On October 16, the WeChat official account of the Ministry of State Security issued a document stating that an overseas company cooperated with a company with surveying and mapping qualifications in the mainland to illegally carry out geographic surveying and mapping activities under the cover of automotive intelligent driving research.
As soon as this article came out, it immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet. It was once rumored in the market that the matter could be related to companies such as Tesla, Zeekr, NavInfo and Mobileye. On the evening of the 16th, Yang Xueliang, senior vice president of Geely Holding Group, took the lead in responding on Weibo, saying that the matter "has nothing to do with ZEEKR, nor is it done by ZEEKR's partners, and the rumors stop at the wise".
Late that night, Tao Lin, Tesla's global vice president, reposted the news of the Ministry of State Security on his personal Weibo, with a caption: "Compliance is the bottom line of business operations!" Tesla has always believed that the intelligence of compliance is the intelligence of sustainable development. Our goal is to provide consumers with safe and reliable products and excellent and stable services. ”
Soon after, NavInfo's official Weibo also released the news: NavInfo has been deeply involved in the automotive industry for 22 years, and in the face of the wave of automotive intelligence, it has accelerated its transformation in recent years and continued to help the healthy and orderly development of the automotive industry. At the same time, NavInfo always adheres to the principle of running an enterprise in accordance with laws and regulations, resolutely opposes all online rumors that smear and slander the company's reputation, and will take necessary legal measures to defend it.
In addition, on the 16th, the China Cyberspace Security Association released an article entitled "Frequent Vulnerabilities and High Failure Rates Should Systematically Investigate the Cybersecurity Risks of Intel Products". The article starts with the frequent occurrence of security breaches; Poor reliability and indifference to user complaints; In the name of remote management, the actual monitoring of users; The four aspects of setting up a backdoor and endangering network and information security enumerated the fact that Intel has service and product vulnerabilities that threaten users and national information security, and it is recommended that a network security review be initiated for Intel's products sold in China.
It is understood that Mobileye, which was caught in this public opinion turmoil, is a subsidiary of Intel, and public data shows that Intel is the largest shareholder of Mobileye, holding 87.73% of its shares.
Source: Shanghai Securities News