Facelifted Model 3 road test shot / Li Auto responds to L8 algorithm bug / Musk responds to Tesla’s price cut

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  • The facelifted Model 3 was photographed on the road test in California, and the appearance has not changed much
  • Li Xiang: The release of Ideal L6 will be postponed, and Apple Music is advancing
  • Li Auto responds to the perception algorithm bug of L8 Pro
  • The fastest mass-produced car in Nurburgring, Mercedes-AMG One starts delivery
  • Musk responds to Tesla's price cut: very reasonable
  • Ningde era adjusted the production organization structure and centralized decision-making power to the headquarters
  • India overtakes Japan as world's third largest auto market
  • Musk does not pay rent: Employees kicked out by landlord on weekdays
  • Weilai ET7 appeared in "The Wandering Earth 2", and there is also a third-generation power station
  • Hong Kong will resume long-distance high-speed rail routes in due course
  • Charging stations along the expressway have already started queuing up, and there are still bad piles

The facelifted Model 3 was photographed on the road test in California, and the appearance has not changed much

On January 16, the blogger @常玉CY posted on Weibo a Model 3 with a California license plate and a camouflaged Model 3, which is suspected to be a modified model code-named "Highland".

According to previous reports from Reuters, the improvement of "Highland" focuses on reducing the number of internal components and reducing the complexity of the body.

In addition, the newly added Yoke steering wheel and 17-inch central control screen on the Model S may also appear on the facelifted Model 3, which is expected to come out in the third quarter of this year.

Look carefully at the photo above, it seems that you don't see a round conventional steering wheel, is it really a Yoke?

Li Xiang: The release of Ideal L6 will be postponed, and Apple Music is advancing

Recently, Ideal Auto CEO Li Xiang revealed that Ideal L6 will not be released this year because the company's "energy and production capacity" are not enough to support such an intensive product release.

In addition, Li Xiang said that matters related to the launch of Apple Music in the car are also advancing, but "Apple's process is too long, so the result is uncertain."

In other words, the ideal SUV that has not been released this year is the ideal L7.

Li Auto responds to L8 Pro's perception algorithm BUG

According to reports from @转草报告, an ideal car owner in Shanghai recently discovered that the central control screen showed that someone was chasing the car behind him, but after checking, he found that there was no one behind the car. In this regard, Li Auto said that this is a bug in the visual perception algorithm of Li Li L8 Pro (AD Pro platform version 4.2 ). There is a certain probability that the rear-view camera will be disturbed by water droplets in a rainy and night environment.

In addition, Li Auto also stated that the algorithm research and development department has added negative sample annotation data of halo images for such scenarios, and the algorithm is being verified internally. It is expected to update the algorithm in the next version (OTA 4.3) to optimize this problem.

The fastest mass-produced car in Nurburgring, Mercedes-AMG One starts delivery

According to motor1 news , the Mercedes-AMG One, known as the "fastest mass-produced car in New North", has started delivery. Its appearance is dominated by black, with green elements in some areas, and the body lines are very smooth.

AMG ONE is equipped with the same 1.6T V6 engine as the F1 racing car , and four electric motors are added to form a hybrid system with a combined power of 782kW ( 1048 horsepower ) . h speed per hour .

Of course, the price is also very beautiful – 2.75 million euros (about 20.05 million yuan).

Musk responds to Tesla's price cut: very reasonable

After Tesla lowered its price in China, the "big price cut" has swept the world, involving Japan, South Korea, the United States, Germany and other places. The price cut ranged from 1% to 20%, causing dissatisfaction among a large number of car owners.

Recently, Musk made a simple response to this matter, saying that when Tesla's price falls, those car owners who have already picked up the car always want a lower price; Will not make up the price difference to Tesla, "That's it."

Ningde era adjusted the production organization structure and centralized decision-making power to the headquarters

On the afternoon of the 16th, Late Auto issued a document saying that Ningde Times carried out an organizational structure adjustment around the manufacturing system last week, dividing the existing 32 production bases into 6 large groups and setting up regional managers.

Before the adjustment, the top management of the production base was the director of base operations. They reported to Feng Chunyan, co-president of the supply chain and operation system of Ningde Times, and Feng Chunyan reported to Zeng Yuqun, chairman and general manager of Ningde Times.

After the adjustment, each operation director will report to 6 regional managers, and the regional managers will report to Feng Chunyan.

Ningde Times stated in the email announcing the adjustment that the adjustment is due to the increase in business volume and the increase in the number of manufacturing bases. The new structure is more conducive to agile response to customer changes, resource integration and orderly expansion.

Increasing managers and management levels is a common choice for enterprises to expand. After the adjustment, some resources in the Ningde era can be better shared, which can improve the efficiency of expansion and production expansion.

India overtakes Japan as world's third largest auto market

According to the latest data released by the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, new car sales in India will be approximately 4.725 million in 2022, an increase of 25.7% over the previous year.

As a result, India's annual new car sales surpassed Japan for the first time in history, becoming the third largest auto market in the world after China and the United States.

Among the new car sales in India in 2022, passenger car sales will increase by 23% year-on-year to approximately 3.792 million units; commercial vehicle sales will increase by 37.8% year-on-year to approximately 933,000 units. People in the Indian auto industry generally expect the market to expand further in 2023.

On the other hand, Japan's new car sales in 2022 will fall by 5.6% year-on-year to about 4.2 million units, the lowest in 45 years. The Japanese market continues to shrink due to a declining birthrate and aging population, and car sales have fallen to about half of their peak in 1990.

Every time I mention Japan in the 90s, I think of "Initial D".

Musk does not pay rent: Employees kicked out by landlord on weekdays

Recently, because Elon Musk has been delaying the rent of the Twitter branch, its Singapore office was revealed to be closed for a time, and local employees were asked out of the office by the landlord on weekdays.

At least a dozen Twitter offices in the Philippines, Mexico and Africa have closed or are closing since Musk took over, including some for nonpayment of rent.

According to Business Insider, Musk eventually made up the rent for the Singapore office by late the next afternoon, and employees were able to go back to work.

Weilai ET7 appeared in "The Wandering Earth 2", and there is also a third-generation power station

On January 16, Weilai released a teaser video with elements of "The Wandering Earth 2" on its official Weibo. In the film, Weilai ET7, the third-generation power station and NOMI assistant appeared.

According to the news from the car blogger @CH_陈汉, there are already some Weilai power stations that have been printed with the painting of "The Wandering Earth 2" . For example, the power station of Guangzhou Baiyun Hotel has been renewed.

Hong Kong will resume long-distance high-speed rail routes in due course

According to news on January 15, the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail has resumed operation, with an initial limit of 10,000 tickets per day.

Lam Sai-hung, director of the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that he will review the operation of the high-speed rail, and then contact the relevant departments in the Mainland to consider whether there is room to increase the number of tickets sold.

In addition, as long-distance routes need more time to prepare, the SAR government will maintain communication with relevant mainland departments and resume them at an appropriate time.

Do you have any plans to go to Hong Kong during the holidays?

Charging stations along the expressway have already started queuing up, and there are still bad piles

According to the information obtained by @小特叔叔 in the community, the number of charging vehicles in the expressway service area is gradually increasing, and the waiting time for charging will be extended accordingly. The good news is that everyone's queuing has become more standardized this year.

On the other hand, Jiedian shared the energy replenishment experience in the expressway service area on the 15th. Some charging piles in the Lianhuashan service area are still under maintenance. Even those charging piles that can be used may also experience charging interruptions. .

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