Super Copy of Great Power Technology

"Of course there is beef jerky. See those red gift boxes? They contain beef jerky. There is also meat floss and meat jerky next to them. Take whatever you want."

"Let me try which one tastes better and then eat it. By the way, brother, how many days can you stay at home when you come back this time?" Qiao Ruixue chatted with Qiao Ruida while unpacking.

"I came back this time just to see my parents and check on my grandma's recovery. I will return to Beijing after the National Day holiday."

"Then let's go back to Beijing together. I just learned how to drive, and I'm really unsure about driving long distances alone."

"Doesn't your sports car have an automatic driving function? When you run into a crowded road, you can just turn on the automatic driving and let the driving work be done by the car computer. Besides, the journey from Decheng City to Beijing is only more than 300 kilometers, which is not a long distance at all." Qiao Ruida got up and took a bottle of iced drink from the refrigerator. While drinking it, he answered Qiao Ruixue's questions.

"It's been less than a year since I got my driver's license, so I can't even drive on the highway. And on the national highway, there are no high-precision maps on many sections, and the cell phone signal is not very stable, so I can't use the automatic driving function."

"That's because your car system has not been upgraded. As long as the car system is updated OTA, the autonomous driving function can be enabled on any road in the country. And it is LV4 level autonomous driving. Basically, once the destination is set, it can automatically select the route and drive automatically without human intervention."

"Is it so advanced? Has your company's autonomous driving technology made another breakthrough? At the last new car launch conference, didn't your Director Shao from Ruida Automobile say that the existing car computer chips do not have enough computing power, and that LV3 level autonomous driving is already its limit?" Qiao Ruixue swallowed a piece of beef jerky and asked curiously.

"There is indeed a breakthrough in technology, but not in autonomous driving, but in satellite communications. Didn't our Ruida Group just launch three navigation and communication satellites? The new batch of Ruida cars shipped are equipped with satellite communication modules, which can be enabled with an OTA upgrade. With the help of satellite communications, the car computer can exchange data with the Ruida Group's supercomputing center in real time, and it is not difficult to achieve LV4 autonomous driving. Even after collecting data for a period of time, it is not impossible to achieve LV5 autonomous driving."

"Great! I was told that you, brother, gave up college and your job as the group boss, and instead went to the prairie in the middle of summer to tinker with a launch vehicle. It turns out that your focus is here. With the LV4 level of autonomous driving function, the high-end cars produced by Ruida Automobile are completely different from similar products of other companies, and they no longer have to worry about sales. No, I want to experience how powerful the LV4 level of autonomous driving function is. Brother, tell me how to perform OTA upgrades on the car system." After saying that, Qiao Ruixue put down the snacks in her hand, pulled Qiao Ruida and walked out the door, completely ignoring his protests.

"Xiaoxue, you see, it's already completely dark. How can you still experience autonomous driving in the dark? Why don't we wait until tomorrow morning to experience it?" Qiao Ruida was very tired after driving for a whole day. He lay on the sofa and didn't want to move.

"When it gets dark, there will be fewer cars on the road. Isn't this a good time to test the autonomous driving function? Don't tell me that the autonomous driving function of Ruida Automobile does not support working at night!"

"Of course I don't support it. The high-end cars in the Ruida series rely more on laser radar to obtain information to achieve the automatic driving function. The visual camera only plays a supporting role. And the laser radar is only afraid of fog, not darkness, so it is completely no problem to turn on the automatic driving function when driving at night. The reason why I don't want to go out with you is that I am too tired and want to take a rest."

Unable to persuade her sister, Qiao Ruida had to follow her to her convertible sports car and guide her to complete the upgrade of the car system. The sports car that Qiao Ruixue drove home this time was no longer the Roster convertible sports car that Qiao Ruida had lent her in Beijing. It was a modified Roster convertible sports car that she designed and customized herself. Compared with the original sports car, it has a more sci-fi and beautiful shape, and is more in line with the aesthetics of contemporary young people. Ruida Automobile has applied for a new model for this modified sports car, called Zhuyue, which is likely to be released at the next press conference.

