hot spot I: Baidu’s driverless fleet in Beijing expanded to 20
On May 23, baidu announced that it had obtained a new batch of unmanned vehicle license sectors. At present, Baidu’s “unmanned behind the steering wheel” self driving vehicles in Beijing have increased to 20, and the follow-up plan is to increase another 20. The 10 “unmanned behind the steering wheel” self driving vehicles added by baidu this time are Apollo moon extreme fox version. So far, Baidu has the largest “unmanned behind the steering wheel” automatic driving team in China, and the number of unmanned recommended boarding points in Yizhuang has increased to nearly 300.
comments: Baidu’s “no one behind the steering wheel” self driving vehicles in Beijing are not newly added, but they are very symbolic, representing that Baidu’s self driving market in Beijing is still far ahead of its competitors.
hot spot 2: Byd Company Limited(002594) release CTB battery body integration technology
On May 20, Byd Company Limited(002594) released CTB battery body integration technology and the first e-platform 3.0 model equipped with CTB technology. CTB battery body integration technology further integrates the battery cover and the body floor, and evolves from the original battery pack “sandwich” structure to the “sandwich” structure of the whole vehicle. The power battery system is not only an energy body, but also a structural member.
comments: Byd Company Limited(002594) CTB battery technology is the same as Zero run CTC technology and Tesla‘s battery integrated die-casting technology in essence, which is to improve the energy density of the battery and compress the vehicle body space. The power exchange technology is another obvious way of battery development. It remains to be seen who can win the market in the future.
hot spot 3: strategic cooperation between Qingzhou Zhihang and volcanic engine, T3 travel and horizon
On May 18, qcraft announced that it had reached strategic cooperation with volcanic engine, T3 travel and horizon respectively. Among them, Qingzhou smart bank will jointly launch the public operation of robotaxi with T3 travel, and expand the commercial landing of unmanned driving in the mode of “technology + ecological drive”.
comments: through cooperation, volcanic engine and horizon can provide assistance to Qingzhou Zhihang in terms of software and hardware technology of autonomous vehicles, T3 travel can provide assistance in actual operation, and the commercialization of Qingzhou Zhihang may be accelerated.
hot spot 4: Qualcomm joins hands with milli smart bank to promote the mass production of automatic driving
On May 20, at the night of Qualcomm Xiaolong, Hou Mingjuan, vice president of Qualcomm worldwide, said that Qualcomm would cooperate deeply with FeMo Zhixing in the field of automatic driving to jointly promote the development of automatic driving. Subsequently, Gu Weihao, CEO of smart bank, personally provided a platform for Qualcomm, saying that “we look forward to further cooperation with Qualcomm in the field of automatic driving and promote the mass production of automatic driving together.”
comments: with the gradual saturation of the mobile phone market, Qualcomm’s business focus has already begun to shift to the automotive field. The cooperation between the two sides shows the business focus of Qualcomm in the future.
hot spot 5: Shanghai’s first online car Hailing platform resumes operation
On May 17, the online car Hailing platform Shencheng travel announced the resumption of operation, becoming the first online car Hailing app to resume operation in Shanghai since the global static management. At present, the service area is limited to Jinshan District, Fengxian District, Chongming District, Qingpu District, Songjiang District and Jiading District, and the “one click car Hailing” function cannot be used. The nucleic acid result of passengers within 48 hours must be “negative” and the area is a travel area. After getting on the bus, they must scan the yard code in the car. When taking the bus, they must wear masks and do personal protection. Shencheng travel app suggests that the trip must comply with the traffic control requirements of all districts in Shanghai.
