CATL has been honored with the World Economic Forum's 2026 MINDS Award for their groundbreaking project on AI-driven lithium-ion battery design, which revolutionizes battery R&D by delivering virtual batteries with superior performance, reliability, and efficiency. The use of augmented intelligence transforms human design into co-design between AI and customers, aiming to accelerate the adoption of AI and data-driven technologies across industries. CATL emphasizes the importance of 'Augmented Intelligence' in battery production, combining human expertise with AI to ensure product quality and advance AI in the energy transition. The intelligent design platform combines physics-based electrochemical models with machine learning to speed up key steps in cell design, focusing on creating value and discovering new frontiers in technology.