At the 2025 Unicorn Enterprise Innovation & Development Conference, held June 18–19 and organized by the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology together with Great Wall Strategy Consultants, CiDi was honored as a "GEI Global Unicorn" in recognition of its outstanding technical leadership and commercial impact in autonomous driving for commercial vehicles. Executive Director and CEO Dr. Albert Sibo Hu attended on behalf of CiDi, joining leading global unicorns, investors, and industry experts to explore new frontiers in innovation and productivity.

This recognition highlights CiDi's prominent position in the industry and underscores the company's ongoing commitment to pushing technological boundaries and delivering sustainable business value. During the conference's roundtable on "Digital Intelligence and New Productive Forces," Dr. Albert Sibo Hu shared CiDi's experience in innovation-driven growth.

The 2025 Global Unicorn Enterprise Development Report, released at the event, underscores a global shift toward hard tech, especially in fields such as artificial intelligence, new energy, and autonomous driving. As a leader in this transformation, CiDi is proud to deliver core technologies and sustainable business practices that help drive the next wave of global economic growth.

Since its founding in 2017, CiDi has been recognized for its technological excellence and rapid growth. The company has received the "GEI Global Unicorn" title for three consecutive years (2023–2025), been listed twice on the Hurun Global Unicorn List, and was named a Forbes China New Unicorn in 2022.

These industry honors affirm CiDi’s leadership in commercial vehicle autonomous driving and reflect continued confidence from leading market observers. From pioneering breakthroughs to large-scale commercial deployment, CiDi’s journey is a vivid example of high-quality development in China’s hard tech sector.