Recently, "our country’s TV boot rate fell to 30%" rushed to the hot search, and "whether the TV will be eliminated" attracted attention. The reason for the decline in the average daily boot rate of TV sets is not only the external impact brought by the rise of small screens, but also its own problems such as poor user experience. Experts believe that insisting on product innovation and improving user experience will help TV win back the favor of consumers.

"After renting a house for two years, the TV has never been turned on once." Recently, Ms. Li, who works in Yantai, Shandong Province, told reporters that for her, the TV has become the most useless item in the room, and "even thought of moving it away."

The "2024 China Smart TV Interaction New Trend Report" released by the Prospective Industry Research Institute shows that since 2016, the average daily TV boot rate in our country has experienced a cliff-like decline, from 70% to less than 30% in 2022. Recently, "our country’s TV boot rate has fallen to 30%" rushed to the hot search, and "whether the TV will be eliminated" has attracted attention.

Once upon a time, televisions were a must-have household appliance and occupied the "C position" in the living room for many years. Now, many residents say that the televisions in their homes "have not been turned on for several months" and "left there in the dust". Why are televisions no longer "favored"? Who is still in front of the TV? Can the TV return to the "C position" in the living room? With these questions, the reporter of the "Workers’ Daily" started an interview.

Small screen impact, poor experience and other "persuading" audiences to quit

On the topic of the current TV turn-on rate, the reporter interviewed a number of consumers, and many gave the answer of "I don’t watch it much" and "I haven’t turned it on recently". The reasons for not watching TV include not only the impact of the rise of small screens such as mobile phones and tablets, but also the poor user experience of TVs themselves.

"Now mobile phones, tablets and other devices are small and portable, you can swipe short videos and watch dramas anytime, anywhere, and you don’t need TV in your life at all." Ms. Li said that the audience of small-screen devices is self-controllable, can double the speed, can pause, and can choose whatever program you want to watch. However, because of the fixed location and one-way transmission, TV is somewhat unattractive for users who want to obtain information anytime, anywhere and interact in real time.

The complicated operation of TV is also an important reason why many people "dislike" it. Under the hot search topic of "TV startup rate in our country has dropped to 30%", some netizens said that turning on the TV requires the cooperation of two remote controls, and the steps are cumbersome. It is more troublesome to find a certain channel on the TV. "Let alone the elderly at home, young people have to study it carefully for a while when opening a TV." In the interview, many respondents also said that after the TV is turned on, they usually watch 15-20 seconds of advertisements before the page can jump. If you want to watch TV channels, you need to perform manual operations, and if you want to skip advertisements, you must charge as a member.

"It’s not that the TV doesn’t want to be turned on, it’s that the TV members can’t afford it." Mr. Guo from Guangzhou said that whether it is the TV’s own software or the TV side of various video platforms, almost all of them have to be charged as members before they can watch the full program. "What’s worse is that the TV side and the mobile side are not universal. The mobile side is charged with VIP, and you have to add money to charge SVIP to use it on the TV side." Mr. Guo said this operation was the main reason for "persuading him to quit" watching TV.

The position in the hearts of most consumers remains solid

The reporter also found in the interview that the TV’s position in the hearts of some young consumers remains solid, but their demand for TV has become more personalized.

"The big screen is the main reason why the TV attracts me." Ms. Lu, 26, who has a habit of exercising at home, told reporters that when she exercises, she turns on the TV and connects the handheld game console to the TV. "The small screen of the handheld game console looks laborious, especially when doing aerobic boxing, fitness rings and other sports, it is very inconvenient to follow. If you transmit the screen to the TV, you can see it more clearly and exercise better," Ms. Lu said.

Like Ms. Lu, many consumers like the large screen of the TV. Mr. Hu, a post-80s Beijing resident, always turns on the TV at home every time he watches a football game: "The impact of the large screen is stronger than the small screen, and the audio-visual effect is better."

At the same time, television is still the main channel for some of the elderly to watch news and movies and TV dramas. For them, watching a certain TV program at a certain time is still a fixed action. Grandpa Zhao, 75, told reporters that he maintains the habit of watching news broadcasts and weather forecasts every day. "For me, there is no alternative to TV," Grandpa Zhao said.

In an online poll, "Do you think the TV will be obsolete?", 52.5 percent of internet users said no. For them, TV is a significant other for household chores, a background music during cooking, and an "artifact" to avoid the atmosphere of desertion – you can not watch it, but you must turn it on, and "listen to it" is also a pleasure.

Peng Jianfeng, vice-chairperson of the China Electronics and Video Industry Association, said that the busy modern life and the popularity of mobile end points will inevitably lead to the decline in the average daily power-on rate of TVs, but the TV or the large screen in the living room will never withdraw from the stage of history. "From the perspective of usage scenarios, applications such as live TV, Video-On-Demand, sports fitness, and console games have a sense of’seckill ‘on the large screen," Peng Jianfeng said.

A two-pronged approach to regain market favor

According to Aowei Cloud Network’s 2023 domestic color TV market shipment report, 65 inches is the dividing line between positive and negative growth in TV sales. In 2023, sales of small and medium-sized TVs under 65 inches were all negative, while all large-size TVs above 65 inches maintained positive growth. Among them, the amount of large screens above 75 inches achieved more than double growth.

Peng Jianfeng believes that with the rise of the flat panel display industry in our country, the price of large-screen TVs is becoming more and more affordable, and "the effect of changing a large TV on improving the quality of life of consumers is immediate".

