On October 30, 2025, the 7th Gasgoo Auto Awards ceremony, organized by Gasgoo, successfully concluded in Shanghai. Against the backdrop of intensifying market competition and accelerated globalization, China's automotive industry is undergoing profound transformation at an unprecedented pace. 

True technological excellence is measured not only by laboratory breakthroughs, but more importantly, by its ability to bridge theory and application—transforming into tangible value that users can experience and the market can verify. 

Carota earned the "Best Technical Practice Award" through its pioneering work in Whole Vehicle OTA and Smart Diagnostics. By efficiently translating innovation into scalable mass-production solutions and ensuring reliable full-cycle delivery, Carota has built a solid service foundation—garnering broad market recognition and strong industry acclaim with its proven capabilities. 

Carota Co-Founder, CTO, and General Manager of China | Jacky Zhang (Image Source: Gasgoo) 

A Dual-Engine Technological Core for Full-Cycle Service Capabilities 

Carota received this award in recognition of its core Full Vehicle OTA and Intelligent Diagnostics technologies, and the end-to-end technical service loop they create across the vehicle lifecycle. 

• The complete vehicle OTA platform possesses four core advantages: 'stability, security, flexibility, and compliance.' Relying on a development system that has passed the CMMI Level 3 international certification for software maturity, along with thousands of full-scenario tests, it strongly ensures the reliability of the upgrade process. As a member of the Uptane Alliance, Carota adheres to international security specifications, establishing a triple-layer protection mechanism to significantly shorten the response time for security vulnerabilities. Its elastic edge computing architecture effectively breaks down barriers to vehicle model adaptation and has already supported multiple car manufacturers in achieving personalized upgrade requirements. 

• Smart Diagnostic System: It operates throughout the entire process of vehicle R&D, production line QC, and post-sales maintenance, achieving real-time synchronization and visual interaction of diagnostic data through multi-end collaboration. Particularly in its intelligent interaction with the ADAS system, it forms a "pre-diagnosis → strategy optimization → health monitoring" closed loop, significantly enhancing fault resolution efficiency and reducing operational costs. 

In the field of research collaboration, Carota has actively partnered with leading institutions such as the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) and the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (CAERI).  The company has contributed to the revision of industry standards like the "General Technical Requirements for Vehicle Software Updates" and participated in critical tasks including remote update certification testing and simulation platform development.  Furthermore, Carota holds multiple authoritative certifications—including ISO 27001, ISO 26262 ASIL D, ISO 9001, UNECE WP.29, and Automotive SPICE CL2—comprehensively demonstrating its technical capability and systematic compliance. 

Driven by its closed-loop process of deploying technology, gathering market feedback, and iterating rapidly, Carota offers a powerful demonstration of how to convert technology into real, user-perceivable, and market-verifiable value key factor in it winning the“Best Technical Practice Award.” 

Industry Insights: Technology Practices Pave a New Path for Industrial Upgrade 

In today's increasingly fierce competition in automotive intelligence, Carota's practices offer valuable lessons for industry. Its achievement demonstrates that true breakthroughs in software technology not only originate from lab innovation but, more importantly, rely on continuous refinement and optimization in real mass-production scenarios. 

In terms of regulatory compliance, Carota fully adheres to domestic and international standards like EU R156 and WP.29, solidifying the technical foundation for the global expansion of China's automotive supply chain. In terms of the industrial ecosystem, its synergistic "Whole Vehicle OTA + Smart Diagnostics" model is shifting the aftermarket from "reactive maintenance" to "proactive data services," thereby reshaping the industry's service paradigm. 

This accolade represents a pivotal milestone not just for Carota, but for the demonstrated technological ascent of China's automotive supply chain. Powered by the deep integration of 5G and AI, Carota is advancing OTA and Intelligent Diagnostics into a new phase defined by "personalized upgrades" and "predictive maintenance," thereby fueling the high-quality development of China's auto industry with a steady source of innovation.