In 2016, Qualcomm acquired NXP's layout of automotive electronics, NVIDIA launched a new generation of autonomous driving computing platform, Intel, Mobileye and Baoda Motor into strategic cooperation, in addition, Ford, GM, Lexus, Toyota, Audi, BMW and other well-known car companies The self-driving auto industry has been on the road.
Then, in addition to the upstream manufacturers and traditional car companies, Google and Baidu's self-driving cars are about to be commercialized. This article will take stock of the new developments in the technology companies that cross-border cars in 2016.
Google revealed that its autonomous driving technology will be launched in 2020Chris Urmson, the former head of Google's self-driving car project, revealed in a TED lecture in March 2015 that the project's development deadline is 2020. Of course, Google’s official has not announced the exact timetable, and now that Urmson has also left, it is not known whether the plan will change.
Unlike automakers, Google does not develop semi-automatic driving technology, but instead launches fully automated cars without brakes and steering wheels. As of September this year, this model has accumulated two million miles of autonomous driving mileage. As the longest-running autopilot test company, Google has accumulated a lot of advantages for itself, as well as Fiat and Hyundai. Perhaps, with the increase of automaker partners in the future, its business model will become clearer.
Baidu plans to launch a commercial version of autonomous vehicles in 2018Baidu is testing driverless cars in California, and its development team works for the Sunnyvale division of Silicon Valley.
In December last year, the BMW 3 Series car modified by Baidu achieved a self-driving 18.6 miles and successfully completed tests such as U-turn, lane change, overtaking and highways. At present, Baidu is testing the automatic driving technology in China with the modified Chery EQ.
Uber begins autopilot testing in Pittsburgh in SeptemberIn September of this year, a small number of Uber customers can experience the Uber self-driving car modified by Ford Mondeo in Pittsburgh. But because the design has yet to be perfected, these driverless cars still need a driver and an engineer to solve the problems encountered in the operation.
At the same time, Uber and Volvo agreed to jointly invest $300 million to develop self-driving cars. To this end, Uber has absorbed many talents from the robotics department at Carnegie Mellon University. Although no specific time has been announced, the cooperation with car companies, technology research and development, and investment in map development all express the idea that Uber is absolutely serious in this matter.
LeTV is developing a self-driving electric carLeEco's self-driving car LeSEE has a number of special features, such as entering the autopilot mode, the steering wheel will be included in the dashboard.
Recently, LeTV not only raised $1 billion to invest in the development of electric vehicles, but also announced that it will invest $1.8 billion to build a super factory with an annual output of 400,000 vehicles in Zhejiang.
Apple auto driving car imaginary map
According to reports, Apple has shifted its focus from developing autonomous vehicles to developing automated driving software.
According to a report by Bloomberg Mark Gurman and Alex Webb on Monday, Apple is allocating R&D resources to the software development of autonomous vehicles, rather than the planned zero-development electric vehicles. Hundreds of members of the Thousand People's Automotive R&D team "Titatan" were also fired or voluntarily resigned.
According to Apple's previous assumptions, the self-driving electric car designed by it can identify the driver by fingerprint. Apple plans to develop a semi-automatic car with a steering wheel, throttle and brake pedal, followed by a fully-automobile car.
The automobile manufacturers gathered together in the Consumer Electronics Show to illustrate two problems. First, the automotive industry in the past century is indeed experiencing a wave of changes from mechanization to electrification. Second, traditional automakers who were far away from information technology and smart technology have also discovered this trend and are catching up. The first phase is not overtaken by emerging technology companies such as Google, Uber and Baidu.
According to statistics, there are currently 19 companies planning to launch autonomous driving technology around 2021, and several of them even claim that new cars equipped with this technology will be available at the same time - of course, this requires appropriate revision of road regulations.
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