China Auto Daily丨NIO's William Li Advocates AI for EV Success

China EV100's Zhang Yongwei: Intelligent computing will be the new frontier in smart vehicles

On September 29th, at the 2024 Global Intelligent Vehicle Summit (GIV 2024), Zhang Yongwei, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of China EV100, addressed a critical challenge facing the automotive industry. Zhang highlighted that the primary bottleneck in developing intelligent connected vehicles is no longer production capacity but rather the infrastructure for intelligent computing. Zhang emphasized that the training and development of end-to-end large models for autonomous driving, along with the design of intelligent products, require advanced computational power. Without a team concentrated around computing power and data, automakers will struggle to remain competitive in this rapidly evolving sector.

NIO CEO William Li: Intelligent electric vehicle companies must have AI R&D capabilities

William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, shared insights at the GIV 2024, regarding the role of artificial intelligence in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. NIO has integrated AI coding tools to enhance production efficiency by 30%. The best application scenario for artificial intelligence is the intelligent electric vehicle industry. A successful intelligent electric vehicle company must have AI R&D and operational capabilities. A successful intelligent electric vehicle company is also definitely a successful AI company.

The all-new Cadillac XT5 officially hits the market with a starting price of 265,900 yuan

On September 28th, the all-new Cadillac XT5 was officially launched in the Chinese market, introducing 3 trims under the Hummingbird Four-Wheel Drive series: Luxury, Premium Luxury, and Platinum, with prices ranging from 265,900 yuan to 335,900 yuan. The new car comes standard with the Hummingbird chassis and has undergone a complete upgrade. The Hummingbird Chassis Max version is equipped with a Twin-clutch vector four-wheel-drive system, RTD electronic real-time damping adjustable suspension, and Brembo high-performance six-piston custom calipers. The Hummingbird chassis Air version features a newly upgraded rigid spring and a dual shock-absorbing mechanism with FSD self-sensing damping variable suspension.

Farasis Energy Technology and Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV) reach a strategic cooperation on solid-state batteries

On September 29th, Farasis Energy Technology and Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle signed a strategic cooperation agreement on solid-state batteries to accelerate the development and industrialization process of solid-state battery technologies. On the same day, the first super pouch power battery solution SPS (Super Pouch Solution) battery system, which is adopted on the "Yi" model, came off the production line.