After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future
Chapter 610: Still a Gap, Aiming for the Peak

"Which brand rules autonomous driving? For car reviews, look no further than Xiao Gang. Today, we’re bringing you reviews of four cars."

Tianshu began deliveries on the 5th of this month. Every three days, Tianxing Factory rolls out about 528 cars, which are sent to the nearest store chosen by the car owners.

As of today, the 15th, 1634 units have been delivered.

As one of the hottest products nationwide from April to May, Tianshu has been the darling of countless social media influencers.

After all, bloggers want to ride the wave, and audiences love to watch, plus they have this suspicion that Douyin might have some underlying traffic promotion going on.

This has led many wealthy bloggers to buy second-hand cars at higher than original prices, while bloggers with less money opt to rent just to shoot videos.

However, this has also resulted in a situation where the Tianshu is scrutinized over and over by the public with a magnifying glass.

"Up first is the Tesla Mao Dou 3, followed by the Denza X, then the Li Xiang L9, and finally the much-anticipated Sky StarTianshu."

"You might not believe it, but you can basically buy the first three cars just by paying, only for the Tianshu do you need to pay a lot more and even owe some favors."

"Had I known, I would have called Mr. Lu to see if he could help me get one, alas, what a mistake..." View the correct content at f|ree(w)ebno.vel

The midday sunlight peeked through the curtains, warming up the bed, as Lu Liang sat at the head of the bed, watching the video with a smile on his face.

Chen Gang is a professional car reviewer, and Lu Liang has indeed come across him a few times. He has more than ten million followers on platforms like Douyin and Weibo.

There’s no denying, he has a knack for picking cars to review.

Tesla is the frontrunner in the first tier of autonomous driving, Denza X is a masterpiece created by BYD and Mercedes, Li Xiang L9 is the best model in terms of reputation and sales for new energy upstarts, and lastly, we have the hottest Tianshu right now.

"Today we simulated eight scenarios, trying to replicate situations that car owners might encounter, to see which brand’s autonomous driving system edges out."

"The first test is tunnel recognition. As everyone knows, vision technology is especially sensitive to light perception. A sudden change in light can cause the recognition system to make errors..."

An artificial tunnel was set up, where several cars handed over control to autonomous driving to pass through; Tesla, Denza X, and Tianshu all went through smoothly.

It was only Li Xiang L9 that slowed down just before entering the tunnel, as if there was some obstacle ahead.

After multiple tests, Tesla, Denza, and Tianxing all passed without issues, only Li Xiang L9 occasionally misjudged.

"Cough, cough, five tests per round, 20 points for each successful test. Tesla, Denza, and Tianxing all scored 100 points, Li Xiang got 60 points. You can’t really blame Li Xiang; it’s just too sensitive, though slowing down can also be a good thing."

Chen Gang explained earnestly, causing Lu Liang to chuckle. He tried to explain deliberately, ultimately fearing offending anyone.

Although Li Xiang behaves like a grandson in front of him, outside, he is the leader of the domestic new energy upstarts and a volatile character.

Lu Liang can joke around, but others might not have the same freedom, so giving a passing score saves face and potentially avoids legal issues.

The second test quickly began, this time focusing on human driving, maintaining a steady speed of around 50, and testing sudden appearances on a country road.

A sudden silicone dummy fell from above on a straight one-way road, prompting emergency braking from both Tesla and Tianxing.

Li Xiang took evasive action but almost veered into a ditch, becoming a negative example of giving speed without yielding the way.

Denza X reacted slowly, two out of five tests resulted in failure to avoid the dummy, running it over directly.

"See, I told you Li Xiang is sensitive. Sensitive people get hurt easily, and the same goes for sensitive cars."

Chen Gang looked awkward, trying hard to explain. He sought to be fair in his reviews but was also wary of offending any car company, resulting in visible conflict.

Of course, it’s also possible that it’s part of the show, as he’s a blogger with over ten million fans to his name. If he didn’t take any money for deliberate slander, even car companies can’t do much.

The video is long, over thirty minutes.

But Lu Liang finished watching it. Both Tesla and Tianxing scored full marks, Denza 80 points, Li Xiang 70 points.

"The fact proves that Tianxing Intelligent Driving does indeed have the capability to rival Tesla. For more car reviews, follow Xiao Gang..."

Lu Liang, using his own account, rewarded this video with 100,000 yuan and commented, "The review is very fair, keep it up."

"A perfect score, and you’re still not happy?"

Pang Di rubbed her eyes, emerging from the covers.

Just awake, her hair was flat in patches, not puffed up, but it had its own charm.

She noticed Lu Liang didn’t seem pleased, appearing lost in thought.

"There’s still a big gap between us and Tesla."

Lu Liang wrapped his arms around Pang Di’s neck. After a delightful night, both were bare, feeling the warmth of each other’s body.

