Robocar 01: Apple & Google Gave Up, But Baidu Didn't

[@Imnotjoe2020]

The new guy is very calm and nice. People are being mean with no reason whatsoever. Keep going man!

[@ChinaDriven]

Thanks✌ It's typical of the internet, not for the faint hearted to put yourself up online

[@Voltron3000R]

No no we just don’t like to get out of our comfort zone.

[@tristanpauljones]

This guy is not just calm yet funny...he also knows what he is talking about, I do like a reviewer who actually researches what they are talking about!..

[@ChinaDriven]

Thanks for the kind words. I put a lot of effort into reviewing. Honestly, this review went on for longer than I expected! I could talk for hours about Chinese EVs, the market and the trends. Research is absolutely key in delivering a review that is well rounded, true and informative. Being negative is never the goal, if I ever express something even marginally negative you can be assured time and thought went into how that negativity is expressed and that it is well researched. I stand by what I say, but always open to be proven wrong.

[@BCDenzey]

I actually liked the chilled style of the reviewer

[@canismajoris3910]

There is a line between "chilled" style vs Lackluster. He definitely crossed that line. The second half improved slightly and probably leans closer toward the "chilled" style. But overall not good enough, especially the first half. His opinion and critique is fine and fair game, just the energy involved is in question.

[@deltajohnny]

I wish he spoke with more clarity so I could understand him better (I'm Spanish)

[@zes7215]

wrg

[@kiwikemist]

​@@canismajoris3910 I think he needs more practice

[@ChinaDriven]

👊thanks

[@StevenMillward]

this EV's biggest problem is that Baidu is irrelevant in China's tech scene. it's essentially Yahoo at this point. that's why the Xiaomi SU7 is getting huge hype and excitement, while this "Robocar 01" is largely unknown/forgotten.

[@ChinaDriven]

It's true Baidu is kind of the the old guard in terms of tech. But for robotaxis they are up there. And for mapping they are a leader.

[@sebastian_arroyave_author]

Could you elaborate a bit, please? I mean, what's the main role/segment in which Baidu isn't relevant? For example, which OS powers Avatr, Lotus NIO, Nio or Li Xia? Or Aíto? (Need to admit though that ive been unable to adapt to Baidu as a search engine, for example in already nine years. I jist don't understand hoe the hell it's supposed to provide internet search results

[@davidt1645]

Informative! Glad to see chinese car brands rapidly improving and being innovative

[@robleyusuf2566]

This is the best reviewer, I have ever seen, calm and focused!

[@ldmtag]

I absolutely LOVE those spinny things on steering wheels! I know they compromise safety, but they're just so cool and so convenient!

[@rohithdsouza8]

imo, although the review depth and style was good, but the reviewer felt a bit too harsh or biased against the EV, maybe it's just me. But it did feel that way for some reason.

[@ChinaDriven]

Context is key. When looking at an EV in the Chinese market you are comparing it to the most prolific EV market. By most EV markets around the world this EV is fantastic. Within China the comments are fair and balanced.

[@Joel-bh5xd]

I found it very telling the same year Apple apparently decided to give up on its car, Xiaomi released theirs. What else is Apple working on? They are now pivoting to AI because it’s in vogue, but they don’t have anything else going on.

[@Tonystarkes888]

I don't like the auto doors but like smartphones they used to have clicky buttons now they don't so I think all cars won't have door handles within 10 years

[@huancheng2099]

恭喜团队扩大，事业蒸蒸日上！💯💯💯

[@rajat.2]

Watch it at 1.25x and it'll feel normal Edit: 1.5x

[@Twin.motors]

Lol

[@CATinBOOTS81]

I dare to say 1.125x would be ideal

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

1.5x sound like Ben Shabibo. 💩

[@defoemagana2305]

I think it’s a beautiful car🙌🏿

[@Darkmatter321]

Loved everything about this car review, and the car. It's gorgeous from every angle. And Those wheels really suit its aggressive stance

[@royjonzejr]

Any car named Robocar NEEDS to look like something Robocop would drive

[@3samuel33]

damn china ev cars is getting better and better.