At present, the standard of "good TV" continues to rise, and multiple needs such as oversized, ultra-clear, ultra-thin, and ultra-eye protection have emerged, and intelligence has become the focus of consumers’ attention. "I hope the TV can interact like a mobile phone, and realize left and right swiping, manual tapping, etc., rather than relying on remote control operation." Ms. Lu said that from touch screen to gesture and somatosensory, she is very much looking forward to TVs with intelligent interaction functions.

Peng Jianfeng believes that an ultra-high definition smart TV is like a set of exquisite tableware. To make "delicious food" well, people will have more motivation to use "tableware". In the future, TV programs and large-screen applications can be promoted through market-oriented means to accelerate innovation and meet people’s growing audio-visual, entertainment and life needs.

In addition to "delicious food", it is also necessary to optimize the experience of using "tableware". Peng Jianfeng said that the relevant departments are promoting audio-visual friendly work, and projects such as TV and set-top box remote control "two-in-one" will help to greatly improve the user experience.

Since August 2023, the State Administration of Radio, Television and Television has carried out "dual governance" work in the three major fields of cable TV, IPTV, and Internet TV, that is, the charging of TV "nesting dolls" and the complex management of operations. At present, the governance goal of "reducing the charging package by 50% and improving the transparency of consumption" has been achieved.

"Adhering to product innovation and improving user experience will help promote the prosperity of the TV market and enable TV to win back the favor of consumers," Peng Jianfeng said.

Source: Workers’ Daily

　　Netcom News On January 11, Deep Blue Auto officially released a set of official pictures of the new SUV model and named it – Deep Blue G318. The exterior of the car adopts a cybermetal design, and the overall look is very futuristic. In the front part, the new car adopts an integrated headlight set, and the C-shaped daytime running lights are highly recognizable. In terms of power, the Deep Blue G318 will be equipped with an extended range system and use dual motor four-wheel drive.

　　In terms of appearance, the dark blue G318 adopts a cybermetal design, which looks very futuristic as a whole. In the front part, the new car adopts an integrated headlight set, and the C-shaped daytime running lights are highly recognizable. The large-sized grille below has been blackened to add wildness to the whole vehicle.

　　From the side, the side design of the new car adopts a relatively simple design style, with raised eyebrows and a tough waistline. In addition, the car also uses hidden door handles, six-spoke wheel hub shape with off-road tires, both off-road and fashionable. At the rear, the dark blue G318 also adopts the hardcore off-road iconic "small schoolbag".

　　In terms of body size, according to previously disclosed information, the length of the new car may be close to 5 meters. In terms of power, the dark blue G318 will be equipped with an extended range system and use dual motor four-wheel drive. In addition, the car also supports in-situ U-turn function.

　　(Photo/text, Network News Agency, Du Jinyi)

In the last month of 2023, the inventory pressure of automobile dealers eased.

As of December 31st, 2023, the latest issue of "Investigation on the Inventory Early Warning Index of Automobile Dealers in China" released by china automobile dealers association shows that the inventory early warning index of automobile dealers in China was 53.7% in December 2023, down by 4.5 percentage points year-on-year and 6.7 percentage points quarter-on-quarter. The inventory early warning index is above that of threshold, and the automobile circulation industry is still in a recession, but the prosperity has rebounded significantly. This is the lowest month since 2023.

It is worth noting that although the inventory pressure has eased, the terminal price war has increased. The price of American B-class cars dropped to 130,000 yuan, equivalent to the original price of A-class cars; Luxury brands have even introduced a price reduction of more than 100,000 yuan.

"The price is adjusted every month, even once every half month, mainly according to the changes in the market and the price strategy of competing products. In December, many manufacturers officially cut prices, and dealers also made profits out of their own pockets. For 4S stores, it is very important to complete the sales tasks of manufacturers and get rebates. Generally speaking, the amount of rebate can cover the loss of selling cars. " The sales manager of a car 4S shop told reporters that the terminal price war in 2023 almost runs through the whole year, and the competition is fierce. It is easy to take away customers who don’t cut prices.

The price war entered the sprint stage.

When the automobile market entered the fourth quarter of 2023, the automobile industry entered the sprint stage. Since November, 2023, automobile manufacturers have successively announced price cuts, and the market has started a new wave of price cuts. However, the price reduction at that time triggered the wait-and-see mood of some consumers. Although the passenger flow increased significantly, the transaction rate of many 4S stores did not meet expectations. In December, it entered the final sprint stage, and the market demand in the peak season began to be released continuously at the end of the year. According to the report of china automobile dealers association, at present, there are nearly 20 car companies that have announced the reduction of car prices, dealers have also increased limited-time preferential schemes, and local subsidies have been intensively introduced to fully promote car consumption. Driven by the tide of returning home, the superposition of the year-end promotion, passenger flow and sales volume exceeded expectations. It is estimated that the retail volume of passenger car terminals in December will be around 2.45 million, which is basically the same as that in December 2022.

The survey shows that the inventory index decreased in December, while the market demand, average daily sales, employees and operating conditions index increased. At the end of the year, consumers’ demand for cars continued to strengthen, and dealers’ operating conditions improved. Market demand and daily average sales index have entered the boom zone, while the other three sub-indexes are still in the slump zone.

From the inventory index of sub-brand types, the import and luxury, joint venture and independent brand indexes all showed a month-on-month decline in December. Among them, the import and luxury inventory early warning index was 53%, the mainstream joint ventures and independent brands were 54.4% and 53.4% respectively, which was significantly lower than last month. The inventory early warning index in November was 56.6%, 61.1% and 63.5% respectively.

