➤ Figures of the week
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Published on Oct. 30, 2026
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On October 26, 2026, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposed 34 more smart factories for the highest level of support. They include Xiaomi’s AI-controlled electric vehicle plant. China distinguishes four levels of smart factories. The title “pioneer factory” marks the highest. At the end of September 2026, China had more than 13,000 advanced-level factories, over 500 at the excellence level and just 15 pioneer factories.
Source: Xinhua
112.7 EFLOPS
This is the computing power of the first shared AI platform for China’s automotive industry. It was unveiled on October 23, 2026, by a national pilot base led by China Mobile. Its first six AI agents are already in use at more than ten state-owned automakers.
Sources: Keji Ribao (Science and Technology Daily)
90%
According to iFlytek, this is the share of patient follow-up care handled by AI at Shandong University’s Qilu Hospital. The company released the figure on October 22, 2026, when it introduced its medical AI model Spark Medical V3.7.
Source: : Gelonghui
