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Chapter 740 Semi-solid laser radar, L2.5 level assisted driving!
"This configuration is already outstanding compared to our competitors."

"Although it can't drive as intelligently as the Smart Edition, it does support Level 2 assisted driving."

"ACC adaptive cruise control, which competitors can't do well, is standard on the Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition and does it very well."

"The lane keeping function of our competitors is like a ping-pong ball, but the Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition does it very well and doesn't produce a ping-pong effect."

"We do AEB very well and are very strong in areas that our competitors don't have or can't do well."

"It can be said that the driver assistance system of the Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition has already surpassed that of the flagship models of competitors that cost millions!"

Another round of applause erupted from the audience.

"In addition to its excellent driver assistance features, the Enjoy Edition also boasts impressive performance, with powerful acceleration and overall performance that surpasses the million-dollar luxury cars from BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi)."

"With features and performance surpassing those of a certain new energy vehicle competitor priced at 800,000 to 900,000 yuan, and being a range-extended version with worry-free range, what do you all think the price of our Xingyi Auto S5 Range-Extended Enjoyment Edition should be?"

"This configuration is even better than the Tesla Model S 85D, and it's a range extender. The Model S 85D costs nearly 90 yuan, and the Xingyi Auto S5, even at a slightly lower price, is still around 70 yuan, right?"

"70 is about right, but it's still too expensive. I suggest 60, I'll definitely buy it then!"

"600,000 is very likely. Any lower and it won't sell, after all, the E56 with a higher configuration costs 600,000 to 700,000, which is not as good as the Xingyi Auto S5."

"It costs around 600,000 yuan, which is 200,000 to 300,000 yuan cheaper than Tesla, and it's also much more powerful than the E56."

"The most common guess is 60, which is a reasonable price."

Wang Yi laughed and said, "But it's still too expensive, let's cut the price again!"

"50?"

"No way! If it's 50, that's amazing! The E56 is completely uncompetitive now!"

"Thank you, Chairman Wang! I will definitely buy it for 50 yuan, I absolutely must!"

Wang Yi laughed and said, "50 is still too expensive."

"One price, 46.88 million!"

"In addition, the 10% purchase tax exemption for new energy vehicles can save 4.688 yuan in purchase tax!"

"Furthermore, the government provides subsidies for new energy vehicles!"

"The extended-range hybrid version boasts a pure electric range of over 50 kilometers, with a central government subsidy of 3.15 yuan and a local government subsidy of 3.15 yuan, totaling 6.3 yuan in subsidies. Therefore, the actual on-the-road price of the Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition is only 40.58 yuan!"

"Moreover, Xingyi Auto has no tricks in its sales process; you can take delivery of the car directly for 40.58 yuan! The car insurance is also affordable, with no bundled sales required!"

Thunderous applause resounded throughout the venue once again, and the live chat exploded with activity:
Holy crap! Only 40!

"At this price, you can only buy the base model of the E56, but the Xingyi Auto S5's configuration completely surpasses it."

"Even the base model E56 is sold out! With purchase tax included, it costs over 46 yuan. How can it compare to the Xingyi Auto S5 Enjoy Edition?"

"Moreover, BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi) has many tricks up its sleeve, forcing customers to pay over 10,000 yuan for accessories and 10,000 to 20,000 yuan for bundled high-priced car insurance. Xingyi Auto, on the other hand, has no tricks at all, offering only the base price!"

"Invincible, truly invincible, 40.58, full of sincerity."

"Buy it, you have to buy it. The Smart Edition definitely won't be cheap, so I'll go for the Premium Edition!"

"That's right, the Enjoy version supports ACC adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and AEB, which is already on par with the intelligent driving systems of our competitors."

"Our competitors' ACC systems are all unreliable, but at least the Xingyi Auto S5's ACC system is usable!"

Wang Yi continued, "The Xingyi Auto S5 Premium Edition has been upgraded from a single-motor rear-wheel drive to a dual-motor four-wheel drive system, boasting a horsepower of up to 570 hp and a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 4.3 seconds. Its power is terrifying and globally leading!"

"The battery has been upgraded to 40kWh, with a 56L fuel tank, providing a pure electric range of 250km and a total range of 1450km!"

"In terms of driver assistance, it has been upgraded to a 2K resolution high-sensitivity camera and eight 2K resolution surround-view cameras. It has also been upgraded to three millimeter-wave radars and ten ultrasonic radars. It supports L2 driver assistance, ACC adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, AEB automatic emergency braking, and automatic parking!"