According to the development law of the automobile market, the sales task at the end of the year is relatively heavy, especially in this year’s fierce market competition, dealers have to adopt the strategy of rapidly reducing prices. Among them, luxury car brands have relatively low inventory pressure, but the current preferential strength is unprecedented. According to car home’s website information, in Beijing, the maximum discount for mercedes benz c class is 136,000 yuan, the maximum discount for BMW 3 Series and Audi A4L is around 100,000 yuan, and the maximum discount for Mercedes-Benz E class is around 160,000 yuan. Since 2023, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi have all been reported to make large subsidies to dealers.

On the other hand, at the end of 2023, some manufacturers reduced production, which eased the inventory pressure of dealers to some extent. On November 3rd, FAW Toyota released the production reduction to dealers and lowered the sales target from December 2023 to January 2024. In addition to reducing production, FAW Toyota also launched a new round of promotional activities. Consumers who purchase FAW Toyota models including Corolla, RAV4 Rongfang, Asia Dragon, Grevia, Crown Lu Fang, Lingfang, Ruifang, Asia Lion and Yize from December 1 to 18 can enjoy financial schemes such as direct purchase tax subsidy of 5,000 yuan, replacement subsidy of up to 6,000 yuan and low down payment/zero interest rate.

More than 60% of dealers have not completed the manufacturer’s tasks.

Despite the recovery of automobile consumption in December 2023, there is still a long way to go before the OEM’s assessment targets and expectations for dealers. Near the end of the year, dealers get year-end rebates to achieve the annual task objectives, and intensify the inventory clearance, but the profit pressure is still relatively high. Overall, the operating conditions of dealers in 2023 are not optimistic. According to the survey, 37.4% dealers have completed the annual task, 39.4% dealers have a task completion rate of 70%-90%, and 23.2% dealers still have a task completion rate of less than 70%, which is far from the annual task target.

Under the price war, the profitability of automobile dealers is weakened. "In the past, a 4S shop sold 100 cars a month, which was a big store in the main city, and it could also break even. But now under the price war, the price of new cars is seriously upside down, and it is impossible to make money by selling 3,000 cars a year. " A car brand dealer said that a number of dealer groups have begun to shrink the number of outlets and reduce the number of stores.

Judging from the discount rate of vehicle terminals, according to thinkercar discount data, by the end of November 2023, the discount rate of the whole industry was 12.62%, and the discount rate of fuel vehicles was 14%, much higher than that of new energy vehicles (9.3%). No matter the discount rate of fuel vehicles or new energy vehicles, there is no sign of turning heads in the current trend.

"The decline in consumer purchasing power is the main reason for the price war in the auto market, especially the decline in the purchasing power of low-end consumers. In 2022, the number of self-owned brands of vehicles under 100,000 yuan has dropped significantly. However, many dealers are now in a state of loss and have a high debt ratio. Manufacturers usually put inventory pressure on dealers to promote sales. This can be achieved through various commercial policies, such as manufacturers giving dealers a discount of 3,000 ~ 5,000 yuan or even 10,000 yuan for each car sold, or offering acceptance remittance, implementing a cash refund policy, or offering an interest-free policy. These policies will play a role when dealers purchase goods in large quantities. However, in the case of a downturn in the auto market, many dealers misjudged the prospects of the auto market, making it difficult to make a profit. " In an interview with reporters, the management of an independent car company said that in the past few years, the new car dealers could still make profits after the OEM rebate, but under the tide of large-scale price reduction in 2023, the financial pressure on dealers increased, even if they got the rebate, many dealers also lost money. "Some powerful dealers can make money in after-sales business by relying on the amount of ownership. Generally speaking, the after-sales business brought by car ownership can support the profit of dealers for three years, but in the case of continuous deterioration of the market, dealers will also face great survival pressure."

The overall profitability of dealers in 2023 has not been announced. However, from the first half of 2023, the joint venture brand suffered the most losses. In the first half of 2023, the investigation report on the living conditions of national automobile dealers showed that the overall profitability of luxury/imported brands was relatively good, about one third of dealers lost money, and nearly half of dealers realized profits. The loss-making dealers of joint venture brands and independent brands accounted for 51.3% and 48.0% respectively.

The pressure on joint venture brands is mainly due to the impact of independent new energy vehicles in 2023, and the market share of joint venture brands relying on fuel vehicle business is rapidly shrinking. According to the data of the Federation, the Japanese market share dropped from 24.1% in 2020 to 17.6% in the first half of 2023, with a drop of 6.5%, which was the most obvious decline. The market share of German cars dropped from 25.5% in 2020 to 21.4% in the first half of 2023. American models fell from 9.4% to 8.5%; Korean models dropped from 3.8% to 1.7%.

According to the latest report of Easy Car Research Institute, medium-sized cars have contributed major sales and profits to mainstream joint venture car companies such as Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda, which is similar to the "base camp" of joint venture car companies. Facing the challenges of competing products such as BYD, joint venture car companies have no retreat and can only burn their bridges. In the first three quarters of 2023, although the sales ranking of medium-sized cars was still dominated by Camry, Passat, Magotan and other fuel vehicles, the large-scale price reduction promotion made the vast majority of dealers operating fuel medium-sized cars in a state of losing money and earning money. At the beginning of 2024, BYD may set off a new round of price war focusing on medium-sized and above products, leaving little time for competing products such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and Nissan. This time, it will directly hit the "last fortress" of joint venture car companies.

