OpenAI announced the development of its own humanoid robots; Tan Junkun of CATL harshly criticized the “pathological competition” in the industry.
OpenAI announces the development of its own humanoid robots; MIIT takes action against “fast-track cars,” with Zeng Yuqun criticizing the industry’s competition.
On September 2, 2026, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, clearly stated in a podcast for the first time that the company plans to develop its own humanoid robots and simultaneously develop special robots for data centers. This project is led by Adia Ramesh, and related recruitment requirements have been released previously. Meanwhile, in response to the chaotic situation of “quick-proven cars” in the domestic new energy vehicle industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a special rectification campaign. Zeng Yuqun, chairman of CATL, publicly criticized on September 3 the excessive compression of research and development cycles, blind competition based on parameters, and low-price competition within the industry, stating that this “pathological competition” comes at the cost of sacrificing product quality and eroding consumer trust.
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Zeng Yuqun harshly criticizes competition in the power battery industry, and MIIT launches a special rectification.
Zeng Yuqun, chairman of CATL, points out that competition in the power battery industry is a long-distance race rather than a 100-meter sprint; MIIT initiates a special rectification against the chaos caused by “fast-track cars.”
# The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has launched a special rectification of the chaotic situation of “quick-progress cars”. Zeng Yuqun severely criticized the “pathological competition” that has undermined industry trust.
The phenomenon of “quick-progress cars” that has sparked widespread discussion recently stems from the intensifying competition in China’s new energy vehicle industry. In order to seize key release opportunities and compete for market share, some car companies have cut significantly the research and development and testing cycles of vehicles, making short-sighted decisions. In response, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has officially taken action, launching a special rectification against such non-compliant production and R&D practices.
As a core leader in the new energy industry chain, Zeng Yuqun, chairman of CATL, publicly criticized the chaotic situation in the industry on September 3. He pointed out that the current trend within the industry of “competing in car manufacturing speed, paper parameters, and终端 prices” has intensified, and the development cycle of new vehicles has been severely compressed. This “pathological competition” actually comes at the heavy cost of sacrificing the actual quality of products and undermining consumer trust.
Zeng Yuqun recalled his views from March this year, emphasizing that establishing a solid and reliable brand trust system is crucial for the industry to continuously expand domestic demand. Both at the national level and among all enterprises in the industry chain, they should focus their core efforts on improving products...
# Altman made it clear for the first time: OpenAI will develop humanoid robots independently
On September 2nd, local time, Sam Altman, CEO of the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI, clearly stated in his latest podcast that the company will develop humanoid robots independently. “We will definitely create humanoid robots, and we will also develop robots in other forms.”
Altman said that considering the need to adapt the physical structure of the human body, humanoid robots are an important direction. At the same time, OpenAI will also develop special robots for data centers concurrently.
In fact, as early as June 1st, Altman posted a recruitment announcement for OpenAI Robotics on social media, stating that the company was looking for outstanding engineers in full-stack hardware, operations, systems, and machine learning to jointly program and build robots that are truly useful to society.
Altman revealed that OpenAI’s world simulation research project has developed rapidly over the past year and has now evolved into OpenAI Robotics. This project is led by Aditya Ramesh, …
The industry is at a critical crossroads of transitioning from scale expansion to high-quality development. Zeng Yuqun’s remarks directly point out the real problem in the competitive landscape of the power battery industry. Competition in the power battery sector is never a sprint of a hundred meters; it is a long-distance run.