"Really? I feel like they’re pretty close." Pang Di snuggled closer to Lu Liang, her cheek resting on his chest, listening to the heartbeat.

"There were a few tests where Tianshu didn’t pass smoothly enough. We still use a threefold assurance of visual, radar, and laser, while Tesla relies solely on vision."

Lu Liang sighed. Three years of development, even with generous funding, couldn’t cover a fifteen-year development gap.

Especially as domestic Tesla autonomous driving is not yet at full potential, they give it their all but could only tie the game.

Accurately speaking, it’s just slightly inferior, but this tiny gap is flattened by the identity of being a domestic enterprise.

Tesla has many fans, but so does Tianxing, plus the added value of being a national brand.

Even the most impartial car reviewers don’t dare to let Tesla directly overshadow Tianxing.

Unless Tianxing Intelligent Driving is really terrible, they wouldn’t dare to hide the truth for money.

They subconsciously overlook the slight difference, after all, they also hope a local company can stand up to Tesla.

Among domestic brands, BYD is actually the most promising, but its brand image is too poor, and it’s notoriously a sweatshop.

In contrast, Tianxing District’s generous benefits and Lu Liang’s theory of industrial upgrading have won a lot of favor.

Besides, his main business is finance, and even if there’s short-selling of the Renminbi, it’s hard for ordinary people to notice.

Just like if the Renminbi depreciates by 1%, which means evaporating trillions if counted in total currency volume.

But spreading it out to each person, it’s just the purchasing power of ten thousand reduced to nine thousand nine hundred.

The more money people have, the more they lose, and ordinary people basically can’t detect any change.

They would only lament that money is becoming less valuable, not blame it on anyone in particular.

"Don’t be upset, you’re already doing amazing, okay."

Pang Di, using both hands and feet, hugged Lu Liang, soothing him with a cheerful smile: "You’ve only been developing for three years, Tesla has been around for over a hundred years."

"Over a hundred years? Such an outrageous rumor, where did you hear that?" Lu Liang was slightly dazed.

"Isn’t it? I remember reading about Tesla in primary school." Pang Di’s face was serious, utterly convinced.

Lu Liang’s tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, holding Pang Di in his arms and playfully teasing her: "That was Nikola Tesla. People say that with a big chest comes a simple mind, but yours isn’t that big either."

"Oh right, right, it’s Nikola." Pang Di suddenly puffed out her chest, looking displeased: "How is it small? Compared to before I knew you, it’s already gotten a lot bigger."

"Do you want it to get even bigger?"

"I want to, but not now."

Pang Di dashed to the bathroom, mischievously saying: "It’s already afternoon, I have an appointment with Mi, I have to head out now."

Speaking of Yang Mi, she peeked her head out to observe Lu Liang’s expression, unsurprisingly spotting a rippling smile on his face.

"You bad egg." She angrily had no choice but to brush her teeth vigorously. Her willingness is one thing, but Lu Liang’s quick acceptance is another.

"I hope we can keep you around."

Pang Di sighed, longing for Lu Liang’s attention.

If she couldn’t do it alone, then combined with Mi, anything would be fine as long as it could make Lu Liang pay more attention.

Last year’s incident with Mi was definitely not an isolated case. Just because she hadn’t encountered it before doesn’t mean she wouldn’t in the future.

The entertainment world is the ultimate game of fame and fortune; a minor celebrity relies on luck, a big celebrity relies on power, and staying famous long-term requires even greater power.

Soon, Pang Di finished freshening up, exited the bathroom, and saw Lu Liang about to get out of bed.

She looked like she was in a rush, hastily put on clothes, didn’t bother with her hair, and quickly donned a hat to head out.

"Are you in a hurry?" Lu Liang wondered.

"No, I’m just going out to attract attention for you first." Pang Di chuckled and waved as she left the room.

Many paparazzi know she lives here; if Lu Liang went out and she followed, they might get photographed.

But if she goes out first and draws the paparazzi away, then when Lu Liang leaves, perhaps no one will notice.

Lu Liang chuckled but said nothing; he might’ve had such concerns before, but now not anymore.

With so many CEOs and officials in the country, he doesn’t believe they are all saints and that only he has a fondness for beauty.

Paparazzi have their ways, and they know what can be exposed and what cannot.

As long as the woman isn’t someone Lu Liang brings out in public, even if they take photos, they wouldn’t dare to publish them.

Even if they are coincidentally photographed by bystanders, it can only circulate in a small circle before disappearing.

After nine rounds of financing, with over 800 million users, Douyin is valued at 50 billion US Dollars.

Lu Liang still holds 7.07% of shares, is a co-founder of Douyin, and has been a mentor to Yang Zhenyuan.

Information about his private life has long been set with blocked keywords and usually requires separate manual review.

Not just him, but many CEOs enjoy this kind of privilege.