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

communism don't produce diversity.... imagine if China would be capitalist...

[@methosb]

Seems a nice enough chap, just needs to pick the talking speed up like 10%. I'm sure he'll figured it out with a couple more vids.

[@rubadub79]

You had me at Robocar.

[@Voltron3000R]

Where is wheelzy boy? Oh we have gotten so used to the Hawaiian shirts and the yellow “master of speed”

[@Wheelsboy]

I'm still here, and I'm glad someone finally acknowledged my beautiful Speedmaster!

[@Voltron3000R]

@@Wheelsboy Me likes the watches, me has a few. I keep looking at people’s wrists that what watch idiots do.

[@ChinaDriven]

Would it make you feel better if I wore Hawaiian shirts 🤣🤣🤣

[@Voltron3000R]

@@ChinaDriven No, Hawaiian shirts for you love. Try another culturally identifiable yet colourful shirt. Maybe one of those African shirts the ones that are colorful.

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

​@@ChinaDrivenWell I'm English and you seem plenty enthusiastic to me lol, maybe they just don't understand our regressed style.

[@Robashhh]

New hair. Very Tobey Maguire Spider-Man 3

[@computergames5]

With all due respect, I know it’s always good to have new personalities on a fast growing channel but really only Ethan can suffice at this moment.

[@TalismanPHX]

Nicely done review. Informative but conversational. 😊

[@ChinaDriven]

Appreciated.

[@thyristo]

Baidu should take notes and do it right in v2.

[@adrens4617]

I see Ethan hiding from us..... honestly I really like the new guy

[@ibrahimsendi3385]

Can someone give this guy reviewing the car some redbull or some sort of energy drink

[@AlternativPerspectiv]

What else? pom poms?

[@Josh-tz6qz]

No it's you who should take a frickin chill pill, weirdo.

[@David_Polak]

Just speed up the video and you'll be fine.

[@ChinaDriven]

Some people struggle with the English accent. I tried to slow down a bit to compensate. Seems it didn't work

[@AlternativPerspectiv]

@@ChinaDriven You were just fine, dude. Kudos.

[@JianYZhong]

I assume Geely was responsible for design, and Baidu responsible for the ADAS? If so, Geely needs to step up! Anyway, glad to see so much innovation going on in China. Keep em coming!

[@cocoaiscool2709]

Not really, Geely just rescued them

[@meistarkus]

Nice and honest review!

[@pzc20]

Great review!

[@TARS..]

I actually don't mind full plastic lower rear bumpers, I don't know why we moved away from those

[@TheChinaEVShow]

I like this car but I have NEVER seen one on the road in China

[@Wheelsboy]

I'm seeing more and more of them here in Shanghai, but it's still not common.

[@TheChinaEVShow]

@@Wheelsboy it’s a shame, they are nice cars. Maybe people aren’t that bothered about higher levels of autonomy for the moment and would prefer the basic for a lower price

[@ChinaDriven]

@@TheChinaEVShow I think we've seen that generally ADAS, although super cool and interesting, isn't translating into being something that drives sales. Look at Xpeng who have staked a large amount of their reputation on their ADAS system. Personally I think it's difficult to communicate to a customer on a short test drive that your ADAS is superior to another companies. ADAS ability requires more education of the consumer, that takes a lot of time and money.

[@TheChinaEVShow]

@@ChinaDriven in addition to customer habits, regulations etc are still lagging. If you crash in autonomous mode it’s your responsibility. Most people don’t want the hassle. Plus the combination of human and auto drivers on the road is not a good mix. When you let the car drive it ends up being very frustrating and uncomfortable

[@ChinaDriven]

@@TheChinaEVShow And trying to get people to pay for an incomplete function or a function that offers a less than optimal experience is a tough sell.

[@mingouczjcz3800]

The chief designer of this car is Chinese American, who once worked in Detroit.

[@zaidtareen3982]

The problem is there are 123 chinese car brands, and so uv got stiff competition so stiff that even cool interesting manufacturers like hiphi are facing profibility problems, so it ain't easy to compete.

