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TIER IV and Technical University of Munich establish Autoware research center to advance the open autonomous driving ecosystem

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TOKYO and MUNICH, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TIER IV, the pioneering force behind Autoware, the world’s leading open-source software for autonomous driving, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have established the TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV through a multi-year strategic research collaboration. Bringing together three TUM research groups, the initiative aims to advance safe and scalable autonomous driving systems based on Autoware, strengthen TUM’s role as a leading contributor to the Autoware community in Europe, and accelerate the transfer of research into real-world mobility applications.

Background

As vehicles become more autonomous, connected and software-defined, open-source software is becoming increasingly important to Europe’s automotive industry. The European Commission’s concept paper on an open European software-defined vehicle platform identifies a strong open-source strategy, reference implementations, standardized software components and shared validation tools as key foundations for European collaboration and competitiveness.

TUM has demonstrated this approach through EDGAR, its autonomous research vehicle running the open-source Autoware. At IAA MOBILITY 2025, EDGAR offered public demonstration rides from Messe München to downtown across urban, rural and highway environments, showcasing how open-source software, research and engineering can be integrated and evaluated under varied real-world traffic conditions.

TUM has also demonstrated the rapid adaptation to a new city. Within a week, the TUM team successfully deployed EDGAR and demonstrated autonomous operation on the urban roads of Berlin. This demonstration, in collaboration with TÜV-Verband, tested a new assessment methodology for Level 4 autonomous driving under real-world traffic conditions for the German government.

Collaboration overview

Through strategic research funding from TIER IV, the TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV will bring together expertise from TUM research groups at the Chair of Automotive Technology (FTM), the Professorships of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS). The center will serve as a long-term base for autonomous driving research, open-source software development and doctoral training. It will also connect academic, industrial and public-transport projects and provide a platform for demonstrations and benchmark challenges.

The collaboration will focus on three areas:

Safety: Developing a hybrid architecture that combines deep-learning-based driving models with rule-based supervision. A verifiable “safety guardian” will monitor driving behavior and intervene when necessary based on defined safety constraints.Evaluation: Creating a benchmarking and verification framework for component- and system-level testing across simulation, offline analysis and real-world operation, building on TUM’s EDGAR research platform and CommonRoad expertise.Scalability: Establishing a repeatable process for adapting and evaluating Autoware in new environments, with improvements contributed to open-source projects wherever appropriate.

Future prospects

TIER IV and TUM intend the initiative to provide a foundation for expanding the open autonomous driving ecosystem in Germany and across Europe, connecting academic research, industrial development and public-transport projects. The collaboration aims to provide European vehicle manufacturers with technologies and evaluation methods that support the development of open, safe, scalable, and product-oriented autonomous driving systems. Open software, shared evaluation methods and visible demonstrations will give organizations a common platform on which to test technologies, develop talent and advance autonomous mobility toward commercial and public use.

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“Safe autonomous driving at scale requires progress across AI, system architecture, verification and deployment,” said Shinpei Kato, founder and CEO of TIER IV. “By combining TUM’s research capabilities with TIER IV’s experience in developing and deploying Autoware, we aim to create technologies and open benchmarks that benefit the broader autonomous driving ecosystem. This collaboration also marks an important step toward advancing the open autonomous driving ecosystem in Europe, providing OEM manufacturers with technologies and evaluation methods that support the development of safe and scalable autonomous driving systems.”

“At TUM, we are combining learning-based methods with traditional rule-based systems to make autonomous systems that can scale but are also verifiably safe, and actually deploying them in the real world. Our autonomous research platform EDGAR is built upon the open-source software stack Autoware, which provides a great baseline for autonomous driving research and education,” said Johannes Betz, Professor of Autonomous Vehicle Systems, TUM.

About the Technical University of Munich

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is one of the world’s leading universities in terms of research, teaching and innovation, with around 700 professorships, 52,000 students and 13,000 staff. TUM’s range of subjects includes computer sciences, engineering, natural and life sciences, medicine, economics and social sciences. As an entrepreneurial university, TUM envisages itself as a global hub of knowledge exchange, open to society. Every year, around 100 start-ups are founded at TUM, which acts as a key player in Munich’s high-tech ecosystem. The university is represented around the world by its TUM Asia campus in Singapore along with offices in Beijing, Brussels, Mumbai, San Francisco, São Paulo and Shenzhen. Nobel Prize laureates and inventors such as Rudolf Diesel, Carl von Linde and Rudolf Mößbauer have conducted research at TUM, which was awarded the title of University of Excellence in 2006, 2012, 2019 and 2026. International rankings regularly cite TUM as the best university in the European Union.

