Chinese Commercial News reporter Xu Xinting
On September 26, a “thinking” bus line-Longjing Digital Special Line 508H, officially opened in the scenic area of Longjing Village, Hangzhou. The intelligent brain used by 508H to "think" is AI.
Under the remote control of AI, every 508H bus can accurately stop at the most needed position at every stop. In different time periods and in different weather, the 508H's master console can also automatically arrange departure schedules according to different traffic conditions, which is quite flexible. Every station on the
line is equipped with an "intelligent assistant" simultaneously. All 14 bus stops use environmentally friendly solar electronic stop signs. With the help of AI technology, it can display the driving route and arrival time of the 508H bus in real time, so that passengers can know.
508H, how is an ordinary bus line equipped with a smart brain? Hangzhou Shumeng Workshop Technology Co., Ltd. ("Sumeng Workshop" for short) and its ecological partner Hangzhou Shuzhimeng Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shuzhimeng·Bus Cloud" for short) play an extremely important role in this project. .
AI will become the water and electricity of urban governance
is located in the Shumeng Factory in Yunqi Town, Hangzhou. It is the first data intelligence company to settle in the town and is adjacent to the Hangzhou City Brain Operation Command Center.
In 2016, Hangzhou proposed the prototype of the "urban brain"; in 2018, Hangzhou officially began to build the urban brain and announced the creation of the "first city in the country's digital economy". Located in Hangzhou, Shumeng Workshop has witnessed the digital development of the city and has found development opportunities together with the city.
In March 2015, Shumeng Workshop was established. Less than half a year after its establishment, it received an angel round of financing of 450 million yuan. Soon after the establishment of
, Shumeng Workshop established government big data cooperation with government departments such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Guangdong to provide government departments with digital transformation services.
In June 2017, DreamWorks received 750 million yuan in Series A financing, and Alibaba is an important investor.
In this year, Shumeng Workshop, Shuzhimeng·Bus Cloud and Hangzhou Public Transport Group have built a bus data brain, focusing on mining bus scenes, which makes it possible for Hangzhou citizens to scan the QR code and take the subway.
In December 2019, the China Digital Government Big Data Market Share Report released by IDC showed that Shumeng Factory, together with Alibaba Cloud, Huawei and other companies, became one of the five first echelon members of China's digital government big data market. One. Among them, the market growth rate of DreamWorks reached 100%.
At present, the big data, data security and other R&D management capabilities and quality management capabilities of Shumeng Factory have passed CMMI Level 5 software certification, which is the highest level in the international software industry.
Wang Changqiang, Vice President of Marketing Department of Shumeng Factory, revealed that after these years of development, Shumeng Factory has continued to increase its investment in AI research and development, including the introduction of high-level AI experts and deeper AI technologies.
At present, with the implementation of policies and the maturity of technology, urban brains and government digital transformation have gradually become mandatory questions from multiple choice questions. Wang Changqiang believes that this is a new opportunity for DreamWorks. It still needs to continuously deepen the intelligence of products and the exploration of industry data intelligence scenarios.
"In the future, AI will become the water and electricity of urban governance just like the current cloud computing."
AI will become the water and electricity of urban governance
data, AI, and scene integration, testing the power of business operations
There are more and more colleagues in DreamWorks, and the scope of AI applications is getting wider and wider. "On the one hand, the previous accumulation of data is sufficient; on the other hand, there are more and more landing scenarios." Regarding the relationship between data and AI, Wang Changqiang believes that the two are mutually dependent and mutually successful. He vividly compares it to Petroleum and machines-"A large amount of urban data and life data are like oil. The original method of'digging' oil is very primitive. With AI capabilities,'oil workers' can drive'drilling' to extract'oil', and the efficiency is greatly improved. On the contrary. Machines without oil can’t operate, just as AI without data can’t operate.” As early as when
DreamWorks was founded, AI was the core technology of data processing. In October 2015, Shumeng Factory pulled out a professional artificial intelligence algorithm team and established the Institute of Data Science and Technology (IDST) to practice the integration of data and AI.
In September 2019, Shumeng Factory formally proposed "Data Intelligence++" as the company's core technology strategy, further strengthening its layout in the field of artificial intelligence. A "+" in
represents industry data intelligence. Simple understanding is to closely integrate AI technology with the landing scene; the other "+" represents data engineering intelligence, that is, to improve the efficiency of data processing through self-developed AI technology and improve the efficiency of the entire process of data production and processing.
