The auto industry faces its iPhone moment – function converges, design originality fades. Xiaomi’s gamble highlights the tension: when does “smart iteration” cross into creative bankruptcy?
This isn’t the first time an EV’s “smart” systems turned deadly after a collision, but the SU7’s disastrous safety flaws — just weeks after its launch — have reignited a furious debate: Can we trust “disruptor” brands with lives?
This isn’t the first time an EV’s “smart” systems turned deadly after a collision, but the SU7’s disastrous safety flaws — just weeks after its launch — have reignited a furious debate: Can we trust “disruptor” brands with lives?
The irony? A regulation meant to protect workers might first shrink their job opportunities. The next 12 months will reveal whether the sector can strike a balance—or whether a generation of independent workshops will vanish, taking their workers’ livelihoods with them.