"With an acceleration of 100 meters in 2.81 seconds, how much horsepower does the motor of Pilot 001 reach, and what is its rated torque?"
After Chen Hong, the CEO of SAIC Motor, came to his senses, he looked towards him with a look of help in his eyes. Next to him is Zeng Hong, CEO of Guangzhou Automobile Group.
It is no exaggeration to say that now he is panicking. He did not expect that the three "laymen" of Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Rice Company would actually come up with such a high-configuration car with such terrifying parameters on paper. .
What is the concept of 2.81 seconds?
Let’s put it this way, you can count the number of vehicles under 1 million that can reach this speed with one hand.
Based on the tire parameters, body strength, and paddle shift design, he 100% concluded that Linghang 001 was a coupe positioned as a high-end car with a market price of at least one million.
“With an acceleration of 100 meters in 2.81 seconds, the motor has at least 260 horsepower and the rated torque may reach 300N·m. This is a performance monster!”
Zeng Hong Responded in a deep voice.
Since they are both car company bosses and usually deal with car manufacturing, they still know how to guess the basic parameters.
At this time, Liang Shuxiang, the boss of BAIC Group, also said: "With this level of paper data, if nothing unexpected happens, the conservative price of the car is more than 700,000 yuan, or even 900,000 yuan!"
“It’s indeed the price.”
“The data on paper is a bit scary.”
“It’s a mule or a horse. We can test it on the day the new car is delivered. I guess there is definitely no 2.81 seconds. Results.”
None of the car company bosses can be calm at this time, because the three laymen of Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company, and Rice Company have completely threatened their status.
When the car company CEOs in the stands were collectively surprised, Chen Xing had already driven Pilot 001 a hundred meters away from the finish line and was driving steadily around the track.
“Our current speed is 60 kilometers per hour. This speed is our usual commuting speed. We use it to test whether our automatic avoidance function is feasible.”
Chen Xingbian Driving and narrating.
After driving smoothly for a while, you can clearly see a cardboard box obstacle of about 40CM appearing on the road.
“Obstacles have appeared. Now I want to simulate the situation where the driver is not paying attention and does not see the obstacle to see if the automatic avoidance function of Pilot 001 can complete this emergency avoidance for us. ”
“By the way, I would like to remind you that the test is conducted on a fully closed track, please do not imitate it privately.”
After Chen Xing finished speaking, he held the steering wheel tightly with both hands. He rushed towards the carton without slowing down at all.
Sooner than later!
When Linghang 001 was less than 15 meters away from the carton, a Didi reminder sound immediately popped up on the center console screen that there was an obstacle, and there was also a text prompt of "Please slow down".
Chen Xing still did not slow down.
10 meters.
8 meters.
5 meters.
Seeing that they were about to collide, at the critical moment, the vehicle suddenly and automatically evaded to the right side. The moment it dodged the carton, it immediately returned to the right direction. The operation was smooth and impeccable.
“Perfect avoidance!”
Chen Xing looked sideways at the camera and said.
Suddenly, the audience in the live broadcast room became restless, and a large number of barrages flooded the screen, making it dizzying.
“This function, damn it!!!”
“It’s too awesome. You can actively avoid obstacles at a speed of 60 yards. Doesn’t that mean you’re not afraid of ghost probes?”< br>
“I usually drive 40 or 50 in the city, and this function is really exciting!”
“Good news! Good news for drivers! I have to say that the active avoidance function is very useful to everyone. Good news for drivers!”
“I agree with both hands and feet!”
Everyone who has ever driven a car knows that the biggest fear when driving on the road is not the brake failure, but the ghost probe.
What is a ghost probe?
The so-called ghost probe is when a person or car suddenly pops up in the blind spot of the field of vision, leaving you unable to react in time. You often have to hit it before you react.
Most urban road sections have marked areas for parking. When driving normally, you cannot see whether there are people on the right side of these parked vehicles who want to cross the road. This is a blind spot.
Experienced drivers generally drive on the left, but this does not completely prevent ghosts from raising their heads because there may be a zebra crossing on the left.
