"91 Ten Articles" - A daily must-read briefing for the new energy vehicle industry (210210)

1. The California Department of Transportation (DMV) released the full-year autonomous driving data for 2020. Chinese autonomous driving companies AutoX and Pony ranked third and fourth, respectively, while Google's Waymo and Microsoft-invested Cruise ranked first and second.

2. Hyundai's New Horizons studio, which studies special concept vehicles for "unconventional and off-road terrains", recently unveiled a new autonomous robot product, Tiger X-1, which is expected to have the ability to transport goods and equipment in challenging terrains.

3. After the breakdown of Hyundai Kia's car manufacturing negotiations with Apple, JP Morgan analysts said Renault may have the potential to become Apple's car manufacturing partner because it has accumulated rich experience in contract manufacturing and industry cooperation, and it has more than one million surplus production capacity in Europe alone.

4. Rivian Automotive Inc, an electric vehicle startup invested by Amazon, is seeking to go public in September with a valuation that could reach $50 billion.

5. The autonomous driving company WeRide announced that it has officially obtained a license to operate an online ride-hailing vehicle, becoming China's first autonomous driving company qualified to operate an online ride-hailing vehicle business.

6. Aurora, a startup that acquired Uber's self-driving car business last year, announced a long-term global partnership with Toyota and auto parts supplier Denso to jointly develop self-driving car technology.

7. Audi held the "Audi China 2021 Media Cloud Sharing Club" online. Audi China President An Shihao said that this year the number of domestically produced models will increase to 12, and 6 new energy vehicles will be launched.

8. Hengchi Automobile, a subsidiary of Evergrande Group, officially launched three models online: Hengchi 7, Hengchi 8 and Hengchi 9, which were jointly designed by Evergrande and 15 top styling designers from around the world.

9. Tesla was summoned by five departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology due to problems such as abnormal acceleration and battery fires reported by consumers. Tesla then closed comments on its official Weibo account.

10. Shanghai issued the "Shanghai Implementation Measures to Encourage the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles", and the free special license plate policy will continue until 2023.

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