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Hong Kong lures AV listings, Momenta rumors

• Reuters reported a confidential Hong Kong IPO filing by Momenta, while the company denied the move when asked 1. WeRide raised about HK$2.39 billion, with Pony.ai set to raise up to HK$7.7 billion if the over‑allotment option is used, after both listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) in November 2025 23.
• WeRide became the first robotaxi dual‑listed on NASDAQ and HKEX, while Pony.ai booked the sector’s largest IPO in 2025 23.
• China International Capital Corporation (CICC) sees Hong Kong’s IPO market staying active into 2026, powered by high‑end manufacturing and technology tied to national priorities; IPOs reached HK$216 billion (about US$27.8 billion) in the first 10 months of 2025, based on HKEX data cited by South China Morning Post (SCMP) 4.
• Momenta’s lineup covers Level 2 to Level 2++ advanced driver‑assistance systems (ADAS), with plans for Level 3 and Level 4 5. Level 2 supports partial automation. Level 3 enables conditional automation. Level 4 provides high automation in defined conditions.
• A Valeo–Momenta release said over 160 vehicle programs are committed, with 40 plus production models delivered 6. More than 400,000 vehicles use its intelligent driving systems, which support its R6 Flywheel Big Model (a large‑scale driving model used to improve automated driving) 6.
• Cloud storage or GPU compute vendors can start now 6. Driving simulation providers, plus compliance and investor relations (IR), also make sense as Momenta scales or goes public 6.
• Pony.ai’s Gen‑7 cut Bill of Materials (BOM) costs by more than 70 percent, with computing unit costs down 80 percent 3.