[@cocoaiscool2709]

Hiphi is back now

[@CATinBOOTS81]

They were 97 in January, did they increase again? :)

[@NeutralGenericUser]

I find it funny that this car is seen as uncompetitive in China. In the West, especially at that price, this car would be a segment leader lol

[@rassey_official1001]

Does chinese Ev supercars have fake engine sound option?

[@GavinByrneLand]

Great review.

[@geigerzoola6642]

Where is ethan????

[@izzo2271]

Asking this again, as I have in so many other videos - when you buy these Chinese cars via Wheelsboy do they have an English infotainment system?

[@Wheelsboy]

That depends on the brand, you need to be more specific. If you have questions related to the specific brand, reach out to the sales team, [e-mail].

[@ronin7645]

I just can't with this dude lol. Not intentionally being mean but nope.

[@ubacow7109]

I wish WheelsBoy did a video on what its like to own/drive an EV in china and what the EV infrastructure is like and how usable is it compared to other countries. I see all these pushes for EV cars coming out from china all the time but i have strong doubt that theres as much adoption for them there given the economy and classes of society.

[@ChinaDriven]

NEVs (BEVs + Hybrids) made up 50% of new vehicles last month in China. Adoption rate of NEVs in China is massive. Charging infrastructure for the most part is very robust compared to when I drove an EV back in the UK for a few days. Example the charger maps in the UK classes 50kW+ as fast chargers. Haha. In China the slowest “fast chargers” are 120kW and those are consider dog slow. Plenty of 150kW, many 350kW chargers and now we’re seeing 500kW+ chargers rolling out.

[@ubacow7109]

@@ChinaDriven are there any vids covering this because i never see anyone talk about that

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Future is coming~

[@vincentlu36]

Thanks!

[@thyristo]

15:10 - should've either used 10 LEDs or a percentage display. 25% fractions... that's way just too inaccurate. I mean: 2 LEDs can mean either 50% or 26% of charge...

[@ChinaDriven]

Exactly! This is just a skin deep gimmick

[@thyristo]

ONLY buy BEVs that have an LFP or a Sodium-Ion battery v2 (as CATL is releasing it). And: you might wait because CATL as well as BYD announced that they will halve the prices of their batteries between July and August 2024 (don't take this vagueness of time as BYDs abd CATLs fault...vecause it is me just not remembering too precise + being too lazy to switch tabs and too look it up (but not too lazy to type all of this text)).

[@BMWHP2]

Indeed, n bad angles . . . . but to me, also no good angles. It is the next boring 4--door sedan in an endless line of deadly boring 4-door windtunnel EV's.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

I like windtunnel EVs.

[@canismajoris3910]

The reviewer's energy feels lacking. He sounds like he was partying all night the day before and sapped his energy away.

[@Anil_Dikshit]

did you notice his new hairstyle ? 😂

[@Scarbir]

Could be a little quicker perhaps yeah. But Rome wasn’t built in a day! Although Wheelsboy: please keep reviews short ❤

[@Bod8998]

Coz he's being forced to promote these crap cars

[@ashleytrueman349]

@@Bod8998obviously you don’t come here to watch the videos 😂.

[@skywalker117cn]

He was a monster what a guy we had the bezt taim

[@Brick-Life]

A forgotten car.

[@liamporter1137]

Thanks for sharing.

[@udw.boicot]

Nice haircut man! 😅😂

[@chekim2]

What if a random stranger just hurl voice command to the car from outside? It's dangerous if the car responds to it......?

[@MuhammadHosny0]

Happened to SU7

[@canismajoris3910]

No, it won't work, not even with a coarse voice of the same person/master. Voice recognition is like a key, used even in bank passcodes.

[@ChinaDriven]

As far as I can tell, yes you can absolutely do that. There was no voice command set up, i just yelled at the car and it responded. I'm thinking that would be a very funny thing to do if i ever see someone near their Jiyue hahaha

[@dotamaze]

Google didn't give up.

[@tdmduc]

I haven't seen anything in the showroom yet.

