Day,
while the world watched the race,
AI racing welcomed a new season.
#HitchOpen 2026 begins.
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#F1 #ChineseGP Finals Day.
Shanghai International Circuit.
A place known for speed.
Today, it also witnessed
the launch of a new season.
#HitchOpen 2026 officially unveiled.
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An #F1 #ChineseGP weekend.
A new chapter for AI racing.
New challenges unveiled for #HitchOpen 2026.
AI racing is entering a new stage.
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An #F1 weekend.
On the track,
it’s all about speed.
At Hitch Open, here, it’s music.
AI has a bit of artistic spirit too.
#ChineseGP
#HitchOpen
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An #F1 weekend.
On the track,
it’s all about speed.
At Hitch Open, here,
it’s ping pong.
AI has a bit of competitive spirit too.
#ChineseGP
#HitchOpen
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An #F1 weekend.
On the track,
it’s all about speed.
At Hitch Open, here, it’s the future.
AI has a bit of exploration spirit too.
#ChineseGP
#HitchOpen
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