Jiyue Auto was exposed to large-scale layoffs and the company's business was suspended. For car owners, it was like a bolt from the blue. A few days ago, a car owner posted a video saying,His Jiyue ASD high-end intelligent driving is no longer usable.In the video shown by the car owner, the central control screen of the car displays "System is limited, lane keeping and ASD cannot be turned on", and high-end intelligent driving functions are disabled.
The car owner said,He bought this ASD high-end smart car for 4,999 yuan. Who will give me back the money?
However, another car blogger posted a video saying that he heard that the Jiyue car was hit by a thunderstorm.He quickly drove his extreme off-road vehicle for a walk and found that the vehicle's ASD advanced smart driving function could still be used.
Car owners and bloggers have completely different opinions. As for the Jiyue ASD smart driving function, whether it can currently be used requires car owners and netizens to identify it themselves.
However, it is worth noting that the sudden collapse of Jiyue Auto also caught its cooperative suppliers who were owed money by Jiyue by surprise.
Today, an internal email circulated online has attracted attention. The subject of the email is "Notification of risk of overdue payment and shutdown of Jidu Automotive Internet of Vehicles business."
The email stated that the unsettled expenses of Jidu Automotive Internet of Vehicles business totaled 2,055,923.86 yuan. According to the terms of the previous contract, the payment cycle was 30 days. Currently, Jidu’s payment progress is seriously lagging behind, and our company has initiated a litigation process.
If the relevant fees are not paid before December 20,At that time, the overdue shutdown process will be carried out for all connected car cards under Jidu's name, and the MNO/RNR platform will no longer provide maintenance services.
For Jiyue car owners, once the Internet of Vehicles card is shut down, the current 12,000 Jiyue car owners will face a state of no network, and many functions that require Internet connection, such as smart driving and remote control of the car, will be completely unavailable.