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@CThienV]

set playback speed to 1.25x. You're welcome

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

so harsh comment from the viewers but hey internet has always been mean

[@ChinaDriven]

exactly! Putting yourself out there online is no easy feat. And people hate change. Add those things together and boy oh boy!

[@MyRealNameIs]

This car literally looks like all other Chinese vehicles….not sure why the reviewer is hating on it looks. It looks beter than de Xpeng en BYD cars

[@ChinaDriven]

I think my problem with the design is that Jiyue advertises itself in the market as this futuristic, advanced Smart EV company, and the styling just doesn't speak to that. As I said in the review, I don't think there is a bad angle, it just doesn't have that wow factor, for me at least.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

I like the aero of Chinese cars. Quite a contrast to the transformer like angular shapes of Toyotas.

[@mingouczjcz3800]

The chief designer of this car is Chinese American, who once worked in Detroit.

[@johnnysmile01]

It's Nice i like it a lot it's the 2024 robocop car 👍 not a fan of the steering wheel, it should had some Robot thing like and IA little robot to help doing things

[@AJames-jr8kw]

That and the screen. Oh and the stretching to touch screen and cup holders. Plus 15W slippery phone charger and weird boot shape. Other than that it was nice.

[@aniloveindividudumm9416]

Only 4,80m 😂

[@ChinaDriven]

I know, it's still a long vehicle. But my point was you don't normally get a 3m wheelbase on a sub 5m car

[@gery4870]

It's me, or this is the ONLY EV that has NO AC Charging outlet in the vehicle ?? I mean, you only can charge it on DC ??

[@ChinaDriven]

It's not the only one. But it's far from common. My NIO ET7 has only a DC port. In fact all Chinese NIO NT2 are DC only. They added an A/C outlet for the ones sold in Europe though. NIO sell a 11kW home charger with a DC connection.

[@gery4870]

@@ChinaDriven Wow, thanks for the response. But I would never ever buy an EV without AC charging :(

[@ChinaDriven]

@@gery4870 its not so bad in China. But in Europe or US it wouldn't work. Now obviously with NIO I battery swap 99% of the time anyway

[@gery4870]

@@ChinaDriven Thanks so much for the info :=)

[@David_Denali]

Kenin is incredibly slow 😂

[@Paulj327C]

I refuse to leave a comment in the comments section about the new guy.

[@catha86]

cars will be more and more of a computer and they will have to use Android and Apple a lot more. China will push for innovations a lot faster from now on. The others are going for profit and upgrade only every 4-5 years. China will be able to upgrade every 2 year

[@Gouliguo]

Based on Zeekr 001

[@Geebvs]

Oversaturation of numerous, generic Chinese carmakers of AI-alike looks is insane. Even Chinese buyers claims this, Chinese EV market has ADHD, nobody remembers 75% of those brands shortly they launch because it's too much

[@Joel-bh5xd]

The market will need to consolidate, no bail outs allowed.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

Read Xi wants/expects/demands this. I think it was 1/3 the number.

[@Lost_Johnny]

I wish he would actually get to the point.. but no.

[@niklaswejedal463]

The prefect car for disabled people...

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

TESLA, we cannot compete, so now we will do AI and robotaxis ROFL

[@isuruthiwanka2595]

I am fucking fan of Chinese Evs

[@Yigal891]

Ethan's chinese is better than this new guy

[@ChinaDriven]

Ethan's Chinese is much better than mine. By a huge margin. It's not even close.

[@Sabloschi]

🎉

[@tdmduc]

Xi Jinping is visiting Hungary for making plans producing cars in the EU. Viktor Orban must like that very much.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

The way Orban acts most other EU countries would rather Hungary not be a member. But if they try to kick them out Orban would veto it!

[@Hazdazos]

The more of these Chinese EVs I see, the more I realize the entire Chinese domestic automotive market is either stolen ideas from other countries or tacky gimmicks after tacky gimmicks after tacky gimmicks.

[@tdmduc]

Government government government government. Everything is paid and supported by the government. So yeah with the last 20 years of spionage they should have some great ideas.😂

[@mingouczjcz3800]

It's mainly designed by a Chinese American, who was awarded the top prize by the renowned German Red Dot .

