Uber called an auto-driving car? It will be achieved by the end of this month!
PingWest, 36æ°ª
According to Bloomberg News, there are 3 heavy news about Uber today, which is expected to shock the technology circle for a while:
1. Uber’s fleet of driverless cars will debut in Pittsburgh at the end of the month and invite users to use the app to test taxi services.
2. This year, Uber and Swedish automaker Volvo will jointly invest $300 million to develop self-driving cars.
3. At the end of July, Uber had the intention of acquiring Otto, an unmanned technology company, and the acquisition is still in progress.
The self-driving fleet involved in this test was converted from a Volvo XC90 SUV equipped with dozens of radar sensors, laser sensors and GPS positioning devices. In addition, the rear seat of each Uber self-driving car is equipped with a tablet computer to show the passengers the trajectory of the vehicle, so that passengers can always understand the current vehicle status.
During the closed beta period, the driver and copilot seats of the car will sit on two Uber engineers. Their task is to record the situation outside the car in the car.
At present Uber self-driving cars still require the driver to operate when they encounter an impassable road or bridge. When in trouble, the car will remember the bell. At this time, the driver will have to operate. When the second bell rings, it means that the computer can take over the car.
Baidu launches an AI narration event. What about future anchors?
Tencent Technology
August 18 news, in the recent Olympic Games men's basketball quarter-finals Australia and Lithuania game, the famous basketball narrator Yang Yi and Baidu artificial intelligence degree together to complete a man-machine joint commentary.
According to Baidu's introduction, Du Wei is a robot assistant who provides secretarialized search services for users. After launching at Baidu World Congress in 2015, it gradually tries to provide services for users in various life scenarios. During the Rio Olympic Games, Du Wei also worked. Live commentary on multiple basketball matches.
It is understood that the interpretation of events is more complex than voice recognition and requires a higher level of intelligence than normal chat interaction. At present, the degree can be based on the professional knowledge of the basketball field, facing different levels, the needs of users, understand the situation at the time of the game, using natural, smooth, vivid human language to explain.
Baidu related personnel said that prior to the secret has learned the NBA and the London Olympics basketball match related commentary, not only can speak, but also learned the use of humorous and emotional package.
Ding Lei: Netease AR/VR game has been tested
Netease Technology
Yesterday, NetEase released the second quarter financial report, which was a pleasant surprise. After the publication of the financial report, NetEase CEO Ding Lei and CFO Tsai An-Yi held a financial report conference call, revealing that Netease already has its own AR/VR game, which may be released this year.
Ding Lei also said in an interview: “We attach great importance to the development of AR and VR. We saw in the last quarter that we invested in the United States’ NextVR. It is a company that specializes in live broadcasting. In terms of AR, we are also very The intentions, and we have tried hard in different games, how to apply AR to the best state.
We have also noticed the popularity of Pokemen in the Western countries, but we should also be concerned about whether this type of innovation model is sustainable or not. In general we will not fall behind in terms of AR and VR. Yes, I can say that we started earlier in AR and VR than anyone else, and that any investment in funds is much more than any other company. â€
Nokia releases OZO VR camera in China, calling JauntOne
Yesterday, Nokia held the OZO conference in China. Nokia OZO is equipped with 8 cameras and 8 microphones, each camera can cover an angle of 195 degrees, eight photosensitive elements can simultaneously record 2Kx2K images, providing real-time panoramic playback of 360 degrees 3D video. You can capture virtual reality screens in real time and instantly generate 360-degree panoramas and more.
Nokia’s Global Vice President Paul believes: “OZO is not just a camera, it is more about bringing you into a virtual reality environment. We are not just making a camera. We want to create a whole new ecosystem. The OZO ecosystem includes Pre-production, post-production, content distribution and user experience."
Currently, the Nokia OZO business is looking for a global partner, has cooperation with many companies, and announced cooperation with LeTV. LeTV will promote the content produced by Nokia OZO cameras through its content distribution platform. OZO's ecological processes include production, post-production, release, and playback.
Weifu Smart AUV can send pictures back to the sea floor in real time
Netease Technology
August 19th, Weifu Intelligence held a conference in Beijing to announce the launch of consumer-grade underwater robot "CCROV" and related underwater robot accessories. The standard version costs $2,999. At the end of August, it launched the IndieGoGo crowdfunding and crowdfunding. The price is 999 US dollars.
It is understood that CCROV is an underwater high-definition camera robot for the general consumer market, providing users with a simple, portable underwater photography experience, can achieve underwater photography within 100 meters depth, support for immersive virtual helmets or virtual glasses display. The product size is equivalent to the iPad, 208mm × 203mm × 130mm, the underwater speed of three sections (equivalent to 1.5 meters per second), the camera captures the image for the 4K, supports 720P high-definition digital map transmission, real-time preview of the seabed, users can The robot is controlled by a remote controller or a mobile phone, and the image is transferred to a mobile phone or an iPad.
Drone Manta S6 released price of 2199 yuan
On August 18th, Manta Smart, a drone manufacturer from Shenzhen, launched a 4K picture quality. The all-position obstacle-free drone S6 is equipped with six color systems, with a more eye-catching appearance and a single machine price. 2199 yuan. The product will be officially sold on August 31st. The S6 is equipped with four high-performance motors and uses 4.35V battery chips, which is 0.15V more than ordinary battery chips. Manta introduced that the use of the motor program can provide 10% more flight time. It is reported that the battery life is about 25 minutes.
In tel announced that it will develop a new processor for the field of artificial intelligence
Intel, the semiconductor leader at the IDF conference in San Francisco, announced on the 18th that due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the expectation that the market will rely more and more on artificial intelligence applications, Intel will develop The dedicated chip of artificial intelligence technology plays a more active and important role in the field of artificial intelligence. For details, please read the article before Lei Fengnet (search for "Lei Feng Net" public number concerned) .
DJI and Weibo cooperation drone live
Yesterday, Weibo announced that it would cooperate with Dajiang on the live broadcast of drones. At that time, users will see live broadcast content based on the perspective of drones on Weibo. The live landing platform is a live broadcast of Weibo, including smart drones and The DJI Go software, which includes the Lingyun camera, will enable the sharing of live content on Weibo.