Chinese auto giant Changan Automobile on Monday launched the E07, an electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) that can be transformed into a pickup truck, in an attempt to meet a wider range of customer needs.
Debuting at the fourth Changan Tech Ecosystem Conference, the model features another selling point -- Changan's self-developed advanced intelligent driver assistance system.
"Through tech innovations, we have made breakthroughs in using foundation models to achieve end-to-end intelligent driving, as well as enhancing vehicle perception in complex scenarios. In the future, we will gradually introduce multimodal large language models (LLMs) and vision models to provide better interactive experience between drivers and vehicles," said Wang Jun, president of Chongqing Changan Automobile.
To cater to the personalized and diversified demands of customers, the automaker has built an intelligent plant with digital technologies, allowing consumers to participate in the manufacturing process.
"Once customers determine the specifications for the vehicle they want to buy on their cellphones, they can directly modify the parameters of our Bill of Materials (BOM) on the digital chassis. Then we will send material requirements to and place orders with our suppliers so as to efficiently match the personalized needs of our customers," said Wang.
Changan Automobile debuts transformable electric SUV to meet customers' personalized needs
Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and multiple locations in central Israel on Thursday night the Israeli military said.
China Central Television (CCTV) journalists in Jerusalem reported air raid sirens wailing in Jerusalem late on Thursday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a short statement, confirming missiles had been launched from Yemen and that air raid sirens had sounded in Jerusalem and multiple locations in central Israel.
This was the second air raid alert on Thursday after sirens had sounded in central Israel before dawn.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later said that they had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen outside Israeli airspace.
This is the first time since January that Houthi armed factions in Yemen have targeted Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The Post reported that in the Thursday morning attack, the Houthis had targeted Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport with a "Palestine 2" hypersonic ballistic missile.
Three rockets were fired from Gaza toward central Israel on Thursday, the IDF said, adding one was intercepted and two fell in open areas.
No casualties have been reported.
In a statement on Thursday, Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said it had launched a rocket barrage at Tel Aviv in retaliation for what it called Israel's "massacres against civilians."
Israel resumed strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after a ceasefire that began on Jan 19 unraveled, with officials stating the renewed campaign targets Hamas militants.
Missile launch from Yemen trigger air raid sirens in Jerusalem, central Israel
