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1. The US House of Representatives voted to launch a formal impeachment investigation against President Biden.
On December 13th, local time, the US House of Representatives decided to launch a formal impeachment investigation against US President Biden with a vote of 221 in favor and 212 against. The contents of the impeachment investigation include: whether Biden used the policy to improperly benefit from the foreign business transactions of his son hunter biden and other family members; Allegations of undue delay in the investigation of hunter biden’s tax crimes by the US Department of Justice. The impeachment charges will also be handed over to the US Senate, and relevant investigations will continue until 2024. (Voice of China, Central Radio and Television General Station)
2. Beijing adjusts and optimizes the purchase policy: the down payment ratio of the first suite is reduced to 30%.
Beijing issued the policy of further optimizing and adjusting the real estate: lowering the minimum down payment ratio of new mortgage loans and extending the loan term. On the basis of the unified national policy, the minimum down payment ratio of the first set of housing personal housing loans (including commercial personal housing loans and housing provident fund personal housing loans) in Beijing will be reduced to 30%; The minimum down payment ratio of individual housing loans for two sets of housing will be reduced to 50% in six urban districts and 40% in six non-urban districts. (Guangming. com)
3. The first simulated human in the worldBrain supercomputers will come out next year.
It is reported that a team in western sydney is building a "DeepSouth" neuromorphological supercomputer, which aims to simulate the most efficient learning machine in the world, and can perform about 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is similar to the human brain. (Cailian)
4, Intel amplification trick: AI chip and server debut together
On Thursday, Eastern Time, Intel held a new product launch conference called "AI Everywhere" and launched artificial intelligence (AI) chips for personal computers and data centers, hoping to gain a bigger share in the booming AI hardware market. Intel said that servers based on the new Xeon processor will be widely launched in the first quarter of next year, and Intel’s Core Ultra processor for notebook computers and desktop computers will enable personal computers to directly run artificial intelligence applications. In addition, Gaudi 3, the AI chip, may be Intel’s most challenging new product, which will be used for deep learning and large-scale generative AI models. According to Intel, the performance of Gaudi 3 exceeds that of NVIDIA’s AI chip H100. (Cailian)
5. Expose NVIDIA RTX 40 Super series graphics cards to be released in January next year.
NVIDIA plans to announce the brand-new RTX 40 Super series graphics cards on January 8th (NVIDIA has previously announced that it will hold a press conference at 0: 00 on January 9th, Beijing time), including RTX 4080 Super, RTX 4070Ti Super and RTX 4070 Super, and the shipment time of major brand manufacturers is about the second half of January.
6. US stocks closed, and the soaring momentum slowed down.
The Dow rose 158.11 points, or 0.43%, to 37,248.35 points. The Nasdaq rose 27.59 points, or 0.19%, to 14,761.56 points; The S&P 500 index rose 12.46 points, or 0.26%, to 4,719.55 points. Hot technology stocks were mixed, with ARM rising more than 7% and Tesla rising more than 4%. Most popular Chinese stocks rose, with Weilai rising over 5%, LI rising over 2% and Xpeng Motors rising over 1%.
7. BMW L3 autopilot is about to "get on the bus" and has been allowed to test in Shanghai Road.
On December 14th, BMW Group officially announced that vehicles equipped with L3-level autopilot function have officially obtained the autopilot test license for high-speed highways in Shanghai. Under the supervision and guidance of the Shanghai Municipal Government, BMW will carry out the road test of L3 expressway in the designated area. The upcoming domestic brand-new BMW 5 Series long wheelbase version has the technical ability to expand to L3 autopilot. (Official number of BMW Group)
8. Geely’s new patent can project automobile driving information images to users’ eyes.
Aiqicha shows that recently, the patents of "vehicle image display control method, storage medium, control system and vehicle" applied by Zhejiang Jike Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. were announced. The patent can directly project the image to the user’s eyes, so that the user can see the driving information image while maintaining the driving vision, and improve the driving safety and user experience. (IT house)
9. Great Wall Motor opens the new energy vehicle test platform to the whole industry.
On December 14th, Great Wall Motor held a round-table forum on "jointly improving the environmental testing level of new energy vehicles in China" (that is, a communication meeting on understanding Chedi’s winter testing standards), and announced the opening of all "new energy vehicle testing platforms" to the whole industry, including the opening of Heihe Winter Testing Center and all its new energy testing equipment, and advocated other automobile enterprises to open testing resources, jointly support the high-quality development and high-quality testing of China automobiles, and promote more professional and rigorous "new energy vehicle environmental testing standards". (Red Star Capital Bureau)
10. The first self-developed battery released by Krypton will be launched on Krypton 007.
On December 14th, Krypton released the first self-developed battery "BRIC battery". The battery is a mass-produced fast-charging lithium iron phosphate battery, which will be first installed on Krypton 007. After 15 minutes of charging, the battery life will increase by more than 500 kilometers, and the fast charging speed in the low temperature environment of-10 C will increase by 25%. (Interface News)
11. China Automotive Research Institute will formulate evaluation standards for new energy vehicles.
According to reports, the China Automobile Association has stated that it will cooperate to formulate evaluation standards for new energy vehicles. Dr. Wang Yao, Assistant Secretary-General and Minister of Technology of China Automobile Industry Association, said that the healthy development of the automobile industry needs to establish a scientific and standardized evaluation system for new energy vehicles. China Automobile Industry Association is cooperating with industry enterprises and professional testing institutions to jointly formulate evaluation standards for new energy vehicles, and plans to publish them in the form of association group standards. (titanium media)
12. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The scale of China’s generative AI market this year is 14.4 trillion yuan.
