NOVEL WEB Chapter 128
“Boss, the new generation of Hongqi S1 chip has been installed in the latest batch of models and has completed the factory test. It has improved the fluency of our previous car system by several times, and the accuracy of the autonomous driving algorithm has also been more than doubled!!”
A few days later, the first batch of Hongqi chips have been installed for trial use.
Li Ming named Kunlun’s first-generation car chip”Kunlun S1 chip”.
The ultra-high computing power of this chip has greatly improved the system performance of Hongqi’s models.
The car system updated by Hongqi before was much smoother than that of ordinary car companies.
And now, after replacing the world’s strongest AI chip, the entire system is smoother to an invincible level!!
It’s like the first generation of i3 has been replaced by the current i9!!
And the L3 autonomous driving function, needless to say, was already invincible before.
Now it can only be said that it is far ahead on the road to invincibility!!
You must know that this is an improvement brought by pure computing power. It is purely violently stacked up.
The algorithm itself has not yet been fully adapted to the mining of chip computing power.
In other words, with the support of such powerful computing power, Hongqi’s software and autonomous driving functions will become more powerful after a period of evolution and update.
After listening, Lu Yan nodded with satisfaction.
The current performance and effects of self-developed chips will surely shock the industry.
“In this case, please inform us that the delivery to our stores nationwide can be suspended for the time being.”
“Inform all car owners that Hongqi will hold a model change press conference. After three days of suspension of delivery, the delivery of new models will resume!”
Lu Yan said.
At present, Hongqi’s chip inventory is almost exhausted.
It is impossible to continue production.
“By the way, is Tesla planning to hold a press conference soon? ?”
Just after saying this, Lu Yan suddenly remembered
“Yes, boss, Tesla is also planning to hold a press conference this time to announce the latest chip and autonomous driving technology revisions.”
Wang Youwei replied.
Hearing this,
Lu Yan smiled:
“In this case, let’s set the time at the same time as Tesla and see what that old guy Musk says.”
Thinking that old guy Musk has been targeting Hongqi for so long.
Now he might have taken their chips from the same period.
Lu Yan suddenly had a bit of evil taste and wanted to see how exciting the old guy’s expression would be when the Hongqi S1 chip was exposed!!
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On the Internet.
Hongqi officially released a message
【Hongqi will stop production and delivery for three days from now on. We hope that all consumers and car owners will be informed. At 7 pm tomorrow, a model change press conference will be held. At that time, the chip and software configuration of its models will usher in a major change and update, and the production line will be adjusted to resume vehicle delivery!! 】
As soon as the news was released, it became the number one trending search on Weibo.
Many people panicked after seeing the first sentence!!
“Damn, it’s been a month…Hongqi is going to stop production!!”
“Damn, Hongqi really has no cars left!”
“It’s over. It’s over.……”
Facing this news, everyone was a little shocked!
Although I knew that in the face of the chip blockade, Hongqi should have exhausted its inventory one day, but I didn’t expect it to be so soon.
Several comments quickly emerged below
“The above, do you want to read it carefully? They said that they would stop production for three days, resume production and delivery after three days, and update the chip software configuration”
“Does anyone know what’s going on with Hongqi? If it really has no chips, what does it mean when the new car is updated? Will the original software and intelligent driving functions be removed?……”
“If this is true, although Hongqi cannot be said to have destroyed its own strength, at least one leg has been broken!”
“Can we still place orders for Hongqi now? ?”
The crowd below was discussing.
Some of them were Hongqi car owners who had not yet received their cars.
What they fear most now is that Hongqi really has no chips.
They can only find ways to replace them with low-end automotive chips from the domestic supply chain.
Although the cars made in this way can be driven, due to the limited computing power and accuracy, autonomous driving and software functions are basically out of the question.
“Brother, I am as confused as you. I paid the money last month and now I am about to pick up the car in a few days!.！”
“There is still no explanation for Hongqi, but the deposit can be refunded in seconds, which is very good.”