According to the china automobile dealers association report, looking forward to 2024, dealers believe that the automobile demand this year will continue the growth momentum in the second half of last year, but the competition will be more intense, and they will continue to face the problems of falling new car prices, high inventory pressure, tight funds and low bicycle profits.

CCTV News:The latest generation of domestic Beidou high-precision positioning chip was recently unveiled in Beijing. The 22nm chip is expected to be officially released by the end of this year and mass-produced in the first half of 2021. It will be applied to high-precision positioning needs such as autonomous driving, drones, and robots.

The positioning chip is equivalent to the "brain" of the navigation device. Every navigation device needs to rely on this "brain" for calculation and processing to achieve positioning, so the positioning chip is also the core component of satellite navigation products.

In addition to supporting Beidou navigation, the chip can also support receiving navigation signals from multiple systems such as GPS in the United States, GLONASS in Russia, and Galileo in the European Union. By being compatible with different signal systems, the new generation of Beidou positioning chips can obtain richer data information and provide more accurate positioning and navigation services.

This 22-nanometer chip is not only smaller in size and requires less energy, but also has more powerful processing capabilities.

According to reports, this chip can be widely used in high-precision navigation and positioning fields such as surveying and mapping, drones, autonomous driving, and deformation monitoring, laying a technical foundation for Beidou high-precision applications.

It will effectively support the development of the Beidou navigation industry

All kinds of navigation and positioning end points involved in our daily production and life must be calculated through the positioning chip.The debut of the new generation of domestic Beidou high-precision positioning chip will provide strong support for the development of our country’s Beidou navigation industry.

At present, most of the international mainstream satellite navigation chips still use 40-nanometer process, while our country’s Beidou navigation 28-nanometer process chips have been mass-produced. The launch of a new generation of 22-nanometer process chips will play an important supporting role in enhancing the international competitiveness of Beidou navigation end point products.

The new generation of positioning chips are highly competitive in terms of size, power consumption, performance, cost, etc. In the future, more end point devices can achieve more accurate positioning capabilities, and security is also constantly improving.　

At present, our country’s navigation and positioning service industry is in a stage of rapid development. In 2019, the overall output value of our country’s satellite navigation and location-based service industry reached nearly 345 billion yuan, an increase of 14.4% over 2018. With our country’s innovative breakthroughs in core technologies such as navigation and positioning chips, it will further promote Beidou and location-based service applications to accelerate into people’s production and life.

　　Domestic Android channel pairThe issue of high product share has attracted attention again.

　　The reason is that Tencent’s recent hit mobile game "Dungeons and Warriors: Origins" announced that from June 20, some Android platform app stores will no longer be listed. The industry believes that Tencent’s move is related to the long-standing high proportion of Android app stores.

　　Head Drop Android Channel

　　"Dungeon and Warrior: Origin" (hereinafter referred to as "DNF") is a popular mobile game recently launched by Tencent. As a work derived from the classic IP of "Dungeon and Warrior", "DNF" has performed well since its launch.

　　According to seven wheat data, "DNF" since late May online, long-term top the chart of major games. Point data, "DNF" contributed more than two-thirds of the domestic new game market in May, less than two weeks in May, "DNF" download more than 45 million, estimated revenue of $51.29 million (about RMB 371 million).

　　At the beginning of the launch of "DNF", it was normally available in major app stores including Android channels. However, on the afternoon of June 19, the game operation team issued an announcement that from June 20, "DNF" mobile games will no longer be available in some Android platform app stores. The reason given by the team is: the contract expires.

　　However, Tencent Games’ move is believed to be related to the high proportion of the Android app store channel. The app store is a core channel for game distribution, but it is also a costly channel.

　　At present, many domestic game products use a joint operation model between game manufacturers and channel providers such as mobile end point manufacturers and third-party app platforms. Game manufacturers are responsible for game development and testing, launch, and channel providers are responsible for providing game display promotion, download and installation, and billing services. When players complete the payment, the channel provider will pay the game developer a revenue share.

　　The app store generally takes 30% for applications including games. The Android app store channel that makes manufacturers "love it or hate it" takes a higher proportion, and the general proportion is 50%, that is, after deducting relevant costs and expenses, the game flow and the game manufacturer each get 50%.

　　Although leading game companies have some room for gaming, the data previously disclosed by many class A share game companies shows that the app store should also divide at least 40% of the game flow. Under the high proportion of the draw, in recent years, many game manufacturers have chosen to give up the release of Android app stores, especially some well-known game products with high flow.

　　A few years ago, the two major game makers, miHoYo and Lilith, announced that due to "failure to reach an agreed terms of cooperation", miHoYo’s blockbuster products "Yuan Shen" and Lilith’s products "The Awakening of Nations" could not be downloaded from Xiaomi and Huawei app stores during the public beta.

　　Last August 23rd,When the public beta of its key game "All-Star Streetball Party" was released, the official announcement did not put any Android channels on the shelves, and decided to take out the 1.50 billion yuan divided into channels and give rebates to players present on all major platforms. Other products under Tencent Games are currently on the shelves of major Android app stores, but DNF, a key product, will no longer be on the Android app store, which will still have a profound impact.

　　Game company channels are expensive

　　The Android app store has long been criticized by the industry. Although game makers have taken occasional measures such as delisting, they have not changed the industry landscape.