According to CCTV’s "News Live Room" today, the reporter learned from CCID Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that there are 368 new AI enterprises in China this year, and the adoption rate of generative AI enterprises has reached 15%, including manufacturing, retail, telecommunications and medical care. The adoption rates are 5%, 13%, 10% and 7% respectively, and the market size of generative AI is about 14.4 trillion yuan. Experts predict that by 2035, generative AI is expected to contribute nearly 90 trillion yuan of economic value to the world, of which China will exceed 30 trillion yuan, accounting for more than 40%. (CCTV)
13. Progress has been made in EU artificial intelligence legislation.
Recently, the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission reached an agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The bill will become the world’s first comprehensive regulation in the field of artificial intelligence. According to Reuters, the bill will take effect as early as next year. Experts believe that the Artificial Intelligence Act is comprehensive and comprehensive. In the future, the promulgation and implementation of the bill will have a great impact on the research and development of artificial intelligence, the design and operation of products and services. (China Youth Network)
14. Tesla responded to understand the winter test of the car emperor
Tesla wrote: Our global engineering team conducts a large number of extremely harsh extreme cold tests every year to ensure the reliability of products. As the Association said, testing the media out of line with industry standards will mislead the public and consume public resources. Whether you are considering buying Tesla or not, we sincerely invite you to the store for a test drive. Your real experience is the most important. (Tesla official blog)
15. Tucki XNGP has no plans to drive the newly opened 27 cities.
On December 14th, Xpeng Motors officially announced that the second batch of 27 cities had opened the version of Xmart OS 4.5.0 for public beta. The first five cities opened were Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Shanghai. On November 28th, Xpeng Motors Xmart OS 4.4.0 was fully pushed, and 20 cities were added with unmanned intelligent driving pilot assistance. Now, Tucki car owners in 27 cities can use this function.It is reported that the application users of G9 in Tucki and P7i in Tucki will start the public beta of Xmart OS 4.5.0 from now on, and G6 in Tucki will start the public beta on December 18th.(First Electric Network)
16. LI completed the delivery of 600,000 vehicles in 48 months.
On December 14th, LI completed the delivery of 600,000 vehicles to its customers in Shunyi Delivery Center, and became the first China New Force automobile company to deliver 600,000 vehicles, which took only 48 months. LI has been the champion of high-end SUV sales in China for seven consecutive months, with the cumulative delivery of ideal L9, ideal L8 and ideal L7 exceeding 100,000 vehicles. (Ideal official)
17. Xiaomi Automobile registered the official Weibo account.
Xiaomi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. registered the official account of Xiaomi Automobile in Weibo, and the unmasked real car map, accompanied by the exposure of the ongoing advertising propaganda film, indicates that the first model of Xiaomi Automobile SU7 will be released soon. According to previous information, Xiaomi SU7 is expected to be released on December 28th, and blind subscription will be started simultaneously. (Easy car)
18. Indonesia relaxes import tax regulations on electric vehicles.
According to Reuters, in order to attract more investment, the Indonesian government will give tax incentives to some automobile manufacturers to import electric vehicles before 2025. According to the new regulations, companies that build electric vehicle factories in Indonesia, plan to increase investment in electric vehicles, or plan to invest in them will be eligible for tax incentives. (First Electric Network)
19. South Korea provides $29 billion in subsidies to battery manufacturers.
On December 13th, the South Korean government announced a financial plan of 38 trillion won (about 29 billion US dollars) to help local electric vehicle battery manufacturers diversify their supply chains in the next five years. According to the latest data from SNE Research, a Korean market research organization, from January to October this year, the loading capacity of power batteries in the global market increased by 44% year-on-year, but the share of Korean battery loading capacity decreased slightly year-on-year. The top ten companies in terms of loading capacity are: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, BYD, LG Energy, Panasonic, SK On, Zhongchuang Singapore Airlines, Samsung SDI, Guoxuan Hi-Tech, Yiwei Lithium Energy and Xinwangda. (First Electric Network)
20. Weilai Li Bin: I hope that the monthly sales of a single model will reach 50,000 to 60,000. Qin Lihong: The bottom has passed.