"In addition, the wheels have been upgraded from 19 inches on the Enjoyment Edition to 20 inches!"

"The central control screen has been upgraded from a 15.6-inch 1080P screen to a 17-inch 2K resolution screen!"

"The LCD instrument panel has been upgraded from 10.25 inches to 12.3 inches, offering a larger display and better visual effects!"

"The audio system has been upgraded from 10 speakers in the standard version to 14 speakers!"

"The seats have also been upgraded to top-grade genuine leather seats, rear privacy glass, and an intelligent fragrance system!"

"And you can spend 20,000 yuan to opt for air suspension!"

"The premium version features comprehensive upgrades in interior design, features, powertrain, and driver assistance systems!"

"It can be said that there are few competitors in the million-level segment."

"But the price is still attractive, a fixed price of 56.88! After subsidies, it's only 50.38!"

"What? Only 50!"

"It smells so good, even better than the premium version."

"Upgraded four-wheel drive, upgraded battery, upgraded 570 horsepower, upgraded 4.3-second acceleration, upgraded body lines, upgraded center console and instrument panel—a comprehensive upgrade, all for only 10 yuan more! It's a great deal, an absolute steal!"

"A 570-horsepower all-wheel-drive version is practically impossible to find for under 700,000 these days. The S5 Premium Edition is only 500,000, making it an unbeatable value! You have to buy it!"

Wang Yi continued, "Finally, the Xingyi Auto S5 Smart Edition, like the Premium Edition, has a 40kWh battery + 56L fuel tank, dual permanent magnet motors for four-wheel drive, 570 horsepower, and other configurations are also similar."

"But what's completely different is the intelligent driving suite!"

"That's right, the Xingyi Auto S5 Enjoy Edition and Premium Edition both have L2 level assisted driving, but the Smart Edition is intelligent driving! Intelligent driving that comes when called and goes when dismissed."

A round of applause erupted, and everyone looked forward to it.

The Smart Edition is the real highlight of today!

Wang Yi continued:

"It has to be said that current vision-based intelligent driving solutions are very unreliable and prone to problems."

"At best, the vehicle will be damaged and people will be injured; at worst, the vehicle will be destroyed and people will die."

"If you want reliable intelligent driving, you need to use LiDAR, and it has to be a 64-line LiDAR, or even a 128-line LiDAR!"

"But lidar is too expensive, really too expensive!"

"A single 64-line mechanical lidar unit costs over 500,000 yuan!"

"Recently, Baidu developed autonomous driving technology and purchased 10 Velodyne HDL-64E mechanical LiDAR units, with a total cost exceeding 500 million yuan!"

"The Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition and Premium Edition are priced at only 400,000 to 500,000 yuan. Due to cost constraints, they simply cannot afford to use LiDAR and cannot implement intelligent driving. They can only use a pure vision solution for driver assistance!"

"Therefore, the Xingyi S5 Enjoy Edition and Premium Edition only offer driver assistance, not intelligent driving!"

"We at Xingyi Technology wouldn't take the Enjoy Edition and Premium Edition, which lack LiDAR, and then falsely claim they offer intelligent driving features!"

"That's playing with users' lives!"

"Our competitors might do something this unethical, but we at Xingyi Technology would never do it!"

"The intelligent driving technology of Xingyi Technology must at least be one that the chairman dares to personally sit in and experience!"

"If even the chairman of a car company doesn't dare to try or experience the intelligent driving technology, how can users trust it or buy it?"

"Safety is the greatest luxury!"

The entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.

The barrage exploded:

"Chairman Wang is right, safety is the greatest luxury!"

"Only when the chairman personally demonstrates contactless intelligent driving can it truly be considered intelligent driving! This is the behavior of a responsible large enterprise."

"These days, the domestic new energy vehicle market is a mixed bag. Forget about intelligent driving, they can't even do basic driving properly. They're all just trying to get subsidies! Xingyi Auto focuses on making cars, developing technology, and even doing self-driving cars. They're definitely a breath of fresh air."

"It's not good overseas either. Tesla's proud intelligent driving can't even keep the lanes in place, the ACC is a mess, and the AEB is completely unreliable. It's like playing with users' lives."

"What's even more critical is that Tesla's chips are not automotive-grade, but industrial-grade."

"That's right, Mobileye EyeQ3 has an automotive-grade version, but Tesla is unwilling to buy it and insists on buying the industrial version in order to save money, which is ridiculous."