“To be honest, Hongqi may have reduced its configuration and price this time, so don’t have too high expectations. I suspect that L3 autonomous driving will become a swan song without the support of chips.”
“Alas… In my mind, Hongqi, like Huawei, is the pride of domestic enterprises. But such a company was destroyed by chips. Damn it!!”
……
The comments fermented.
For a time, the atmosphere was full of mourning.
It was good news to see that Hongqi had not stopped production.
But when I saw that Hongqi was going to change the configuration and adjust the production line,
I immediately thought of the possibility of replacing domestic foundry chips and sensors.
But the accuracy of domestic foundry chips is above 30 nanometers.
After these things are installed on the car, what effect can be achieved in the end is a question mark.
It is bound to have an impact on Hongqi’s sales.
……
On the other hand, when Musk got the news, he already started to celebrate with champagne in advance!!
“Boss, Hongqi’s new model launch was scheduled at the same time as ours. I don’t know what the intention is.……”
The assistant reported
“What other intentions could there be? They must have run out of chips, and now they have to stop production. They should announce the replacement of domestic chips.”
Musk laughed.
He had expected this result a long time ago. He just didn’t expect
Hongqi to adjust so quickly.
He also had some guesses about the companies that could provide chips for Hongqi. China’s SMIC Group and Huahong Group are both well-known wafer foundries. It is said that the chips they can produce can reach a precision of about 40 nanometers.
Since Hongqi has an official background, it is not surprising that it can connect to this channel.
But if chips of this precision are really installed in cars, the actual effect is likely to make people laugh.
Not to mention that the car will become a classic machine, I am afraid that the autonomous driving function will be difficult to maintain even at the L2 level.
By then, Tesla will be the only car company in the world to achieve high-level autonomous driving.
Will the stock price and market value soar? ?
“Don’t worry, we Tesla have already won him by a lot. Invite a large number of media immediately, let all the famous people and media come, and tomorrow will start a wonderful comparison show!!”
Musk is full of confidence. He is looking forward to tomorrow’s media conference.
In his opinion,
Hongqi is asking for trouble by setting the media conference on the same date, and it will be a great embarrassment when the time comes!!
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The next day. (To read the most exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
The entire automotive industry was also blown up.
Many automotive media, including self-media car reviewers, received notices.
There are two major press conferences to be held.
And these two press conferences unexpectedly collided with the same time.
Let’s not talk about Hongqi. It should be facing chip sanctions and the suspension of production and modification of models. Many people are also extremely curious. Under this predicament, what level of chips will Hongqi use next? It can be regarded as a piece of heavy news.[]
On the other hand,
Tesla is also going to announce a major upgrade, and it is also going to upgrade the original autopilot system and chips to the top level.
The original Hongqi chip computing power was at this level.
But now Hongqi has been sanctioned.
Tesla is the only company that can continue to release high-level autopilot.
For a while, many car reviewers hesitated… but soon, they did not hesitate.
Because
Tesla officials, who have always been stingy, actually announced that the media present at this time will be given a subsidy of 5,000 yuan for the evaluation of new models, and the car reviewers with more than one million fans will also be booked for round-trip air tickets and hotels.
On the other hand, Hongqi has nothing.
In this regard, many car reviewers made a direct choice
“Hongqi’s move is a bit unwise. It is obviously trying to compete with Tesla for traffic, but it doesn’t even know how to spend more money to hire more media”
“Yes, their models are upgraded, but Hongqi is downgrading. We don’t know how effective the new domestic chips will be. If they suddenly return to the era of classic cars, it will be difficult for them to turn around in the field of intelligence!!”
“Phew, Hongqi is already pretty good. If it were any other domestic car company, they would have stopped production and couldn’t produce any more cars. Hongqi was able to find an alternative so quickly, even if it was the worst chip. As long as the car can be driven, maybe some people would be willing to support it.……”
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The next day, as many media outlets were discussing the event, time was approaching.
The large hall where Tesla was located was crowded with people.
The media was also packed because of the recharge. The hall was full of reporters and media people.
The large exhibition stand was covered with spotlights.
