Chen Yilun left Huawei and founded a new artificial intelligence company "Itishi Zhihang"

Chen Yilun, former CTO and chief scientist of Huawei's car BU autonomous driving system, has devoted himself to artificial intelligence entrepreneurship and founded a new company called "Itishi Zhihang" in July this year. Chen Yilun has extensive experience in academia and industry. He graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University with a bachelor's and master's degree, and a doctorate from the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Michigan. In 2017, he joined DJI as chief engineer, and in 2018 served as CTO and chief scientist of the autonomous driving system in Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solutions Division. In 2022, he joined Tsinghua University's Institute of Intelligent Industry (AIR) as chief expert in the field of intelligent robots. At present, "Itishi Zhihang" is undergoing the first round of financing, but the specific direction has not yet been determined.