Baidu has occupied half of China’s automatic driving.

Editor’s note: This article is from “Future Car Daily” (WeChat public ID: auto-time), author: Zhang.

Carmen Newsletter | BMW's new CEO ambition: Beyond the competition; Baidu's automatic driving transcript, Apollo test mileage has exceeded 2 million kilometers

Organization | Zhang Yi

Headline

BMW new CEO vows to surpass Mercedes, electrify or become the biggest constraint

Recently, the new CEO of the BMW Group, Zeppece, officially took over and published an internal mail to portray his ambitions – beyond Mercedes-Benz. Zipper said in the mail that (BMW) does not have to be always first, but must be far superior to competitors in everything, such as products, services, processes, structures, and most important costs. This means that Zi Puze not only requires BMW to suppress opponents at the sales level, but also to take the lead in profit. (Future Car Daily)

Features

Baidu Q2 financial report automatic driving transcript, has received more than 100 automatic driving road test license

In the early morning of August 20, Baidu released an unaudited financial report for the second quarter of 2019. This quarter, it achieved revenue of RMB 26.3 billion and net profit of RMB 2.4 billion. The data shows that as of June, the Baidu Apollo test team has a mileage of over 2 million kilometers, covering 13 cities. As of July, China approved 204 auto-driving road test licenses, and Baidu obtained almost half of it, which is five times that of the second company. In addition, Baidu is also the only company in China that has obtained the T4 autopilot license. (Future Car Daily)

Zhongtai Automobile’s sales volume in the first half of the year, with a pre-loss of about 300 million yuan

August 19, Zhongtai Automobile announced that it is expected to lose 270 million to 320 million yuan in the first half of the year. The year-on-year profit was 300 million yuan, down 188.67%-205.09% year-on-year. In 2018, the company’s sales dropped significantly to 230,000 units, and only less than half of its 480,000 annual sales targets were completed. In July this year, Zotye Motor sold 8709 new cars, with a cumulative sales volume of 64,900 units in the first half of the year, down 55.3% year-on-year. (Future Car Daily)

Shangyu Group Yu Jingmin: MG will export 170,000 units this year, optimistic about sales in the second half

On August 19th, at the “2019 Global Automotive Industry Innovation Conference”, Yu Jingmin, deputy general manager of SAIC Motor Vehicle Corporation, was optimistic about sales in the second half of the year. He believes that the car sales generated by the inventory in May and June this year will have a certain pulling effect on the car sales in the second half of this year, which is expected to be reflected in the car sales in September and October. He also said that it is estimated that the export volume of the MG (MG) brand will reach 170,000 in 2019. (Future Car Daily)

ZTE and Chery set up a joint venture to accelerate the development of 5G cars

Recently, ZTE and Chery Automobile signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will jointly study the application scenarios of 5G-based vehicle networking, intelligent manufacturing, smart campus and other business areas, and based on 5G network construction, 5G innovative application scenarios and solutions. In-depth cooperation in research and related standards, application of the project, etc., accelerate the research and development and commercialization of new 5G applications, and jointly create a 5G industry application demonstration. On the same day, Anhui Qiying Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture between InBev Supercomputer and Chery New Energy, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, was formally inaugurated. (Tencent first line)

Wei Lai: There is currently no split autopilot business unit, and there is no related merger plan

In response to media reports on the Weilai Autopilot business unit, Wei Lai responded that Weilai has not split the autopilot business unit and has no related merger plan. Previously, Weilai’s official Weibo also closedThe information of the Silicon Valley Office and other clarifications, media reports on the back and forth of the board, and the closure of the Silicon Valley office are all false reports. (Future Automotive Daily)

Shanghai Lingang Tesla Super Factory Project (Phase I) obtained the first comprehensive acceptance certificate

On August 19th, the Shanghai Lingang Tesla Super Factory Project (Phase I) obtained the first comprehensive acceptance certificate – the comprehensive acceptance certificate for the power station. From the afternoon of August 16th, the platform declaration was completed, and on August 19th, all completion acceptance was completed, and the comprehensive acceptance certificate was obtained. Only 3 natural days were used, and the land transfer contract was only 10 months away. A new record for comprehensive acceptance of the port area. (上上新闻)

India wants to build a super battery factory, Tesla, Ningde era and other companies are interested in participating

The Indian government plans to build six large-scale plants that produce up to several thousand megawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries per year, just as Tesla’s “No. 1 Super Factory” in Nevada, USA. Two Indian government officials revealed that in addition to Tesla, Chinese companies BYD and Ningde also showed interest in building factories in India. In order to protect India’s energy demand, the Indian Finance Committee (EFC) has approved a plan to set up a 50GWh battery plant, which will be tendered in February next year. (livemint)< /a>

Universal and Ford received US$9.1 million and US$7.5 million respectively for US government funding for advanced automotive technology development

The US Department of Energy recently announced that it will provide its 2019 Fiscal Year Award Fund for Advanced Automotive Technology Research, and allocate $59 million to powertrain-related projects for 43 electric vehicles. Among them, GM will receive $ 9.1 million, of which $ 2 million is clearly related to the development of solid-state batteries, Ford will receive $ 7.5 million, the funds will be used for “next generation of efficient engine development.” (Future Car Daily)

New Technology

Jaguar Land Rover is working with Cambridge University to develop immersive heads-up displays

Jaguar Land Rover is working with Cambridge University to develop next-generation head-up display technology. This technology is used to project safety information such as lane departures, hazard detection, satellite navigation directions, and to reduce the effects of low visibility due to inclement weather or poor lighting conditions. It can transmit safety information to the driver in real time, and passengers can also directly Seat to watch 3D movies. (autoexpress)

Carmen Newsletter | BMW's new CEO ambition: Beyond the competition; Baidu's automatic driving transcript, Apollo test mileage has exceeded 2 million kilometers