The drama is over? He Xiaopeng posted a message thanking Yu Chengdong, "It's easier to become good friends after a misunderstanding."

On the morning of November 9th, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xiaopeng Motors, thanked Yu Chengdong, Executive Director and CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group and Chairman of the Intelligent Automotive Solutions Business Unit, in a Weibo post, and expressed his sentiment that "sometimes it is easier to become good friends after a misunderstanding."

He Xiaopeng thanks Yu Chengdong: Easier to become good friends after a misunderstanding

On the morning of November 9th, He Xiaopeng publicly posted on his Weibo account, stating that he had discussed the technical route with Yu Chengdong in the morning, but no conclusion was reached. He expressed his gratitude for Yu Chengdong's suggestions and generosity, and reflected that "sometimes it is easier to become good friends after a misunderstanding."

He stated that Xiaopeng Motors will expand the AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) function through OTA (Over-The-Air) updates, and will work together to lead the innovation of intelligent driving technology, and achieve a win-win situation in the new era of intelligent electric vehicles.

The AEB debate

Under He Xiaopeng's Weibo post, some netizens commented "The drama is over." This refers to the AEB debate previously sparked by He Xiaopeng and Yu Chengdong.

At the beginning of November, when asked about AEB in an interview with the media, He Xiaopeng said, "First, most people may have never encountered AEB. Second, other companies talk about AEB, but I think 99% of it is fake. It's all fabrication, and those promotions are not officially released by the companies, they are all from short videos. Our people have also asked about it, and their AEB simply doesn't work. There are too many cases of mistaken braking on the road." He Xiaopeng believes that currently in the (automotive) industry, when discussing AEB, it mainly refers to longitudinal AEB, which, when triggered, is mostly at speeds below 60 kilometers per hour. If the speed is too high, once there is a mistaken braking, it will be a huge scare for the user.

Subsequently, on November 3rd, Yu Chengdong, Executive Director and CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group, posted on his WeChat Moments regarding AEB technology, stating, "Some car company leaders clearly have no understanding at all." He said, "Some people simply don't understand what AEB is! It's almost the same as saying that intelligent driving is a scam!"

After Yu Chengdong made the above statement, on the evening of November 4th, He Xiaopeng posted on his WeChat Moments again, seemingly responding to the matter, saying, "I recently commented on an industry problem, but the industry didn't panic, it was the non-industry people who panicked. I don't know what they're panicking about."

Since then, several industry leaders have also joined the AEB debate. On November 4th, Zhao Changjiang, General Manager of the Tengshi Sales Division, stated on Weibo that AEB is an automatic emergency braking system for cars. It is an electronic system that assists with braking. It uses radar to detect the distance between the vehicle and the vehicle or obstacle in front, and analyzes it through an electronic control unit. Based on the different distances and speeds, it determines whether there is a risk of collision and initiates automatic emergency braking or deceleration to reduce the probability of collision with the vehicle or pedestrian in front and avoid accidents. Zhao Changjiang said, "The Tengshi N7 can now activate AEB at a speed of 60km/h, and the advanced intelligent driving version in the future can achieve 80km/h and above. It also achieves industry-leading false activation capability."

On November 5th, Zhang Yong, CEO of Nezha Motors, also expressed his views on AEB on his personal Weibo account. He said, "We have already delivered AEB on our ADC, J3, and ME platforms. The activation speed can reach 100 kilometers per hour, and stable braking can be achieved at 50+. In field tests, the speed is 80 kilometers per hour, with a score of around 98%."

However, Zhang Yong also admitted in the comments section of the Weibo post that AEB is very challenging. He said, "The complexity of AEB scenarios is very high, and the performance of the function in various scenarios may be inconsistent, such as weather, rainfall, sunlight, speed, and the size of obstacles. It is indeed very difficult to do well, and it requires extensive testing with a large number of miles and samples."

On November 6th, Xiaopeng Motors launched an "AEB Popularization" campaign and released the first issue of "AEB Study Notes."

On the same day, Wanjie Motors also released related "AEB Popularization" content.

Yesterday, He Xiaopeng posted a long article on Weibo, discussing his views on AEB.

According to publicly available information, AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) is an automatic emergency braking system for cars. It is an electronic system that assists with braking. It uses radar to detect the distance between the vehicle and the vehicle or obstacle in front, and analyzes it through an electronic control unit. Based on the different distances and speeds, it determines whether there is a risk of collision, issues a warning to the driver, and initiates automatic emergency braking or deceleration to the maximum extent possible. In order to reduce the probability of collision with vehicles or pedestrians ahead and avoid accidents, some active safety configurations have become a key area of competition among major automakers, with AEB being one of the key focuses.

Source: Securities Times, original article titled "Is it the end? He Xiaopeng thanks Yu Chengdong in a post, 'it's easier to become good friends after a misunderstanding'".