[ByteDance Reportedly Testing the Waters in Autonomous Driving, Led by the Seed World Model Team] According to monitoring by Beating and information obtained by 36Kr from multiple industry insiders, ByteDance is exploring autonomous driving. The project is still in its early preparation stages and is being advanced by the World Model Team under Seed, led by Zhou Chang. ByteDance is considering scenarios such as unmanned logistics. The company has previously engaged in discussions with several leading autonomous driving teams and has extended invitations to some talents in assisted and autonomous driving. World models can learn the operational rules of real-world environments, predict road condition changes, and have significant overlap with the technical requirements of autonomous driving. However, there remains a gap between general world models and models specifically designed for intelligent driving. ByteDance still needs to supplement road data and engineering capabilities. ByteDance responded by stating that the company is conducting early research and exploration in cutting-edge areas such as physical AI but has no plans to engage in the intelligent driving business. [Original Link]