Qwen passes 1B downloads as VW and BYD integrate it into vehicles

Alibaba announced Qwen has surpassed 1 billion cumulative downloads and supported the creation of 200,000+ derivative models, cementing it as a major global open-weight platform. Qwen is being integrated into cars from Volkswagen, BYD, Geely, Li Auto and SAIC Volkswagen, running on NVIDIA's in-car chip system to enable voice-driven hotel bookings, food delivery and package tracking.