　　The product manager of an app store of a domestic mobile phone manufacturerTimes E Company reporters analyzed that for app stores, games and other applications are the most important source of revenue. In addition to directly receiving game revenue, there are also advertising and bidding ranking revenue from game manufacturers. Games occupy an important position in the app store ecosystem.

　　Shi Jiangang, the co-founder of Liangjianghu, also said in an interview with the Times reporter that the current share ratio is determined by the location of the channel provider, which naturally has the ability to negotiate prices. The reason why the app store is strong is mainly because it can push game products to users at almost zero cost, and the value created for the game is huge, which cannot be replaced by other methods.

　　In this context, except for some relatively strong game products that can be released through their own channels and generate good revenue, most games are still difficult to leave the app store channel.

　　From the data disclosed by many game companies, channel costs are indeed an important part of the operating costs of game companies. Such as class A sharing companyThe financial report shows that the company’s joint operators will deduct the actual recharge amount of game players from the relevant channel fees, and calculate the share according to the proportion agreed upon in the agreement. After the two parties check the data and confirm that it is correct, the company confirms the operating income.

　　In 2022 and 2023, the channel cost in the operating cost will be 257 million yuan and 214 million yuan respectively, accounting for 45% and 52% of the operating cost respectively, which is much higher than the cost of game sharing, labor, copyright, and production fee amortization in the same period.

　　Hong Kong Stock CompanyAccording to the financial report, in 2023, the company’s channel cost was 595 million yuan, an increase of 35% year-on-year, accounting for more than 70% of the company’s cost of sales. In 2023, the gross profit margin fell from 64.4% in the previous year to 59.8%. The company said that the decline in gross profit margin was mainly due to the decline in related game revenue and the increase in channel costs.

　　Another Hong Kong-listed game companyThe financial report shows that in 2023, the company’s sales revenue will increase, but the company’s payment channel cost and distribution platform share will also increase by 23.8% to 523 million yuan, which is also the "big part" of the sales cost in 2023.

　　Following the official announcement of the pre-sale price of 188,000 yuan, Geely Galaxy E8 recently exposed the configuration layer of the five major versions. 45-inch 8K unbounded smart screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 flagship chip, Santan Yinyue suspension audio and other up to 139 configuration functions are all standard, showing the strength of China’s new generation of mainstream pure electric flagship, which will bring intelligent travel experience to the most mainstream pure electric users. Rich version selection and sincere configuration functions can accurately meet the diverse needs of different users.

　　Geely Galaxy E8 starts high-end. The 550km PRO basic version is equipped with a 62kW · h battery pack and a 200kW high-performance permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum charging power of 150kW, equipped with AGS intelligent air intake grille, 45-inch 8K unbounded smart screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 flagship chip, Flyme Link handcar interconnection, 360 panoramic images, 3D transparent chassis and other intelligent technologies, with 82km/h elk performance, 5.62m minimum turning radius, 5.95s zero hundred acceleration and other driving performance, you can play 3A game masterpiece "Wild Drag Race 9" in the car. It is worth mentioning that the Geely Galaxy E8 does not make version differentiation in terms of safety. A new generation of Aegis battery safety system, car cloud integrated BMS battery management system, ten grid battery anti-collision compartment, dragonfly force transmission structure, and other 32 safety configuration functions can be started.

　　On the basis of the 550km PRO version, the 550km MAX increases the ventilation, heating, and memory of the main and auxiliary seats, the main driver’s electric waist rest, and the comfort configuration functions such as Yanfei Lishi high fidelity 12 speakers and 256-color follow-up ambient lights. At the same time, it adds 50W mobile phone wireless charging, outdoor music light show, L2 intelligent driving assistance, blind spot monitoring and other technology configuration functions to achieve comfort and technology.

　　The 665km Starship Voyage Edition is equipped with a 76kw · h battery pack, a new generation of SiC silicon carbide electric drive, 19-inch aluminum alloy pneumatic wheels and Goodyear 245/45 R19 brand tires, bringing performance experience. On the basis of the 550km MAX version, intelligent configurations such as electric tailgate and 25.6-inch AR-HUD are added, which makes the battery life and intelligent experience leap again to meet the needs of mainstream pure electric users in a variety of travel scenarios.

　　The two high-end versions of Geely Galaxy E8, the 665km Starship Smart Driving Edition and the 620km Starship Performance Edition, are both added to the 665km Starship Voyage Edition, achieving advanced intelligence and advanced performance respectively.

　　The 665km Starship Smart Driving Edition adds 5R10V1L advanced intelligent driving assistance system, including 5 millimeter-wave radars, 10 high-perception cameras, and 1 solid-state lidar, making urban high-end smart driving more practical and safer.

　　The 620km Starship Performance Edition is based on a full-stack 800V ultra-high voltage platform, featuring a 165kW front induction asynchronous motor + a 310kW rear high-performance permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum charging power of 360kW. The wheel hub is also upgraded to a 20-inch sports hub, with only 3.49s of zero acceleration, providing more powerful driving performance.

　　On January 5, 2024, Geely Galaxy E8 will be officially listed. Users who successfully pre-order Geely Galaxy E8 can enjoy a pre-sale deposit expansion gift of 1,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan, and old users of Geely Holding Group’s brands can also enjoy an additional 10,000 yuan redemption subsidy.

