Chapter 437 Talking Car
“Mr. Bao, what happened just now? Is that video real?”
“Yes, could it be installed with remote control? , engaging in false propaganda?”
“Mr. Bao, can you explain it?”
Before Mr. Bao went on to explain the theme of this conference, the reporters in the audience They couldn't wait to ask about the video just now.
"Talking car" is not important. You should explain "self-driving car" first.
In addition to industry peers, even columnists here are familiar with the various technologies of new energy vehicles. Naturally, they understand what the video just now means if it is true.
That means...Today they will witness the world's first A00-class mini car with automatic parking function...
"Involution to a new level! Autonomous driving enters the mini-car segment Automobile field? ”
“The dying company released a shocking explosion”
"Idol New Energy's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds!"
As soon as they thought of the sensational effect this kind of title could cause, the reporters present seemed to have found the traffic password, and each one seemed impatient, eager to confirm the video true or false.
The students who were educated in majors almost had their eyes popping out of their heads.
If it is just pure automatic parking, there are not seven or eight but three or four technical routes. If you pile up materials and take tricks at any cost, it is not impossible to achieve similar effects.
But the strange thing is, why does the video continuously play the footage of "parking failure" and finally being put into storage perfectly?
For mature "automatic parking", it is a bit unnecessary.
Unless...the other party is implying...
The "automatic parking system" of this car has a self-learning function...
You must know the current "automatic parking system" The iterative evolution of "parking" technology can be roughly divided into four stages of development: "APA automatic parking", "RPA remote control parking", "self-learning parking", and "AVP autonomous valet parking".
And "self-learning parking" is the third generation of cutting-edge parking technology.
The fourth-generation autonomous valet parking technology that “gets off the car and walks, and the pedestrians arrive” is almost just one step away!
Even the Xiaopeng G3, which will be released at the end of the year and has a similar automatic parking function, is currently only a quasi-third-generation product.
At present, Tesla is the only one that can truly reach the third generation technically. Looking at the whole world, Tesla is almost the only one, and it is also a high-end sedan version.
Isn’t it possible that a domestic company that is almost in disgrace will suddenly develop its autonomous driving technology by leaps and bounds and be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Tesla?
That’s outrageous!
"Impossible! Cheating! This must be cheating!" Xiaopeng tried hard to keep his views intact.
“Haha!”
Faced with doubts from the audience, Mr. Bao smiled confidently.
He took out his mobile phone and said something into the phone.
“Bajie, help me park the car in parking space No. 1!”
【OK. 】A gentle mechanical sound came from the mobile phone.
Then the next moment, the exhibition car on the stage automatically started to flash twice, and in the astonished eyes of everyone, it started to reverse at a relatively slow speed...
The stage had already been painted in advance There are multiple parking spaces at different angles and orientations.
At the same time, the large screen behind Mr. Bao immediately switched to appear to be a projection of the car-machine interface.
The interface does not have a camera picture in the traditional sense, but is replaced by a 3D simulation picture.
The highlighted blue car body, surrounding obstacles, automatically marked parking spaces...even Mr. Bao standing aside is displayed as a humanoid object without facial features.
Finally, the car made a side and rear parking maneuver that was very accurate even for experienced drivers, and accurately drove into the standard parking space with "1" written on it.
Just when everyone was shocked, Mr. Bao seemed to feel that the demonstration was not enough, and spoke into the phone microphone again.
"Bajie, I don't like this parking space very much. Please help me park in parking space No. 5."
[Okay, we will switch to parking space No. 5. 】
The exhibition car slowly left the garage, changed its angle, and parked firmly into parking space No. 5 by side parking.
Then there is parking space No. 3...
"Bajie, come and pick me up now."
[Okay, please wait. 】
Wait for the vehicle to go around half of the booth and stop steadily in front of Mr. Bao...
"Wow~" The whole audience was in an uproar, and the flashlight flashed again.
Leaving aside whether there is cheating or not, when there is no one in the driver's seat, you can control the car with just a mobile phone to accurately recognize voice commands and perform parking and summoning functions.
This scene in 2018, when new energy vehicles have just emerged and have not yet been widely popularized, the sense of technology is absolutely exploding!
Even Tesla, which is currently the leader in autonomous driving in the world and started the automotive revolution with its "Edamame" series, is almost at this level...
Is it possible, " Is the technical level of "This Dou" almost catching up with "Bedou's"?
"This is impossible!"
Seeing this, Xiaopeng's face was completely shattered.
As for the scene just now, not to mention the level of automatic parking, this advanced "mobile terminal car-machine interconnection" and "accurate speech recognition" are rare high-end products in the current market. technology.
It may not be the first one created by the other party, but it is definitely the cutting-edge technology!
The key point is... such an advanced intelligent control system is actually installed on a mini car that gives people the impression of "cheap" and "poor"...
This design... is simply unreasonable!
Just like the 86 of Fujiwara Tofu Factory, it is obviously covered in a cheap shell, but once the hood is lifted, it is a racing-grade modified treasure!
The other two "friends" around me also looked unacceptable.
