[Visual war opens!Huawei New Intelligence S7 shreds LiDAR route]
Car companies have deployed autonomous driving, and the two camps of lidar and vision have been wrestling for many years. However, just a few days ago, Huawei actually launched the Zhijie S7 series models without lidar.
It directly impacted the foundation of the lidar camp and triggered an industrial-level shock. What kind of impact will this have on the field of autonomous driving?
Artificial intelligence expert Wang Yuquan once said that in the future, autonomous driving may focus on the visual route, and lidar will be marginalized. Who would have thought that his prophecy would be so miraculously fulfilled.
On April 11th, Huawei launched a new Zhijie S7 series of models at the HarmonyOS Ecological Spring Communication Conference, of which the lowest configuration S7 Pro is not only equipped with Huawei's self-developed visual intelligent driving HUAWEI ADS basic version,
What's even more surprising is that it completely abandons lidar and relies only on vision sensors to achieve autonomous driving functions. This is undoubtedly a "visual revolution".
In the past, most autonomous driving solutions relied on lidar as the core sensor, but now the rapid development of vision technology makes it possible to completely replace lidar.
Become the mainstream of autonomous driving. Huawei's move will undoubtedly completely change the pattern of the entire autonomous driving industry. For those companies that are only good at lidar solutions,
Undoubtedly a heavy blow. The R&D advantages they have accumulated over the years have lost their value in an instant, and they are facing the risk of being "hit by dimensionality reduction".
This includes not only some traditional autonomous driving solution companies, but also some car companies. For example, car companies like Wei Xiaoli have been using lidar routes in the past.
Today, we are faced with the dilemma of developing a vision solution from scratch. In contrast, a technology company like Huawei, with its technological advantages in the field of artificial intelligence and computer vision,
It can cut into the visual autonomous driving track faster and become the new "Tesla". What's more noteworthy is that this "visual war" may also affect lidar companies themselves.
In the future, lidar may become a "redundant backup" for autonomous driving, and its demand in the automotive field will drop significantly. On the contrary, it may turn to fixed scenarios such as factories and logistics.
Become a new choice for 3D monitoring, in order to find new development space. This undoubtedly shows that the pace of scientific and technological innovation has never stopped. In the automotive industry, vision is gradually replacing lidar.
Set off a new "revolution". Just a few days ago, Wang Yuquan foresaw this trend, which shows that his insight into the industry is so profound and accurate.
For consumers, this vision autonomous driving solution undoubtedly means lower costs, which is conducive to the popularization of autonomous driving technology. But for the industry as a whole,
This change will undoubtedly trigger a new round of reshuffle, and whoever can occupy the commanding heights in this "visual war" may truly control the future of autonomous driving.
Let's wait and see what kind of disruptive changes this exciting "visual revolution" will bring.