以下文章来源于投中网 ，作者张雪 投中网 . 投中网是领先的创新经济信息服务平台，拥有立体化传播矩阵，为创新经济人群提供深入、独到的智识 和洞见，在私募股权投资行业和创新商业领域拥有权威影响力。官网：www.chinaventure.com.cn 一则突如其来的通知，为这家自动驾驶超级独角兽按下了暂停键。 11月22日，毫末智行全体在岗员工突然收到主题为"停工放假通知"的内部邮件：基于公司当前的经 营现状，决定自11月24日起，公司及分公司全部在职员工进入停工放假状态，具体复工时间将另行 通知。 多名员工在媒体和社交软件证实，该通知内容属实，公司已全面进入停摆状态，账户也被冻结。员 工最为关心的具体赔偿方案及后续安排尚未明确。 曾几何时，毫末智行曾被看做是美国明星自动驾驶公司Cruise在国内的翻版，没想到，几年之后两 家公司的命运也如写好的一般走向了相同的结局——今年2月，Cruise已经退出了历史舞台，其技术 遗产被整合进了通用汽车。 01 从"亲儿子"到"弃子" 成立于2019年的毫末智行，属于自动驾驶赛道的后来者。成立之时，全球自动驾驶行业正处在从盲 目狂热到理性追逐的关键期，第一批创业公司也开始进入 ...

作者丨张雪 一则突如其来的通知，为这家自动驾驶超级独角兽按下了暂停键。 11月22日，毫末智行全体在岗员工突然收到主题为"停工放假通知"的内部邮件：基于公司当前的经营现状，决定自11月24日起，公司及分公司全部在职 员工进入停工放假状态，具体复工时间将另行通知。 多名员工在媒体和社交软件证实，该通知内容属实，公司已全面进入停摆状态，账户也被冻结。员工最为关心的具体赔偿方案及后续安排尚未明确。 曾几何时，毫末智行曾被看做是美国明星自动驾驶公司Cruise在国内的翻版，没想到，几年之后两家公司的命运也如写好的一般走向了相同的结局—— 今年2月，Cruise已经退出了历史舞台，其技术遗产被整合进了通用汽车。 但让人没想到的是，短暂的高光之后，毫末智行开始走向了下坡路：新产品交付延迟、长城汽车寻找"备胎"，一系列的危机接踵而至。 当然，这主要还是由于其出生便自带光环。与大多数自动驾驶公司不同，毫末智行脱胎于传统车企长城汽车，其前身为长城汽车技术中心智能驾驶前瞻 分部。 据报道，2018年，长城汽车董事长魏建军担心在行业转型中掉队，于是开始进行战略和组织架构的调整，其核心之一就是做减法，剥离零部件业务，成 立独立的零部 ...

Core Insights - Yang Jifeng, former head of AI Lab at Great Wall Motors, has joined UBTECH as a technical partner and co-CEO of its logistics subsidiary UQI, leveraging his AI and mass production experience in the automotive industry for humanoid robot commercialization, particularly in smart logistics scenarios [1][3][4] Group 1: Background of Yang Jifeng - Yang Jifeng entered the autonomous driving field in 2014, holding significant positions at FAW-Volkswagen Audi, Shenzhen Yicheng Autonomous Driving, and the China Electric Vehicle Hundred People Association Innovation Center [3] - After joining Great Wall Motors in 2021, he served as Senior Director of the Intelligent Center, overseeing the implementation of smart cockpit and AI assistant products, and later led the establishment of Great Wall Motors AI Lab, focusing on AI model development [3][4] - He also served as CTO of Caresoft Global, managing a research team of over 2,000 and establishing R&D and data centers in multiple countries [3] Group 2: UBTECH and UQI's Strategic Focus - UQI, the smart logistics subsidiary of UBTECH, aims to efficiently and cost-effectively transform existing technology into stable and reliable commercial products, with a focus on B-end scenarios [3][4] - The logistics and "pan-logistics" sectors, including warehousing, sorting, and factory transportation, are viewed as promising application areas for humanoid robots, with UQI tasked with executing UBTECH's initiatives in this domain [3][4] Group 3: Technological Synergy - Humanoid robots in logistics require advanced capabilities in environmental perception, autonomous navigation, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and collaborative decision-making, aligning closely with Yang Jifeng's previous work in the "Coffee Intelligent Driving" project [4] - Yang Jifeng's experience in implementing complex AI projects in the automotive sector will support UQI in advancing its smart logistics initiatives [4] - The recruitment of executives with substantial mass production experience reflects a trend of convergence between the smart automotive and humanoid robot sectors, facilitating the application of automotive AI mass production experience to humanoid robots in logistics scenarios [4]