On April 28, it was reported that the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the National Computer Network Emergency Technology Processing and Coordination Center issued the "Notice on the Testing of 4 Safety Requirements for Automotive Data Processing (First Batch)" on the 28th. According to the report, all the models produced by Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory meet compliance requirements. All localities have successively lifted the ban on driving and parking restrictions on smart cars such as Tesla (such as government agencies, airports, highways, etc.). (Phoenix.com Technology)
On April 26, a M7 vehicle in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province was involved in a traffic accident, and 3 drivers and passengers were killed. On April 28, the company said in a statement that it would provide all possible support to the family. He also said that the model involved in the accident was an entry-level non-intelligent driving version, which was not equipped with Huawei's high-end intelligent driving assistance system, but a Bosch solution.
The specific statement is as follows:
1. The model involved in the accident is an entry-level non-intelligent driving version and is not equipped with Huawei's high-end intelligent driving assistance system. Instead, the Bosch scheme AEB has a working range of 4-85km/h, and the speed of 115km/h in the event of a collision has far exceeded the Bosch AEB trigger range;
2. The characteristics of the power battery pack of the accident vehicle are normal, which means that there is no spontaneous combustion of the battery, and the specific cause of the fire needs to wait for the investigation results of the traffic police department;
3. When the accident occurred, the airbag of the accident car was opened normally, and there was no situation that the airbag was not working.
In response, Bosch responded to the traffic accident in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, saying that it was concerned about the recent traffic accident in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, and after investigation, the vehicle involved was not equipped with the Bosch Intelligent Driving System (including AEB). Bosch is deeply saddened by the casualties caused by the accident and expresses its deep condolences to the victims. (Caijing.com Technology)
[News said that Musk took a flight to "make a surprise visit" to Beijing, or to discuss the launch of a fully autonomous driving FSD in China] On April 28, it was reported that people familiar with the matter revealed that Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. in the United States, has arrived in Beijing. The report described it as "a surprise visit" to China. Regarding Musk's trip, it was reported earlier that a person familiar with the matter said that Musk is seeking to meet with Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss the launch of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in China and seek approval. On the afternoon of the 28th, Musk arrived in Beijing and said: It is great to see the progress of electric vehicles in China, and all cars will be electric in the future. (Huanqiu.com)
[Zhou Hongyi's second-hand Maybach was auctioned for 9.9 million yuan] On April 28, it was reported that at the Zhou Hongyi second-hand Maybach auction held in the evening, Zhou Hongyi's personal second-hand Maybach was officially auctioned, with a starting price of 600 yuan, and was finally auctioned for 9.9 million yuan. According to reports, after the auction is successful, the 9.9 million auction proceeds and the income from the reward in the live broadcast room that night will not be retained, and the full amount will be donated after deducting taxes. Previously, when Zhou Hongyi announced the auction rules, he also proposed that the last person to auction off the car would have the opportunity to have dinner with him once a year in the next three years, and any confusion about the business could be fully communicated. It is reported that the person who took the photo of Zhou Hongyi's second-hand Maybach is the chairman of Tian'an second-hand car Chu, whose original name is Zhen Zhenliang, the founder of Tian'an second-hand car, and the current executive chairman of the Beijing Automobile Dealers Industry Association. (Sina Technology)
[Li Xiang posted on Weibo after 57 days: Thank you Lei Jun for his recognition and give away an ideal L6 Max] On April 28, Li Xiang, CEO of Ideal Automobile, posted: Thank you Mr. Lei (Lei Jun) for the recognition of the ideal L6 product, this time when the likes exceeded 700,000, I must give an ideal L6 Max to express my gratitude. During the period when our ideal MEGA encountered a public opinion crisis, Mr. Lei's team also took the initiative to help us solve the problem. For Mr. Lei and Xiaomi's friends, our team is two key words: gratitude + learning. In response to Li's desire to give an ideal L6 Max, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, responded on Weibo, saying, "Thanks to Li Xiang's heart, I still decided to buy one to show my support." (Sina Finance)
