Tesla's car accident was stopped by the G7
On December 14, G7, Europe's largest taxi platform, announced that it would temporarily suspend all of its Model 3 taxis. It is reported that on Saturday night, a Tesla Model 3 taxi driving in Paris lost control, hit three pedestrians and a bicycle, and then crashed into a van, eventually killing 1 person, injuring 20 people and putting 3 people in critical condition.
The driver said after the accident that it was the vehicle's "technical problems" that caused it to accelerate on its own. However, Tesla, after analyzing the data of the accident vehicle, preliminarily determined that the vehicle did not have a technical failure at the time of the accident.
Xiaomi responds to two-line car construction: untrue
On December 14, Wang Hua, general manager of Xiaomi's public relations department, debunked the rumors of "Xiaomi Group's double-line car manufacturing" on his personal Weibo. Wang Hua said: First, Xiaomi does not have a two-line car manufacturing plan; second, Zhimi is a Xiaomi ecological chain enterprise, and Xiaomi Group will not directly participate in Zhimi's strategic decision-making.
GAC ZhanWen is far-reaching and knows what to do, and the layout is Robotaxi
On December 14, GAC Group issued an announcement that the board of directors deliberated and passed the "Proposal on Investing in Wenyuan Zhixing" and agreed to invest in Wenyuan Zhixing, a subsidiary of GAC Capital Co., Ltd.
It is reported that in the next few years, the two sides will gradually establish a fleet of tens of thousands of Robotaxi vehicles, with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as the core to radiate to the whole country, and launch safe, economical and green autonomous driving travel services for the public.
Musk said that Dogecoin can be used to buy Tesla peripherals
On December 14, Musk said on social platforms that Tesla will make some goods that can be purchased with Dogecoin to see how effective it is.
Although Musk did not specify which products support Dogecoin payment, from the Tesla store, Tesla's surrounding area includes vehicle accessories, clothing, leisure bags, wine bottles and so on.
Pony Zhixing took the initiative to suspend the test of unmanned vehicles in California
On December 14, the news said that Pony Zhixing is no longer in the list of all unmanned autonomous driving test licenses on the official website of the California Traffic Management Bureau, and it is Xiaoma Zhixing that actively suspends the California unmanned vehicle test.
"Pony Zhixing has always adhered to the principle of safety first. Previously, during the daily testing of the Pony Zhixing unmanned test vehicle in California, the United States, there was a slight collision, no personnel were injured, and no other vehicles were involved. After the accident, Xiaoma Zhixing immediately conducted a re-investigation of the incident and voluntarily stopped the unmanned test of autonomous driving in California. At the same time, Xiaoma Zhixing reported with the California DMV for the first time, and is still in close communication and cooperation. ”
Toyota unveiled 17 pure electric vehicles, 15 of which are new
On December 14, Toyota held a pure electric vehicle conference, and President Akio Toyoda posed 17 pure electric vehicle models behind him, of which 15 were brand new products.
Lexus will also transform into a pure electric brand, achieving 100% pure electrification in China, North America and Europe in 2030, with annual sales of 1 million vehicles worldwide, and achieving global pure electrification by 2035.
Maverick Cars "Self-Touring Home NV" will be delivered in September next year
On December 15, Niu Chuangxin Energy Technology Co., Ltd. released the English brand "NIUTRON" and the Chinese brand "Self-Traveling Home", and announced that the first product, Self-Traveling NV, will be listed and pre-ordered in the first half of 2022, and the delivery will start in September of the same year.
OPPO's first self-developed chip was released
On December 14, OPPO released its first self-developed chip, Mariana MariSilicon X, positioned as a standalone NPU (neural network processor) with a 6nm process. Supply chain information shows that the cost of a single tape-out test of a 6nm process chip is as high as about 100 million yuan.
Samsung set up a robotics business team
On December 15, according to foreign media news, Samsung Electronics adjusted the "Robot Business Support Task Force (TF)" established less than a year ago to the "Robot Business Group" and operated as another permanent department of Samsung Electronics. It is reported that the Samsung Robot Working Group has previously promoted two robot projects, namely the nursing service robot Samsung Bot Care and the home service robot Samsung Bot Handy.
Tsinghua Unigroup's restructuring is suspected of major loss of state-owned assets
On December 15, Beijing Jiankun Investment Group issued a statement saying that the reorganization plan of Tsinghua Unigroup will directly cause the loss of 73.419 billion yuan of state-owned assets, and has been reported to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and other departments under real names.
It is reported that Tsinghua Unigroup is a state-owned holding enterprise, which belongs to the state-owned assets system of the Ministry of Education and the state-owned assets system of the Ministry of Finance. Among them, Tsinghua Holdings, a state-owned asset management company of Tsinghua University, holds 51% of the equity of Tsinghua Unigroup and is the largest shareholder. Jiankun Group holds a 49% stake in Tsinghua Unigroup and is the second largest shareholder of Tsinghua Unigroup.
Musk was named Time's Person of the Year
On December 13, local time, the US "Time" magazine announced that the 2021 person of the year was Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla.
Edward Feltenthal, editor-in-chief of Time magazine, said of Musk: "Almost no one can match his impact on life on Earth, or even on extraterrestrial life. ”
The U.S. Treasury Department will sanction eight Chinese companies, including DJI
On December 15, according to the Financial Times, the Biden administration plans to blacklist eight Chinese companies, including DJI, Sugon, and Yitu Technology. Previously, about 60 Chinese companies had been included in the U.S. Treasury Department's list of prohibited investments.
Tencent confirmed mao's death
According to Tencent, Mao Xingyun died unexpectedly on the morning of December 11. Tencent said that out of respect for the wishes of the family and the deceased, it is temporarily unable to disclose more relevant information, and will follow up the follow-up work under the premise of fully respecting the wishes of the family.
It is understood that from June 2015 to February 2021, Mao Xingyun worked in Tencent's IEG Tianmei Studio Group as a game engine development engineer; since February this year, he has worked in Tencent Interactive Entertainment Tianmei Studio Group as the engine team leader.