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Chapter 175 The Last Straw

"Yesterday evening, after a Tesla latest smart car drove into the viaduct, it suddenly accelerated and slammed into the guardrail, causing the vehicle to fall from the viaduct. A driver in the car died on the spot. According to our reporter, the deceased was Gu Ge. company expats."

"The cause of the accident is still under investigation, and it has not affected other passing vehicles or the public."

October 7, Wednesday.

Magic City.

Terrace Industrial Zone.

Ren Tianxiang read this news on the computer that has already reached the top of the hot search list on all major platforms. His expression can only be described as dull and dumbfounded. The rapidly dilated pupils interpret the shock in his heart at the moment. No matter what, he would never have expected this to happen. This kind of thing is really unacceptable.

Because the deceased mentioned in the news was Shen Yongyan.

Yesterday, because Shen Yongyan was not satisfied with persuading Niu Geng to agree with Tesla to join the wireless charging alliance, the two of them had a big fight.

But this kind of thing is not too strange in the company, and sometimes it is possible to disagree or directly do it.

Naturally, Ren Tianxiang didn't take this to heart.

Thinking of waiting for the next day to re-discuss the solution and try to solve the matter thoroughly.

But who would have thought that Shen Yongyan would actually drive his car and fall from the viaduct on the way back, resulting in a car crash and death.

It made Tesla fall into a passive situation far beyond before.

It's like adding insult to injury.

boom!
"Bastard, you are still so uneasy after death!"

Ren Tianxiang sat on the chair in silence for a few seconds, then he stood up abruptly and slapped his palm on the surface of the table, unreservedly venting the accumulated anger in his heart, even swearing.

Tell the truth.

Although Shen Yongyan is still useful now, if he died unexpectedly, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Maybe it might be possible to completely dispel Niu Geng's prejudice against Truss.

However, Shen Yongyan didn't want to die. He insisted on driving the latest smart car of Tesla and got into a car accident. Isn't this a public statement to consumers that Tesla's new smart car is not good? The loss caused will be huge.

Especially now that this news has reached the top of the hot search list on all major platforms, it has been spread rapidly, and the vehicle involved in the accident has also been towed away by the authorities for inspection.

If you want to block it, you can't block it.

In addition to surprise and anger, Ren Tianxiang's more complicated mood at this time is regret. He knew that such a day would come. When Shen Yongyan came over, he shouldn't be equipped with a Tesla car as a means of transportation.

Suddenly, there was a hasty knock on the door from outside.

"Come in."

Secretary Li pushed the door open, walked quickly to the desk, and said, "Mr. Ren, there are rumors on the Internet that Consultant Shen had a car accident because he turned on the autopilot mode. Now a large number of consumers are coming to the door collectively." Come on, ask us Tesla to return the car for them, and the offline dealers can't stop it at all."

"These people are really hateful!"

After hearing these words, Ren Tianxiang murmured, and immediately started a brainstorm in his mind, thinking about the solution to the current problem.

In fact, up to now, it has not been confirmed that the car had an automatic driving function when it was in an accident.

Some users took the opportunity to expand public opinion, nothing more than to achieve the purpose of returning the car.

After all, the new energy vehicle purchased at a cost of nearly one million can’t even use the wireless charging station. It can be said that the more I think about it, the more I lose money. Naturally, I want to return the car and buy a more economical Xiaoxing car, or Wait for new cars from other Wireless Power Consortium members.

Shen Yongyan's car accident just provided them with a good excuse.

The unmanned self-driving function in the new smart cars sold by Tesla has huge safety risks, and consumers naturally have the right to ask for the return of the car.

Ren Tianxiang is very clear about this.

At the same time, Ren Tianxiang also understands that Tesla can completely ignore these requirements, but if it does so, the result will definitely lose the trust of domestic consumers.

The part of the market share it owns will also disappear, and the brand of Tesla will disappear from the domestic industry from then on.

Such a result is obviously not what Ren Tianxiang wants to see.

So he quickly made a decision and ordered Secretary Li: "Immediately issue a statement on the entire network to clarify the matter about autonomous driving, and notify all dealerships. No matter what, consumers must be stabilized first."