Is it possible that Mr. Bao, knowing that he can’t compete with his competitors in terms of hardware, secretly worked hard on software? Is it possible that he has grown to this level of obscenity?
The point is...
"Are you crazy? Implementing car-machine interconnection, intelligent assistant and automatic parking on a mini car..."
How much material did Mr. Bao pile on the car? How many lidars are installed?
But even if you just pile one up, the price of this car shouldn’t go up to 100,000+?
Who would buy a mini car if they really had a budget of 100,000?
What about market positioning? What about target customers?
Is it so arbitrary to build a car?
Very satisfied with the reaction from the audience, Mr. Bao continued to speak and immediately dropped another shocking news!
“Everyone, the two new cars we released this time have completely abandoned the original third-generation ‘Douban System’.
At the same time, we strategically introduced the latest development by Baiyeji Company The 'Tianxuan Smart Selection' vehicle-mounted intelligent control full-scenario solution!"
"Oh~" There was another burst of discussion in the audience, and many people looked surprised.
"So they brought in foreign aid? No wonder this sense of technology... is completely different from before!"
"It must have been kept secret very well. There was no news at all before."
“Bai Ye Ji? Why haven’t I heard of this company? Company? Are there any such dark horses in the industry?"
"It seems a bit familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
"It seems that this is Mr. Bao's trump card. The press conference... seems promising! ”
Generally speaking, new energy vehicle companies will basically choose to develop their own vehicle systems unless they have to. After all, they will not be controlled by others at critical times.
Besides, software is the core soul of new energy vehicles.
If software cannot be autonomous, it will create nothing more than a soulless body.
Outsourcing the entire software system can already show that Mr. Bao has almost reached the end of his rope and can only try to make a comeback with the help of external forces.
“The ‘Tianxuan Smart Selection’ system... uh...”
After all, he was sharpening his skills in battle. Mr. Bao actually forgot his words in the middle of the sentence. He picked up the cheat sheet in his hand, looked at the contents on it, and then continued to introduce.
“Ahem! This system brings together a number of the most cutting-edge intelligent network technologies in the market, including in-vehicle Internet of Things, digital maps, smart car machines...
Get'Tianxuan System With the intelligent blessing of ', our vehicle-machine system has also been greatly improved in terms of intelligent applications!
For example, with the 'Tianxuan' system as the support! With support, it can provide users with a variety of intelligent services closely related to driving and travel, such as vehicle status checking, vehicle remote control, vehicle fault diagnosis, driving reports, charging pile inquiries, and social entertainment.
Another example is the keyless system. In terms of unlocking, various unlocking scenarios such as mobile phone fingerprint unlocking, facial recognition unlocking, and voiceprint unlocking have been added.
In terms of assisted driving, it has realized L3 level automatic parking function within a short distance.
At the same time, the supporting ‘Tianxuan APP’ can realize multiple functions including remote control and remote parking on the mobile terminal.
It can also be started by voice, just like operating Siri on a mobile phone, and various commands can be issued through voice interaction.
In addition, in addition to being equipped with dual nine-inch screens to provide users with a comfortable operating interface, the car is also equipped with a new generation of intelligent voice assistant 'Bajie'..."
Everyone looked at each other Surprisingly, there are three keyless unlocking methods...
Voiceprint unlocking?
Are BBA’s high-end cars this smart?
Many people have begun to roll their eyes inwardly.
Compared with seeing before believing, this time hearing is believing, and everyone feels that...
This propaganda is obviously fake...
But it is a new car launch after all, and none of the current car companies are boasting about their products.
For the last new technology, I wish I could use ten professional terms.
"Well... as a 'talking car', rather than saying it is a new energy vehicle, we prefer to define it as an 'intelligent travel robot'..."
With Mr. Bao’s explanation and conclusion, the big man behind him The 3D models and parameters of the two idol D3 models appeared on the screen...
The three children sitting in the front row automatically ignored the words "talking car" and "intelligent travel robot". At first glance, it sounds like "boasting".
There are only a few of the most advanced smart voice assistants on the market.
Siri is a retard, what a "talking car"...
Isn't it just a smart speaker!
A “talking car”?
I didn’t see that it was obviously the theme of this press conference, but Mr. Bao just mentioned it in vague words. It was all false and empty, with no substantive content at all.
This is obviously a lack of confidence!
Autonomous parking is obviously topical enough...
While they designated this inexplicable "theme" as the failure of the press conference, they focused their attention on key parameters on the screen.
The strange thing is that nothing about the configuration is written, just a few brief parameters are simply marked.
The "Douniushi" version has a cruising range of 150km.
"Saint Beans" version 200km? !
Huh? It is a bit higher than expected. Originally, the outside world predicted it would be around 180.
But the ending will not be any different.
In the latest subsidy rules, the maximum subsidy for pure electric vehicles with a comprehensive range of 150-200km is only 15,000.
Compared to before, it was almost cut in half.
With a subsidy difference of nearly RMB 20,000 to RMB 30,000 per vehicle, Mr. Bao would have no choice but to significantly increase the price unless he sold it at a loss.
