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Tesla is such a mercurial brand. Every time you roast them, you’d better be ready to eat your words.
I’ve had Tesla’s lineup shot as my desktop wallpaper for years. But after seeing last week’s version (Pic 1), I finally gave up. Without my beloved Model S, that lineup looked downright bleak.
And then this week, they drop an absolute banger like Pic 2... While I probably won’t set these new cars as my wallpaper, the atmosphere is a total 180 from a week ago.
Tesla’s entire current lineup is now what you see in Pic 3. My biggest regret is not grabbing the full set of Roadster 2 prototype press photos from the Gallery before yesterday—still the best vehicle design in Tesla’s history, in my book.
If anyone has a zip file of those high-res press shots, please hook me up!
Same week Tesla showed off a flying Roadster built with SpaceX engineers, a maker in China named A-Yu built a flying skateboard — with help from an AI agent phone (STEPX Neo). Then rode it into the phone's launch event.
Flying cars take rocket scientists. Flying skateboards now take one person and an agent.
That's what excites me about AI. @elonmusk, you'd appreciate this one.
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Here are two humorous comments I recently came across in the Chinese market regarding the EV brand XPeng:
The first one goes: "XPeng owners are disposable" (a pun on Xiaopengyou, which means "little friends" or "kids" in Chinese). It implies that due to product design and quality issues, once you buy one, you rarely have any desire to purchase from the brand again.
The second one is: "The best XPeng is an ID.UNYX." This plays on the idea that Volkswagen's ID.UNYX in China incorporates XPeng's core tech, but delivers significantly better overall build quality.
Just sharing for a quick laugh.
(Sources: Chinese social media platforms and messaging group chats)
A friend sent me some real-life photos of the European-spec Tesla Semi from the IAA Transportation show in Hannover.
Due to European regulations, it ditches the US version's light bar across the front, making it feel a lot more utilitarian.
I asked my friend to snap a few different angles, but I ended up with just these three practically identical shots—you can definitely tell he's a total straight guy...
After a nearly year-long delay, Tesla has finally launched the Model Y Performance in China, priced at 369,000 RMB.
Its most direct rival in this segment, the Xiaomi YU7 GT, comes in at 429,900 RMB, alongside a crowded field of spacious, full-size SUVs from numerous competing brands.
The outrage American users feel about Europe barring FSD is comparable to the resignation Chinese users feel about the US blocking Chinese EVs.
Tesla has just pushed the 2026.14.13 OTA update in China. This marks Tesla's first software upgrade in the country after a gap of several months, introducing a localized Chinese AI large model.
* Safety & Security Improvements: Fixed a series of bugs related to memory, the CAN bus, and more.
* Doubao Large Model Integration: The Doubao AI has arrived. Owners can finally chat and have interactive Q&A conversations with Doubao, which also features a variety of voice tones.
* Customizable Pet Mode: Pet Mode is now customizable. You can choose from three different avatars and set your pet's name.
* Trip Interface Upgrade: You can now create and manage multiple trip modules. The trip card feature has been enhanced, making it much more convenient to view your itineraries.
* Sketchpad Upgrade: The sketchpad now includes stickers and emojis. Additionally, you can download your own drawings via the Tesla mobile app.
* Apple Music Upgrade: You can now swipe right on a track to add it directly to your playlist.
* Automatic Software Updates: Tesla vehicles can now automatically install downloaded OTA software overnight, making system upgrades much more convenient.
* Dashcam Upgrade: The dashcam now features an option to permanently save video clips.
* Map Package Update: The map package has been updated to version CN-2026.14-16069, improving the overall navigation experience.
Xpeng is recalling a total of 33,473 Xpeng X9 vehicles produced between August 8, 2023, and August 11, 2025.
For some vehicles within the scope of this recall, fluctuations in the manufacturing process have caused a decrease in the airtightness of the front air springs. After prolonged use in high-temperature and high-humidity environments, the front air springs may slowly leak air, triggering the malfunction indicator light and a text warning. In extreme cases, this can affect the vehicle's handling, posing a safety hazard.
Quality issues regarding the air suspension on this flagship Xpeng model had already been circulating on Chinese social media over the past few years, and now there is finally an official explanation.
I wonder if the European and American EV enthusiasts who follow me have paid attention to XPeng's launch of the L03 in Munich today. This event has been hyped by the Chinese media as a victory for Chinese cars over the "inventors of the automobile."
However, compared to the hardware, technology, or even the "physical AI" that XPeng talks about, I am actually more concerned about what kind of corporate culture and brand image this company will bring to Europe and the rest of the world.
Domestically in China, due to recurring sales struggles in recent years, XPeng replaced its marketing team. Since then, they have shifted away from their previous strategy of building a tech-focused image and turned toward a much cheaper pursuit of internet traffic.
Aside from their early technical frictions with Tesla, XPeng has pulled off some absurd stunts in China over the years. These include "faking a police report claiming someone stole their chips at a launch event," and the appalling act of "recreating a competitor's car accident while completely disregarding the feelings of the victims." On the product side, they have also strayed from the highly original designs of the early P7 and G9, moving toward a GX model style that is a blatant copy of the Land Rover Range Rover.
Therefore, I am very curious to see what kind of competitive strategy they will adopt moving forward. Will they build a completely different product image in Europe—reserving these absurd tactics solely for China—or will they bring the outrageous behavior I just mentioned to global consumers as well?
最近一段时间，我用的最有意思的 AI 产品其实就是语音输入法了。
关注到这个产品品类，最开始是因为在海外媒体上大家都在讨论 Typeless 这款产品，都说它是改变了自己生活习惯的产品。于是我就下载了一个，体验确实不错。我觉得语音转文字最大的价值在于：
1. 输入的准确性比之前聊天软件自带的识别好上不少，会显得专业、体面一些。
2. 随时随地可以用语音输入，效率高很多。
但用了一段时间后，我觉得 Typeless 也有几个比较要命的问题，主要是它过于激进的 UI 导致的。它的整个输入界面只有一个按键，有些时候确实不方便。比如你在微信里想找一个群，需要念一个人的名字，这时候就很尴尬，或者需要反复切换键盘布局。
后来有人推荐说豆包也出了一款语音输入法，我今天切换过来用了用。我觉得它的 UI 确实非常符合中国人的习惯，但是底层的大模型能力比海外还是差了不少，识别中文的效率甚至比 Typeless 背后的 OpenAI 还要差，这确实挺尴尬的。
但还是没办法长期用 Typeless 的原因，就是它太贵了。它的订阅费用中国区一年要人民币 988 元，对于现在的我们这个行业来讲，未免有些奢侈了。
所以我觉得从长期来看：
1. 海外产品有着非常厉害的底层技术，但是商业模式比较尴尬。
2. 中国产品有着优秀的 UI 界面，但在底层技术上又相对有些缺憾。
这种两方都难以找到完美解决办法的情况，成了横跨汽车和 AI 等多个领域的共同局面。
以上这些文字全部是 Typeless 一次输入，并且由它进行整理和分段的，大家可以看看效果怎么样。
BYD founder Wang Chuanfu announced that all BYD models can now be equipped with the urban smart driving navigation feature as an option for 12,000 RMB, stating that this is strictly the cost price.
It is fair to say that China's adoption rate of advanced smart driving technology is now higher than that of any other country in the world.
In the event of a traffic accident caused by the assisted driving system while the urban navigation feature is active, BYD will provide full compensation.
This includes the costs for vehicle repairs, as well as any third-party damages...
Jensen Huang is also a car enthusiast.
Today, he bought two model cars at Nanluoguxiang in Beijing, and autographed a Hongqi model car.