In this way, big data, AI technology, and landing scenarios have jointly built up the industry barriers for the DreamWorks.
However, urban governance has its particularities. Just like a game of chess, every move is moved by one move. How to deeply integrate data, AI and the landing scene, especially tests the player's ability to play the game and a deep understanding of the scene's needs.
For example, Shumeng Workshop has undertaken many disaster monitoring projects for provincial and municipal emergency management departments this year. In different regions, government departments have their own focus on monitoring areas. Zhejiang Province focuses on typhoon monitoring, and Shanxi Province may focus more on safe production in coal mines. How to play the value of data and AI in these scenarios is an important criterion for judging the capabilities of data companies.
Use data to enhance people’s sense of life
Walk into the exhibition hall of Shumeng Workshop, and you can see a long list of government lists—30+ ministerial/provincial units across the country, 200+ city-level units, and urban brains in many places , Public Transport, Metro Group... As an enterprise focused on serving the government's digital transformation, the cuts chosen by Shumeng Workshop cover all aspects of urban life.
Wang Changqiang enumerated some landing scenes of AI technology in Shumengchang.
Take Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province as an example. Shumeng Workshop has participated in the construction of the local urban brain, Xueliang Project, and smart transportation, involving many applications.
"The government serves the people. What we do is to use data to help the government serve the people." Wang Changqiang said, including the smart transportation in Quzhou City, which also brings more convenience to the city. By installing a high-precision positioning system on the bus, using real-time positioning data and high-precision maps, the brain links the real-time dynamic data of the bus with the signal light system, allowing the bus to pass in traffic vehicles first, without affecting the road and other vehicles Under the premise of high traffic efficiency, the efficiency of the two pilot public transportation has increased by 7.9% and 14% respectively.
"For example, in the application of'Run at most once', we undertook the project of Zhejiang Province's'Population Comprehensive Database', running errands instead of people through massive amounts of data, and ordinary people can do things easily by running once, or even without running once. "Z2z
Wang Changqiang said that when data begins to generate value and make the government and the public have a strong perception, it is also when Shumengchang feels the most valuable.
“We have always felt that Shumeng Workshop is a company that leverages the value of data and allows data to serve the people. We hope that data production factors will really make the people feel like they are gaining.”
artificial intelligence everyone talks about
(Q-Daily Business Report A-Wang Changqiang)
Q: What do you think of the entrepreneurial environment in Hangzhou?
A: AI projects are different from ordinary projects. The initial investment is large but the final implementation is difficult to predict. We are very grateful to the Hangzhou Municipal Government, whether it is policy support such as project subsidies or the application of AI products, it actively creates an open environment for enterprises and promotes the development of the industry.
Q: Do you think the management of future cities will be determined by AI?
A: In the process of urban development, AI will play an important role to assist decision makers. In some urban governance links, AI automatic decision-making and judgment scenarios may also appear. However, AI serves city managers, urban citizens, and urban industries. In the future, the management power of cities will still be controlled by managers. AI is an important tool.
Q: What development plan does the company have in the next stage?
A: Keep the original intention, continue to cultivate, and focus on the "data intelligence++" technology strategy. Shumengchang will develop the DTSphere data intelligence series products and release new products in due course. At the same time, we will use AI technology to explore new application scenarios, so that AI capabilities can be universally implemented and bring value to the scene.
Q: Can you reveal the current talent situation of the company?
A: Now the company's technical personnel account for more than 70%. We believe that the AI field does notBut algorithm engineers are needed, and talents who understand business scenarios are also needed. In many cases, research and development and market co-creation are needed to innovate together with customers and create greater value for customers and society.
Q: What do you think is society's understanding of AI?
A: When you first come into contact with AI, you may think that AI is omnipotent, as shown in science fiction movies. Some people even think that AI will replace some of people's jobs. In fact, we have to look at it comprehensively. How to apply technology and how to better play its value depends on the organizations, institutions and individuals that use technology. With the development of AI, the understanding of society has become more and more mature. AI is not omnipotent. Its further development depends on the development of basic sciences such as algorithms. The general public is also discovering that any technological advancement requires a process, and AI also needs to continue. Evolve to better exert efficient governance and decision-making capabilities.
