218: The car is more agile than the person

As for the 30/70 split, he felt it was very reasonable, after all, these car companies didn't contribute anything to the software, and the service maintenance relied on Fenglei.

This was also to ensure the uniqueness and priority of the Fenglei brand itself.

Otherwise, these car companies would use Fenglei's motors and batteries, and even the software would be equipped with the latest Zhi Jia System.

Then it would be difficult for Fenglei to capture more market share in the future.

Even these car companies wouldn't dare to compete with Fenglei.

“Oh, right.”

“Have the sales department’s statistics come out yet? How many People have chosen to purchase the ADS Intelligent Driving System outright?”

Ren Yi asked again.

Lin Muwan immediately replied,

“Over nearly 120,000 Fenglei car owners have already chosen to purchase it outright, while the remaining 90% have opted for a subscription.”

Ren Yi nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.

He was already very pleased with this sales volume in just one day.

Once all functional permissions were granted, the number of People purchasing would continue to increase.

“In that case, let’s fully open the permissions for ADS, so car owners can truly experience what L3-level autonomous driving is like.”

Car owners only needed to click on the installation package to download it, spend one or two minutes restarting, and they could complete the activation of the latest autonomous driving system.

“Understood, President Ren, I’ll go take care of it now.”

Shortly after Lin Muwan left, Fenglei’s software department fully opened the backend permissions.

All car owners who had downloaded the ADS Intelligent Driving System received a system update notification.

Avarese was a thunder m13 car owner.

He was also a professional photographer.

As a renowned international photographer, his works had won multiple international awards, and he was also a million-follower influencer on Twitter.

When Fenglei’s cars entered the European market, he was deeply attracted by the thunder m13’s design and even took many photos specifically for the thunder m13.

Later, he gained many followers by leveraging Fenglei’s growing popularity.

He purchased Fenglei’s ADS installation package on the first day. On this day,

He had just finished shopping at Walmart and was about to head home.

As he sat in the driver’s seat, a message suddenly popped up on his phone.

“What?”

“Permissions have been granted… autonomous driving can be activated??”

Avarese’s eyes lit up, and joy was visible in his eyebrows.

The news released on Fenglei’s official website stated that the ADS autonomous driving system could be activated today, but due to system delays, there would be an error of a few hours to one day in different regions worldwide.

He had been waiting since midnight, and he didn’t expect it to be his turn so soon.

“Good, good, good, I can finally try L3-level autonomous driving…”

Thinking of the features Fenglei demonstrated at the car show yesterday, Avarese’s heart was ablaze.

He immediately took a screenshot, posted it on his Twitter account, and then started the car.

At the same time, Avarese started a live stream.

“Folks, my ADS installation package has been updated, and now I’m going to show you the L3-level autonomous driving function!!”

…

A large number of netizens immediately flooded into the live stream, along with a few other Fenglei car owners from different regions.

“Is it ready? That fast?”

“Try it quickly, I was among the first to buy it yesterday, and my permissions haven’t been activated yet.”

“Brother, open it and see. I didn’t buy it because I thought it was too expensive, 50,000 US dollars is too much. I’m waiting to see other car owners’ feedback first…”

“Can’t wait, I really want to see if it’s as magical as advertised at the car show.”

…

Facing the gaze of numerous netizens,

Avarese felt delighted inside. Although he wasn't the first to activate it,

The feeling of being the center of attention was still very enjoyable.

However, it was also his first time using it, so he planned to explore it first.

“I’ll try the voice recognition system first…”

“little yi, little yi, navigate to the west gate of New York City People’s Hospital.”

As his voice fell,

The familiar reply from the Zhi Jia System sounded.

“Okay, car owner, would you like to enable autonomous navigation?”

“Yes.”

Avarese agreed decisively, and immediately there was a slight pushback.

Avarese was shocked to find that as soon as the autonomous driving command was activated, the car automatically shifted gears and started to move.

And it automatically reversed, leaving the parking space.

“What, that smooth??”

Avarese was stunned.

He had experienced other cars’ Zhi Jia Systems before, but he had never seen one that could execute reversing so skillfully.

The area where he was currently parked was surrounded by cars, and without some skill, it would not have been easy to back out.

Even he, a ten-year veteran driver, needed to observe distances and make several turns of the steering wheel to successfully leave a parking space.

But after the car activated the autonomous driving system, it smoothly drove past the other cars without any hesitation.

Once the car was on the road,

It drove like a seasoned driver, accelerating and stopping as needed.

It consistently maintained a safe distance from the car in front.

It was important to note that the traffic flow was very heavy at this time, the road conditions were very complex, and cutting in and overtaking were common behaviors.

Yet, despite this, his car continued to move forward in an orderly manner.

“Hello, car owner, a toll parking lot has been detected. You are about to reach the toll exit. We have already scanned the code for you. Please confirm payment.”

The voice sounded again.

Avarese was startled for a moment, then quickly opened his phone, and indeed, a payment window popped up.

“Holy cow, is it that smart??”

His eyes gradually widened.

And after leaving the parking lot and getting onto the main road, Avarese also became worried.

The traffic conditions on the main road were even more complex than in the parking lot.

Currently, the performance of the ADS Intelligent Driving System was still impressive.

But it was still too gentle; encountering those with poor driving etiquette, such as aggressive cutting in and overtaking, would easily put it at a disadvantage.

This would greatly affect commuting time.

Avarese had a quick temper and would not allow such a situation to happen to him.

Just then,

The prompt voice sounded again.

“Hello, car owner, a busy and congested road section has been detected, and commuting efficiency is low. Would you like to select the fast commute mode?”

Avarese was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

“The ADS Intelligent Driving System can even select different driving modes based on different road sections??”

So he immediately replied,

“Yes, select fast commute mode!!”

With a “thump” sound,

“You have been switched to ‘Fast Commute Mode’. This mode carries some risks. Please buckle your seatbelt and keep your eyes on the road at all times to take over the vehicle in time.”

As soon as the words fell, a strong pushback sensation attacked him.

“I…”

“What the f***!!”

Facing the dense traffic on the road, the car seemed to have changed its style, its power surged, and it transformed into a nimble dragon, weaving through the traffic.

It began to seize every opportunity, moving with great flexibility.

Avarese was dumbfounded, repeatedly swearing.

…