This week, , Baidu's car manufacturing company —— Jidu automobile officially released its first concept car ROBO-01.
A new car belongs to a sedan SUV models , External dimensions and Tesla Model Y similar , The front and rear doors are opened by butterfly wing door and carriage door respectively , Science fiction .
Cockpit , The new car uses a piece of “ Hairtail screen ”, Qualcomm will be the first to carry the strongest SA8295P chip . There are four independent seats in the car , The chair type is similar to the seat in the Shenzhou spacecraft return capsule , There are hardly any physical buttons in the car 、 Paddle , Drivers and passengers can complete the interaction through voice .
▲ ROBO-01 Concept car
Besides , In terms of intelligent driving , Baidu, the full stack application of Jidu automobile Apollo Autopilot “ Unmanned ” Capability and safety system , And concentration is also oriented to mass production and C Re integration and development verification by end users , At the time of vehicle delivery , The user can experience the high-level auxiliary driving function , Out of the box 、 Don't do futures .
Jidu automobile was established last year 4 month , Baidu group and Geely Automobile Co funded the establishment of , Baidu holds shares 55%, And lead its product definition , and Provided by Geely SEA Platform and vehicle production capacity .
And in the ROBO-01 After the concept car is released , Media such as chedongxi also interviewed Jidu automobile CEO Xia Yiping , How to deal with the mass production plan 、 The new car planning and other questions were answered one by one .
▲ Jidu car CEO Xia Yiping
1、 The production steering wheel may not be retractable
Xia Yiping said , Although this release ROBO-01 The concept car is as high as its final mass production version 90% The similarity , But the rest part shows Jidu's thinking about future intelligent products .
for example , At present, laws and regulations do not allow the vehicle steering wheel to be folded , But the reason why the concentration ROBO-01 The steering wheel of the concept car adopts a folding design , It is to do directional research on future products .
Besides , At present, Jidu automobile is also independently developing brake by wire 、 Steering by wire and other technologies , It is also to be able to drive automatically 、 After the laws and regulations are met , It can quickly introduce the ability of automatic driving technology into mass production .
▲ ROBO-01 Steering wheel of concept car
2、 Not everything should be reported to Robin Lee
When asked “ In the Chi Du car , What level of things need to be reported to Baidu CEO Robin Li Report ？”
Xia Yiping said ,“ Our way of working is more to report to the board of directors , They are implemented through the board of directors , My daily work in the company is also completed in the interior of Jidu automobile .”
As for the communication with Robin Lee , Xiayiping said that the two people are more pure communication , Not everything needs to be reported to Robin Lee , Or you need to get Robin Lee's instructions .
▲ Robin Li （ Left ） Xia Yiping （ Right ）
3、 Chi Du is not currently in Beijing 、 The plan for building a factory in Shanghai
For online rumors, Jidu automobile will be in Beijing 、 The establishment of a production plant in Shanghai , Xiayiping also responded .
It said , At present, the mass production of Jidu's first car will be carried out in Geely Hangzhou Bay factory , At present, it is not considered to establish production lines in Beijing and Shanghai , There is no such plan .
4、 The wind resistance of the second car of Jidu will not be worse than EQS and ET7
According to previously disclosed information , The second and third models of Jidu automobile have been pre researched , The second model will be released at this year's Guangzhou auto show .
And this interview , Xiayiping also revealed the windage performance of the second car .
▲ ROBO-01 Concept car
Xia Yiping said , He is very concerned about the drag coefficient of the vehicle , Because poor wind resistance will affect the vehicle's endurance performance , So from the beginning, Jidu automobile was thinking about how to balance the wind resistance 、 The relationship between project realization and cost .
“ I can tell you , The wind resistance performance of the second car of Jidu will not be inferior to that of Mercedes Benz EQS He Weilai ET7.” Xia Yiping said .
5、 The first self owned brand store was opened in the fourth quarter
In terms of sales and service channels , Xia Yiping said that Jidu is a relatively independent brand , In the sales network, you also choose to build your own sales network , According to the target users , Select the appropriate deployment city , Including first tier cities 、 Second tier cities, etc .
At present, Jidu has begun to gradually establish its own channels , At the beginning of the fourth quarter of this year, the first self owned brand store will be opened in Shanghai , And gradually form their own sales 、 Delivery and after-sales system .
6、 How to view the competition with Xiaomi Huawei
When asked ,“ Like millet 、 Technology companies like Huawei are starting to build cars , What are the core competitiveness and advantages of Jidu ？”
Xia Yiping said , As for how to cooperate with Xiaomi 、 Huawei and other companies compete , It still depends on the actual products , Do every step in a down-to-earth manner , Make sure what you show , Can really do , And the final competition is whether there is a good team 、 Have you created a good product .
“ The key is to create a product that users like .” Xiayiping emphasized .
at present , Jidu automobile relies on the support of Baidu and Geely , The former provides AI Technical ability 、 User ecology, etc “ soul ”, The latter is provided in the supply chain 、 Advantages in manufacturing, etc , Therefore, we only need to complete the product , You may have an advantage in the competition .
