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Chapter 164 Autonomous Driving Technology

"Boss, you don't have to worry too much, even if they interfere, our work progress has always been quite smooth.

Next, as long as it passes the FDA review, we can still conduct human experiments smoothly.

Our 300 disabled volunteers are already waiting. said Fiona.

Musk nodded when he heard the words, and now he can only think this way. People live in the world, and many times they need self-comfort.

"Boss, we. Didi~" Fiona was halfway through the words when a reminder suddenly came from the tablet in her hand. She clicked on it and glanced at it, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face: "Boss, good news, Future Technology Upgraded Tesla's smart voice assistant."

"Really? It's only been done in half a month? They're not fooling us, are they?"

"I'm going to test it."

"Wait! I'll go with you."

Two hours later, Musk looked at the test results and fell silent.

"Boss, future technology's achievements in artificial intelligence are really amazing." Fiona couldn't help sighing.

"To be honest, the future technology is a bit too strong. I know that Huaxia is the pinnacle of the world in the field of artificial intelligence, and it can even be said to be the strongest, but that is only in some universities and national research institutes.

In terms of commercial use, we and the iPhone are actually no different from those big companies in China, and we should be a little ahead.

After all, it is an obvious fact that our intelligent voice assistant is smarter than Siri on the iPhone and Xiao Ai from Rice.

But after Future Technology has helped us upgrade our voice assistant this time, I feel that our intelligent voice assistant has reached the level of AI in some cutting-edge laboratories of some universities in China that I have seen before, and even stronger.

This shows that the attainments of future technology in artificial intelligence”

"Dinglingling~" The sudden ringtone of the mobile phone interrupted Musk's words.

Musk picked up the phone, the CEO of Neuralink on the other end of the phone.

"Boss, the people from the animal protection organization have been sent away."

"Why did you wait so long this time?"

"They said it was the last inspection in the near future."

Musk was taken aback when he heard the words: "Are you sure?"

"What they said, I can't guarantee whether they said that deliberately, trying to induce us to operate illegally."

"You mean they're fishing for law enforcement?"

"Boss, they shouldn't be so stupid. Fishing law enforcement is illegal." Neuralink's CEO replied.

"That is, they may have bribed our company's employees."

"This...is indeed possible."

"Then just in case, the latest experiment is tighter, don't let them get caught until we pass the FDA's review." Musk hung up the phone after speaking.

After Musk and Fiona returned to their office, Musk said: "Fiona, you said that the future technology is so powerful in the field of artificial intelligence, can they help us improve the technology related to intelligent driving?"

"Boss, do you think that future technology can help us realize the breakthrough of intelligent driving technology L3?"

"With the attainments they have shown in the field of artificial intelligence, the possibility is not small."

"But they are Huaxia's enterprises, so they have no reason to help us."

"Businessmen are all profit-seeking. You said that I want to give some shares of Tesla to the boss of Future Technology. Will he help us?"

Fiona fell silent.

What Musk and Fiona said, L3, is actually the classification of unmanned driving.

This rating is defined by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers).

The unmanned driving levels from 0 to 5 are L0 non-automated, L1 assisted driving, L2 semi-automated, L3 conditional automation, L4 highly automated, until L5 fully automated.

To put it bluntly, L0 non-automation means manual driving, and the driver has full control over the vehicle.

L1 assisted driving means that the driver is still the main controller, and the system will only intervene under certain circumstances.

For example, the anti-lock braking system and dynamic stability system in the car now belong to this level of function, and generally intervene when the driver is driving carelessly.

L2 semi-automation means that the driving system can complete certain tasks, but the driver still needs to monitor the environment in real time.

At present, the functions that can be realized 100% include automatic emergency braking and lane departure assist.

L3 has conditional automatic driving, and Tesla has touched the threshold of this technology at this stage.

Musk said in 2014 that Tesla would achieve this technology in 2020, but it turned out that they failed.

How many car accidents Tesla has had in 2020 is the best proof.

Why is L3 conditional automatic driving so difficult?

In fact, it is because in certain specific situations, the driving system can fully control the driving and temporarily liberate the driver.

But the system will always make mistakes.

Musk has personally participated in the production of L3-level autonomous driving technology, and it can be said that he has a good understanding of this technology.

To put it bluntly, at the current technical level, Tesla has actually solved more than 3% of the technical problems of L98 autonomous driving, and they have not solved the remaining 2% after several years.

This 2% is the reason for frequent accidents.

To put it bluntly, the system can make mistakes countless times, but a person has only one life.

According to Musk's speculation, to achieve this 2% breakthrough, it is conservatively estimated that it will be around 2027, while scientists generally believe that this breakthrough will be achieved at least after 2035.

After L3, it is naturally L4. The high degree of automation of L4 means that automatic driving no longer requires users to keep an eye on it all the time.

The system can completely take over from the user, and the user can do anything without staring at the road or paying attention to pedestrians and vehicles. These systems can solve all problems, even sleeping directly while driving.

However, the L4 level system still has certain defects, that is, it has certain requirements for the weather, especially heavy rain and fog, which will have a great impact on the system.

The L4 above L5 is fully automated, the ultimate form of autonomous driving. The system can safely control the car under any circumstances, and no longer needs users, nor does it need to worry about any weather conditions.

Theoretically speaking, L3 technology can be achieved after 4G is popularized, but this 2% is stuck and I don’t know how many companies.

The same is true for L4. As long as the 4G network is popularized, theoretically there will be no time gap in information transmission.

But L3 can't solve it, let alone L4.

The algorithm needed here is too complicated. Musk feels that under the current situation, unless there is an unexpected and huge breakthrough in AI, he should not see the L4 autopilot technology in his lifetime.

But the emergence of future technology seems to have given Musk some light.

　4000 words as usual on Saturday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)