"It's Mr. Ren, I'll do it right away."

At this time, Secretary Li didn't know the crisis that Truss was facing, so he naturally didn't dare to hesitate, nodded in response and quickly turned around and left the office.

The entire process from reporting to executing orders took less than 2 minutes.

Ren Tianxiang was left alone in the office again, instantly like a deflated ball, his body completely slumped on the chair, no expression could be seen on his face, only a sigh remained for a long time: "Oh, it seems that this Subtras is really about to lose the entire domestic market!"

……

Truss acted quickly, and within an hour of the news broadcast, he responded to the matter through his official account.

The statement pointed out that judging from the background driving data of the car, the car has never turned on the automatic driving mode from the beginning to the end, and all the responsibilities have been pushed to the driver's improper operation.

And at the end of the statement, it specifically stated that although Tesla has no responsibility, it will still provide part of the compensation to the family of the deceased out of humanitarianism.

Once this statement was issued, it quickly caused an uproar on the Internet.

It is easy to be on the hot searches on various platforms, and it is just behind the news reports.

of course.

Netizens basically didn't believe Tesla's insincere and repentant statement, and even found out the traffic flow on the viaduct during the time period of the incident to analyze and compare, proving that the accident was not caused by man-made The control is due to the central control system itself.

In addition, someone finally confirmed that there is still a special relationship between the deceased and Tesla through the identity of the Guge expatriate mentioned in the news report.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet.

"Truss can't do anything but PR speed."

"When Tesla launched this smart car, I felt unreliable. The key is that the price is so expensive. Now it seems that my original choice was not wrong."

"There is no Xingyuan Technology's technology, so don't engage in automatic driving, something happened now!"

"The most ironic thing is that besides being a person sent by Google to work with Tesla, the deceased also participated in the development of Alpha artificial intelligence. I'm afraid he didn't even think that the central control system he designed would cause an accident. Bar."

"Judging from the traffic flow on the viaduct at the time of the incident disclosed on the Internet, it is impossible for even a novice driver to rush out of the guardrail. It is obvious that the car suddenly lost control and the owner lost control of the car."

"It's Xiaoxing's first-generation smart car, isn't it delicious? Why do you have to spend that unreasonable money to buy a Tesla?"

"I see this kind of thing. Whoever dares to use Tesla's autopilot function in the future is simply a quick death device."

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to criticizing Tesla on the Internet, there are still many people who have doubts about the technology of unmanned autonomous driving. middle.

For this reason, the two groups of people quarreled furiously.

"Facts have proved that unmanned autonomous driving is still risky. Who can guarantee that it will not have problems one day. If it happens on the highway, it will definitely be sentenced to death."

"I also agree that the only peace of mind is to drive the car by yourself."

"Truss' accident is obviously due to their unmanned driving technology, and it does not conflict with Xingyuan Technology's research and development. Anyway, I use the unmanned autopilot function of the small star car that I use every day to go to work. It is simply a cool batch. .”

"It's safe to drive by yourself. I'm afraid you have forgotten the word "road killer."

"If all the cars in the future use unmanned driving and the driving routes are controlled by artificial intelligence, I believe that the probability of traffic accidents will be greatly reduced."

at the same time.

Niu Geng, who was far away in Jingzhou City, was in a calm state and was not affected by the information on the Internet at all.

Xingling took control of the Tesla new energy vehicle driven by Shen Yongyan. No matter how you check it, it is impossible to get the clues you want. In the end, it can only be characterized as a problem with the central control system, causing the car to lose control and break through the guardrail. viaduct.

That is to say, the hat is definitely on.

Originally, after Niu Geng learned that Shen Yongyan was the instigator behind the attack on the hotel near the fruit headquarters, he just wanted revenge and made him disappear from this world without anyone noticing.

Unexpectedly, the other party drove a new smart car of Tesla, and it was simply destined to become Tesla's nemesis.

Before this happened, because it would take some time for members of the Wireless Charging Alliance to launch new wireless charging cars, even if Tesla was unable to continue, it could still persist in the domestic market for a while.

After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

but now……

It is no exaggeration to say that Tesla has nowhere to turn.

