217 Artificial Intelligence + Cars? (1/2)

Chapter 217: Artificial Intelligence + Cars?

Translator: _Min_Editor: Nou

”Nice to meet you, Mr. Carmen Rothschild.” Seeing Carmen entering the conference room, Jiang Chen stood up and greeted him.

”Thank you for your warm welcome. It is also nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen, the mysterious Oriental man.” With the same friendly smile, Carmen shook Jiang Chen's hand.

Carmen Rothschild had a high nose, deep eye sockets, and light green pupils. Not only did he look thin, but he was also sharp. From the gracefulness of his gesture, it certainly matched his background.

”Haha, do I look mysterious?” Jiang Chen joked.

”Of course, you possess an endless amount of possibilities, and in our eyes, it could be considered mysterious.” Carmen had a deceptive smile on his face.

Hearing that, Jiang Chen paused slightly to think before he smiled and invited Carmen to sit down.

In regard to the Rothschild family, Jiang Chen had heard quite a bit about them; however, this information usually came from unclear sources, with truths mixed with speculations. It was hard to discern what was the truth and what was a lie.

Based on the information disclosed, the Rothschild Banking Group had a revenue of less than $10 billion per year with the profit of less than $3 billion; its asset was estimated to be below $30 billion, which is a few digits off of the UA and major European banks.

Could it be that the family was truly on the decline, like how it appeared on to be on the surface, or could it be that the speculations were true—that the Rothschild family intentionally left the eyes of the public? No one would truly know. For example, even Jiang Chen didn't know that Dalmer corporation was a part of the Rothschild's asset.

Of course, Jiang Chen had no interest in researching the history of the family, and he just did a brief search on Carmen here for business before inviting him over for a conference.

The two sat across from each other on the conference table, and there were two cups of tea on the table alongside two identical documents.

”Our corporation is extremely interested in your company's achievement in the artificial intelligence field. I trust that Mr. Jiang has already read over this proposal. Do you have any good suggestions?” Without any small talk, right after they sat down, Carmen jumped straight to the topic.

Artificial intelligence will experience a period of growth for the next fifty years; this trend was evident from the wasteland. Although its starting point from the Cold War did diverge from what originally occurred in the wasteland, the developmental trajectory of civilization wouldn't.

To cut a piece of this pie for themselves(1), Dalmer corporation followed the trend and found the leading company in the artificial intelligence field to discuss the possibility of using artificial intelligence in the automotive industry.

”Of course. But before we start, can I ask a question?” Jiang Chen asked with a smile.

”Please.” Carmen smiled back.

”Why would your company decide to choose us? You know, our leading edge is in the phone software industry. For the automotive industry, without exaggeration, I can say we know nothing,” Jiang Chen spoke candidly.

Even with Jiang Chen's confession, Carmen didn't give up as he shook his head and continued:

”It doesn't matter. The radar sensing equipment, as well as the primary control computer, had already been designed by us to allow for artificially intelligent driving, or self-driving, and we now only need the software part.

”We originally had a partner, but during our partnership, the software development experienced some issues, causing the software and hardware to not be perfectly compatible with one another. The computer may freeze while the car is driving. You know very well what the consequences would be if that were to happen on a highway; therefore, we terminated the contract.”

Then, Carmen looked at Jiang Chen intensely as he said, ”Our offer is high. The requirements are just as high.”

”Can I ask what is the offer then?” Jiang Chen took a sip of the tea.

”1 billion USD,” Carmen pointed out one finger as he slowly said.

Hearing Carmen's offer, Jiang Chen was secretly shocked.

[ Woah, no wonder they are a family that had existed for centuries. 1 billion USD as the opening for the negotiations, selling software is much more profitable than selling gold. ]