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– 索罗德的新制动技术
– 大陆集团发展生物技术
– 特斯拉推出神经网络技术
– 采埃孚将包裹运送到天空
– RIVIAN采用新方法打入电动汽车市场
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索罗德的新制动技术
即使在车辆投入生产之后，汽车制造商也倾向于保密他们的新技术。这就是为什么我们现在才知道新的雪佛兰索罗德正在使用无真空制动助力器。这是由采埃孚和通用制造的，直到现在仍然保留着它。它被称为IBC或集成制动控制系统，它结合了电子稳定控制系统以及真空助力器和相关的电缆，传感器，开关，电子控制器和真空泵。因此，它不仅可以释放大量的能量，而且不需要发动机产生的真空，所以可以提高燃油效率并减少二氧化碳排放。
大陆集团发展生物技术
大陆集团正在开发利用生物识别对车辆进行访问的新技术。它不使用密钥卡，而是使用语音，面部，眼睛和指纹识别来启动汽车。该信息存储在车辆和大陆云端中。同时，为了更加安全，如果车辆在侧镜上安装了摄像头，则可以用于面部识别。一旦它验证了驾驶员，车门就会解锁并且车辆会自动调整座椅，后视镜和音乐，达到预先设定的喜好。这项技术也支持个性化，因为系统可以为每个驱动程序存储多个生物识别设置。
接下来……特斯拉分享了有关其下一代使用神经网络的自动驾驶系统细节。
特斯拉推出神经网络技术
特斯拉发布了更多有关其增强型自动驾驶系统的信息，该系统会使用运行在芯片上的神经网络。并且特斯拉将自行构建该神经网络。首席执行官埃隆马斯克表示，他们将提高1000％的处理能力。该系统每秒帧数将增加10倍，用于分析相机输入，从而提供汽车周围的360度视野。然而，它的成本，功耗和体积都与现有系统相同，并且可以改装到现在正在制造的任何车辆上。特斯拉已经验证了该软件，目前正在验证其主板，并启动了该生产线。这在汽车行业是独一无二的。汽车制造商只是不制造自己的芯片。一些最快的图形处理单元由NVIDIA制造。但特斯拉说NVIDIA芯片还不够快。
采埃孚将包裹运送到天空
我们已经向您展示了无人机如何用作救援设备和检查工具，现在供应商采埃孚正在将它们用作运载工具。它在德国的一家工厂使用无人机从仓库中取出备件并将它们运送到相应的车间。电动无人机每次行程只需要行驶1公里或半英里，这显然比将其放入小包裹再通过卡车运输来的更有效，这同时也有助于释放路上的空间。在未来，采埃孚还认为无人机可用于在工厂墙外提供包裹。虽然无人机只能携带3公斤或刚过6.5磅的货物，但我们可以想象在10到20年后，他们将用于运输更大的零件。
接下来，大多数电动汽车初创公司都位于硅谷，但最新的电动汽车创业公司却在传统的美国汽车业中心。
RIVIAN采用新方法打入电动汽车市场
Rivian是进入汽车行业的最新电动汽车创业公司。但它不是来自硅谷，而是来自密歇根州，这里是通用汽车，福特和克莱斯勒的所在地。Rivian将在两年内开始生产电动SUV和皮卡。它收购了三菱在美国的装配厂，因此它拥有所有所需的电动汽车制造能力。
Rivian将出售其卡车和SUV，但真正的计划是销售用户体验。想来一次皮划艇之旅或者去滑雪度假吗？Rivian将为您提供所有装备，其中就包括使用一辆卡车。
这是一个有趣的商业计划。毕竟，这些日子的热门话题都是关于销售用户体验的。而且Rivian希望成为一家出售高档体验的公司，而这些体验也恰好需要制造电动卡车和SUV。这是一种新的市场方法。
本期Autoline中国的节目到这里就结束了。感谢您的收看，我们下期再见。
SILVERADO’S NEW BRAKING TECHNOLOGY
Automakers like to keep their new technology kind of secret, even after a vehicle has been in production. That’s why we’re only learning now that the new Chevrolet Silverado is using a vacuum-less brake booster. It’s made by ZF and GM kept the lid on this until now. It’s called the IBC or Integrated Brake Control system, and it incorporates the electronic stability control system along with the vacuum booster and the associated cables, sensors, switches, electronic controllers and vacuum pumps. So not only does it free up a lot of real estate under the hood, it doesn’t need vacuum generated by the engine, so it improves fuel efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions.
CONTINENTAL DEVELOPS BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY
Continental is developing new technology that uses biometrics for vehicle access. Instead of using a key fob…it uses voice, facial, eye and fingerprint recognition to start the car. That info is stored in the vehicle and in the Continental cloud. And for more security, if a vehicle has a camera mounted on the side mirror, it can be used for facial recognition. Once it verifies the driver, the doors unlock and the vehicle automatically adjusts the seats, mirrors and music, to a pre-set preference. And this also allows for personalization, since the system can store multiple biometric settings for each driver.
Still to come… Tesla shares details about its next-generation Autopilot system that uses neural networks.
TESLA TO INTRO NEURAL NETWORKS
Tesla let out a lot more information about its enhanced Autopilot system that uses neural networks running on chips that the company will build itself. Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk says they will increase processing capability 1000%. The system will provide a 10-fold increase in frames per second for analyzing camera inputs that will provide a 360-degree view around the car. Yet it has the same cost, power consumption and volume as the current system, and can be retrofitted to any car being built now. Tesla has already validated the software, is currently validating the motherboard, and already started the manufacturing line. That is unique in the auto industry. Automakers just don’t make their own chips. Some of the fastest graphic processing units are made by NVIDIA. But Tesla says that NVIDIA chips just aren’t fast enough.
ZF TAKES PACKAGE DELIVERY TO THE SKIES
We’ve shown you how drones can be used as rescue devices and inspection tools and now the supplier ZF is using them as delivery vehicles. It’s using drones at one of its plants in Germany to take spare parts from the warehouse and deliver them to the appropriate workshop. The electric drones only have to travel up to 1 kilometer or just over half a mile on each trip, but it’s more efficient than putting a small package into a truck and should help free up space on the road. In the future ZF also thinks the drones could be used to deliver packages outside of the factory walls. And while the drones are only able to carry up to 3 kilograms or just over 6.5-pounds of goods, we can imagine 10 to 20 years down the road when they’re used to transfer much bigger parts.
Coming up next, most electric car startups are located in Silicon Valley, but the latest one is coming out of the heart of the traditional US auto industry.
RIVIAN TAKES NEW APPROACH TO EV MARKET
Rivian is the latest EV startup to enter the auto industry. But instead of coming out of Silicon Valley, this one is coming out of Michigan, home to GM, Ford and Chrysler. Rivian will start making electric SUVs and pickups in two years. It bought Mitsubishi’s assembly plant in the US, so it has all the manufacturing capacity it needs.
Rivian will sell its truck and SUV, but the real plan is to sell experiences. Want to go on a kayaking trip or take a skiing vacation? Rivian will provide you with all the gear, including the use of one of its trucks.
It’s an interesting business plan. After all, the big buzz these days is all about selling experiences. And Rivian wants to become known as the company that sells upscale experiences which also happens to make electric trucks and SUVs. And that is a new approach to the market.
And that wraps up this edition of Autoline China.
John McElroy is an influential thought leader in the automotive industry. He is a journalist, lecturer, commentator and entrepreneur. He created “Autoline Daily,” the first industry webcast of industry news and analysis.