The place where ghost head accidents occur most often is on national highways, especially at night when no one can be seen at all.
"Lidar?"
Wang Fu looked at Ren Guofei and Rebus. He was like a curious baby now, constantly wanting to know the principle in advance.
“It’s a lidar.” Ren Guofei did not deny it, and smiled and said: “We installed a lidar above the front windshield to detect driving road conditions.”
"The automatic avoidance function is just the appetizer, there is still the main event behind."
Rebus smiled calmly.
“Appetizer?”
“Is this an appetizer?”
Not only Wang Fu was stunned, but also business executives such as Duan Yongping and Luo Hao were stunned. I didn’t expect that Linghang 001 would be the best at the beginning, with so many black technologies that I couldn’t even imagine.
"Just watch, you'll know soon." Rebus chose to continue to lie, looking at the LED screen of the live broadcast.
The screen picture at this time is still from the perspective of the vehicle driven by Chen Xing.
“Simple obstacles can be avoided, so if we upgrade it to a sudden ghost raising its head, let’s see if our pilot 001 can still actively avoid it.”
Chen Stars increase the difficulty.
After driving about 400 meters, a pilot 001 suddenly appeared in the right lane in the distance and was driving at a tortuous speed.
“Everyday driving vehicles, I believe everyone has encountered this kind of situation where they are about to be side by side. At this time, we can see that we cannot see whether there is a bicycle or motorcycle in the right area of the vehicle on the right.”
“If a bicycle or motorcycle suddenly appears and squeezes to the left at this time, it is very likely to cause a car accident.”
“Now our staff is going to have trouble. , everyone must not imitate, because even if the track is closed, there will still be dangers."
Chen Xing warned again.
When the two vehicles were about to be side by side, a motorcycle suddenly appeared in the blind spot blocked by the vehicle on the right, squeezing quickly to the left.
If you are an experienced driver, you will hit the brakes immediately.
But if a novice driver encounters this situation, he may not only fail to slow down, but may also press the pedal incorrectly and accelerate and hit him.
"Squeak——"
The brake disc made a screeching sound.
The pilot 001 driven by Chen Xing dropped the speed from 60 yards to 0 in a very short time, perfectly avoiding this possible rear-end collision.
Looking at the distant locomotive and Pilot 001, Chen Xing announced again: "The test is still perfect. The active avoidance system intervened to make our vehicle stop quickly."
Two consecutive times This test has made a large number of viewers initially aware of the safety of Linghang 001, which is not available in traditional cars.
“It feels so safe, even safer than a Volvo!”
“Active avoidance and active braking are perfect for handling emergencies. Leading 001’s car-making technology It’s so awesome, far superior to the established car companies.”
“I can’t imagine how safe I would be driving it on the road if I could buy a Pilot 001. Mr. Chen, please don’t price it too expensive. , I’ll buy it for less than 1 million!”
"Volvo: It's broken, it's coming at me!"
"The flower language of steel wire ball is tolerance and wealth. Is there any rich woman who will give me a Pilot 001? I am willing to be my sister's little milk dog~"
To judge whether a mass-produced car is good or not, the most critical factor is safety, while performance and other factors are secondary.
Most of the cars that ordinary people buy are not for fun, but are used as family cars.
When it comes to family cars, safety is obviously the most important thing.
The safety demonstrated by Linghang 001 has surpassed Volvo, a brand whose selling point is safety.
Yao Nana, who is responsible for creating popularity and purchasing volume across the entire network, did not sit idle and immediately purchased traffic for the safety performance of Linghang 001.
In less than 15 seconds, the entry "Linghang 001 Safety Performance Measurement" airborne on Weibo's hot search list, and a "real-time rising" logo appeared in the right area.
Click on the entry, which is the marketing account of the entire network, as well as the live broadcast slice released by the official blog of Longxing Group. The number of views, likes, comments and reposts are all rising rapidly.
In the comment areas of these blog posts, there are basically Alt-Volvo official accounts.