　　It is understood that the new car will be arranged in the order of order, early order and early delivery. Friends who are excited about Geely Galaxy E8 can place orders in time through Geely Galaxy’s official website, App, WeChat Mini Program, H5 and other official platforms. (Source: Geely Galaxy)

Sanya Phoenix International Airport: When returning to the airport after receiving short-distance passengers –
Taxi accessFast Queuing Channel

Hainan Daily, Sanya, August 17 (Reporter, Xu Huiling) Hainan Daily reporter learned from the Sanya Municipal Transportation Bureau on August 17 that in order to standardize the operation order of taxis at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, effectively improve the service level of drivers, and solve the problem of short-distance passenger travel difficulties from the source, taking into account the interests of the majority of drivers, the bureau decided to open a fast queuing channel for vehicles after picking up and dropping off short-distance passengers at Sanya Phoenix International Airport from August 17.

According to the plan, the Sanya Municipal Transportation Bureau will set up a lane near the parking building in the three taxi queuing lanes at Sanya Phoenix International Airport as a fast queuing lane. If the driver picks up passengers in the ordinary queuing lane and meets the short-distance conditions (the destination is within 10 kilometers), he can receive a fast queuing ticket from the on-site coordinator. With the coupon, he can enter the fast queuing lane within 1 hour and enjoy the right of priority for passenger distribution.

The relevant person in charge of the Sanya Municipal Transportation Bureau introduced that this move will effectively alleviate the problem of short-distance passengers hailing, so that drivers and passengers can achieve a "win-win", passengers do not worry about being picked by drivers, and drivers do not have to worry about queuing for an hour or two to pull short-distance passengers.

Hubei Daily full media reporter, Li Chaoxia

During the epidemic in 2020, community e-commerce emerged suddenly. For a while, "online order, contactless delivery, fixed-point self-pickup" has become a new model for many families to buy food. From fresh food to condiments to daily general merchandise, all kinds of group buying have followed. JD.com, Meituan, Pinduoduo and other Internet Tech Giants have entered the market, which has affected the current pattern and pattern of fresh consumption to a certain extent.

At present, while community group buying is still red, professional fresh food e-commerce represented by Missfresh and simple shopping is rapidly rising, traditional vegetable markets and life supermarkets are constantly being upgraded, and fresh sales formats of different business models meet different levels and different needs of consumers.

How is the development of community group buying? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How is the consumer experience? Recently, Hubei Daily full media reporters conducted a visit and investigation.

Shop owner "has several groups"

"Did the dishes you bought yesterday arrive?"

At 11 o’clock on April 14, Wuchang District Wuzhong Pearl Garden Community Xinminxin non-staple food store, a small space placed in a small variety of snacks, seasonings and other goods, yellow, blue and green on the ground in the storage basket piled up with all kinds of group buying goods.

The head of the group, Du Dongmei, sorted out the group buying goods that had just been delivered, and transferred the milk and other goods that needed to be stored at low temperature to the refrigerator. From time to time, community residents came to pick up the goods.

"At the same time, she is the head of five platforms including Jingxi, Hema and Meituan." Du Dongmei introduced that she and her husband are the head of the group while running the non-staple food store. Before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2019, the husband and wife began to contact community group buying, and have now "held several groups".

Reporters visited and found that as community group buying blossomed everywhere, many shops such as Cainiao Post Station, convenience stores, community supermarkets, dry cleaners, etc. became community group buying self-pickup points while operating their main business. The goods bought by residents’ groups are mainly fresh, and the platform distributes and after-sales goods uniformly. The head of the group is responsible for collecting and distributing the goods.

"The head of the group needs a fixed place to place the goods to deal with the uncertainty of the weather, and the residents have different pickup times, so they need to keep an eye on it for a long time." Du Dongmei introduced that considering the cost, "shop + group buying self-pickup point" is the more common operating model at present.

"Buying more food is cheap, and the quality of the box horse is good." Du Dongmei and his wife have rich experience in community group buying. They believe that the main reasons why residents in this community choose group buying are two: there is no fresh supermarket in the community; group buying price is favorable.

According to reports, similar self-pickup points have a WeChat group of more than 100 people, and the staff or heads of each platform will release preferential information from time to time, and consumers will only consult the order logistics and after-sales situation.

"Don’t look at the dozens of orders on just one platform, but most of the transactions are only a few yuan or more than ten yuan." Du Dongmei said frankly that there are more and more heads of delegation now, and there are two in this community. The order volume is not as large as before, and the commission is getting lower and lower. "It’s really getting harder and harder to do. Once, the commission for an order of 50 yuan was only a few cents."

Radish and cabbage have their own loves

The reporter observed in Xinminxin non-staple food store that most of the people who came to pick up the goods in the morning were fathers and mothers-in-law in the community. Du Dongmei introduced that as the head of the team, she mainly serves young office workers and the elderly.

"It’s mainly cheap," Shi, a resident of the community, told reporters. She orders three to four times a week, and community group buying has become the main way for her and her wife to buy food.

For post-90s office worker Xiao Zhang, community group buying can save the time and labor cost of going to the farmers’ market or supermarket to buy vegetables, and it is cheaper than fresh food e-commerce. "Just move your finger to place an order and pick it up at the pick-up point when you get off work the next day."

When it comes to shopping, consumers’ needs are diverse and scattered. Young people care about convenience and time saving, while the elderly care more about freshness and low prices.

There is a basket of life supermarkets in Yuyuan Community, Chutian City, Wuchang District. Every afternoon, the vegetables are bought by the middle-aged and elderly groups in the community. Tingting, a clerk, said: "The store is also a community group buying self-pickup point for three e-commerce platforms. There are only three or four orders a day for many times. On the contrary, we often use group buying to supplement daily necessities such as seasonings because of discounts."