The OTA upgrade operation of the car system is very simple, and with the support of the gigabit wireless broadband in the villa, it took only five minutes to complete the upgrade operation. In the upper right corner of the car screen, next to the original wireless networking icon, there is an additional small satellite logo, indicating that the sports car has successfully connected to the satellite network. Qiao Ruixue couldn't wait to try to turn on the new automatic driving function and designated a location in the suburbs of Decheng City as the destination. The next moment, the car automatically connected to the Internet to obtain real-time road information, and it took only a few seconds to formulate a driving route. The car even intelligently avoided two congested sections, which shows that its intelligence is not low. Next, the sports car automatically turned the steering wheel, turned on the headlights, started slowly, left the villa area, and drove onto the ring road.

After the sports car left the city, Qiao Ruixue pressed a button to raise the roof of the car. The cool autumn breeze gently brushed my cheeks and blew my hair, which was really an indescribable feeling of comfort. Perhaps this is the true meaning of driving. Without a convertible sports car, talking about driving is just a joke.

"Wow, this car can really drive automatically at night. It's amazing. Look at how smooth the vehicle control is, look at the route selection, look at how smooth the overtaking is, it's even better than an experienced driver. With it, a novice driver like me is finally not afraid to drive out. This is really a great invention." Halfway on the return journey, Qiao Ruixue couldn't help but sigh.

"We have only done some improvement and pioneering work based on the foundation of our predecessors, so we cannot be called great."

Half an hour later, Qiao Ruida and Qiao Ruixue returned to their villa. At this time, the lights in the villa were on, and there was an extra Ruida MPV in the parking space in the front yard. It seemed that Qiao Ruida's parents had returned.

After the car system controlled the sports car to enter the gate of the villa, the destination was reached, and the automatic driving ended. After Qiao Ruixue took over the driving authority, she operated the vehicle somewhat unfamiliarly and reversed into the garage. After parking the car, Qiao Ruixue directly opened the scissor door, got out of the car and ran into the villa.

"Dad, Mom, you're back from get off work!"

"I'm back, and I packed a table of delicious food from the hotel to welcome your brother. By the way, what were you two doing driving out so late at night?" Yao Miaozhi grabbed a napkin and wiped the sweat off her daughter's forehead, asking with concern.

"Didn't this girl just get her driver's license? She was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle long-distance driving when she returned to Beijing. I told her that the new batch of cars launched by Ruida Automobile only needed to upgrade the car system to enable the full-domain LV4 level automatic driving function. Xiaoxue was very curious about how powerful the LV4 level automatic driving function was, and she insisted on taking me for a drive in the suburbs. We just came back." Qiao Ruida happened to walk into the living room at this time and heard her mother's question, so she answered the question on behalf of her sister. "My top-of-the-line MPV has also been upgraded. The latest automatic driving function is really good. It drives steadily and responds quickly in the city. When encountering some emergencies, it is better than an old driver like me." Father Qiao Jingkang put down the tea bowl and commented.

"Since you and your sister are back, let's start eating. Husband, Xiaoda, would you like to drink some wine?" Yao Miaozhi stood up and invited everyone to go to the restaurant for dinner.

"There's still a lot of Hengshui Laobai Gan left from the bottle we bought last time, Xiaoda, how about we have two cups?"

"Forget about Laobai Gan. I'd rather drink beer. When I was getting the drinks just now, I saw two bottles of Snow in the refrigerator. I'll drink that." Qiao Ruida shook his head quickly. His father Qiao Jingkang loved to drink strong liquor. The 67-degree Hengshui Laobai Gan produced in the neighboring Hengshui area was his favorite. When he was a child, Qiao Ruida was young and ignorant. He stole his father's hidden liquor. As a result, he only took a sip and got drunk. He was caught on the spot by his parents and had a men's and women's doubles match. Since then, Qiao Ruida has completely remembered the brand of Hengshui Laobai Gan and has never touched it again in his past and present lives for decades.

The family is not short of money now, and my parents have gradually learned to enjoy life. The food they brought back this time was packed from Ruyilou, a time-honored restaurant in Decheng City. Ruyilou has a history of more than 100 years and has always occupied the top spot in the local catering industry in Decheng City. In the minds of the older generation in Decheng City, Ruyilou is the best restaurant and the best place for wedding banquets and birthday parties. Previously, Qiao Ruida and Qiao Ruixue's graduation banquets were held in Ruyilou.

