Traditional automobile enterprises and scientific and technological cooperation

The automobile field is embraced by science and technology, and technological innovation is triggering a new round of competition in the automobile industry.

I still remember watching an American drama "Knight Rider" when I was a child. At that time, people began to look forward to the future cars through movies.

Careful, you will find that both Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters and exciting spy movies seem to be inseparable from all kinds of high-tech cars. The so-called "black technology" existing in imagination, the audience's first feeling is that it is impossible in reality. However, with the continuous development and progress of technology, the cutting-edge automotive technology is getting closer to reality, especially the automotive black technology in science fiction movies, which has gradually moved from virtual to reality.

In the current era of mobile Internet, the car is no longer just a travel tool, but also represents a way of life. Whether at the auto show or the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), car companies have built a smart mobile lifestyle in the future by integrating the latest technologies in the automotive field, constantly refreshing our understanding of "cars". Among them, technology plays an extremely important role, and most traditional car companies are actively adjusting their strategies to explore how to better combine cars with technology.

Today, the carriage market will take stock of those black technologies that are slowly approaching us. How will they change the way we travel?

L5 autopilot

At present, autonomous driving is still in the development stage in the automotive field. More manufacturers have reached L2 autopilot, and some manufacturers have reached L3 autopilot. At present, autonomous driving is hot in the automobile circle. Whether it is a newly-launched model or a mid-term redesigned model, as long as it is equipped with L2-level automatic driving, it will be regarded as a selling point. Assist the driver to complete the control under specific environment and road. Although you can't master the steering wheel for a short time, you can't be distracted at all, and you are always ready to take over driving under special circumstances. In fact, the current L2 and L3 levels are not really autonomous driving, but at most are autonomous driving assistance systems.

The autopilot that will be widely used in our life in the future is the L5 class true autopilot. The vehicle will be completely controlled by computer, freeing the driver's hands. You can even work and sleep in the car without worrying about taking over driving at any time.

However, it is still difficult to reach the L5 level in China in a short time. After all, there are many factors to consider, such as the standardized urban traffic network and the complete compliance of pedestrians' traffic safety awareness. However, in the near future, automatic driving will be gradually realized. By that time, everyone's travel mode will change.

Biometrics

Biometric identification is an information system, which can identify a person according to some main physiological and behavioral characteristics. It is based on a hardware system for data acquisition, which integrates software components that allow data analysis and reconstruction of human identity and recognition through mathematical algorithms.

Although biometrics is no stranger, it has not been popularized in the automotive field. But in the future car, you will see many biometric technologies, and then we will say goodbye to the car keys and the car start button. It will be replaced by a series of biometric technologies, such as our fingerprints and facial recognition. At the same time, the comprehensive application of biometric technology will also provide real-time monitoring for drivers and passengers, better predict risks and escort drivers and passengers. At present, a few car companies have adopted biometric technology to reduce traffic accidents caused by drivers' distraction or fatigue.

brain computer interface technologies

Turning on the TV, driving a car and controlling robots with our minds are often seen in science fiction movies, but in fact, in the next 20 years, it will be very common to control machines with our brains.

This requires "brain-computer interface" technology, which is a relatively frontier research direction at present. In 20 17, elon musk, an American technology madman, founded Neuralink, a technology enterprise dedicated to connecting the human brain with the computer, which allows us to communicate with any device with a computer chip anytime and anywhere. In 20 18, the defense advanced research projects agency of the United States also plans to develop the next generation of brain-computer interface technology to improve the capabilities of military personnel. Because the brain-computer interface technology allows soldiers to control drones and other equipment through the brain, it can also enhance the memory of soldiers.

Imagine that in the future, you only need to think about where you want to go, and transmit your thoughts to the car computer through the chip, and the computer will automatically help you plan the route and cooperate with the autonomous driving technology to send you to the place you want to go. Think about it. Isn't it cool?

Intelligent highway

In order to realize automation, the intelligent highway has become the current situation. In the future, the intelligent highway may be paved with special materials, which can transmit the vehicle information, road information, traffic conditions and so on of cars driving on the highway in real time.

Some technicians described the bright future of the future "intelligent highway": in the morning, after the driver started the engine of the car, the high-power computer on board was turned on at the same time, and then information was received from a series of earth-fixed satellites. After the car is on the road, the position detector starts to work, and the TV display screen indicates the driving position of the car at any time.

The on-board computer will analyze and process the city network information from the traffic monitoring equipment on the expressway. At this time, five routes to the office will be displayed on the screen of the instrument. Press the button and the screen will show the best route with a red outline. This can effectively help vehicles improve driving safety, and at the same time, it can also reduce traffic congestion to a great extent.

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At present, major car companies spare no effort in the research and development of forward-looking technology, because it is very likely that a small configuration function or technological innovation can set off a new trend of the times. Among them, the most popular and optimistic products are the products combined with AI, and it is also the application that can be realized on the tall side such as automatic driving after the car is gradually intelligent. Perhaps there are still many problems in the current understanding and implementation, but the day of realization is not far away from us.

With the gradual breaking of the above technical barriers, the automobile industry will usher in new industrial competition. By then, the automobile enterprises that take the lead in mass production of the above technologies will have higher voice and industrial competitiveness.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.