Unlike the elderly who buy food first and then decide on the menu, young people mostly decide on the menu first and then place targeted orders. Xiaojin, a post-95 consumer, said: "Every time I think about what to cook before buying ingredients, it is more suitable to place an order online."

Consumer demand is constantly being subdivided, with different requirements for different formats. Obviously, the development direction of fresh retail is mainly to clarify service segments.

The problem of preservation is unavoidable

Despite the huge differentiation in the way people buy food, personal preferences vary and preferences change from time to time, which also makes the community group buying market usher in a round of reshuffle.

Last year, food enjoyment, orange heart selection, ten Hui group and other brands have completely shut down related business, the rise of community group buying under the special background of epidemic prevention and control, continuous industry shock.

The reporter learned in the interview that while pursuing price concessions, people’s requirements for quality are increasing day by day. As a daily consumer product, fresh food is consumed with high frequency and fast consumption speed, but there are many links in the fresh supply chain, long chain and large loss, so it is difficult to avoid how to keep "fresh".

Many citizens believe that community groups buying orders can only be "accepted as ordered", unable to select and select goods on the spot, and the delivery time of goods cannot be standardized. Many fresh products cannot be maintained after delivery.

In addition, quality, service, and after-sales issues also pose pain points.

Consumer Xiao Wang reported that he had bought unripe cantaloupe and slightly moldy leafy vegetables, and also lost quick-frozen French fries. Because the goods were only "left" on the overhead floor of the negative first floor of the community every time, and he never met the head of the team, the after-sales problem was settled.

According to industry analysts, the consumption model of "reservation + self-pickup" is doomed to the disadvantage of community group buying in terms of shopping timeliness and experience. Its biggest strength is low price, which comes from the reduced loss rate in the distribution process and the subsidy of the platform. In order to enhance the stickiness of old users and grab new users, many platforms often launch ultra-low price panic buying activities. When low price becomes the main competitiveness of the platform, the price fluctuation of other channels will affect the sales volume of the platform, and the order profit is extremely low, and even the transit warehouse and logistics costs cannot be covered.

Relevant experts said that the platform should return to the essence of the retail industry, make every effort to build a fresh supply chain system, provide consumers with guaranteed and quality products; use data, capital, technology and other advantages to fully cooperate with the upstream manufacturers to improve the business chain operating efficiency; fully empower local suppliers and heads, differentiate the operation of regional community group buying business, and ensure the stable development of the regional market.

Jackie Chan and other stars in "Kung Fu Yoga"

Group photo of Li Zhiting, Tang Jili, etc

　 　 1905 movie network news According to netizens, Jackie Chan’s two new films have been launched one after another. The ones that have already started filming have been confirmed to be starring Zhang Yixing, Li Zhiting, Shang Yuxian, etc.; and the next ones are also determined to be starring Huang Zitao’s partner Jackie Chan.

　 　 A group photo of Jackie Chan with the other stars of "Kung Fu Yoga" has been leaked online recently. In the photo, Jackie Chan is surrounded by Zhang Guoli, Li Zhiting, EXO member Zhang Yixing, actress Shang Yuxian, and famous Indian actor Amir Khan. Recently, fans also broke the news that Li Zhiting is shooting the film in Dubai, and posted a group photo of director Tang Jili and Li Zhiting and other creators. It is reported that the film is the first Sino-Indian co-production, directed by Jackie Chan’s old partner Tang Jili.

"Railway Flying Tiger" poster

　 　 The next step of Jackie Chan’s new film "Railway Flying Tiger" will also be released on October 16, according to reports. The film was previously exposed in the Cannes magazine and will be directed by director Ding Sheng. It tells the story of the legendary experience of railway workers who used their work experience to successfully block Japanese raids and seize survival supplies for the people during the Anti-Japanese War in 1941. Jackie Chan will play a resourceful railway guerrilla captain in the film, and the film is expected to be released on the National Day next year. It is confirmed that former EXO member Huang Zitao will star in the film and cooperate with Jackie Chan, which is also followed by another electric shock.

　 　 So it seems that Jackie Chan’s next two new films are already in progress, and they have also chosen to cooperate with the popular little fresh meat, which has to be said to be due to commercial and box office considerations.

On June 19, according to LatePost, NIO’s intelligent driving R & D department recently completed the structural adjustment. Previously, NIO’s intelligent driving R & D department was divided into perception, regulation and control, and integration. After the adjustment, the perception and regulation teams were merged into a large model team, and the integration team was reorganized into a delivery team. The merged large model team was overseen by Peng Chao, the former head of NIO’s perception team.

Regarding the authenticity of the above news, the Daily Economic News reporter immediately checked with the NIO, but no reply was received as of press time.

On the evening of June 20, an unnamed person familiar with the matter told reporters that NIO did make structural adjustments to its intelligent driving R & D team. However, the other party did not disclose the specific details of the adjustment.

Zhu Xichan, a professor at the School of Automotive Science at Tongji University and director of the Institute of Automotive Safety Technology, said in an interview with reporters that NIO’s move is more to adapt to the development trend of large models. "Tesla’s FSD V12 version has shown excellent autonomous driving capabilities end-to-end, and the autonomous driving AI technology route has been established." Zhu Xichan believes that after the automotive industry enters the second half of intelligence, the competition will mainly focus on autonomous driving technology.

