Driverless car application difficult

According to reports, Google recently announced that it will manufacture 100 unmanned cars and is expected to begin production in 2020. In addition to Google, Nissan is also actively developing self-driving cars.

However, the industry’s view of driverless cars is not entirely optimistic: Some experts have pointed out that it is necessary for the public to fully accept such cars, whether they are technical or cultural, for at least 20 years.

ArtWheaton, an auto expert and senior lecturer at Cornell University, believes that Google’s driverless car may be “adapting to the trend of the times.” However, the freedom of the owner may be limited.

The first generation of Google driverless cars will be equipped with a conventional control system. All the car owners need to do is toggle a switch. This is where Professor Wheaton is concerned because this goal can only be achieved under certain road conditions, so some owners cannot yet accept this change: “It can only be implemented in California's dedicated HOV lanes. Each family may have two cars, one for commuting and the other for family travel."

Even if the controversy continues, we are still looking forward to the birth of the first driverless car, the promotion of these new technologies is now accelerating, the decline in prices also makes them the hearts of luxury cars. E.g:

The new Infiniti Q50's steer-by-wire system has no mechanical connection between the front and rear wheels; the lane keeping system corrects the vehicle's travel path and helps the vehicle return to the correct trajectory.

The U.S. Highway Safety Insurance Association recently gave an excellent evaluation of eight cars, including the Chevrolet Impala, which can detect potential dangers from forward collision warning and collision braking warning.

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is equipped with a magical suspension system: a camera to observe the road to timely adjust the driving direction.

Today, dozens of types of cars are equipped with an automatic cruise control system that can automatically adjust the speed of the car when the road is busy.

Lexus LS can monitor the driver's behavior. If the driver is driving under fatigue, the system will promptly remind him or her.

Automotive semiconductor analyst Akhilesh Kona said that most of these technologies are for the driver's safety and remind them of potential dangers; of course, if the driver is indifferent, then the car accident can not be avoided.

In any case, automotive technology is now evolving. According to research by HISGlobal of the United States, the semiconductors widely used in automatic control systems are expected to have five times the market in the next seven years. The study pointed out that the development of automotive technology in the future will shift from the provision of hazard warnings to direct intervention.

By 2020, the total value of these systems is expected to reach 883.9 million U.S. dollars (approximately 5.6 billion yuan), an increase of nearly 5 times compared to 187.7 million U.S. dollars (approximately 118,000 yuan) in 2013, equivalent to an annual increase. 25%.

Luca DeAmbroggi, chief analyst at IHS Automotive Semiconductor, said: "The growth rate of automatic control systems is faster than that of dangerous warning systems. Compared to the highly competitive semiconductor market, the market potential of chip-controlled hazard warning systems will be slightly inferior."

The report emphasized that driverless cars will become the gathering place for advanced technology. In addition, the regulations and regulations derived therefrom also need to be considered by the world.

Some countries have already established rules and regulations concerning unmanned vehicles. They require that when a car is on the road, it must be accompanied by an experienced driver. But as for the public, or whether the government allows such vehicles to go on the road, we still have no way of knowing.

Of course, the biggest problem for driverless cars is still how to deal with abnormal road conditions, such as corners, road construction and emergency situations, because these situations are encountered almost every day.

Chris Umson, head of Google’s driverless car project, said: “This is a very challenging issue and we have a long way to go.”