However, what netizens didn’t know was that at this time, Volvo Dragon Country General Manager Hu Quancheng was already on the “front line”. He looked nervous and fidgety in the middle of the stands at the Shenzhen International Speedway, rubbing his hands back and forth.
Sports performance, others have it.
Safety performance, others have it.
The exterior design is better than Volvo, what the hell is going on?
People who choose to buy Volvo generally value safety, while people who do not choose Volvo generally value appearance.
Why do you say that?
The reason is very simple, that is, Volvo's cars pursue a Nordic minimalist style and have no concept of line design at all.
"No, this won't work. We must send an email to the headquarters immediately." Hu Quancheng couldn't sit still anymore and hurriedly went to the toilet to edit the email content and send it on his mobile phone.
However, what he didn't know was that at this time, a group of vehicle engineers had gathered in the Volvo headquarters building to watch the live broadcast.
“Oh my god, this design is so perfect, it actively avoids and actively brakes. What technology does it use to achieve this?”
"It seems that our competitors have appeared. From the current point of view, the safety of this pilot 001 can be ranked in the first echelon!"
"The 2000 MPa interior frame is also equipped with active avoidance and Brakes, this doesn’t look like a vehicle that Longguo Automobile Company can build. Could it be a collaboration with Toyota?”
“It’s very likely that it has Japanese origins!”
Volvo’s engineers I can’t believe that the Longguo car company has made such rapid progress and can actually build a vehicle with this level of safety.
You must know that Chen Xing also mentioned at the beginning of the press conference that Longguo lags behind the development of Western automobiles for a full hundred years.
Is the gap of more than a hundred years gone?
Volvo engineers are still skeptical, because if they remember correctly, the Longguo car company is still playing the trick of domestic and foreign joint ventures, and there is still no leader.
“Regardless of whether Pilot 001 has Japanese ancestry or not, its impact on us is real, and countermeasures must be taken!” said Volvo Group CEO Emmerich Moore. The main reason why he did not go to Longguo to attend the launch of Pilot 001 was that he felt that Pilot cars could not threaten Volvo, because there were only a handful of models in the world that focused on safety, and they all had a sense of slack.
Although I didn’t go to Dragon Country to attend the press conference, you still have to watch the global live broadcast.
When the 2000 MPa body came out, they vaguely felt something was wrong. Now it also has active avoidance and braking functions. This is simply an upgraded version of Volvo!
"We can also use active avoidance. If I guess correctly, they use laser radar detection technology!"
Ignos La Torre said solemnly.
"Lidar?" Emerich Moore looked confused. He seemed to have heard of it, but he had no impression of it.
“Yes, laser radar is a relatively mature road detection technology, which can be traced back to 1960. Our group also has corresponding technical reserves.”
IGNOS La Torre replied.
“Have reserves?”
Emerich Moore’s eyes lit up.
“Yes, we have technical reserves.” Ignos La Torre nodded slightly, but then changed the topic: “But we have not designed a relatively independent data processing algorithm, and the on-board The chip also needs to be replaced.”
As long as it involves the field of intelligence, algorithms and computing power are inseparable.
Algorithms are equivalent to normative learning, and computing power is IQ. Both are indispensable.
As an automobile company, Volvo does not have the conditions to lay out intelligence even if it has proposed the concept of corresponding intelligence.
Only companies that are deeply involved in the field of semiconductor chips have the basic material conditions to explore artificial intelligence.
"Algorithm, chip..." Emerich Moore touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "It seems that I need to go to the United States. Longxing Group is really a troublemaker. It will mess up whatever field it goes to. Which field is turning the world upside down? "
"Go to the United States?" Ignos La Torre was stunned, and then suddenly realized: "You want to find Gaotong Company?"
"Now only Gaotong and AMD have the conditions to explore the field of artificial intelligence. I hope this reshuffle will come later." Emerich Moore's eyes showed concern.
Currently, semiconductors are divided into two camps, the Western camp and the Dragon Kingdom camp.