But a mini car with a price of about 50,000 yuan has increased by 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which is almost the same as disappearing from the market.
Even if you have the gimmick of "automatic parking", you will still be disappointed!
“Huh~ I thought the other party could make a comeback, but it seems that I thought too much.”
Xiaopeng seemed to be relieved.
"Yes, technology is a flaw!
I was already selling the car at a loss even if I couldn't get the subsidy. Instead of thinking about reducing costs, I actually went all out to stack materials and make it smart. It's simply unreasonable! "
"Haha! Maybe someone wants to How about entering the high-end field with a mini car? "
"High-end? Could it be that he still wants to set the price to 200,000 yuan?"
"Haha...I'm a little curious now. The other party’s pricing strategy.”
"I guess it should be around 120,000."
"Well... I'm more optimistic than you, it should be around 100,000."
"Haha! Then I'll compromise and guess 110,000."
The three of them sounded relaxed and even made a bet.
If Idol fails, they, who are also new energy vehicle entrepreneurs, will inevitably feel a bit sad.
But if idols survive, they will be their potential competitors.
Relatively speaking, they naturally do not want another strong competitor to pop up in the already huge domestic market.
After all, the series of operations of this new car just now really scared them.
"Mr. Bao, please stop being too pretentious and tell me how much this car will cost!"
A reporter in the audience urged.
"Yes, what is the price of a mini car with automatic parking function? If it is not expensive, I will consider buying one for my road killer!"
"Haha! Mr. Bao, please reveal the answer quickly, let's This guy is desperate!”
There was a burst of laughter from below.
Hearing this, Mr. Bao did not directly reveal the answer to the mystery. Instead, he looked at the reporter who just said that he wanted to buy a car for his wife with a smile, and then spread his hands.
“I don’t know the price of this car, so why not let this gentleman come up and ask about this car himself.”
"Ah?" Everyone was stunned for a while.
The boss doesn’t know the price of his new car. This is naturally a joke, but...
Come up and ask about this car yourself?
What does it mean?
The reporter was obviously a social worker, so he didn’t give in. He directly took the microphone handed to him by the staff and came to the stage in a few steps.
"Mr. Bao, um...how should I ask?"
"Haha! The first step is to open the car door."
"Hahaha..."
Audience I was immediately amused by Mr. Bao’s words.
The reporter scratched his head, and with Mr. Bao's guidance, he opened the car door curiously and got into the cab.
The staff immediately came forward with a camera, and the large-screen lens was directly shot into the car.
To be fair, this new car designed by Idol, no matter how many shortcomings it has, is indeed ambitious in terms of car display and intelligence.
In terms of hardware, it is at the forefront of new energy vehicles.
Two nine-inch screens are definitely full of sincerity for a mini car.
The reporter observed the interior of the car and thought it was good. He tried to speak in the same tone as Mr. Bao just now.
"Bajie?"
A sound wave lit up on the home screen in front of him.
【Hello, what do you need? 】
This operation... is no different from the smart speakers on the market!
The reporter who thought he had figured out how to ask questions immediately threw away the burden.
"May I ask, how do you sell it?"
"Hahaha!" There was another burst of laughter from the audience.
The reporter, who thought he was clever, was feeling proud, but unexpectedly there was another wave of sound.
【If the company betrays me, I hope it will be sold by the pound. 】
“Uh...”
"Hahaha!"
The laughter at the scene became even louder.
This voice assistant can actually answer jokes...it's kind of interesting...
The reporter in the car was also excited and not to be outdone.
“Don’t be ridiculous, I just want to ask, how much would it cost if I wanted to buy a car like yours?
But be careful, my wife is in charge of money at home, so I only have 30,000 yuan in my pocket. You have to try your best to give me a discount, 20% off is not too little, and 45% off is not too much. ”
Many people laughed.
They all saw that the reporter was obviously making things difficult for the voice assistant.
After all, in this era of “artificial retardation”, you The sentence is a little longer, the speech speed is a little faster, and the logic is a little more complicated. The other person's next sentence can basically be "Sorry".
Everyone is waiting to see Mr. Bao get into trouble.
However...
【Welcome to buy our company's products. This car is the top model of Idol's 2018 'Shengdou Shi'. The bare car price is 6.98w.
The profit is small and the 20% off and 45% off are not included in the company's current promotion plan.
In view of your current actual situation of insufficient funds, the following solutions are now provided.
1. Installment payment.
The company provides customers with preferential financing plans with a maximum zero down payment and a maximum of 5 years.
2. Find a new love.
Let’s take a look at the low-end version of this car called “Dou Niu Shi”.
3. Once and for all
Let me meet with your lady.
Trust me, she will fall in love with me soon after meeting me.
Wouldn’t this solve the money problem? 】
“Uh...”
Everyone was confused.
They obviously did not expect that this "Bajie" would give such an answer.
The reporters in the car were also confused.
God, once and for all, why do I hear that you want to fall in love with me?
But then again, there seems to be nothing wrong with the other party’s logic?
Holy shit! This car...has become a spirit, right?
(End of this chapter)