Tesla told the Red Star Capital Bureau that Gu, a former Tesla R & D personnel, used his position to illegally download a large number of Tesla vehicle technical secrets during his tenure, and privately provided technical services for Ice Zero technology, suspected of leaking Tesla's technical secrets. After investigation, Tesla dismissed Gu in September 2022 and decided to file a lawsuit against Gu and Ice Zero Technology. At present, the case is under trial and will be updated in a timely manner if there is any progress.
According to Tianyan, Ice Intelligent Technology was established on May 18, 2022, with a registered capital of 3.28188 million yuan, and the legal representative is Jia Yongping. Its business scope includes integrated circuit chip design and service, integrated circuit chip and product manufacturing and sales, auto parts and accessories manufacturing, auto parts research and development, etc.
It is worth noting that Ice Zero technology is another automobile industry chain company that has invested in Xiaomi since its official car manufacturing.
The automotive sensor startup closed its Series A funding round in March this year, with investors including Xiaomi Private Equity Fund and Xianfeng K2VC. At present, Beijing Millet Zhizao Equity Investment Fund Partnership (limited partnership) (hereinafter referred to as Millet Zhizao) holds 11.86%, which is the second largest shareholder of Ice zero technology. Xiaomi Intelligence is an industrial investment platform with Beijing Xiaomi Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. as the executive manager, which is a subsidiary of Xiaomi Technology.
Jia Yongping, the founder of Ice Zero Technology, holds a master's degree in the Department of Precision Instrumentation at Tsinghua University. He is currently studying for a PhD in Innovation Leadership Engineering at the School of Vehicle Sciences at Tsinghua University. He used to work for the Greater China region of Sensata, a multinational enterprise. India Marketing Director, responsible for the development and marketing of new energy vehicle products, including pressure sensors, motor rotor position sensors, fuses, HVDC contactors, etc.
In terms of intellectual property rights, the company has 9 invention patents, most of which are about automotive pressure sensors and relays, of which 4 are in the authorized state, 3 are under substantive review, 1 is open, and 1 is transferred from Beihang University.
Ice Zero technology invention patent
As of the press release of Red Star Capital Bureau, Xiaomi Automobile has not responded to this.