Longxing Group is the leader of the Dragon Kingdom camp. If Volvo wants to technologically counterattack, it can only choose the Western camp.
……
Chen Xing’s hard-core test not only made the Volvo Group uneasy, but also made global car companies feel uncomfortable. A car of this quality is too abnormal. !
Far away in the United States on the other side of the ocean, David Dovich, the future heir to the Federal Reserve Bank, looked very ugly. He never expected that Pilot 001 had such a deep accumulation of technology.
Is this still a Longguo car company?
Is this still a car made by Longguo?
"Could there be a company that provided technical assistance?" Davidic thought of a possibility. Without any hesitation, he immediately looked through his address book and asked someone to check it.
Similar to the situation of Davich, Speaker Renato Marotta, Rothschild patriarch Clayton, and the Onsa Consortium family all used their connections to investigate.
This may seem like a car launch, but what it actually showcases is not the car, but the industrial strength of the Dragon Kingdom.
Longguo’s industrial level has always been at the lower-middle level, and its high-end industrial level has been very limited. This is also related to its slow start.
Automobiles are a high-end industry. Due to insufficient technical reserves, Longguo companies have been unable to independently complete the production of parts for a long time.
Fortunately, due to the soaring economy, foreign car companies want to enter the Longguo market, and think tanks have also come up with the strategy of requiring joint ventures to enter, which has quickly raised the car manufacturing level of Longguo companies.
However, even so, the online and offline second-hand trading markets now do not welcome local car companies in Longguo, and the reason is also very practical.
I bought a domestic car for 150,000 yuan, drove it for 3 years, and it kept breaking down. It was only worth 50,000 to 60,000 yuan on the second-hand market.
But if you buy a Japanese car for 150,000 yuan and drive it hard for three years, it can still sell for 80,000 to 90,000 yuan in the second-hand car market.
Why is this happening?
In the final analysis, the technology is not good enough.
But something seems to have changed today. Longguo's car company took the lead in providing a steel body with a strength of 2000 MPa and an automatic avoidance function.
As Mitsubishi was the first to use lidar to provide reversing ranging for cars, there was silence within the group at this time.
The technology they were the first to apply was unexpectedly carried forward by Longguo car companies.
As more and more things are revealed at the press conference, no car company dares to look down on the three laymen who make cars, namely Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Rice Company.
In addition to car companies, CEOs of auto parts companies urgently opened the live broadcast room and stared at the screen without blinking.
……
Dragon Kingdom Deep City.
International racing circuit.
Chen Xing circled the track and returned to the finish line.
“Our Linghang 001 uses an electronic handbrake. After the vehicle stops, you only need to press the red button at the end to enter the P gear.”
Chen Xing continued to demonstrate, for the first For those who have driven a paddle-shift car for the first time, this is simply "future technology".
Because compared to center console operation, shifting the steering wheel into gear is particularly convenient.
Of course.
The premise is that you can adapt.
After a simple actual test, Chen Xing was not in a hurry to get out of the car. Instead, he opened the door and continued: "What we just demonstrated is our automatic avoidance function. It is made up of the millimeter sensor we built into the top area of the front of the car. Wave lidar, as well as 4 auxiliary lidars, are implemented in conjunction with China’s on-board chip.”
While speaking, the LED screen screen also switched to a new PPT page.
The PPT page now displays the positions of Linghang 001's lidar and Huaxia chips, as well as their working diagrams, allowing the audience to more intuitively feel their power.
After a half-second pause, Chen Xing continued: "As for the millimeter wave technology of lidar and the computing power of Huaxia Chip, these are the areas that our Longxing Group is good at, so their limits are far more than This."
The moment the words "more than that" were spoken, the car company bosses subconsciously held their breath. They felt that Chen Xing was going to make a big move.
As expected, Chen Xing smiled calmly at the camera and continued to reveal: "I have said a long time ago that we will realize the interconnection of everything and make everything intelligent, so cars are no exception and also need to be intelligent. ."
"So now..." Chen Xing trailed off, and then solemnly announced: "L3 driverless, it's coming!"
"Autonomous?"
