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StillnessIn the state, there is a child running through the square in front of him, which can accurately identify:
There is a strong light on the opposite side, and people and objects can also be recognized
High speedWorking conditions, cars on the road, as well as trees and railings around the road can be accurately identified:
Maximum detection distance300m, it can identify a triangular cone on the road at 280m, and a child who breaks into the middle of the road at 250m.
The above detection effect comes from the first LiDAR stock that has just been listed and is the first in Hong Kong stocksSuteng JuchuangA whole new generation of productsm3
Just now, Suteng Juchuang's latest lidarm3Officially launched at CES 2024 (International Consumer Electronics Show).
According to the official introduction, the M3 has three main features:Long rangingStrong detection capabilitywithCost-effective
First of all, M3 isThe world's firstuse940nmRealized by laser technology300m@10% reflectivityLidar with ranging capabilities.
In other words, M3 can detect objects with a reflectivity of only 10% at a distance of up to 300m.
At present, there are two main wavelength schemes for lidar905nmwith1550nm。The general consensus in the industry is that only the 1550nm laser transceiver scheme can achieve a ranging greater than 250m@10%.
For example, Luminar's 1550nm lidar has a ranging capability of 250m@10% reflectivity.
This is because the wavelength of the 905nm scheme is closer to that of visible light, and the detection range cannot be increased by increasing the power, otherwise it is easy to cause damage to the human eye. However, the 1550nm solution is limited by cost factors such as materials.
Therefore, the former has an advantage in cost, and the latter is better in terms of detection distance and eye safety.
The M3 of Suteng Juchuang achieves the same level or even stronger effect than the 1550nm solution through the 940nm laser transceiver scheme, and has also obtained the Class 1 human eye safety certificate issued by the international authoritative Seibersdorf Laboratory.
On this basis, the M3 has:Strong detection capabilities, the angular resolution reaches0.05°x0.05°Black tires within 140m, children with a height of 70cm in the middle of the road within 250m, and traffic cones within 280m can all be accurately identified.
What's more, the M3 also has:Cost-effective
According to the data given by Suteng Juchuang, the cost of M3 is lower than that of traditional 1550nm lidarIt is more than 50% smaller in size and more than 30% lower in power consumption, which can reduce the cost of high-end intelligent driving systems and simplify the integrated design of solutions.
Lidar track, one more competitive product.
Here's a little bit about the company that launched the M3Suteng Juchuang
The company was established in 2014 to provide LiDAR and perception solutions.
There are two main categories of lidar products, which are for robotics and other industriesr platform, as well as for the track tracke-platformwithm platform
Among them, the E platform product is a blind lidar for short-distance detection, and the M platform is the main lidar for intelligent driving systems.
In addition, the company has nearly three years of experience in mass production, and many of its products have achieved mass production and shipment, such as Weilai, Xiaopeng, Wenjie, SAIC Feifan, SAIC Zhiji, etc.
In 2023, the total sales volume of Suteng Juchuang LiDAR will reach25.60,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 34912%, is the first domestic lidar company to deliver more than 250,000 units per year.
And following the growth momentum, Suteng Juchuang has also recently completed the listing of Hong Kong stocks, which is the first IPO of Hong Kong stocks this year.
As of press time, Suteng Juchuang's share price was 42HK$85 (about HK$39.)32 yuan), with a market capitalization of 192HK$4.9 billion (about HK$176.5 billion6.4 billion yuan), which is still the largest listed lidar company in terms of market capitalization.
It is in this context that M3 has launched a new product by taking advantage of the victory.
In fact, the rise of Suteng Juchuang is inseparable from the rapid development of the domestic intelligent driving industry.
According to the data of the Gaogong Intelligent Vehicle Research Institute, from January to September 2023, the penetration rate of L2 and L2+ intelligent driving products as standard in new domestic passenger cars (excluding imports and exports) will reachIt continues to be in a stage of rapid growth, in which the penetration rate of standard + optional NOA (high-end intelligent driving) of new energy vehicles has reached
As we all know, there has always been a controversy about "whether to equip with lidar" in the high-end intelligent driving route.
As a sensor redundancy, lidar has become a must for many car companies, but because of cost problems, pure vision and 4D millimeter-wave radar are gradually becoming the plan B or even the main solution for some players.
At this time, if there is a lower, unchanged or even stronger lidar, it is likely to become a new variable that changes the track of intelligent driving, and the popularity of intelligent driving will also usher in a moment of qualitative change.