Tech Islander

Chapter 125 Unmanned Driving Technology

Three and 10 minutes later, the convoy finally arrived at the Hilton Los Angeles Universal Studios hotel.The hotel is located on the Hollywood Hills, very close to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Studio City.

Wu Tao and Tao Wenwen will rest here for one night today, and tomorrow they will rush to Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Since it's awards season, the hotel rooms are already full.The crew of Ghost Messenger received special care from the organizer this time, and the North American branch specially reserved enough suites in advance.

Throwing a brick casually here can hit stars above the second tier.It is very difficult for a celebrity with a slightly lower social status to be eligible to participate in such an award ceremony.

Tao Wenwen looked around as she walked, if Wu Tao's expression hadn't been serious, she would have gone out to sign and take photos with the celebrities she recognized.

Back in the suite, after Wu Tao and Tao Wenwen decided on tomorrow's itinerary and arrangement, they waved each other to leave.

Seeing this, Tao Wenwen shouted: "Long live Mr. Wu!" Then she ran out quickly, holding her iPhone and looking for celebrities to take pictures and ask for autographs. "

Wu Tao was alone in the suite, turned on the calling program on his mobile phone and said, "Xixi, call Xixi."

Xi Xi quickly responded, "Master, what are your orders?"

"Immediately collect information on Tesla's unmanned driving technology, especially the comprehensive information on the previous several accidents that caused car crashes and fatalities. In addition, regarding unmanned driving technology, by the way, find out which other manufacturers are actively participating in the development .”

"Yes, Master."

While waiting for the feedback from Xixi, Wu Tao called out Wangcai and said, "When I was scanning Tesla's latest car just now, did you find anything unusual about its driverless technology?"

"According to my preliminary judgment, the driverless technology of this car should not be complete. At least from the configuration structure of its sensors, there are some deficiencies. As for the performance of the control chip and the reliability of the driverless code, further research is needed. It will take further testing to be sure."

Wu Tao pondered: "Incomplete sensor information means that there must be flaws in driverless technology. It seems that Tesla Motors may not fundamentally solve the potential safety hazards of autonomous driving."

Soon the news of the artificial intelligence will be fed back.

"Master, this is the accident data about Tesla's first-generation self-driving car. The damage to the vehicle is serious, and it is difficult to determine the root cause of its failure. And the latest Tesla car, in terms of self-driving technology , the only improvement is the control chip and driving algorithm.”

"In addition, well-known car brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW have successively cooperated with Intel to jointly develop driverless technology with Mobileye on the basis of the control chip provided by the latter."

"Besides, Google is also making continuous research on unmanned driving technology. The progress is slow and no scientific and technological achievements have been made yet."

Seeing this, Wu Tao had an idea, and his inner thoughts suddenly changed.As soon as he came into contact with Tesla from the airport, his first thought was to establish an electric vehicle company along the line of the high-energy battery industry.With high-energy batteries, super control chips and artificial intelligence systems as the basis, it is only a matter of course that the final electric vehicle product will surpass Tesla.

However, according to the information collected by Xixi, the cruel competition in this field in the future is almost predictable.Traditional car manufacturers, with their unique brand advantages, will have a great impact on emerging electric car manufacturers.

Generally speaking, there are far more electric vehicle manufacturers in the world than Tesla Motors. At least in China, there are many government-funded electric vehicle manufacturers such as BYD.

However, only the Tesla Motors, which has just turned around, has truly achieved market profitability.

The risks involved can be imagined, coupled with the introduction and improvement of the entire automobile production line, it will bring great uncertainty to the promotion of electric vehicles.

On the contrary, if Tianyu comes up with complete unmanned driving technology and directly binds the sales of super control chips to achieve direct and indirect profits, not only the risks are controllable, but the profit scale is likely to exceed the direct sales of self-owned brand electric vehicles. car.

Thinking of this, Wu Tao stood up and said, "Wangcai, let's go and see Tesla's driverless technology together."

Calling Fang Fangyong and several security team members, Wu Tao came to the garage, drove the Tesla, and left the hotel.

Half an hour later, the convoy came to a suitable road section.After Wu Tao got out of the car to observe, he just told Fang Yong about his plan.

Hearing Wu Tao's plan, Fang Yong shook his head like a rattle and said, "Boss, are you crazy? The current driverless technology is far from mature. Although Tesla is famous for its innovation, it has produced too many accident. Lessons learned, this function is better not to try.

Wu Tao insisted: "Fang Yong, it is precisely because he suspects that Tesla's self-driving technology is still flawed, so he must try it out. Tesla's products are selling so well, if such hidden dangers are not revealed in time , There will still be people who will cause the tragedy of car crashes.”

"That doesn't work!" Fang Yong said decisively: "As the security captain, I can't just watch you in danger. The only possibility is that I help you test the car."

Wu Tao communicated with Wangcai in secret before he said helplessly: "Okay, it's as you say."

I explained the process of testing unmanned driving to Fang Yong in detail.Then Fang Yong sat in the driver's seat with a righteous face, and said with the tragic feeling of a strong man gone forever: "Boss, in case something happens to me, please take care of my sister."

"Fuck you, can't you think of something good?"

"You must promise me, boss."

"Okay, I promise you."

Although Wu Tao himself was not in the car, Wangcai was in the car, and at the same time hacked into the car's control chip to monitor the performance of its driverless function.In this way, it is beneficial to discover its hidden hidden dangers, and secondly, it can guarantee Fang Yong's safety at critical moments.

Just when the test was about to start, Wu Tao's cell phone rang suddenly.

When it was connected, it was Tao Wenwen's anxious voice.

"Boss, it's not good. Intel just called and said that they are unwilling to accept the one-time buyout cooperation method of the technology we provide. The attitude of the other party is a bit negative, saying that only the model of sharing the chip sales will be considered. Let’s continue our cooperation.”

Wu Tao couldn't help laughing, "It doesn't matter, just follow their cooperation method, but the percentage of single-chip commission should be set higher. If I play against my will, I will make them pay the price!"

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