Face to face with Weilai Media in 2023,Li Bin said that for next year, don’t give up the illusion about the fierce market competition, but Weilai will not exchange price for quantity, but exchange sales capacity and system capacity for sales. Weilai’s second brand will also withdraw in the second half of next year. Li Bin revealed that the second brand is based on the family market, and there won’t be too many kinds of cars, which are efficiency-oriented. Will play cost-effective, safe, comfortable, etc., I hope that a single model will sell 50,000 to 60,000 vehicles a month.
Qin Lihong, president of Weilai, said that Weilai’s bottom has passed, and he concluded that the key word for this year is "upward". Regarding some discussions about Weilai from outside, Qin Lihong responded that it’s not idle to make a cow house and change electricity. If China car companies want to build high-end brands, they need to make more attempts and may pay some tuition fees. But Weilai is not wasting investors’ money, and it is not an inefficient company. For example, he and Li Bin have always shared a 12-square-meter office, and they also paid for business class on business trips, staying in a hotel 400 standard, which exceeded their own allowance. "The volume saves money and Wei Lai executives are not behind. It is nonsense to say that we spend money indiscriminately. " (Sina Technology)
21. Tesla and Uber reached a cooperation.
Tesla reached a partnership with Uber on Wednesday to provide Uber drivers with electric cars at a discounted price, saving up to $3,000. This alliance will support Uber’s continued commitment to car electrification. Both Tesla and Uber are offering discounts for vehicles delivered before December 2023. This move is in line with Tesla’s year-end goal of delivering a record number of cars and achieving its guiding goal of 1.8 million cars in 2023. (Hexun. com)
22. CEO of General Motors: It is still planned to stop selling gasoline vehicles before 2035.
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, said on Wednesday that although the company recently postponed the production of some electric vehicles, it still plans to sell all electric vehicles by 2035. General Motors said in October this year that it would abandon the goal of producing 400,000 electric vehicles from 2022 to mid-2024, and postpone the production of electric pickup trucks at its factory in Orion, Michigan, for one year. Biden’s administration is pushing for aggressive automobile emission regulations, which Barra said must be achievable. She believes that we are in a favorable position in terms of the number of electric vehicles launched.
23. Weimar Automobile has been executed for another 80.49 million yuan: the accumulated amount has exceeded 120 million yuan.
According to Tianyancha App, Weimar Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. recently added four pieces of information about the executed person, with a total execution target of 80.49 million yuan. In addition, the executors also include Weimar New Energy Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. and Huima Zhongou Automobile Technology Chengdu Co., Ltd., involving disputes over sales contracts and transportation contracts. At present, Weimar AutomobileThere are more than 30 pieces of information about executed persons in Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., and the total amount of execution exceeds 120 million yuan. (fast technology)
24. Musk once spoke: The problem that OTA upgrade can solve is too exaggerated with "recall"
Tesla recalled 2,031,220 vehicles due to autopilot problems, which will be solved through OTA upgrade. In fact, as early as February this year, NHTSA announced that Tesla had recalled more than 360,000 vehicles, for the same reason that FSD might allow vehicles to make unsafe behaviors around intersections. At that time, Musk had expressed dissatisfaction with the use of the word "recall" by NHTSA, and thought that it was exaggerated to use this word to describe the problems that could be solved by OTA upgrade, and at the same time it would exert psychological pressure on car owners and have a negative impact on the brand. (First Electric Network)
25. Yu Chengdong publicly asked about M9 interior: all six seats enjoy the first class experience.
On December 14th, Yu Chengdong Weibo released a video about the M9, and the interior of the new car was officially made public. Yu Chengdong said that for the first time, the M9 made the SUV realize the flat floor like MPV, with six first-class experience seats with equal rights. The M9 will be officially launched on December 26th. At present, the pre-sale has been started, and the price is 500,000-600,000 yuan. Relevant persons of Sailis confirmed that nearly 40,000 new cars have been booked. (First Electric Network)
26. BYD Song L went public today.
Song L is positioned as a pure electric medium-sized coupe SUV, based on BYD e platform 3.0, which will be equipped with Yunqi C intelligent body control system, CTB battery body integration technology, DiPilot intelligent driving assistance, Dana audio, etc. The pre-sale price of the car is 220,000-280,000 yuan.
27. Roewe D7 DMH accumulated orders of 10019 units.
Since its listing on November 8th, Roewe D7 DMH has ordered 10019 units. As the first model of Roewe brand’s new new energy product sequence "D family", the price range of Roewe D7 DMH model is 125.8-145.8 million yuan. (Easy car)
28. The first Huawei HarmonyOS bicycle came.
Huawei’s latest HarmonyOS Zhilian product, the intelligent electric bicycle, was unveiled on December 12th. This bicycle is designed by Huawei and Xidesheng, and it is a product specially designed for urban cycling enthusiasts. This bicycle is equipped with Xidesheng high-precision torque sensor and double closed-loop kinetic energy controller. At the same time, it also fully supports the intelligent function of HarmonyOS Zhilian. It is worth mentioning that it is also the first electric bicycle in the industry to support HarmonyOS Zhilian’s 4G package.