“Autonomous driving!!!”
The moment the concept of autonomous driving was announced, the CEO of the car company was not calm at all, and Masik stood up directly.
He was not shocked by emergency automatic avoidance. Although Tesla did not install a lidar, it could also achieve emergency automatic avoidance because Tesla took a visual avoidance route.
What is visual avoidance?
The so-called visual avoidance means that the vehicle collects information outside the vehicle through the camera, and finally leaves it to the algorithm for judgment.
To put it bluntly, it is an artificial human eye.
The advantage of the visual route is that the camera sensor is low-cost, easy to integrate, and will not have much impact on vehicle design. However, the disadvantage is very obvious. It is basically useless when encountering heavy fog or extreme environments with low visibility.
Lidar is different. Lidar directly scans, shapes in three dimensions, and then uses algorithms to analyze, which can avoid the impact of extreme environments to the greatest extent. The disadvantage is that lidar is relatively expensive.
“Is driverless driving really a reality?”
“L3 level driverless driving is close to the level of a three-year-old driver. Is it possible that it is really being used by Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Dami? Is the company working on it?”
“This is Wang Zha’s technology!”
“Oh my god, driverless!”
As Chen Xingguan announced the L3 No one can calm down with the level of autonomous driving. When BMW Group CEO Nagel saw Masik standing up, he vaguely felt something was wrong and quickly asked: "What's wrong with you, Masik?"
Voice Just dropped.
People around him also looked at Masik.
Masik realized that he had lost his composure, took a deep breath, sat down again, and responded: "No...it's nothing."
He said it was nothing, but was it really nothing?
Not necessarily!
You must know that Tesla's autonomous driving concept has been proposed for 4 years, but it has never been realized. The reason is that the visual route requires extremely high algorithms and huge computing power.
If you want to simulate the human eye and make timely judgments, you must have human vision and the reaction of an experienced driver.
After several years of technological accumulation, Tesla has only brought its autonomous driving technology to the L2 level, far from reaching the L3 level.
Although Masik didn’t say anything, BMW Group CEO Nagel, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Olaf Leiter, Audi Group CEO Dusmai, Honda Group CEO Otaki Kazuki, Toyota Group CEO Nishikawa Takahiro , as well as SAIC Group CEO Chen Hong, GAC CEO Zeng Hong, and BYD CEO Wang Fu all know that if Pilot 001 is really L3-level driverless, the entire automotive industry will be shaken.
Why are there such serious consequences?
Take mobile phones as an example.
In 1983, Motorola launched the world's first portable mobile phone, the DynaTAC8000X, commonly known as "Big Brother". Its function was limited to making phone calls.
In September 2000, Sharp teamed up with J-PHONE, the island nation's mobile network operator at the time, to release a J-SH04 mobile phone with a built-in 110,000-pixel camera.
Then the iPhone 4 in 2010 completely brought games, entertainment, and intelligence to mobile phone users around the world.
At that time, Motorola would have thought, could mobile phones be smart?
Two words, no!
If the former leading mobile phone companies such as Motorola, Nokia and Sharp can realize intelligence, they will not be replaced by new mobile phone forces.
The same is true for today's cars. No one thought that Chen Xing really wasn't bragging. He really wanted to develop towards intelligence in an all-round way.
After hearing about L3 driverless driving, BYD’s boss was silent for a long time. He looked at Rebus and Ren Guofei with complicated eyes, and said with a hint of wonder in his tone:
“Unmanned driving, The Internet of Everything and Artificial Intelligence, I didn’t expect this trend to come to the automotive field. You guys made me feel like I was stuck in the old era and bathed in the spring breeze of the new era.”
In addition to the sense of division, he actually also has a sense of division. "Sense of crisis" was not mentioned.
Nokia, the former leader in the field of mobile phones, eventually fell apart and became history because it was stuck in its ways and refused to embrace future development trends.
Now the situation has reappeared, but the target has been changed to a global car company. To say that Wang Fu does not have a sense of crisis is to deceive himself!
(End of this chapter)