About TIER IV

TIER IV stands at the forefront of deep tech innovation, pioneering Autoware, open-source software for autonomous driving. With a comprehensive suite of platforms and services built around Autoware, TIER IV provides everything from software development and vehicle procurement to operational support. Through the Autoware ecosystem, TIER IV works with partners worldwide to shape the future of intelligent vehicles with open-source software, aiming to create mobility that is safer, more sustainable, and accessible to all.

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pr@tier4.jp

Technical University of Munich
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Mr. Moritz Müller mo.mueller@tum.de

*Autoware is a registered trademark of the Autoware Foundation.

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Advantech and DEKRA Sign MOU to Advance Industrial Cybersecurity Compliance

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Collaboration supports EU CRA readiness and cybersecurity planning for industrial and edge AI applications.

TAIPEI, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advantech, a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DEKRA, a global testing, inspection and certification organization, to strengthen cooperation on industrial cybersecurity compliance.

As the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is implemented in stages, manufacturers of industrial equipment and edge AI products need to address cybersecurity requirements earlier in product development. The partnership combines Advantech’s industrial computing and application experience with DEKRA’s cybersecurity testing and international certification expertise. It aims to help end customers and system integrators plan for EU CRA requirements and international standards such as IEC 62443, reduce compliance risks and avoid delays caused by late-stage changes.

Stan Zurkiewicz, CEO of DEKRA, said: “Digital trust is essential for industrial innovation to succeed in global markets. As AI and connected technologies become integral to manufacturing, energy and transportation, companies need verifiable evidence of safety and cybersecurity to build confidence in new technologies. Our collaboration with Advantech combines its industry experience with DEKRA’s independent third-party testing and certification expertise. DEKRA’s role is to provide independent assurance, helping companies navigate evolving international requirements and build trust in new technologies.”

Miller Chang, President of Advantech’s Embedded Sector, said at the signing ceremony: “As edge AI advances, customers increasingly need to consider compliance from the outset of product design. By combining Advantech’s industrial computing and edge AI expertise with DEKRA’s global testing and certification expertise, we aim to help customers identify regulatory requirements earlier, reduce compliance risks and shorten time to market, bringing trustworthy edge AI innovations to global markets more efficiently.”

Planning for Cybersecurity Compliance from the Design Stage

The collaboration aims to help manufacturers consider cybersecurity and compliance requirements at an early stage of product development, drawing on DEKRA’s independent testing and certification expertise. It will help customers identify regulatory and technical requirements across markets, plan assessment and certification pathways, and address potential cybersecurity gaps during development.

The scope includes independent technical assessments, documentation reviews, certification readiness assessments and cybersecurity testing to help manufacturers identify and address potential compliance gaps. Early planning can help reduce the time and costs associated with late-stage design changes and establish a clear compliance process from product concept and development through testing and market deployment.

First Milestone: AFE-E630 Security Functions Meet IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 Requirements

As an initial outcome of the collaboration, Advantech’s AFE-E630 industrial edge system has passed an independent assessment by DEKRA and received an Attestation of Conformity (AoC). Designed for commercial and industrial energy storage management applications, the AFE-E630 has security functions that meet the relevant Security Level 2 (SL2) requirements of IEC 62443-4-2:2019 within the assessed scope. The assessment results provide a verified basis for product cybersecurity in these applications and a reference for customers’ subsequent product integration and system-level compliance assessments.

Exploring Further Applications in Edge AI and Industry

Beyond existing industrial applications, Advantech and DEKRA plan to extend their cooperation to AI-enabled industrial systems, semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, drones and other safety-critical industrial applications, as well as energy and transportation applications.

As edge AI is integrated into physical equipment, product safety, functional safety and cybersecurity need to be considered together. The companies will combine Advantech’s edge computing platforms and application experience with DEKRA’s testing, cybersecurity and functional safety expertise to support the safety and trustworthiness of next-generation intelligent devices.

Through the MOU, Advantech and DEKRA will continue to develop their technical cooperation, helping customers address market-specific compliance requirements and prepare industrial and edge AI products for international deployment.

About DEKRA

For more than 100 years, DEKRA has been a trusted name in safety. Founded in 1925 with the original goal of improving road safety through vehicle inspections, DEKRA has grown to become the world’s largest independent, non-listed expert organization in the field of testing, inspection, and certification. Today, as a global partner, the company supports its customers with comprehensive services and solutions to drive safety and sustainability forward. In 2025, DEKRA generated revenue of 4.4 billion euros. More than 48,000 employees are providing qualified and independent expert services in approximately 60 countries across five continents. DEKRA holds a Platinum sustainability rating from EcoVadis, placing it among the top 1% of the globally assessed companies.