[Aging: Vancl once owed 1.9 billion in cash, which has been repaid, and now it will not be sold if it is given 5 billion] A few days ago, during the live broadcast of Vancl Eslite, some netizens asked how much Vancl Eslite was worth, or how much Vancl Eslite once owed. Chen Nian responded that he owed 1.9 billion in cash, which had already been repaid. The inventory is two or three billion, which together should be about 4 billion smaller. Giving him 5 billion now will not sell Vancl Eslite. (Straight Flush Finance)
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On April 28, some media reported that Xiaomi Auto has started the development of a new platform, which will use a range-extended hybrid powertrain, and the three planned products are all SUV models, positioning family cars. According to the report, people familiar with the matter revealed that the above three models are benchmarked against the ideal L7, ideal L8, and ideal L9, and the product segmentation is carried out through the change of wheelbase and number of seats on the same platform architecture, but the price range will be lower than that of the ideal product. Regarding the report, Wang Hua, general manager of the public relations department of Xiaomi Group, said on Weibo that the news was untrue. Later, a spokesman for Xiaomi also released a message saying that the information was completely untrue. Xiaomi Auto is focusing on increasing production capacity, accelerating the delivery of the Xiaomi SU7, and continuously improving the user service experience. (Sina Technology)
According to the technology media The Verge, by comparing the transaction prices of the second-hand trading platform eBay in the United States, it shows that the Vision Pro, which has been on sale for less than 3 months, has been at a significant discount. For example, a 1TB version of the Vision Pro ($3,899 on the website) with a $500 Apple Care+ and $200 original travel protection case sold for $3,200 on eBay on Wednesday, a discount of nearly $1,400. (The Paper)
CEO Daniel Zhang responded] On April 27, Nezha Automobile CEO Daniel Zhang sent a video in response to Nezha Automobile's name change. Daniel Zhang said that the Nezha brand name is very good and has personality, but it is not operated well. Changing the name is a big thing in the car company, involving brand registration, declaration, overseas markets and the transition of new and old customers, which is a very complex system engineering. Prepare to launch a survey and listen to everyone's opinions, whether to change it, what to change, and which models to change. (Finance)
[All 2 million bottles destroyed!A well-known sparkling mineral water brand suspected of being contaminated with bacteria in feces] The French General Directorate of Health said on the 25th local time that 2 million bottles of sparkling water from the sparkling mineral water brand "Perrier" have been destroyed because they are suspected of being contaminated with harmful bacteria. The sparkling water was produced between March 10 and 14 and comes from a water source near Nîmes, the capital of the Gard department in southern France. Nestlé said the water was destroyed "just in case" and that the rest of the "Perrier" sold in the store was "safe to drink". This is the second time this year that Nestlé has been exposed for drinking water safety issues. (CCTV Finance)
[Brother Xiao Yang's rebroadcast: 100 million goods in 1 hour] On the evening of April 27, Crazy Brother Yang returned to the live broadcast room after a month to bring goods again. During the live broadcast, Brother Xiao Yang posted a sales record, and the sales volume exceeded 100 million yuan in 1 hour of the live broadcast. Previously, Brother Xiao Yang had said that he would reduce live streaming and increase entertainment live streaming this year. (Blue Whale Finance)
On April 28, in response to the question of "WeChat message withdrawal, why is there a reminder that XX has withdrawn a message?", Tencent public relations director Zhang Jun responded: There is indeed this problem. For communication, the first guarantee is the accuracy of delivery. If a person sends a message and the other party cannot show receipt, or cannot show traces after retraction, then whether the message is delivered accurately becomes an "intelligible" question. (Xiaoxiang Morning News)
[Gree Electric Appliances: Invest 3 billion yuan to start the trade-in activities of household appliances] Gree Electric Appliances announced on April 28 that in response to the State Council's "Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-in", the company has decided that from now on, Gree Electric Appliances will invest 3 billion yuan to start the trade-in activities for household appliances. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei)
According to Huawei terminals, Huawei Pura 70 Pro, Pura 70 Pro+, and Pura 70 Ultra send picture information through Beidou satellites for the first time. It is reported that except for the Huawei Pura 70 standard version, other models support sending or receiving satellite messages, and when there is no ground network, it can still communicate with the outside world through the satellite system. (Straight Flush Finance)
