Musk's short 24-hour stay in Beijing is much more than a superficial business visit
When it comes to Tesla's FSD, it may seem a little esoteric to first-time hearers. But in short, it is the "smart core" that gives Tesla its self-driving capabilities.
Recalling that when Tesla first stepped into the Chinese market, Musk's generosity in disclosing all patents was like a pebble falling into a quiet lake, causing ripples and injecting new vitality into the new energy vehicle industry
In the context of the bottleneck of the technological development of internal combustion engine vehicles, we have wisely chosen new energy vehicles as a new development path. By introducing Tesla's cutting-edge technology, we have successfully promoted the vigorous development of related industries in China.
Today, Chinese-made electric vehicles have won wide acclaim in the international market for their excellent quality and affordable prices.
The main purpose of Musk's trip to China is to promote his FSD intelligent driving system. If the system can take root in the Chinese market, it will undoubtedly inject strong impetus into China's new energy vehicle industry.
Some predictions point out that if Tesla's FSD software succeeds in the Chinese market, Tesla could generate an additional $2 billion a year by 2030. This prediction is not unfounded, but is backed up by detailed reports.
FSD, Tesla's full self-driving feature, has not yet been officially launched in the Chinese market, but it has already caused quite a stir in the North American market. Tesla has recently slashed its FSD subscription fees in the U.S. and Canada in an effort to increase its market adoption.
In 2023, Tesla achieved revenue of $96.77 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19%. However, its fourth-quarter performance fell short of expectations, raising concerns about the stability of its earnings
At present, the launch of the Chinese version of FSD is imminent, and its optional price has been announced on the official website of China, with a price tag of 64,000 yuan.
Musk's trip to China has further intensified the market's expectations for the launch of FSD in China. He publicly emphasized the importance of autonomous driving technology and expressed his confidence in achieving true autonomous driving in the next 1-2 years.
In addition, Tesla is rumored to be working with Baidu to promote FSD self-driving services in the Chinese market, leveraging Baidu's lane-level navigation and mapping technology.
It will take time to verify whether FSD can become Tesla's profit growth engine. But it is undeniable that self-driving technology has become one of the future development trends of the automotive industry, and Tesla's FSD is undoubtedly attracting attention.
At the recent Beijing Auto Show, the end-to-end technology of intelligent driving became the biggest highlight, marking that the automotive industry is about to enter a new technological era.
End-to-end technology, in a nutshell, means that the system is able to complete the entire process from input to output independently, without human intervention. In the field of intelligent driving, this means that the car can receive instructions and complete the driving task fully automatically.
At the exhibition, industry leaders such as Huawei and Xpeng Motors showcased their latest end-to-end intelligent driving technology achievements.
Huawei's ADS 3.0 system has attracted the attention of the world with its excellent perception capabilities and efficient decision-making and planning system
The system not only has a deep understanding of driving scenarios, but also uses advanced network technology to achieve efficient driving trajectory planning, which greatly improves the intelligent level of driving.
Xpeng Motors has also shown strong strength, and its end-to-end large model has been tested on the Xpeng X9 and has achieved remarkable results
The model has powerful perception capabilities and has launched the first mass-produced 2K pure vision occupancy network, which provides a solid guarantee for the safety of intelligent driving.
At the same time, well-known brands such as Li and NIO also showcased their latest R&D achievements in the field of intelligent driving at the auto show
Underlying computing power providers such as NVIDIA and Horizon have high hopes for end-to-end technology and are actively promoting the application and development of this technology in the field of autonomous driving.