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Intelligence-Driven Security for Macao: CTM and Huawei Partner to Fortify Network Security in the AI Era

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VIENNA, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At Network X 2026, CTM delivered a keynote speech about its secure target network, highlighting its accelerated efforts to evolve networks from traditional connectivity pipes into intelligent, deterministic, and secure infrastructure, thereby speeding up the digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises in Macao.

Driven by the stringent high-reliability and low-latency requirements of AI, CTM has envisioned an “intelligent, deterministic, and secure” network infrastructure. By introducing AGW and AI broadband network gateway (BNG) capabilities, CTM equips the network with intelligent service awareness and dynamic scheduling, intelligently steering traffic to optimal paths to elevate user experience and reduce international bandwidth costs.

Moving into AGW 2.0, CTM will integrate telemetry with AI-powered analytics to drive a major leap from manual optimization to AI-driven auto-optimization. This will deliver a deterministic, differentiated experience for high-value scenarios, fueling revenue growth for government and enterprise businesses.

CTM believes that future network security planning must extend beyond simply setting up a firewall at the network edge; security should instead be a built-in capability of the network itself. Guided by this vision, the industry can explore network modernization across three key areas:

Built-in device security. By leveraging built-in security capabilities and AI-powered behavior analytics, devices can identify abnormal behaviors in real time. This drives a shift from traditional signature- and rule-based defense to intelligent, behavior-based detection.Security capabilities as a service. By pooling security capabilities like DDoS defense, IPS, and anti-phishing, carriers can provision network security services within days. This eliminates the need for manual on-site deployments and allows government and enterprise customers to subscribe to security services on demand, enabling rapid monetization of network security capabilities.Future-proofing for the quantum computing era. To counter the emerging security risks quantum computing poses to traditional cryptographic frameworks, CTM and Huawei have pioneered a joint innovation to deliver a target IP architecture featuring QKD-communication integration, enabling carriers to proactively advance quantum-safe technology validation and network planning. This will deliver next-generation security capabilities for data transmission in critical industries, while an innovative built-in QKD solution significantly reduces O&M costs.

Beyond charting the course for enhancing Macao’s network competitiveness, these technology evolution roadmaps provide global carriers with a new blueprint for transitioning to intelligent, secure networks in the AI era.

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JinkoSolar’s Subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., Announces Estimates of Certain Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

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SHANGRAO, China, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), today announced that its majority-owned principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (“Jiangxi Jinko”), published estimates for certain preliminary unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, (i) preliminary unaudited net loss attributable to shareholders of Jiangxi Jinko is estimated to be in the range of RMB2,976.33 million to RMB3,576.33 million, and (ii) preliminary unaudited net loss attributable to shareholders of Jiangxi Jinko excluding extraordinary gains and losses is estimated to be in the range of RMB3,811.12 million to RMB4,411.12 million.

The preliminary unaudited financial results for Jiangxi Jinko for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 included in this press release (the “Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results”) differ from JinkoSolar’s consolidated financial results (the “Consolidated Financials”), due to (i) the consolidation scope of the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results differing from that of the Consolidated Financials as the former are prepared solely for Jiangxi Jinko, whereas the Consolidated Financials also include financial statements from JinkoSolar and its other subsidiaries, and (ii) differences in accounting standards and principles used to prepare the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results and the Consolidated Financials. Specifically, the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results are prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP, whereas the Consolidated Financials are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As such, investors in JinkoSolar should exercise caution when reviewing the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results included in this press release and are advised not to base their investment decisions solely on such preliminary unaudited financial results.

JinkoSolar currently owns approximately 54.32% equity interest in Jiangxi Jinko.

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a holding company combining clean energy industrial operations and strategic investment in emerging technologies. Its industrial foundation is a controlling interest in Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688223), a global leader in clean energy technology. The Company makes disciplined strategic investments in renewable energy, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, commercial space and other frontier technologies, drawing on its industrial experience and its ability to identify emerging technologies and bring them to commercial scale.

Through Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., the Company distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and other countries and regions.

JinkoSolar has over 10 production facilities globally, over 20 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mexico, and other countries, and a global sales network with sales teams in China, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Vietnam and India, as of June 30, 2026.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com 

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com

Mr. Christian Arnell
Christensen
Tel: +852 2117 0861
Email: christian.arnell@christensencomms.com 

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Email: jinko@christensencomms.com 

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