The mysterious car is reproduced near the headquarters of Apple. Recently, foreign media photographed a group of vans. The mysterious vehicle is said to be part of the Apple Auto project. This low-profile Ford Transit car has a lidar and camera on top of it, which is in line with the model that was witnessed in April this year. It is equipped with a laser radar and a camera. Although there is no conclusive evidence that this car is related to the Apple Auto project, the two witnessed models have striking similarities. There are various indications that it is likely to be related to the Apple automobile project.
Nvidia teamed up with Google and Musk to fight Intel. Recently, Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun delivered the world’s first single-chassis deep learning supercomputer, NVIDIA DGX-1, to the artificial intelligence team OpenAI in Silicon Valley. Currently, Nvidia has cooperated with giants such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. These leaders in the field of artificial intelligence have gradually adopted Nvidia's GPU chip products. For Silicon Valley's Pascal GPU architecture, many Silicon Valley technology giants have expressed their recognition.
Faraday is poaching Apple machine vision and navigation experts in the future. Recently, Bart Nabbe, an expert in machine vision and navigation from Apple, left Faraday to become the director of strategic partnerships. Bart Nabbe previously worked on a special project for Apple, which, according to speculation, may refer to Apple’s driverless car project. Bart Nabbe said that his goal is to bring the most advanced artificial intelligence technology into everyday life.
Uber will launch a self-driving car taxi service in the United States at the end of the month. Uber will allow consumers in Pittsburgh, Pa., to use their taxi application to summon self-driving cars from later this month. These self-driving cars are converted from the Volvo XC90 SUV. The car is equipped with dozens of sensors and cameras, lasers, radar and GPS receivers. Earlier this year, Uber and Volvo signed a cooperation agreement. Both parties plan to spend US$300 million to develop a fully automated car, which is expected to hit the road in 2021.
Uber plans to acquire Otto, a driverless start-up company. Uber announced on August 18 that it will acquire self-driving truck startup Otto. Truck transportation service will bring Uber a large income. By dividing the freight, this will give Uber a predictable source of income. Trucking is an important part of the economy, and autopilot technology can significantly improve freight security. Otto stated in the official blog that the merger with Uber will accelerate the company's technology development.
Baidu and Ford invested $150 million in Velodyne LiDAR. On August 16th, Velodyne LiDAR, an independent subsidiary of Velodyne's laser radar business, announced that it has accepted Baidu and Ford’s investment of US$150 million (50% contributed by both parties). This investment can help Velodyne LiDAR improve product design and performance and reduce the cost of laser radar. For Ford and Baidu, low-cost laser radars are of great significance to their respective autonomous driving strategies.
New Hualian Group invested 50 million US dollars in LeTV. According to New Hualian, Xinhualian Group invested 50 million US dollars in strategic investment in LeTV, the two sides signed an agreement yesterday in Levision Building in Beijing, and this time selected Xinhualian as an investor or fancy its economic entities under the group. The investment in LeTV is not difficult to see, Xinhualian Group will force the field of electric vehicles in the future.
Malaysia established an automotive technology center to promote the development of automotive parts. The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry’s Damascus Automotive Research Institute formally established the Advanced Automotive Technology Center of the Malaysian Automotive Research Institute’s Smart Technology System (MITS) on August 17 to strengthen the product R&D and innovation capabilities of the domestic auto parts supply chain. This is the first centralized automotive R&D center in Malaysia that provides both hardware and software and related technical guidance services. It is a joint venture between the Ma Automobile Research Institute and the United States Altai Company and is located in Cyberjaya.
Gree further disclosed the progress in the acquisition of new energy car companies: the total price is 13 billion yuan. Gree Electric Appliances again disclosed the new progress in the acquisition of Zhuhai Yinlong New Energy Co., Ltd. on August 19, with a total transaction price of 13 billion yuan. After the acquisition is completed, Zhuhai Yinlong will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gree Electric Appliances and will be included in the scope of Gree Electric's consolidated statements. Gree said that the matching funds raised will be used for the construction of Zhuhai Yinlong Project, including lithium batteries, electric vehicles, and energy storage modules.
Another tech giant enters the game! Samsung or launches automotive products. According to rumors, Samsung hopes to enter the electric car market with its Renault-Samsung brand cars. Previously, Samsung sold 70 percent of its shares in Samsung Motors to Renault Motors in France and changed its name to Renault-Samsung. Industry sources revealed that Samsung Electronics had previously acquired Marelli, an automotive parts manufacturer. The reason is that Samsung is interested in Magneti Marelli's lighting products, in-car entertainment systems, telematics systems, and cloud business.
Audi's new technology tells the driver when the red light turns green: reducing traffic accidents. Audi is about to introduce a technology that will allow Audi cars in the United States to communicate with traffic lights, thereby reducing the burden on drivers. Audi said that this is the first time in the automotive industry that this new technology. Audi USA stated that the 2017 Q7 and A4 models produced after June 1, 2016 will carry "vehicle to infrastructure communication" technology. This technology enables traffic lights and other infrastructure to exchange safety and other operational data with vehicles over the air.
The Tesla Model S spontaneously ignited during a test drive in France. Following the deaths caused by various autopilots, the Model S was in trouble in France. A Model S spontaneously ignited during the test drive. Fortunately, all four passengers in the car got off the train in time. It is reported that before the spontaneous combustion occurred, a loud noise was heard in the car, and the dashboard displayed warning information to warn passengers of the car's "charging problem". Afterwards, the driver quickly pulled over to stop and ordered everyone to escape, and then the vehicle ignited the fire. The whole time was less than 1 minute.
Daimler's chief R&D executive jumped Bosch. According to foreign media, Harald Kräger, chief R&D executive of Daimler's electric vehicles, will jump to Robert Bosch, the world’s largest auto parts supplier, to demonstrate the current battle for talent in the field of electric vehicles. Gradually warming up. For Bosch, acquiring Kroger has strategic significance. Inklergar himself had several career positions in high-level positions: he had previously served as the head of product quality for Mercedes-Benz, and also served on the Tesla Electric Vehicles company's board of directors for two years.
