Core Viewpoint - Chery is restructuring its autonomous driving business, integrating Dazhuo Intelligent into its R&D center, with a focus on enhancing its smart driving capabilities and achieving ambitious production targets by 2025 [2][3][4]. Group 1: Company Restructuring - Dazhuo Intelligent will be merged into Chery's R&D center in Shanghai, with CEO Gu Junli likely to leave the company [2]. - Zhang Xiaohong, previously from Huawei and NIO, will lead the smart driving R&D efforts at Chery [2]. - Chery's autonomous driving business will be unified under Gao Jiabing, who is currently an assistant general manager at Chery [2]. Group 2: Product Development and Goals - Dazhuo Intelligent aims to create a dual product matrix of ADAS and high-level L4 solutions, targeting a million-vehicle self-driving solution [2][3]. - Chery plans to launch L2-level assisted driving products in 2023, with a goal of mass production of high-speed NOA by 2024 and full-scene smart driving by 2025 [3]. - By 2025, Chery aims to have 1 million units of smart driving technology in both domestic and international markets [3]. Group 3: Strategic Challenges - Chery's production progress for Dazhuo Intelligent appears insufficient to meet its smart driving ambitions, leading to criticism from Chairman Yin Tongyue regarding the pace of development [4]. - The company is increasingly relying on external suppliers for smart driving solutions, collaborating with firms like Huawei, Alibaba, and Horizon Robotics [5][6]. - Chery has accelerated partnerships with external suppliers, including a $100 million strategic investment in Qingzhou Zhihang for mid-to-low-end smart driving solutions [5].
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