Tesla Comes Under Fire in China After Woman Protests at Auto Show
A Chinese woman protested against Tesla at a major international auto show in Shanghai. Her loud complaining, which lasted several minutes, attracted considerable attention. The incident prompted China’s state media to launch a flood of criticism of the automaker.
On April 19, the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition was rolled out the first of its kind in the world this year. At the event, a female car owner wearing a white shirt with the words “brake failure” printed in Chinese characters climbed onto the roof of a Tesla and repeatedly shouted, “Tesla’s brakes don’t work!” referring to her involvement in a collision while riding in a Tesla Model 3. Minutes later, she was taken out of the show by security guards.
By:Liu Xutong |
From:english.eastday.com | 2021-04-20 10:47
As the world s first A-class auto show of 2021, the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition opened on April 19 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. Embracing change is the theme of this year s Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.
The autonomous driving technology brought by Huawei has been initially verified on the roads of downtown Shanghai. At the booth, a frame with a transparent base shows how the digital world has been brought into every car. The participation of technology companies will bring more room for imagination into car maker’s designs.
Starting this year, multinational car companies have entered the electric car market. Traditional brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, Toyota and Cadillac have all launched new models built on pure electric platforms, and the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition has become
Published on: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
By: AFP
People visit a Huawei stand during the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI: Thought Big Tech was taking over your life through smartphones? It may be coming for your car next as Chinese firms lead a stampede into auto manufacturing in their battle for more consumers.
Cars are the next major prize in the battle for digital territory, industry insiders say, and the deep pockets and data muscle of big Chinese tech firms will fuel even faster growth in “smart-electric” vehicles – and possibly hasten the arrival of autonomous cars.
In recent weeks, Chinese smartphone giants Huawei and Xiaomi, e-commerce leader Alibaba, and even DJI, the world’s top drone manufacturer, have thrown their hats into the ring.
21-Apr-2021 Source: Volocopter
Volocopter, and the global mobility technology group, Geely Technology Group, presented Volocopter’s electric air taxi, the 2X, for the first time in China at Geely’s booth at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition 2021. The companies are highlighting their cooperation and aim to introduce urban air mobility to the Chinese market and give visitors the chance to learn more about this new form of transport.
Urban air mobility (UAM) is an emerging part of the aviation industry focused on aerial connectivity in and around cities. As a pioneer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi technology, Volocopter has paved the way for creating the ecosystem needed to provide electric air taxi services within cities around the world. Together with Geely Technology Group, Volocopter is beginning the process of introducing these mobility services in China and creating a scalable model for production and operations.