Xin Lang Ke Ji·2025-10-09 12:20Core Viewpoint - Recent departures of key personnel in NIO's AI and autonomous driving divisions indicate a strategic restructuring aimed at enhancing the integration of general artificial intelligence technologies into their smart driving experience [1][2]. Group 1: Personnel Changes - Bai Yuli, head of NIO's AI platform, and Ma Ningning, head of NIO's world model, have recently left the company [1]. - Huang Xin, head of NIO's smart driving products, has also departed [2]. Group 2: Organizational Restructuring - NIO is restructuring its smart driving department to better absorb the latest technologies in general artificial intelligence, aiming for efficient and high-quality delivery of smart driving experiences [2]. - The new organizational structure will implement a 4×100 relay model, aligning smart driving and general AI organizations to meet the trends in AI technology development [2][3]. Group 3: Development Goals - The restructuring is intended to accelerate the development and delivery of the world model version 2.0 [3]. - NIO plans to launch iterative versions of the world model 2.0 across multiple platforms from the end of this year to the first quarter of next year [4]. Group 4: Features of World Model 2.0 - The new version aims to enhance spatiotemporal cognitive abilities by incorporating language, creating an Open-set intelligent engine for open interaction [5]. - Users will be able to express themselves naturally, allowing the system to understand and execute commands accurately, moving beyond a limited set of instructions [6]. - The updated version will also utilize reinforcement learning to improve long-sequence capabilities [7].