Thomas Wouters, a Google Python engineer, CPython core developer and a member of the Python steering committee, posted a news release claiming that "colleagues and supervisors, including himself, have been laid off." It is reported that Google has now laid off the entire Python foundation team, and the laid-off employees will reportedly also train the employees who work for them at the Munich office. (IT House)
On April 28, Jingtian (Shenzhen) Food and Beverage Group Co., Ltd., the parent company of Baisuishan, responded to Jiemian News that the founder Zhou Jingliang had stepped down as the legal representative of a number of enterprises, saying that "the change is the company's normal business needs, and there is no special reason." According to information, since December last year, Zhou Jingliang, the founder of Baisuishan, has ceased to serve as the legal representative of many enterprises, including Beijing Jingtian Food and Beverage Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Jingtian (Yichun) Food and Beverage Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Baisuishan Food and Beverage Co., Ltd., etc. (Interface News)
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on April 28, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the National Computer Network Emergency Technology Processing and Coordination Center are in accordance with the "Several Provisions on Automotive Data Security Management (Trial)" and GB/T 41871-2022 "Information Security Technology Security Requirements for Automotive Data Processing" In accordance with the principle of voluntary inspection by enterprises, from November 2023, the organization will conduct inspections on the data security compliance of newly listed intelligent networked vehicles of automobile manufacturers in 2022-2023 (anonymization of face information outside the car, non-collection of cockpit data by default, in-vehicle processing of cockpit data, and significant notification of personal information processing) from November 2023, among which BYD, Ideal, Lotus, Hezhong New Energy, Tesla, 76 models from six companies, including NIO, meet the four compliance requirements for automotive data security. (Finance Associated Press)
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On April 26, local time, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of an AI Security Committee to guide the safe use of AI in U.S. critical infrastructure. The committee's 22 members include many industry and academic giants in the field of AI, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Stanford University professor Feifei Li. Surprisingly, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has also been a vocal advocate of AI security, and Elon Musk, who has been an outspoken advocate of AI security, are not on the committee list. (The Paper)
[Musk: Tesla will invest about $10 billion in AI training and inference this year] On April 28, Musk posted on social platforms that Tesla will invest about $10 billion in AI training and inference this year, the latter mainly for cars. (Economic Observer)
Apple reminds users to avoid using low-quality cables: Don't put iPhone under pillow when charging] Apple recently issued a warning on its support page "Important Safety Information for iPhone", reminding users not to charge their iPhone under a pillow or blanket. The warning states: "Never sleep on devices that are plugged in, power adapters, or wireless chargers, or place them under blankets, pillows, or under your body." Keep your iPhone, power adapter, and any wireless charger in a well-ventilated area while using or charging. Be especially careful if you have a condition that affects your body's ability to perceive heat. (Finance)
【Wanrun Optoelectronics Completes Pre-IPO Round of Financing】Wanrun Optoelectronics Completes Pre-IPO Round of Financing, which is jointly invested by Nuoyan Capital and Xianzhi Chain Fund. Founded in 2013, Wanrun Optoelectronics focuses on the R&D, production and sales of optoelectronic functional films, which are mainly used in consumer electronics fields such as smart phones, tablets, and touchscreens, as well as automobiles, home appliances, semiconductors, batteries, medical and other fields. The company has won the title of "specialized, special and new" small giant enterprise. (Smartbeast analysis here to see more)
【Yuequan Bionic Completes Angel + Round of Financing】Yuequan Bionic Completes Angel + Round of Financing, with a financing scale of about 10 million yuan, and this round of investors is Meihua Venture Capital. Yuequan Bionic is a bionic technology research and development, promotion platform level enterprise, with core business covering bionic motion intelligence, bionic health systems and equipment, bionic robots, etc. (Smartbeast analysis here to see more)
FreeTech (Zhejiang) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (FreeTech) recently announced the completion of Series C financing, with investors including Wuzhen Industrial, PICC Capital, PMC Capital, Everbright Financial Holdings, Beijing Chunxin Hongtu Investment and many other well-known investment institutions. (Smartbeast analysis here to see more)