The family reunited, with good food, good wine and a good mood, and the food tasted especially sweet. After dinner, the family of four returned to the living room to drink tea and chat.

"Your mother and I saw the Suzaku rocket developed by your company, Ruida Aerospace, appear on CCTV news a few days ago. They said that its recycling technology was world-leading and its methane engine was the first of its kind in the world. Is your Suzaku rocket really that amazing?"

"News reports? There are always some exaggerations in them to attract attention. Our Suzaku rocket is indeed equipped with a methane engine and first- and second-stage rocket recovery technology, but it is not entirely advanced. At least the Suzaku rocket's carrying capacity is very limited, with a low-Earth orbit delivery capacity of only about six tons. It can only be regarded as an entry-level liquid carrier rocket. Among all rocket models in the world, its carrying capacity is basically not ranked." Qiao Ruida replied rather modestly.

"Since the Suzaku rocket is not on the list, why are there so many television stations, newspapers and magazines reporting the news of the successful launch and recovery of the Suzaku rocket? Did your company buy the manuscripts?" Mother Yao Miaozhi asked with some confusion.

"I know this. It's because the launch cost of the Suzaku rocket is too low. Thanks to the fact that both the first and second stage rockets can be recycled and reused, each rocket launch only consumes some fuel, and its launch cost is only one tenth of that of traditional rockets. This is the most powerful aspect of this rocket." After the military training, Qiao Ruixue had watched the Suzaku rocket launch and recovery video posted by Du Qingqing, and had some understanding of this rocket, so she answered immediately.

Qiao Ruida nodded, agreeing with his sister's point of view. "Indeed, the launch cost of the Suzaku rocket is low, which is our biggest competitive advantage. As the old saying goes, one trick can make you successful. We at Ruida Aerospace rely on low satellite launch prices to attract customers. At present, we have too many satellite launch orders from home and abroad to accept."

My parents are not well educated and have limited knowledge of aerospace. After a few words about aerospace and rockets, the topic was moved on. The topic quickly turned to mobile phone sales.

"Dad, Mom, it's the National Day holiday now. The sales of the Reda series of mobile phones are still pretty good, right?" Qiao Reda asked.

“Well, the daily sales of Reda phones, Xiaoda phones, and the latest Xingyao phones are very good. During the National Day holiday, there was a complete explosion in sales. According to the statistics of the past two days, the sales of each Reda store are at least over a thousand units every day. The mobile phone sales in October will definitely break the record.” Qiao Jingkang introduced quite complacently.

"This sales data is not bad, but the Xiaoda mobile phone is only popular for a short period of time. You should hurry up and clear the inventory. Ruida Technology Company's autumn new product launch conference is about to be held. When the new generation of Xiaoda mobile phones is released, the old models will not sell well."

"It can be sold at a reduced price, right? Could it be that the second-generation Xiaoda phone has made great progress in terms of software and hardware over the first-generation Xiaoda phone?" Yao Miaozhi asked doubtfully.

"That's true. The second-generation Xiaoda phone uses a 5nm processor, and its performance is only slightly worse than that of the Xingyao phone, and it is on par with the third-generation Reda phone, but the price is still 999. If such a second-generation Xiaoda phone is launched, it would be a miracle if the first-generation product can still sell well."

Qiao Jingkang frowned and asked in confusion: "Isn't the Xiaoda phone positioned as a low-end phone? Why do you raise its performance so high? Won't it compete with our flagship phone for the market?"

"Because graphene chip technology has been successfully developed, and the yield rate has gradually increased. According to the plan of Reda Technology Company, the Reda 4th generation mobile phone and the 2nd generation Xingyao mobile phone to be released next spring will use the latest graphene processor, which has a performance at least ten times that of the current Xingyao mobile phone and is very power-saving. A single charge can be used for three to five days. By then, all silicon chips will become outdated technology, and they will be just right for use in low-end Xiaoda mobile phones."

"Is chip technology updated so quickly? I remember that 5nm silicon-based chip technology has only been commercially available for a few months. Is it going to be eliminated so soon?" (End of this chapter)