"Tesla's AEB is also terrible. It only supports detecting vehicles in front and cannot detect pedestrians at all. AEB cannot stop them and they just crash into them."

"When it comes to driver assistance, you have to look to Xingyi Auto. Both the Enjoy Edition and Premium Edition are the best in the industry. For intelligent driving, you have to look to the Smart Edition."

"The Smart Edition is definitely expensive, but it's packed with features."

Wang Yi continued:

"Although LiDAR is expensive, the path of intelligent driving must still be developed, and consumers still need intelligent driving products."

"Therefore, the positioning of our Xingyi S5 Smart Edition is intelligent driving, which means upgrading the LiDAR!"

"Even if a mechanical lidar unit costs 50 yuan, we'll still arrange it!"

Applause resounded throughout the venue once again.

"However, after our in-depth research, we found that mechanical lidar is not only too expensive, costing more than 500,000 yuan!"

"Moreover, the function is useless and the shock resistance is weak. Vehicle vibration will cause the light path to deviate, and it needs to be manually calibrated at the 4S store regularly!" "But it is difficult for users to calibrate in time during normal use. Time and money costs are all problems."

"However, if calibration is not performed in time, accidents can easily occur, and the consequences could be disastrous."

"In addition, mechanical lidar is bulky, looks unsightly on a vehicle, increases the drag coefficient, and reduces the range."

"It's also heavy, weighing about 26 kilograms, which is almost as heavy as three bags of rice or three tires. It also consumes a lot of power, at 60 watts, which drains the battery and affects its range."

"More importantly, mechanical lidar has low reliability, rotating parts are prone to wear and tear, and its lifespan is only 1-2 years!"

As soon as Wang Yi finished speaking, the live chat exploded:

"Damn, this is a rip-off! I bought a mechanical lidar for over 500,000 yuan, and it only has a lifespan of 1-2 years. Isn't that useless?"

"Replacing a lidar every one or two years costs 500,000 yuan. Fuck, that's too expensive. Who can afford it?"

"It needs to be manually calibrated at the 4S shop regularly. If it's not calibrated, it will drift and cause an accident. Isn't this like raising a tyrant?"

"Garbage! This lidar is a nightmare. It needs to be calibrated every six months and replaced every year or two. It's the worst of the worst!"

"This kind of useless mechanical lidar costs 500,000? How can it be used?"

"Velodyne is useless, producing such a terrible piece of junk."

Wang Yi continued, "After figuring these things out, we discovered that mechanical lidar is unreliable and completely unusable."

"Whether it's the calibrated maintenance every six months, the lifespan of one or two years, or the price of over 500,000, it's unusable."

"But intelligent driving is also essential, as is lidar."

"What should I do?"

"At that time, many of our senior executives at Xingyi Auto were so worried that they couldn't sleep. They held many meetings, but still couldn't find a solution."

"Many people have advised me to just give up lidar altogether."

"Just like Tesla, it doesn't need LiDAR, and it can still be done."

"If I say we don't need LiDAR, then what about intelligent driving?"

"They said, let's just go with a purely visual solution."

"I said that a purely vision-based solution without LiDAR is unreliable and prone to unexpected problems, so what should we do?"

At this moment, everyone fell silent.

"Safety is the greatest luxury."

"Responsibility is the bottom line for any company!"

"After several sleepless nights, I finally decided that we'll do it ourselves!"

"We develop our own lidar!"

"If the industry isn't supporting us, then Xingyi Technology will do it ourselves!"

"Mechanical LiDAR is unreliable, so let's skip mechanical LiDAR and directly develop the next generation, semi-solid-state LiDAR!"

"Using a new generation of technology, we have completely solved all the fatal flaws of mechanical LiDAR, empowering intelligent driving!"

Thunderous applause once again resounded throughout the venue.

Many people have expressed their deep respect for Xingyi Technology's actions.

Even Musk was shocked.

"When I said that I wanted to develop LiDAR, or even semi-solid-state LiDAR, many people said I was crazy, and even many industry experts thought it was unbelievable."

"After all, mechanical lidar is currently the most advanced technology, while semi-solid lidar is a concept product in the laboratory, and it may not be ready for mass production for another five years!"

"Everyone thought that developing semi-solid-state radar three years ago was absolutely crazy and unbelievable."

"It's absolutely impossible, don't even think about it."

"Even within the company, many senior executives hold opposing views."

"But for Xingyi Auto, for the development of intelligent driving, and for the development of the industry, I still went against the opinions of others and resolutely decided to develop LiDAR!"