[@positivenergylife]

Another Tesla copy :D

[@Muricans1776]

It’s shameful ‘Murican consumers will not get this vehicle due to High Tariffs .

[@yuey0602]

many EVs are really over designed... we need old school handles and buttons... this is really a rubbish car, its wont sell well for sure...

[@nabajitdas7559]

18 views in 3 minutes? bro fell off

[@fredericoespinoza]

Its a mishmash of tesla audi e tron

[@aarontan9973]

Feels like u just talk bad things about the car ? Are u selling it or not selling it ? Try to be more positive. Sounds so scripted too fake

[@Wheelsboy]

I drove the car as well, and I agree with everything that Will said in his review. We don't make advertisements for brands, we make objective reviews. Our export business will only succeed in the long term if we continue to be honest about the cars we review, because lying will only create extremely angry people who paid money for a car that doesn't do what we said it does.

[@David_Polak]

A review shouldn't be a sales pitch, which too many often are. If you want to get to know a car, you don't only want to hear the good sides of it.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

"Are u selling it or not selling it ?" WTF? It is a review. Will is not a sales rep for this car.

[@user-jn9dl9px6r]

First

[@derek1322]

1st lol

[@CATinBOOTS81]

I've been torn about writing this comment, but I've choosen to be honest with you, since I've been enjoying this channel for so long, and it deserves my honest opinion - no punches hold back. I don't like the style of this reviewer at all: 1. his strong accent make it quite difficult for people not used to British accent to understand what he's saying - this is even more important for non native english speakers, who will struggle compared to Ethan, which instead is quite easy to understand. 2. he's speaking too slow, and with a lack of energy. 3. the review itself is boring. That never happened to me before in a review of this channel. 4. please don't assume that all people watching this channel uses imperial measures - we are not. In fact, it is probably the opposite, since the US is the only country on the entire planet that it does (4% of the world population). Please use the standard metric system, eventually using also other local (old and obsolete) unit of measurement if you want to help people not used to it (ex. "I'm 1,75m (or 5 feet 9 inches) tall"). Thank you. So, not meaning to be rude, but I'll probably skip the next reviews with this reviewer...unless is really a car I'm looking for.

[@ChinaDriven]

Appreciate your input. 1 & 2 - Some have said they struggle with the British accent, so I tried to slow down a bit. Apparently that didn't solve the issue. 2 & 3 - Sorry you found the review boring. Perhaps you felt that way due to your perceived "lack of energy" on the delivery. 4 - I did unfortunately use feet and inches for my height, an oversight by me, however every other stat was given in metic. I do hope you return to watch my reviews in the future, it would be a shame to lose you as a viewer. Side note, i'm not happy with the audio quality, It's something we are working on. My voice is not the same as Ethans, and my audio is a little muddied and unclear. Hope we can work toward improving it as we go forwards

[@firaboss2829]

I dont like the audio , the accent is so british for me or even irish , and its not entertaining everall

[@ChinaDriven]

It's definitely not Irish. Just a British accent which is a side affect of being born in Britain.🤣 Sorry you're not a fan of it 🤷‍♂

[@MrGMawson2438]

Kia EV6 copy

[@kamsunleong6648]

Copy this copy that. Its a damned car. Even the iconic VW Beetle is a copy of the Tatra T97 and got sued. But since it's the Beetle, it somehow ok no problem.

[@prokux2529]

Another crap EV car with no emotions whatsoever.

[@phamnhuhien6758]

What is emotions to you? Or are you an Israeli or American propagandist?

[@terrytom888]

Looser

[@terrytom888]

Looser

[@ronaldchua3197]

@prokux2529 just like you crap brain with no emotion only big bad mouth 🤣😂

[@Chris-N916]

Cope harder

[@linphilip6389]

I suggest you reducs your weight to about 75kg and you will feel less tired under the sun.

[@MuhammadHosny0]

😂

[@CATinBOOTS81]

That's quite rude

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well

[@arsenol-ex7mv]

could you review chinese combustion engines cars as well