Xiaomi's car to launch in 3 years at the earliest, says founder
Xiaomi's car business could launch a product as soon as three years from now, the Chinese smartphone giant’s founder and CEO Lei Jun said in a March 30 interview with CCTV.
Xiaomi's Lei Jun on car-making: 'This is my last venture, I will be all in'
"This is the last major venture of my life. I am willing to bet my entire reputation in life to personally lead the team for Xiaomi cars."
Geely, Baidu-backed firm to launch 7nm auto chips next year
Siengine Technology, a joint venture between ECARX and ARM China, will start supplying new chip products by the end of next year or early 2023, with TSMC in charge of chip manufacturing.
Chip shortage has led to 1.157 million vehicle production cuts worldwide
The global auto production cut is expected to be more than 2 million vehicles in 2021.
Chinese energy official says EVs could become energy storage for power system
An electric car may become an energy storage device for the power system, and if thousands of electric cars are used in this way, then it will be very beneficial to the power system, he said.
WM Motor's first 100 W6 models begin shipping from factory to dealer network
The first batch of WM W6 will be shipped as show cars to stores in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, Chongqing, Hangzhou, and Chengdu. Customers will be able to experience the model's smart technology in-store.
Xpeng applies for patent for Bluetooth calling in vehicles
The patent's listening method allows in-vehicle applications to obtain status information about Bluetooth calls without the use of additional protocols, the description shows.
Baidu Apollo reportedly joins forces with local manufacturer to develop LiDAR for its 5th-gen Robotaxi
Baidu's autonomous driving platform Apollo has partnered with Chinese LiDAR company Hesai Photonics Technology to develop a LiDAR for use in Baidu's fifth-generation self-driving Robotaxi.
'Xiaomi Motors' trademark registered by another firm even before Xiaomi decides to build cars
Xiaomi has yet to officially announce its intention to start building cars, the trademark for "Xiaomi Motors" has been registered by another company.
China's new energy passenger car sales expected to reach 2 million units this year
Sales of all new energy vehicles are expected to reach 2.2 million units this year, up 900,000 units from last year.