2020-08-07

Accelerating the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles: Horizon Robotics and New Stone Strategic Partnership

Recently, we learned from official sources that Horizon, a domestic edge AI chip company, and Neolix, an AI-powered autonomous vehicle R&D firm, have announced a strategic partnership. Under this collaboration, the two companies will jointly focus on low-speed autonomous driving scenarios, accelerating the deployment and large-scale operation of unmanned vehicles.

2020-08-07

Summary of the First Half of Fiscal Year 2020 "Micro-Innovation" Proposal Campaign

Continuing ADT's tradition of driving innovation, the Technology Department continued its "Micro-Innovation" proposal drive within operations departments in 2020. By the end of June 2020, a total of 110 "Micro-Innovation" proposals had been received from various operations departments. These proposals were broken down by month: 38 in February, 38 in April, and 34 in June. By four key areas, 21 proposals focused on safety improvements, 12 on dust particle improvements, 39 on cost savings, and 38 on management improvements. In July, four "micro-innovation" proposals were shortlisted for promotion from the proposals submitted in the first half of 2020. These proposals included "Replacing scotch tape with magnetic particles for track film sealing" by the Fengfeng Passenger Vehicle Wuhan Plant Painting Project Department, "Improving the cleaning quality of ion air knives" by the Geely Dajiangdong Project Department, "Renovating the waste bins at the PVC deprotection lower plastic parts station" by the Yizheng Project Department, and "Improving the paint residue purge of the four-door fixture for electrophoretic bodywork" by the Geely Dajiangdong Project Department. These proposals not only improved their respective projects and reduced their operating costs, but also provided shared inspiration for projects in other systems.

2020-07-31

Tesla will open up its autonomous driving technology licensing to further build an ecosystem.

On July 29, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on his social media platform that Tesla is open to licensing its autonomous driving-related software. Later, Musk further clarified that the licensed software will include the Autopilot system, adding that Tesla simply aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy—rather than seeking to overwhelm competitors.

2020-07-24

Xi Jinping: We must definitely promote the national automobile brand.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Party-Mass Service Center in Changshan Garden Community, Tuanshan Subdistrict, Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province, to learn about grassroots social governance and inspect the Jilin Changchun Community Cadre Academy, which was established with community support. Xi Jinping emphasized that the modernization level of a country's governance system and governance capacity is largely reflected at the grassroots level—after all, if the foundation is unstable, even mountains may shake. Therefore, it is crucial to continuously strengthen the grassroots foundation of social governance. To enhance the effectiveness of community governance, the key lies in reinforcing the leadership of the Party. We must promote the extension of Party organizations down to the grassroots level and ensure that grassroots-level work is carried out effectively, so that we can remain steadfast like "sitting calmly on a fishing platform, no matter how strong the winds and waves may be."

2020-07-17

The smart connected car market remains promising, with strong financing activity in the first half of the year.

In the first half of 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted, delivering a significant impact on both the automotive market and the world economy. However, the financing momentum in China's intelligent and connected vehicle sector did not come to a halt—it continued to thrive, attracting substantial investments from renowned multinational corporations such as Toyota, Bosch, and SoftBank. Despite the broader industry’s downturn, the smart and connected car market remains highly regarded.

2020-07-10

Shanxi Province launches a pilot project for smart energy integrating "new energy + electric vehicles."

On July 2, Shanxi Province launched a pilot project for smart energy integration of "new energy + electric vehicles," aiming to build a collaborative "Internet+" smart energy system that seamlessly connects "source (new energy) - grid - load (electric vehicles) - storage (batteries)." This initiative seeks to enhance the electricity demand side's proactive response capabilities and improve the ability to integrate and utilize new energy sources, thereby supporting the province's comprehensive pilot reforms in the energy revolution.

2020-07-09

Heartfelt Care for Frontline Workers Warms the Heart—Recalling the Company Union's "Cooling Delights" Event in July 2020

From July 6th to 8th, 2020, Yang Fan, Chairman of the Shanghai ADT Facilities Management Co., Ltd. Labor Union, along with company department leaders and labor union members, launched a "Send Cooling" campaign for three consecutive days.

2020-07-03

The Matthew Effect is intensifying—urgent action is needed to elevate domestic brands.

“The pandemic has accelerated the survival-of-the-fittest process among automotive companies.” Recently, Wang Xia, Chairman of the Automotive Industry Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and also Chairman of the Automotive Industry Chamber of the China Chamber of International Commerce, once again emphasized to everyone that market competition in the second half of 2020 will become even fiercer.

2020-06-29

Didi's autonomous driving service launches—Cheng Wei says the new technology will create new career opportunities for drivers.

On June 27, Shanghai launched a large-scale demonstration application of intelligent connected vehicles for passenger transport, marking the first time Didi Chuxing has opened its autonomous driving service to the public. Users can sign up online through the Didi app; once approved, they’ll be able to request and experience free rides in self-driving vehicles on designated autonomous driving test routes in Shanghai.

2020-06-26

ADT's New Fields, New Technologies, and New Directions – Expanding Water Treatment Business in the Automotive Industry

Since 2004, China's automotive manufacturing industry has experienced a period of rapid growth, peaking, stabilization, and current contraction and diversification. As a long-term automotive manufacturing service provider, we face constant pressure from price optimization and rising costs year after year.