My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 699 - 436: The Talking Car_2

Chapter 699: Chapter 436: The Talking Car_2

"This design... it’s simply irrational!"

It’s like Fujihara Tofu Shop’s 86—though it appeared to wear a cheap shell, the moment you lifted the hood, it was a treasure trove of race-car level modifications!

The two "competitors" beside me also seemed unable to accept this.

Could it be that Mr. Bao, knowing he couldn’t compete in hardware, sneakily pushed on the software front to develop to such a sleazy extent?

The main point is...

"Are you kidding? Implementing vehicle connectivity, intelligent assistant, and automatic parking in a compact car..."

How many ingredients did Mr. Bao stack in those cars? How many lidars did he install?

But even if just one was installed, wouldn’t the price of this car shoot beyond 100k?

If you really had a budget of 100k, who would buy a compact car?

What about market positioning? The target customers?

Can you be so capricious when making a car?

Pleased with the audience’s reaction, Mr. Bao continued speaking and threw in another shocking piece of news!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the two new cars we are launching have completely abandoned the original third-generation ’Bean Companionship System.’

At the same time, we have strategically introduced the latest ’Tianxuan Intelligent Selection’ in-vehicle intelligent control full-scenario solution developed by Baiyeji Company!"

"Oh~" A wave of discussion ensued from the audience, many showing expressions of sudden realization.

"So they introduced foreign help? No wonder the technology feels... completely different from before!"

"The secrecy was done too well, there was literally no hint of it beforehand."

"Baiyeji? How come I’ve never heard of this company? Are there such dark horses in the industry?"

"It sounds vaguely familiar—seems like I’ve heard it somewhere..."

"Looks like this is Mr. Bao’s ace in the hole, this launch... it seems like it’ll be quite the show!"

Normally, new energy car companies, unless absolutely necessary, tend to develop their own car machine systems, as they wouldn’t be at someone else’s mercy at crucial times.

Moreover, software is the core soul of a new energy vehicle.

Without independent software, what is made is merely a soulless shell.

Outsourcing the entire software system indicates that Mr. Bao might have been driven to a dead end and had to rely on external help to try and turn the tables.

"This ’Tianxuan Intelligent Selection’ system... uh..."

It was a last-minute effort, and Mr. Bao actually forgot his lines halfway through, picked up the cheat sheet in his hand, and continued after reviewing the content there.

"Ahem! The system integrates many of the most cutting-edge intelligent connected technology projects on the market, including vehicle Internet of Things, digital maps, smart car machines...

With the intellectual support of the ’Tianxuan system,’ our car machine system has also seen a huge boost in its intelligent applications!

For example, with the support of the ’Tianxuan’ system, it can provide users with functions that are closely related to driving and commuting, such as vehicle condition checks, remote vehicle control, vehicle fault diagnosis, driving reports, charging pile queries, and social entertainment services.

Moreover, in keyless unlocking, it now includes new scenarios like mobile fingerprint unlocking, facial recognition unlocking, and voice pattern unlocking.

In terms of assisted driving, it has achieved L3-level automatic parking functionality for short distances.

Simultaneously, the paired ’Tianxuan APP’ can carry out multiple functions including remote control and remote parking through a mobile device.

It can also be activated by voice, and, similar to operating Siri on a smartphone, can execute various commands through voice interaction."

Others looked shocked—there were three types of keyless entries already...

And voice pattern unlocking?

Do BBA’s luxury cars even have this level of intelligence?

Many in the audience were already rolling their eyes internally.

Compared to what had just been demonstrably real, this seemed... blatantly exaggerated...

But after all, it was a new car launch, and which car company these days doesn’t hype things to the sky?

Every new technology touted seemed compelled to squeeze out ten pieces of professional jargon.

"Hmm... As a ’talking car,’ rather than calling it a new energy vehicle, we’d prefer to define it as an ’intelligent mobility robot’..."

As Mr. Bao concluded his explanation, the large screen behind him displayed 3D models and specifications of the two Idol D3 models...

Xiao Peng and the two seated in the front row ignored terms like "talking car" and "intelligent mobility robot" that were clearly just bluster.

The most advanced intelligent voice assistants on the market are just that.

Siri is dim-witted, what about "talking cars"?

It’s just a fancy smart speaker!

And "talking car"?

It wasn’t the main theme of the launch, yet Mr. Bao had just glossed over it vaguely, all empty and flashy, with no substantial content.

This was obviously a lack of confidence!

Automatic parking alone was already a hot topic...

While they labeled this baffling "theme" as a flop for the launch, their attention remained fixed on the key specifications on the screen.

Strangely, there were no configurations listed, only a few simple specifications noted.

"Holy Bean Detective" version has a battery range of 150km.

"Holy Bean" version 200km?!

Hmm? It was actually higher than anticipated, originally predicted to be around 180km.

But the outcome wouldn’t be any different.

In the latest subsidy rules for electric vehicles with a comprehensive battery range of 150-200km, the maximum subsidy is only 15,000.