As for the discussion on the Internet about the hidden dangers of unmanned autonomous driving technology, Niu Geng has already had a solution.

After seeing the statement issued by Truss, he immediately called Qin Xiaoman to arrange the next task for him.

"Boss Niu, are you looking for me?"

Qin Xiaoman went straight to the desk and asked proactively as usual, although she basically guessed in her heart why the boss called her over.

Speaking of which, Qin Xiaoman also experienced the incident in the hotel near the fruit headquarters, but because she knew little information, she would not have thought that this incident would be related to the employees of Google, a partner of Tesla, so He didn't feel much about Shen Yongyan's accidental death.

Naturally, I will not ask too much.

It is not known how many people die in traffic accidents every day in the main world. If everyone pays attention, the workload will be too much.

Niu Geng didn't hesitate when he saw Qin Xiaoman, and immediately said: "You know all the discussions about unmanned automatic driving technology on the Internet, what do you think?"

Facing the question posed by the boss, Qin Xiaoman thought for a moment and expressed his thoughts.

"I believe that our unmanned and autonomous driving technology is very mature, and it is definitely not comparable to Tesla and the others. The key is to make everyone feel at ease about us and Xiaoxing Automobile's unmanned and autonomous driving technology."

Niu Geng nodded: "Yes, you are quite right."

"Let's issue a company statement and tell users that the technology of the unmanned autopilot function in Xiaoxing's car is very mature, and there will never be a loss of control."

"In addition, a special fund will be set up. For any small star car that has a traffic accident due to unmanned self-driving technology, Xingyuan Technology will compensate the user to ensure that the user's interests will not be lost."

After hearing Niu Geng's words, Qin Xiaoman responded immediately: "It's Boss Niu, I'll handle this right away."

Then he left the office.

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Like Tesla, the announcement of Xingyuan Technology quickly rushed to the hot search lists of various platforms after it was released, but the results were completely different.

Netizens who were originally worried about the unmanned driving function, after seeing this response from Xingyuan Technology, seemed to have taken a reassurance, and expressed their willingness to trust Xingyuan Technology on the spot.

Even many Tesla owners are planning to completely give up their Tesla new energy vehicles and put them into the arms of Xiaoxing Motors.

The reason why everyone's views can change so quickly is that apart from the good reputation that Xingyuan Technology has accumulated since its establishment, Huaxin News Agency and other official media accounts forwarded the statement issued by Xingyuan Technology. It intends to support Xiaoxing Automobile and promote the development of the new energy automobile industry.

This situation was not expected by Niu Geng.

But it is precisely this performance that makes many domestic companies smell fishy and want to enter the new energy vehicle related industry.

Even Huawei announced that it will develop new energy auto parts and provide services for domestic new energy auto brands. The whole industry presents a lively atmosphere in which a hundred flowers bloom.

Except for Tesla, the stocks of new energy sector funds have all risen sharply.

It can be expected that when the government supports more and more new energy vehicles and the number of users who buy gasoline vehicles gradually decreases, the environment in major cities will inevitably improve significantly in the future, and the number of traffic accidents will definitely decline like a cliff. fall.

Fast forward to August.

When the small star car is still being snapped up by consumers, and the members of the wireless charging alliance are speeding up the process of launching the new wireless charging car, Niu Geng's all attention is on the light curtain.

Because the new capital settlement cycle has arrived again.

Although during this cycle, Xingyuan Technology acquired Bojun Automobile and deployed wireless charging stations nationwide, which cost a lot of company funds, but relying on the order of Xingyuan Microbial Sewage Treatment Plant and the income from Xingyao and Xinghuo Studio, There is still some remaining, so it is not impossible to convert personal funds.

What's more, since Xiaoxing's first-generation smart car was launched online, it has sold nearly 20 units. Even if the profit is not very high, it is still a considerable number.

Sunday, May 8.

That night.

In the luxurious presidential suite on the highest floor of the office building in the middle of the Longhu Hi-Tech Park, Niu Geng sat in the study and skillfully called out the light curtain.

　The stable update will start at noon tomorrow, and the next monthly pass will be requested on the last day of the month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)