91 Ten Articles: Audi announced All in e-tron, Xu Jiayin said Hengchi will achieve production and sales of 5 million vehicles

1. Li Zhenyu, senior vice president of Baidu Group and general manager of the Intelligent Driving Business Group, announced that this year, Apollo Intelligent Driving will cover urban roads and highways in 20 cities, and will complete coverage of 100 cities by 2023. Self-driving vehicles will also usher in a peak in mass production, with new cars being launched every month. The upgraded Zhiyun products will support automakers in quickly building intelligent capabilities, shortening the R&D cycle from 7 years to 6 months.

2. Audi announced the strategic core of its new golden decade in China - All in e-tron. It is reported that relying on advanced electrification platforms such as Changchun MLB evo and Foshan MEB, FAW-Volkswagen Audi will quickly realize the electrification switch of its product matrix.

3. The popularity of Porsche Taycan is beyond the brand's imagination, and its sales are almost on par with the 911 sports car. Data shows that Porsche delivered 9,072 Taycans in the first quarter of this year, only 61 fewer than the 911.

4. Volvo signed an agreement with Didi to provide vehicles to the latter's autonomous driving technology department for its autonomous driving test fleet. It is reported that Volvo will provide XC90 crossovers equipped with backup steering and braking systems, and Didi will integrate these vehicles with its new autonomous driving hardware platform Didi Gemini.

5. Dimitris Psillakis, the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, assured dealers that the electric vehicle business will not affect retailers' profit margins.

6. Xiaopeng Motors’ third product, the world’s first mass-produced smart car equipped with laser radar - Xiaopeng P5 has officially opened for pre-order.

7. Evergrande Auto brought nine models to the Shanghai Auto Show. Chairman Xu Jiayin clarified Evergrande's positioning and goals for car manufacturing: Evergrande Auto will become the world's largest and most powerful new energy vehicle group, achieving annual production and sales of more than 1 million vehicles by 2025 and more than 5 million vehicles by 2035.

8. After its official launch, the WM Motor W6 has received over 6,000 orders from users. Its AVP autonomous parking system is the first in the industry to achieve L4 level autonomous driving.

9. Jochen Goller, CEO of BMW China, said that the construction of its joint venture factory with Great Wall Motors is progressing smoothly. The factory will produce two Mini electric vehicles for the Chinese and global markets starting in 2023.

10. Yu Kai, founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics, believes that smart cars are a disruptive innovation comparable to the birth of computers.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.