A model slowly drove out, and Musk got out of the car with an extremely confident smile.
He swore that this was the happiest time he had laughed since he came to China.
“Welcome to Tesla’s facelift launch event. Today is a special day. We want to share the latest technological advances.……”
Before, when Tesla headquarters changed the model, at most they would notify China and then change the model configuration directly on the official website.
It was not like now.
Musk himself had to come and hold a special press conference.
But now,
Musk wanted to let everyone know how powerful Tesla, equipped with four of the most powerful AI chips, could be in terms of software and autonomous driving!!
“Recently, friends around the world have paid special attention to the field of intelligent driving, and our Tesla stock price has also fluctuated as a result.……”
“This time we made a special modification, using the world’s top orin chip, and stacked four of them, the AI computing power reached an astonishing 1000tops, this is a major update”
“Friends, you should know that our old car system computing power is only 144tops, but it has achieved an autonomous driving experience close to L3. Now, I dare to guarantee that Tesla will be the strongest intelligent driving company in the world, no doubt about it!!”
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The media below.
Hearing this, they sighed inwardly.
Here it comes…
Tesla uses the world’s top chips.
Hongqi, on the other hand, has no chips available.
Now they directly claim to be the world’s strongest intelligent driving company, which is completely impeccable.
“Damn it, L3 hasn’t even been realized yet, but he dares to brag that he is the best in the world. This old guy is so shameless”
“That’s not the case. Now that Hongqi is gone, Tesla is indeed number one.”
“Sorry, the old Hongqi models are still there, and the autopilot systems on those models can still operate. They still have the most advanced autopilot systems in the world. And Musk, this old guy, looks like a villain who has succeeded no matter how you look at him!!”
“The world’s most advanced Hongqi has to build a car first. The reality is that as long as Hongqi does not have chips, it is half useless in this regard. Even the intelligent driving field that cooperates with other domestic car companies will be in vain.”
“I heard that a foreign giant company has contacted Hongqi recently, wanting to spend a lot of money to buy out Hongqi’s L3 level autonomous driving system. Before, Hongqi would never sell it, but now without the support of chips, the selling value of this thing has risen suddenly. Many investors around the world are coveting it. Maybe the United States is forcing Hongqi to hand over the technology.……”
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Here, watching the Tesla press conference, many people are constantly discussing Hongqi.
Some of them are even���Directly open the live broadcast rooms on both sides.
It’s just that the press conference on Hongqi’s side. It’s a little later than Tesla’s (good).
Musk announced the chip and computing power here, and boasted about it for almost twenty minutes.
The Hongqi press conference has just kicked off.
Even if no media recharge is given.
You can see.
The number of media at the Hongqi site is still not small.
It can even be said that the seats and the audience seats are packed!
However.
Among them, some media with large traffic and big status are relatively rare.
After all, Hongqi does not provide any recharge activities, and most of the car reviewers with many fans make a living by recharging.
Lu Yan walked to the front of the stage.
Before he opened his mouth to speak, he was greeted with screams and applause from the audience!!
“Welcome to the Hongqi model change conference, welcome all friends who have come from afar”
“Recently, our Hongqi has encountered some bad things, which has also caused a lot of public media, including car owners, to worry.”
“Many people are worried that Hongqi will not be able to build cars in the future without chips”
“In fact, I guessed half right. At present, there is indeed no foreign chip company willing to provide chips for Hongqi.”
Lu Yan said slowly with a smile on his face.
At this point, everyone in the audience held their breath.
Here it comes.
Hongqi is going to announce…………
It depends on how the domestically produced chips installed in the new car are. If they are downgraded, I am afraid that many people will find it difficult to accept.
However, Lu Yan’s next words surprised them. They were stunned on the spot.
“However, under such circumstances, we at Hongqi were forced to develop and produce a chip on our own.……”
“We have created a 1-nanometer automotive chip that can not only be used for AI intelligent computing, but also has powerful computing power that can be used in the car entertainment system. When two chips are installed, the floating point computing power is equivalent to 4000 trillion calculations per second, which is 4000tops computing power.
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