SAICSwitch to brand newLOGO
SAICIt was announced today that the group will switch to LOGO. The overall design concept of the new LOGO is “blue planet, rising sun”, which representsSAICLooking forward to bringing a greener and smarter future to the “blue planet” of the earth. SAIC Motor plans to put into production by the end of 2021, a new generation of power batteries with zero heat runaway, high cost performance, fast charging, quick replacement and upgradeability. In addition, the company also announced that it will start production of world-leading solid-state batteries in 2025. In the field of autonomous driving, SAIC plans to reach a scale of 10,000 vehicles by 2025, and will put into mass production of L4 intelligent driving cars in 2025, becoming China’s leading intelligent driving technology company.
Yi Cai Comments:LOGO represents the brand image of an enterprise. Before SAIC,General MotorsAt the beginning of this year, it also released a new logo to express its determination in the field of electrification and intelligence. However, for companies, the replacement of brand logos is only the most basic part. The technological leadership and the matching of product capabilities can truly allow consumers to accept the brand new brand image. In the traditional automobile era, SAIC has been the largest domestic automobile group for many years. However, with the advent of the era of intelligence, both in scale and in the capital market, SAIC has encountered certain challenges recently. Adjustment is imperative. In addition to technological and market-level changes, SAIC also stated that it will actively promote institutional reforms in the capital market. Its 14 science and technology companies are actively planning to enter the capital market. Among them, JieHygen Technology, Zhonghai Ting,Lianchuang ElectronicsAnd other companies plan to complete the spin-off and listing within three years.
Development of Hyundai and General Motors
Hyundai and GM said on June 14 that both companies are advancing the development of flying cars. Modern believes that it can put its flying taxi into operation as soon as 2025.And a generalExecutivesIt said that flying taxis may have to wait until 2030 to overcome technical and regulatory obstacles and finally achieve commercialization.
Yi Cai Comments:Flying cars are one of the important development directions of car companies in the future travel field. At present, among domestic car companies, Geely is committed to the commercialization of flying cars.Xiaopeng MotorsChairman and CEO He Xiaopeng also said that in the future, cars can both drive and fly.andXiaopeng MotorsA vehicle will be launched in this new field in the second half of this year. At the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, Xiaopeng released the fourth-generation intelligent electric manned aircraft Voyager X1, with a maximum load of 200 kg, a battery life of 18-25 minutes, a flying altitude of less than 1000 meters, and a fully autonomous flight of 120 km/h. . Not long ago,Xiaopeng MotorsThe official map of its third manned aircraft, Xiaopeng Traveler X2, was exposed. It is said that this aircraft weighs 360 kg, has a maximum take-off weight of 560 kg, a battery life of 35 minutes, and a maximum flight speed of 130 km/h. Flying cars are expected to make breakthroughs at the technical level, but their commercialization is difficult, and they will face many problems in terms of cost, supervision, and facilities. On the whole, the development of flying cars is still in the stage of technical reserves and exploration.
Xiaomi recruits a large number of talents related to autonomous driving
Xiaomi’s official website has recently released recruitment information for a number of autonomous driving-related positions. The recruitment positions involve data platforms, vehicle-mounted infrastructure, decision-making and planning, millimeter wave algorithms, development tools, front-end platform development, embedded software, control, perception, and high-precision maps. , Simulation platform, etc. Recruitment information shows that the above working address is Haidian, Beijing.
Yi Cai Comments:Since Xiaomi Group announced its entry into the car manufacturing business on March 30 this year, relevant departments in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and other places have all been reported to be in contact with Xiaomi Group, hoping that Xiaomi Motors will settle down. The release of the above-mentioned recruitment information was also interpreted by the industry as “Xiaomi R&D Center Headquarters will soon be located in Beijing.”However, since the announcement of the car building news, Xiaomi Group Chairman Lei Jun has visited various places and frequently visited various OEMs, includingBYD, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Great Wall, etc. At the first quarter financial report exchange meeting at the end of May, Wang Xiang, the president and acting CFO of Xiaomi Group, said that Xiaomi’s car manufacturing is still in the early stage. However, the release of the above-mentioned recruitment information is a great thing for engineers in the field of autonomous driving. As Internet companies and traditional car companies have increased their smart cars, the salaries of talents in the field of autonomous driving have also risen.
(Source: China Business News)
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