"To this end, Xingyi Technology quickly established the Xingyi LiDAR Department and invested one billion yuan to develop semi-solid-state LiDAR!"

"If one billion isn't enough, then two billion, three billion, or even five billion, one hundred billion!"

"Heaven rewards those who persevere!"

"After numerous failures and two years of work, we have finally developed a semi-solid-state lidar!"

Thunderous applause resounded throughout the venue once again.

Wang Yi sighed, "But unfortunately, it's only a 32-line semi-solid-state lidar. If it's just the ACC adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, or AEB from other companies, then it's fine. But to make intelligent summon or NOA highway navigation, that will be difficult."

"At least a 64-line lidar is needed."

"Therefore, our team will continue to work hard and strive."

"Another year has passed, and our Xingyi Technology's 64-line semi-solid-state lidar has finally been successfully developed!"

"Compared to outdated mechanical lidar, our Xingyi semi-solid-state lidar has significantly improved reliability. With the elimination of rotating parts, its lifespan has increased from 1-2 years to 8-10 years!"

"It will not frequently deviate from the optical path, and it does not need to be calibrated every five thousand kilometers or every six months."

"The size has also been greatly reduced, making it more aesthetically pleasing, reducing wind resistance, and improving battery life."

"The power has also been reduced from 60 watts to just over ten watts, which greatly reduces power consumption and improves battery life."

"The most important factor is cost."

"We've reduced the cost of a single mechanical lidar unit from 50 to 20!"

The crowd was excited:
"20! Wow, Xingyi Technology is really amazing!"

"Stronger performance, longer lifespan, and lower cost—Starry Sky Technology truly is the light of humanity!"

"If the price of LiDAR drops to 20, then the price of the premium version won't be prohibitively high, and it will be affordable."

"Estimated to be under a million, it's definitely worth a shot!"

"Starry Sky Technology's R&D speed for semi-solid-state LiDAR is still leading the world."

"So what? It's probably just using technology from a foreign giant!"

"Idiot! Semi-solid-state LiDAR is an industry first. Even foreign giants can't make it. Only Xingyi Technology can."

Wang Yi continued, "The Xingyi S5 Smart Edition has been fully upgraded to a semi-solid-state LiDAR + vision solution!"

"On the roof of the vehicle, there is a 64-bit Starry Sky semi-solid-state LiDAR that we pioneered!"

"At the front of the vehicle are three millimeter-wave radars, and around the vehicle are ten ultrasonic radars and eight ultra-high-definition cameras!"

"This powerful intelligent driving suite, coupled with the safe and powerful automotive-grade intelligent driving chip Honghu 9100, enables our Xingyi Auto S5 Smart Edition to achieve true intelligent driving."

"It is also currently the only intelligent driving system in the world."

"Intelligent driving that can be summoned and dismissed at will!"

"The Xingyi S5 in front of me, which can pick me up in intelligent driving and also leave in intelligent driving mode, is the Smart Edition."

The applause erupted once again.

Wang Yi continued, "Currently, there are many different standards for intelligent driving globally. Here, I will clearly subdivide the standards for intelligent driving."

"Level 1 assisted driving can achieve ACC adaptive cruise control and AEB, but it requires human monitoring throughout the process."

"Level 2 assisted driving supports ACC adaptive cruise control, AEB, LKA lane keeping assist, and automatic parking. With a little more effort, Tesla should reach Level 2."

"Hahaha." The audience burst into laughter.

Musk's face immediately darkened.

Wang Yi continued, "Our Xingyi S5 Smart Edition not only supports ACC adaptive cruise control, AEB emergency braking, LKA lane centering, and automatic parking, but also supports smart summon. With a single command, the vehicle can drive itself out and back in non-complex road conditions."

"It supports high-speed NOA advanced driver assistance, which can enable autonomous driving on highways with a precise navigation map."

"Supports high-speed ALC lane changing with turn signals, enabling intelligent lane changing with turn signals on highways."

“We define this kind of assisted driving as L2+ or L2.5 advanced assisted driving, which can truly be called intelligent driving.”

"As you can see, all these features are now available on our Xingyi S5 Smart Edition!"

As for going a step further, achieving full-area NOA and realizing Huawei's end-to-end intelligent driving, that would be true intelligent driving, Level 3 autonomous driving!
But this requires a powerful lidar, with at least 128 lines, or even 256 lines.

It also requires powerful computing power!

It's not possible right now.

Even so, the Smart Edition has already reached L2.5 level of assisted driving, which is equivalent to Tesla's level in 2019!

(End of this chapter)