The direction of driverless driving has gradually become an important but not mainstream direction with the development of online ride-hailing. All major manufacturers are working on it, but consumers have not seen what they have made. At the same time, The so-called popularization of driverless cars that many people once predicted, and the situation where online ride-hailing drivers will be kicked out of their jobs, laid off and re-employed, has not happened. From the advent of the concept of driverless cars to the present, several years have passed in a blink of an eye, drops Di , Wanshunxing , and Yiwei Hitchhi are not only not trembling with fear, but also live happily, without any sense of tension about being replaced. So is driverless driving just a fantasy in the sky? What are the future development prospects?
- Machines replacing people is one of the directions of technological development
I wonder if you have thought about a question: What is the essence of technological development?
There are many ways to think about this issue, and many completely different answers will follow. The author only puts forward his own personal opinion: the development of technology is actually the process of machines replacing people.
In the early years, in movies during the Republic of China, making a call required turning the dial many times, and then getting through to the operator and telling him to pick up so-and-so; the rickshaw driver, the predecessor of online ride-hailing, worked tirelessly every day. Working; huge ships in the feudal era required more than dozens of sailors for maintenance, but today's trains and high-speed rails only require a few people to operate smoothly; the emergence and even development of products such as sweeping robots and dishwashers are also decreasing The amount of work people do.
The above cases all have a common feature: Many tasks that originally required human labor have been replaced by machines or fewer people.
Nowadays, many hotels have robots that automatically deliver food. The delivery boy puts the food into the robot, and the latter can deliver it to the door of the resident by himself, which saves the workload of the hotel staff and makes it easier for the residents.
driverless driving is also developing in this way. develops new programs to optimize drivers, reduce costs, and eliminate safety and complaint issues. Why not?
The iteration of information technology has become a boost for driverless driving
But if it were ten years ago, talking about driverless driving would definitely attract ridicule from many people, because there are too many key issues that cannot be solved: signals, safety, and procedures. Logic, how the machine handles emergencies , etc.
However, the development of the Internet is changing with each passing day. The true meaning is that "there are close friends in the sea, and we are neighbors in the world." With a phone call, no matter where the other party is, you can hear and see your own voice and face for the first time. The speed of technological development is so terrifying! At the same time, with the breakthrough of 5g technology, the signal problem can see the dawn of solution, and this is an important reason why driverless driving can develop rapidly in China and occupy the high ground of public opinion. After all, Huawei has strong strength in signal technology. It can serve as an important boost to the development of autonomous driving, not to mention that Huawei itself has long been interested in building cars.
Therefore, the emergence and development of any technology does not exist alone, but needs to rely on technology from other aspects as support. It cannot be said that must go hand in hand, but at least you are chasing after .
3 The problem of how no one chooses to be a passenger
There is a question that has been appearing in various film and television works since the birth of robots: Will robots replace humans?
It’s hard to say about the future, but it is impossible to do it based on the current level of development. After all, emotion and intelligence are the gaps that machines cannot cross . Whether it is robots or driverless driving, it is only an auxiliary means after all. For example, many brands now have the function of automatic parking , but a large number of people still choose Doing it yourself, on the one hand, is trustworthy and on the other hand, it is not used to it. The same difficult choice situation will be handed over to the passengers.
How to choose between a lively driver who is talkative and noisy, or a driverless driver who is silent and attentive?
Things are still in the process of development, and the unknown occupies a major position. What will driverless driving look like in three, five, or ten years? Will it be more intelligent? Or is the so-called autonomous driving just a cover touted by capital? To get more money out of investors’ pockets? So does anyone really care about the interests of passengers?
The unknown is a kind of fear, because it means there is no clear direction, but the unknown is also a kind of beauty worth looking forward to. "Always believe that good things are about to happen." This slogan of Xiaomi company can also be applied to online dating. In the field of automobiles (off topic: Xiaomi is also going to build cars), driverless driving represents an important direction in the future of technology, but I don’t know about the waist platforms other than Didi, AutoNavi, and Caocao Travel , such as Yishaishunfeng Can Che and Didak Chuxing gain some opportunities from the competition among leading platforms?
