Robin Li: The mass-produced car will be launched in July next year without a steering wheel and driver's seat

On December 3, the 4th World Internet Conference opened in Wuzhen. Phoenix Technology reporter met Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li in Wuzhen. In an interview, he said that the development of driverless cars is very good now, and the mass-produced car launched in cooperation with King Long has no steering wheel or driver's seat.

When talking about Baidu's driverless car, due to the delay in recording, when Phoenix Technology reporter asked Robin Li to repeat it again, Robin Li and others were amused. But then he said that the Apollo program now has more than 70 partners, and said frankly that "the mass production plan is faster than I thought."

"Baidu and King Long's mass-produced cars will be launched in July next year," said Robin Li.

After Lu Qi took over as the COO, Baidu established an "AI-based strategy", but it has always been questioned that AI is still far from profitability. In response, Robin Li said, "This is a good thing, because profitability is a long way off, and there will be fewer competitors. We can make the technology more solid and more open, which will help more people participate."

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.