Chapter 94: Isn't It Supposed to Be Fair and Just?

Numerous car companies took the initiative to contact Tianqi Equipment Company one after another, only to receive the reply that the intelligent driving program was still under verification and there were no plans for public licensing for the time being, leaving the major car companies no choice but to give up.

And on the second day after the news was released.

Several car models from Goyadi, which had long been prepared and equipped with the Xiaozhi Driving System, began to appear one after another in the urban area of Jinding City.

The official Goyadi website solemnly announced—

A strategic partnership has been reached with Tianqi Intelligent Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.; several of its car models will soon be equipped with the L4 Level Intelligent Driving program Xiaozhi developed by Su Xin, and some already sold models can also spend 20,000 yuan for an intelligent driving upgrade.

At the same time, several official Goyadi promotional and livestreaming teams also arrived in Jinding City, each beginning to livestream and promote from within several of the car models.

Since the laws and regulations of Jinding Mountain already permit intelligent driving cars on the road, the livestreaming teams were all sitting in the back seats to explain to the audience.

Starting from voice-controlling the vehicle to start.

To voice-setting the destination.

The vehicle automatically drove out of the underground garage.

And pulled into the busy main road with traffic weaving like a loom.

The series of operations was like flowing clouds and running water; it was smooth, fast, and incredibly convenient.

Watching the car move freely through the bustling streets, many netizens were stunned.

"Holy crap! This intelligent driving is awesome!"

"It can even perfectly avoid 'ghost-peeking' electric bikes on busy road sections; it's truly impressive!"

"That U-turn on the narrow road just now was so smooth! There wasn't a hint of the rigid, dull feeling of other intelligent driving programs; this kind of technology is far stronger than the average human driver."

"This is true intelligent driving!"

"It lives up to being L4 Level intelligent driving!"

"As expected of something developed by President Su; this intelligent driving program has left the competition in the dust by at least two blocks."

"If it's produced by President Su, it must be a boutique product!"

Goyadi's several intelligent driving car models became a hit across the entire internet, sparking discussion and attention from countless people.

Coupled with the fact that new car models equipped with Thor Battery were about to be officially launched, the overlapping popularity made Goyadi's new cars even more eye-catching.

In a certain sense.

After Thor Battery reached strategic partnerships with major car companies, everyone had leveled the playing field significantly in the new energy race; after all, everyone knows that battery technology is the core of new energy vehicles.

Since everyone is using the same product for core technology, the only things left to use as competitive advantages are comprehensive strengths in areas like brand reputation, marketing channels, quality control management, after-sales quality, car-making experience, and cost control.

And looking at these aspects, the traditional car companies that transitioned in a rush and the new energy forces that have only risen in recent years can be said to have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Both sides were basically pulled to the same starting line.

But now.

Goyadi announced it would be equipped with the intelligent driving program under Tianqi Equipment, becoming the world's first car company to be equipped with L4 Level intelligent driving, widening the gap with all other car companies in terms of intelligent driving programs.

It suddenly surged ahead of all other car companies.

This left many car companies dumbfounded.

"Are you kidding me? We've been building hype for our newly designed and developed models for so long and are just about to officially release them, and now Goyadi suddenly pops out with an L4 Level intelligent driving program; how are we supposed to play this?"

"The batteries are the same, users can't feel the difference in motors and electronic controls, and all other technologies are about the same; we originally thought we could only compete on marketing, reputation, and most importantly, price."

"Now that L4 intelligent driving is out, Goyadi's technical advantage is simply too great."

"Although no country has yet opened up road permits for intelligent driving, Long Country has already started pilot programs; once Xiaozhi performs well, I estimate that intelligent driving will become mainstream before long."

"And Goyadi's models have the advantage of being able to upgrade their intelligent driving at any time, so their competitiveness will leave us far behind."

"Especially in the Long Country automotive market, with the official stance on piloting intelligent driving, users' acceptance of intelligent driving is bound to be higher."

"If we fall completely behind Goyadi in intelligent driving programs, our competitiveness in the Long Country automotive market will be greatly weakened."

"Why did Su Xin only license Goyadi and not us? This is unfair competition!"

"Wasn't it said to be fair, just, and open?"

"At the summit forum more than two months ago, Su Xin even guaranteed that he would be fair and just, maintain neutrality, and let all car companies maintain equal competitiveness, so why is he favoring Goyadi now?"

Many car companies were filled with fury.

This is like someone hosting a competition; when they initially invited everyone to participate, they promised to act only as a referee, guarantee fairness and justice, and let everyone stand at the same starting line.

Everyone agreed.

And they gave up many of their original interests, traveling from all over the country to participate.

As a result.

Just as the race was about to start, this person allowed a certain contestant to move their starting line forward significantly.

Although entering the new energy race was a forced choice, at this moment, many felt they had been fooled by Su Xin's promises, which led them to abandon everything to enter the new energy field.

Consequently, some senior executives from car companies contacted Su Xin aggressively, wanting to demand an explanation and force Su Xin to agree to license them.

"Everyone, you need to understand clearly: Tianqi Energy is Tianqi Energy, and Tianqi Equipment is Tianqi Equipment; these are two different companies, and their businesses have absolutely no relation to each other."

Su Xin said indifferently:

"What I promised back then was not to refuse cooperation with any car company regarding the Thor Battery business, not regarding myself or other products under my name."

"I have already given every car company a chance."

"What, core technologies like Thor Battery have already been opened for cooperation with all car companies; do I still have to act like a nanny and ensure you are all on the same level for every single technology?"

"Then what are you competing for? You might as well all just be contract manufacturers under me."

After being scolded by Su Xin in such a lukewarm manner, the senior executives of the various car companies could only swallow their anger and ask:

"We aren't making demands; we just feel that the Xiaozhi Driving System has great prospects, so we sincerely want to discuss cooperation with President Su. We wonder how President Su is considering this aspect?"

Su Xin still said indifferently:

"We'll see."

"My capabilities are limited; I can only promote laws related to intelligent driving in Long Country, so the intelligent driving program can only be implemented within Long Country. When other countries open up intelligent driving, I will consider licensing it to some foreign companies."

Hearing this, the many car companies suddenly realized.

Only then did they understand that Su Xin had actually wanted to use this opportunity to pressure them, making them set about pushing for the improvement of relevant laws in various countries.

However, the major car companies also knew that even if they had great influence and extensive connections in their own countries, wanting to push for this law...

Was very difficult.

Because industry insiders could all see that the most advanced intelligent driving program on the market currently was, without a doubt, the Xiaozhi Driving System under Tianqi Equipment.

Promulgating this law was almost equivalent to letting the Xiaozhi Driving System fully invade their own countries.

If it were other products, that would be one thing.

But a thing like an intelligent driving program, besides involving user safety risks, also involved national-level security risks.

To use a not-so-appropriate analogy.

If the majority of vehicles in a country were equipped with the Xiaozhi Driving System, once relations between two countries deteriorated, Tianqi Equipment could secretly cause trouble, using Xiaozhi to control cars spread across the entire country, acting as eyes and ears to collect intelligence, and acting as weapons to recklessly ram and crash...

This was such a terrifying strategic weapon.

Therefore.

No country would easily allow another country's intelligent driving program to land in its territory.

Security reviews would definitely be extremely cautious.

Not to mention that Tianqi Equipment was a Long Country enterprise.