"I just took over the business of the bear factory, and I found that there is a joint research institute in the field of smart travel with you?"

"That's the thing."

This research institute was originally proposed by Lin Yi in order to use the technical reserves of the bear factory to support the business development of Wanli Travel, and it was also one of the help given by Li Robin during the honeymoon period of both parties.

Now the cooperation continues, but its status has declined after the end of the taxi war, because Wanli Travel no longer has to rely on the bear factory.

Therefore, the research method of the institute has also changed accordingly, from the original relatively "pragmatic" direction, that is, solving business problems, to the direction of "retreat", that is, exploring the technical possibilities of unknown fields.

It's a lot of money to play this.

Although Lin promised investors a profit, cutting out those business lines that could only enter and exit, the institute was retained.

Although Lin Yi asked the management to think of himself as a taxi company when he streamlined his business, he was not unclear about the importance of technology as an IT company.

What's more, this is not Wanli Travel's own, and the bear factory plays a key role in it.

Lu Qi said in a timely manner: "I mentioned just now that Xiongchang is back on the road of technology-driven, and my main assumption is also my long-standing vision from Silicon Valley, which is the real implementation of artificial intelligence. ”

"In my opinion, this is not the kind of sci-fi that is deliberately created in Hollywood's blockbuster, but it is very likely to become a reality in the near future."

"Bear Factory needs to seize this rare wave and play a leading role in it, so that we can return to the center of the technology industry stage."

"I call it all in AI."

"This is basically recognized by Robin."

"Specifically, the field of mobility is one of the most imaginative and actionable scenarios in our opinion, and it is a place that we must not give up."

"So, we hope to deepen our cooperation on this."

"I mean, we are considering taking our original joint research institute to a higher level, and the research target is directly located on autonomous driving technology."

Lin Yi knew from Lu Qi's neat cutting of the remaining assets of the bear factory in the O2O battlefield that he would still embrace the path of "All in AI" without hesitation.

Although Lu Qi himself stayed in the bear factory for less than two years, judging from the observation of Lin Yi's successors, he did not leave any great legacy to the bear factory.

At least for the foreseeable future, Bear Factory has yet to come up with a disruptive AI product.

Accurate to the next six years.

However, Lin Yi did not refuse casually, not only considering that the other party had just supported his face, or because he was greedy for the first-class technical reserves of the bear factory in China.

He kept wondering what to do next.

To be honest, standing at this point in time, the experience Lin Yi gained in his previous life can be used to guide his behavior, and there are not many opportunities like this.

Rather than revealing him where to go, it was more about reminding him where the pit was.

For example, bike sharing.

Electric vehicles can be used, which is also one of the few important conclusions that can be used directly.

But with Wanli Travel's big family and big business, there are actually a lot of things that can be done, and he can't completely rely on those to make decisions.

Lu Qi's proposal is an opportunity.

The bear factory wants to engage in AI, or autonomous driving, why should Lin Yi be pulled?

Because he has the data.

And in the whole story of autonomous driving technology, it is not intended for private cars, and it can obviously exert greater power in commercial scenarios.

In other words, there is a natural fit between the two sides, and it is beneficial for both parties to come together.

The only problem is that the bear factory is going to take the lead.

This is not the same thing as the previous technology poverty alleviation, since Xiong Factory regards this as its core strategy, of course, it can't let Lin Yi find his own person to be the chief scientist like last time.

Lin thought about it again and again, but still agreed.

Because even if there is no bear factory, Wanli Travel itself has to do this attempt, and cooperating with the bear factory is definitely a lower cost and more efficient way.

"I very much agree with Dr. Lu's idea that if that day can really come sooner, then the goal of smart mobility that we are pursuing together will be truly realized."

"But I have a few other suggestions besides what I just said."

Lu Qi is very satisfied with Lin Yi's cooperation, for him, compared to the artificial intelligence in his heart, how to deal with the takeaway business discussed before is an irrelevant matter.

Lin Yi is not a member of the Bear Factory, and it is impossible to support the revival of the Bear Factory without asking for anything in return, so it is also appropriate to have conditions.

If he really wanted nothing, Li Robin and Lu Qi's first reaction was definitely not that Lin Yi was righteous, but that he had something missing.

"You say."

"That's right, some time ago, Wanli Travel has made up his mind to build his own car, you should know about this, and I have also communicated with Robin."

When Lin Yi talked about it at the time, he was mainly seeking support from the bear factory as a shareholder, and he didn't expect what they were talking about today.

"An important leading advantage of electric vehicles compared with fuel vehicles is to facilitate its intelligence, and some people even say that electrification is just a precondition for the realization of intelligence."

"My idea is that although the autonomous driving team created by the two companies is highly positioned, it may not be able to go that far in one step."

"We can gradually distribute the phased research results to the actual carrier, that is, the production car that Wanli Travel is about to launch, and let them be tested by the road and time."

"I'm sure you've put so much effort into it, definitely not to make a toy in the lab, so this step is essential."

Li Robin exchanged glances with Lu Qi, and the more familiar former smiled: "Your electric car shouldn't even have drawings, what else are you talking about production cars?" ”

Lin Yi said solemnly: "There will definitely be, and it won't wait too long." ”

"You should believe that a family that has spent tens of billions of dollars in ammunition in three years and won this car-hailing war is efficient enough."

pretended to be a little forced, of course Li Robin and Lu Qi would not take it seriously, but Lin Yi's reminder was not unreasonable.

They are engaged in autonomous driving to be installed in the car, and it seems that it is a pence to hand over this matter to Wanli Travel.

"I think so."

So for the time being, it was decided.

Of course, this is a cooperation that both Xiongchang and Wanli Travel attach great importance to, and they just met an intention.

As part of their respective future development strategies, there are still many details waiting for them to collide and run-in.

For Lin Yi, this is the first time that he has not relied on the proven experience to bet on the future development of Wanli Travel.

In this way, the three-step strategy he had been thinking about for a long time gradually took shape.

In the short term, it is to use "shared bicycles" as a guise to secretly sell warehouses to achieve profitability and listing.

In the medium term, which is the foreseeable near future, it will take a share of the new energy wave that is about to break out and occupy a place.

In the long term, it depends on whether the autonomous driving technology led by the bear factory can be implemented, and even if it fails, it will help Lin Yi's intelligent level of the car.

A hidden danger that cannot be ignored is that if this scenario is really realized, will Wanli Travel be subject to the bear factory in the future?

At least at that time, traveling thousands of miles should not be Lin Yi's only bargaining chip.