Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-12-09 11:54Core Viewpoint - The 2025 China Entrepreneur Influence Entrepreneur Annual Conference emphasizes the theme of "Emergence·Infinity - Co-creating New Forms of Intelligent Business" and highlights the importance of technological innovation in the electric vehicle industry, as articulated by NIO's founder, Li Bin [1][6]. Group 1: Investment in R&D - NIO has invested over 65 billion RMB in research and development over the past 11 years, with a global R&D team of more than 11,000 people and nearly 10,000 project patents [3][8]. - The company maintains a quarterly R&D expenditure of approximately 3 billion RMB, with total R&D spending of 13 billion RMB last year and 13.4 billion RMB the year before, positioning it among the highest in the automotive industry [3][8]. Group 2: Technological Innovations - NIO's intelligent electric vehicles represent a systemic innovation involving three major industries, rather than isolated advancements [3][8]. - The company has developed the world's first 5-nanometer automotive-grade chip, featuring over 50 billion transistors, which was completed and integrated into vehicles ahead of NVIDIA's flagship chip [3][8]. - NIO's self-developed vehicle operating system manages all onboard chips, creating a comprehensive "nervous system" for the vehicle [3][8]. - The company has pioneered the implementation of steer-by-wire technology in its vehicles, enhancing safety and performance with the ability to make 1,000 adjustments per second [3][8]. Group 3: Charging and Battery Swap Infrastructure - NIO has invested over 18 billion RMB in building a unique "charge, swap, and upgrade" service system, with more than 3,600 battery swap stations deployed nationwide [4][9]. - The company offers a "3-minute battery swap" service, with daily swap services reaching hundreds of thousands and a cumulative total of nearly 94 million battery swaps [4][9]. Group 4: Industry Outlook - The automotive industry is identified as a strategic pillar industry, with the intelligent electric vehicle sector representing a new high point for technological innovation [4][9]. - Li Bin acknowledges the pressures facing the industry and emphasizes the need for sustained innovation and operational efficiency to rebound from current challenges [4][9].