Architecture adjustment Want to explore end-to-end large models?

According to public data, there are currently about 1,500 people in the NIO smart driving team. "With the launch of the big model, the autonomous driving technology has been transformed from the algorithm-based model of the past to the data-driven model, that is, the end-to-end big model." Ji Xuehong, a professor and director of the Automotive Industry Innovation Research Center at North China University of Technology, said that the integration of NIO’s sensing and regulation teams is the need for the organizational structure to serve the development of enterprise technology.

Image source: Photo by Zhang Jian, a reporter (data map)

It is reported that the restructured autonomous driving R & D department is still in charge of Ren Shaoqing, vice president of NIO’s intelligent driving R & D. After the adjustment of the intelligent driving R & D department, Ren Shaoqing once conveyed to the team: to give up the traditional paradigm of "perception-decision-regulation" that the industry has used for many years. This also means that NIO will more clearly explore the use of end-to-end large models to achieve high-level intelligent driving.

Zhu Xichan told reporters that NIO’s original modular autonomous driving algorithm team structure was divided into "perception", "regulation and control" and "evaluation", but after reaching the end-to-end large model, the division of departments is unreasonable. "In order to adapt to the new algorithm structure, the administrative structure of [NIO intelligent driving] can be optimized to break down departmental barriers and achieve more efficient development," Zhu Xichan analyzed.

Chen Guoping, executive director of Haosu Capital, told reporters that from the current point of view, the intelligent driving development program has been fully transformed into end-to-end autonomous driving, which has become an option for car companies. It turns out that perception, regulation, and decision execution are the R & D paths of traditional autonomous driving. The neural networks algorithm is used to form this simulated human driving decision through the accumulation of training data.

"With the comprehensive change of Tesla’s FSD driving decision model, the end-to-end large model output method skips the original traditional perception-decision-execution path, and calls the mainstream decision to drive the driving behavior in full accordance with the empirical algorithm, reducing the load on the perceived computing power technical parameters. The iteration speed will be faster and faster, and the cost of the smart driving solution will be lower and lower." Chen Guoping said that the new car manufacturing forces choose the end-to-end large model to merge and revoke the original organizational structure corresponding to the technology research and development path.

In an interview with reporters, He Xiaopeng, chairperson and CEO of XPeng Motors, said that in the previous smart driving scheme, technically speaking, the car was handled separately in terms of perception, positioning, planning, and control, and each link was not related. Therefore, when the vehicle encounters some scenarios, it will hesitate because of the rules written by humans. After the end-to-end large model gets on the car, the vehicle can directly output the control of the vehicle through the input of the sensor, and the smart driving will be more "human-like".

In He Xiaopeng’s view, the end-to-end smart driving model is adopted, which can be iterated every two days, and the smart driving capacity enhancement is 30 times in the next 18 months. The end-to-end big model means that automatic assisted driving will shift to fully autonomous driving.

Domestic car companies accelerate the deployment of autonomous driving

Speculation about the reasons behind the restructuring of NIO’s intelligent driving R & D department is mixed. Some people believe that NIO’s move is affected by the approaching time of Tesla’s FSD entry into China. However, Yang Weibin, an expert on new energy vehicles and batteries, told reporters that the adjustment of NIO’s intelligent driving R & D team is not directly related to Tesla’s FSD entry into China. "Because NIO and Tesla use two different intelligent driving technology routes, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is not possible to completely judge which solution is better at present," Yang Weibin said.

Zhu Xichan also said that the reorganization of NIO’s intelligent driving R & D department has nothing to do with whether Tesla FSD enters China or not, but is mainly affected by the end-to-end model technology of Tesla FSD V12 version. "As the world’s leading company in autonomous driving technology, the gradual landing of Tesla FSD has pointed out the development direction and technical route of smart cars for the industry." Zhu Xichan said that with the improvement of the technical capabilities of the end-to-end model of Tesla FSD V12 version, even if it does not enter China, the autonomous driving technology of domestic car companies such as NIO will shift to the direction of large models.

In March this year, Tesla began to push the end-to-end FSD V12 to North American users on a large scale. Recently, it was reported that the Shanghai Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone has issued a road test license to Tesla, and the FSD may be testing. In response, the reporter checked with Tesla China on June 21, but no response was received as of press time.

Ji Xuehong also said that Tesla is currently the best company in autonomous driving technology. Whether it enters China or not, it will guide more and more car companies to make more investment in autonomous driving technology. "As a’catfish ‘in the field of autonomous driving, Tesla will accelerate the layout and force of car companies in the field of autonomous driving." Ji Xuehong explained that in addition to NIO, XPeng Motors, Li Auto, Huawei and other car companies, more and more traditional car companies are also increasing the layout of autonomous driving technology direction.

On June 20, Zhang Xinghai, chairperson (founder) of Cyrus Group, announced that Cyrus will firmly pursue the development of smart-electric integration under software-defined vehicles, and strive to explore solutions for intelligent driving and intelligent safety. "At present, the AITO cars produced by Cyrus have driving auxiliary features, of which two-thirds have high-order intelligent driving functions, and the auxiliary driving functions account for one-third." Zhang Xinghai said.

In Yang Weibin’s view, car companies are doing theory in the "first half" and practice in the "second half". "Car companies will take advantage of the opportunity of large-scale demonstration of domestic smart driving technology, expand the number of cities where smart driving is applied, and continue to iterate and optimize and upgrade." Yang Weibin said that there is still a long way to go to fully realize autonomous driving.

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