In March this year, "Brother Boatman" said at BYD's financial report exchange meeting that the unmanned and automatic driving that is constantly being advocated at this stage is almost tantamount to a bubble;And emphasized that unmanned driving is all nonsense, and it is all a fool to make a false head, it (unmanned) is an emperor's new outfit (the previous text has ** as evidence).
But just listen to these words, BYD says no, but the research and development and investment in unmanned driving have not stopped. I even wonder if "Brother Boatman" said these words in order to confuse his opponents
Left: L3 test licence in July this year Right: L3 licence in November.
On the morning of December 27 this year, BYD released the conditional autonomous driving (L3 level) test license for high-speed road sections obtained in Shenzhen on July 21 this year, which is the first car company in the country to have a conditional autonomous driving (L3 level) test licenseIn November this year, it was again granted a conditional autonomous driving (Level 3) test license.
BYD's road to intelligence
In the past two years, BYD has been chosen to buy a car to see three electric vehicles, and if you pay attention to intelligent experience when buying a car, it has to be a new force. But with the passage of time, whether it is the new forces or traditional car companies such as BYD, they are making up for their shortcomings in various ways.
For example, if you choose a car company that cooperates with Huawei and join the smart car model, you can make up for its own shortcomings in intelligence through Huawei's empowerment. There are also car companies like SAIC and BYD that like to hold their souls in their hands, and have chosen full-stack self-development.
BYD currently has more than 10,000 people in the intelligent technology R&D team, and has achieved full-stack self-development of software and hardware, including the world's first in-vehicle computing platform, self-developed operating system and algorithm designed and manufactured by an automaker.
According to BYD's official information, BYD has also built its own multi-site experimental center, with test and verification capabilities such as simulation, closed sites, actual roads, network security and data security, software upgrades, and data recording, which provides a guarantee for performance improvement.
In July this year, BYD's "Eye of the Gods" high-end intelligent driving assistance system was released, creating full-scene companionship, assistance and rescue for users.
In terms of intelligent driving, BYD is very conservative compared with the new forces in terms of publicity and actual application. BYD believes that "safety is the greatest luxury", adheres to the bottom line of safety, strives for steady development, and avoids blind adventurousnessIt brings users a safe and reliable intelligent driving experience, and does not let users bear the risks caused by immature technology.
He also said that L3 is not unmanned, but L5 is truly unmanned. L2-L4 still belong to the category of intelligent driving.
BYD actually knows that the second half of electric vehicles is intelligent, but how to play the second half is very critical. Although it is said that autonomous driving is "the emperor's new clothes", it has gone very far in R&D and investment.
But the mule is a horse, and it still has to be pulled out to slip around, looking forward to the appearance of models equipped with BYD's high-end intelligent driving.