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Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (IT Home · Oct 17, 2026)

Chery JAECOO, Momenta Complete Zero-Takeover Drive at Arc de Triomphe

KEY FACTS

  • Chery JAECOO and Momenta completed a zero-takeover autonomous driving challenge at the Arc de Triomphe roundabout in Paris.
  • The test vehicle, a JAECOO 7 equipped with Momenta's R7 world model, covered a total distance of about 11.38 kilometers.
  • The route started from La Defense, crossed the Seine, and passed through Neuilly-sur-Seine before entering the roundabout.
  • The route covered complex scenarios including unmarked roads, 12 roundabout exits, and priority-to-the-right rules.
  • The JAECOO 7 equipped with this model will be officially launched to European users after sufficient testing.

KEY DATA

11.38 kilometersTotal challenge distance
12Arc de Triomphe roundabout exits
2589 unitsJAECOO France September registrations
1.6%JAECOO France September market share

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

The Arc de Triomphe roundabout, with its unmarked lanes and priority-to-the-right rules, is a recognized hard nut for autonomous driving in Europe. This zero-takeover pass shows that Momenta's world model has made verifiable progress on unstructured road conditions. For European users, Chinese autonomous driving solutions are moving from spec-sheet claims to validation at real landmarks, but a single demonstration does not equal production reliability; how it performs in actual deployment is what matters.

Source: IT Home report