Fuzhou Green Code Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Green Horse Door-to-door Charging) recently announced the completion of Series A financing, and the investor is Anhui Huaikai Electric. Founded on April 28, 2022, Green Horse Charging is a door-to-door charging service provider. (Smartbeast analysis here to see more)
Recently, Huoyan Fire Technology Co., Ltd., an artificial intelligence fire protection solution provider, completed a round of financing, with investors Xiangcheng Financial Holding and Suzhou High-speed Rail New Town. (Smartbeast analysis here to see more)
[iPhone1 series model exposed, iPhone16ProMax screen may be the largest in history] Recently, a group of model spy photos showing the appearance of the iPhone 16 series were exposed on the Internet. These leaked spy shots are certainly just models (from X user Sonny Dickson), and the most obvious evidence is the lens of the camera module: all lenses are exactly the same size, which is clearly not a design that a real phone would have. This means that there may be some differences between the iPhone 16 series and the spy photos, but the overall design should be broadly consistent. (Sina Technology)
[No longer "glass scratching": news says that Apple's Apple Pencil 3 supports the "haptic feedback" function] Apple will launch the OLED iPad Pro / iPad Air 12.9-inch version / Apple Pencil 3 on May 7, Bloomberg claims that Apple's Apple Pencil 3 will have a "haptic feedback" feature, which allows users to feel the vibration from the tip of the pen rubbing the "paper" when writing/drawing, making users not like "rubbing the glass board" , which is a bit similar to the "haptic signal" function of the Microsoft Surface Slim Stylus 2, which claims to be able to play a similar "paper writing experience". (IT House)
[$5999, the world's first VR haptic glove unit that supports "palm feedback" Senseglove Nova 2 is on sale] Senseglove Nova 2, which is claimed to be "the world's first wireless VR haptic glove that supports palm feedback", was officially launched recently, this glove allows users to "grasp" virtual objects, providing three optional sizes, priced at $5999 (note: currently about 43553 yuan). According to reports, this glove has built-in vibration feedback, allowing users to "touch" to perceive virtual textures, and at the same time support active contact feedback of virtual objects, claiming to be able to provide a sense of collision from the outside world, and equipped with force feedback technology. It can be used to simulate the size and hardness of virtual objects. (Supernet)
[Positioning medium and large plug-in hybrid sedans, Chery Fengyun A9 unveiled / to be launched next year] This new car was unveiled for the first time in September last year with the official announcement of Chery's new energy sequence "Fengyun", positioning the flagship sedan of the sequence. The model on display is closer to the production version, with a length of nearly 5 meters and a wheelbase of nearly 3 meters, and will be equipped with a Level 3 intelligent driver assistance system. (IT House)
[Passenger Car Association: The wholesale volume of passenger cars in March was 2.195 million units, with double-digit growth year-on-year and month-on-month] On April 28, it was reported that according to the Passenger Association, in March 2024, the wholesale volume of passenger cars was 2.195 million, with double-digit growth year-on-year and month-on-month; (Interface News)
[There are more than 360 unicorn companies in mainland China, leading the number in the field of artificial intelligence and integrated circuits] on April 28, "There are 369 unicorn companies in China. The "China Unicorn Enterprise Development Report (2024)" released at the Zhongguancun Forum Global Unicorn Enterprise Conference released the above data. According to the report, the number of unicorns in mainland China exceeds a quarter of the number of unicorns in the world, and there are 67 new unicorns in the past year or so. At present, there are 369 unicorn companies in 16 fields, leading the number in the field of artificial intelligence and integrated circuits. Unicorn enterprises cover 47 cities across the country, with more than 60% of the "Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou" clusters, and Beijing ranks first in the country with 114 companies. (China Economic Net)
[In 2023, the Internet advertising revenue will be 719.06 billion yuan, an increase of 33.4% over the previous year] On April 28, the State Administration for Market Regulation released data showing that in 2023, there will be 17,000 public institutions and enterprises above designated size engaged in advertising business across the country, and the advertising business income will be 1,312.07 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year. Among them, the annual Internet advertising revenue was 719.06 billion yuan, an increase of 33.4% over the previous year, and the proportion of the advertising business increased from 58.7% in 2019 to 82.4%. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei)