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Chapter 100 L3 Level Autonomous Driving System
Jiang Ming had thought about developing the chip industry before, but considering the difficulty, Jiang Ming gave up.

It is said that the chip industry is a sunrise industry, and Jiang Ming does not deny this.

But precisely because it is too sunny, the requirements for technology and capital are extremely high.

In the civilian field, there is really no other industry with such a high barrier.

The first is the design of the chip, which is a gold-selling cave, where you can eat as much money as you have.

Those who can design chips are all high-end talents.

To form a team, it is expected that there will be several thousand people.

The salary expenditure of these thousands of people is not something ordinary people can afford.

More importantly, these expenditures will not be able to see returns in a short time.

A lot of chip research and development is based on years.To make a first-generation product, it takes at least five years of research and development.

During these five years, you have to support such people and maintain the expenditure of the entire team.

And even if the first generation of products can be made, it does not mean that the project is successful.

In terms of product frequency, yield rate, and power consumption, we must continue to optimize in order to catch up with others.

It's just the daily personnel expenses.When the product is developed and taped out, it will cost a lot of money.

According to the current market price, it is estimated that tens of millions will be needed to stream a film once, and a few random streams will cost [-] million.This kind of money burning speed is very fast, without any hesitation.

It is very common for the research and development of new products to frequently tape out.

Projects that can be successful after a few streams are unique.

If the above problems can be solved by spending money, then a suitable lithography machine is something that can be encountered but not sought after.

After all, high-end lithography machines are also banned products.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming felt very difficult.

In terms of capital and technology, we can think of a way.

At the beginning, we can't produce high-end things, so let's start with low-end ones and develop slowly, which is also a solution.

It's just that Jiang Ming is willing to use low-end products, and he will definitely develop to high-end products in the future.

According to the current situation, the road ahead is completely blocked, and there is no way around it.

Or to find another way to create a brand new system without using lithography machines or existing patented technologies?
Jiang Ming thought of this in his heart.

In theory, this is no problem, but this is a problem for the entire industry, and Jiang Ming alone cannot do it.No matter how strong Jiang Ming's personal strength is, it won't work.

Unless Jiang Ming can master a large amount of resources, he will become a pivotal figure in Xia's country.

Forget it, don't think about it, let's settle the current matter first.

According to the current chip resources, it can generally meet the demand.It's just that the accuracy of the system may not reach the peak, and Jiang Ming's mature software architecture is in vain.

In addition, even when the speed of the vehicle reaches more than 120 yards, the accuracy will be greatly affected.

For this, the current solution is that the maximum speed that can be reached under automatic driving is only 120 yards.

According to the current situation in Xia Kingdom, it should be enough.

No matter how high the speed is, if you dare to let it go, others probably won't dare to use it.

In this way, Jiang Ming presided over the software test in the proving ground to prepare for the final launch of the system.

With the improvement of the software, members of the project team have more and more confidence in this automatic driving system.

Not to mention some commonly used functions, these are not difficult to implement, and many functions are second to none in the industry.

For example, a blockchain server can enable vehicles to exchange information with each other, allowing the vehicle's automatic driving system to grow faster.

In addition, it is the intelligent driving maintenance function. According to the test, the currently developed automatic driving system has fully reached the level of L3.

This level is very rare, and it can completely liberate the driver's hands and realize unmanned driving in the true sense.

Of course, this L3 level is the result of the team's own testing and has not yet been systematically certified.

However, according to the performance of this system, everyone is very confident.

"Jiang Ming, I'm a bit reluctant to take this system out to participate in the challenge."

Qin Ruya held the test data of the autopilot system and said to Jiang Ming.

Originally, the system was developed just to participate in the intelligent driving challenge, and I didn't expect to have outstanding performance.

It would be nice to be able to successfully pass the challenge and get a middle place, but preliminary tests show that the performance of this system is completely beyond Qin Ruya's imagination.

Although Qin Ruya has always asked the team to develop the system based on commercial results, but when it was actually developed, Qin Ruya was a little hesitant.

It should be the best choice to directly take it to fit the model, find an organization for certification, and then use it commercially.

"Sister Qin, isn't this the same thing? It's best for us to get a better ranking in the Smart Driving Challenge and then start a commercial operation."

Jiang Ming asked in confusion.

"It's different. Once our technology is exposed, it is likely to be borrowed by others, and there will be no advantage at that time."

Qin Ruya knew a lot about the academic circle, so she said so.

Indeed, after many products were launched and performed well, various imitations were launched in a short period of time.

After slightly changing the structure and fine-tuning the functions, it is claimed to be the team's first, which is very disgusting.Qin Ruya is also a little worried about keeping things secret.

"Sister Qin, don't think that way. The core of automatic driving is the structure of the software. There are many things that they can't copy."

Jiang Ming comforted him.

This system actually has a very streamlined hardware structure. It is basically a pure visual sensing system. If you want to copy it, you can't stop it.

If the hardware is simple, then the software must be complicated.

For example, the blockchain decentralization technology used in it is not something ordinary people can handle.

Jiang Ming also proposed before that to access the 6G network and use a centralized service network.But in the end Jiang Ming abandoned this solution and changed it to a blockchain.

Each vehicle is an information interaction node.

The server in the center is only responsible for the exchange of basic data and the issuance of a wide range of instructions. What really relies on is the vehicle itself.

Although in this way, the vehicle system may be dispersed, and the number of monitoring nodes for each vehicle by the central processor is reduced, but the overall resources can be reduced.

Many car companies make automatic driving systems. With the increase of terminals, the number of central servers also increases sharply.This is also a huge burden on the cost of car companies.

Now this part of the investment is completely saved.

Moreover, not storing data in the remote terminal is also considered for data security work.

Hearing what Jiang Ming said, Qin Ruya's expression relaxed.

"This automatic driving system is already very mature. As long as it is trained well, it should not be difficult to apply it to vehicles in large quantities. For this platform, we need to give it a name as its identity. What's your opinion? "

Qin Ruya said so.

"Do you have a name?"

Jiang Ming touched it, but didn't pay attention for a while.

"Or should I be called Fuxi?"

Jiang Ming said.

"Fuxi, yes."

Qin Ruya thought for a moment, then responded.

Fuxi created gossip to calculate the world.

Using it to name the automatic driving system also wants to show that this system is very sophisticated, very intelligent, and very safe when used for automatic driving.

In this way, the Fuxi self-driving system researched by Xia Ke Academy is finalized.

Many engineers, after confirming that there is no problem with the system, the vehicle was consigned to the competition venue in Qinghai Lake.

Qin Ruya, Jiang Ming, Zhang Ru, Liu Ming, and other core engineers of the driving system will also fly to Qinghai Lake in a few days to meet the driving system challenge.

The Qinghai Lake Autonomous Driving Challenge, as an event that has emerged in recent years, is becoming more and more important.

The quality of its performance has become the benchmark for testing the autonomous driving technology of mainstream car companies in the market.

There are even rumors that the New Energy Association intends to determine the industry standard for autonomous driving technology through this challenge.

After this rumor came out, more companies flocked to sign up, trying to get good results in the challenge.

In fact, Jiang Ming also asked Wang Mingyang, the New Energy Industry Association, if he really planned to make this standard.The explanation given by Wang Mingyang is that it is currently under consideration, but there was no such idea before.

According to Wang Mingyang's explanation, the existing autonomous driving technology is still too niche.

Although car companies are doing a lot of research and development, using the automatic driving system as the benchmark for future new energy vehicles, consumers have discerning eyes.

Take an immature technology and ask consumers to help train the core of the driving system. No one is willing to be a test product.

And how should I put it, due to the short development time of the industry, the existing automatic driving technology is really not automatic.At most, it is the function of automatic parking and cruise control, and other aspects have little impact.

Some people even joked that automatic driving can be called mentally handicapped driving, just kidding.

After all, if you ask anyone on the street what your impression of autonomous driving is, most people will say that it is a big screen and automatic parking, which does not touch the core point of autonomous driving at all.

The industry also took into account the lack of popularization of automatic driving systems, and jointly organized this intelligent driving challenge around Qinghai Lake.

The purpose of holding it is also, regardless of the technology, first of all, to popularize this concept to the public.

Of course, with the increase in the number of events held and the popularity of new energy vehicles, the technology of the driving system has also been steadily improved, which can be regarded as promoting the development of the industry.

Considering that the level of exhibitors has improved a lot, this Intelligent Driving Challenge was chosen to be held in Qinghai Lake, and the projects they participated in were also more difficult.

One of the most difficult tasks is to allow the automatic driving system to drive automatically along Qinghai Lake without human intervention.

And along the way, the organizer added a lot of props to interfere with the operation of the automatic driving system, check the performance of the automatic driving system, and give the final score and ranking.

"Sister Qin, why haven't I heard of the project around Qinghai Lake before?"

Zhang Ru looked at the participating projects and asked.

"I just asked. I heard it was added just two days ago."

Qin Ruya was also quite helpless.

The organizer is too unreliable. Can any project that was set before be changed at will?
"I heard that there are important companies participating in this session. The difficulty of the competition must be increased, otherwise it will be too easy for everyone."

Qin Ruya said.

"And Xiaguo Radio and Television Station will participate in the whole process and report. Then domestic mainstream media and live broadcast platforms will also participate and broadcast the whole process."

Liu Ming interjected.

While speaking, he pointed to the partner at the back and said so.

On the side of the partner, Jiang Ming actually saw the name of the New Energy Industry Association. Could it be that Wang Mingyang arranged for people to participate?

Jiang Ming found a secluded place and called Wang Mingyang.

"Old Wang, do you know about this year's autonomous driving challenge?"

Jiang Ming went straight to the point.

"It's clear, our industry association also participated this year."

Wang Mingyang said.

"Why, you want to take a look too? It's simple."

Wang Mingyang asked.

"No, Mr. Wang, I am a contestant, not a spectator."

Regarding Wang Mingyang's misunderstanding, Jiang Ming was also a little speechless.I seem to have told you about doing autonomous driving before, how can I guess what I want to see.

Shouldn't I ask, do you want to participate? If so, shall I find a way for you?
"Eh? You are a contestant, how did you become a contestant?"

Wang Mingyang asked strangely.

In fact, Wang Mingyang had completely forgotten about Jiang Ming's research on intelligent driving technology.At that time, Wang Mingyang thought that Jiang Ming was just joking, and he would give up after a while.

"I joined Sister Qin's team of Xia Ke Academy, and I will follow along to participate in the competition."

Jiang Ming said briefly.

"Uh"

Wang Mingyang doesn't know what to say about Jiang Ming, you are a good expert in lithium battery technology, don't do it, just study this matter.What's the point of doing that.

Qin Ruya can sell face and let you participate, but even if she participates, what's the use? She doesn't understand herself, so she can only help out there.

And even if certain results can be achieved, the results will not be good.

Wang Mingyang also knows about the autonomous driving research institute of Xia Ke Academy.

Although it was attached to the Xia Ke Academy, the personnel were recruited by Qin Ruya, and the resources they got were extremely limited.In Xia Ke Academy, its research projects are not key projects, and it is extremely difficult to make achievements.

Over the years, what this research institute has been doing is some basic research, and there are really not many that can be actually implemented.

With the resources here, it’s difficult to come up with a good product.It is even more difficult to compete with products on the market.

It's just that Jiang Ming has already participated, and Xia Ke Academy has already produced products. Wang Mingyang didn't know how to persuade Jiang Ming for a while.

It cannot be said that you should quit immediately and concentrate on lithium batteries.

(End of this chapter)