The world’s first ride, Qualcomm 8295 Extreme Yue 01, costs less than 300,000 yuan？

　 　 　 　Since Huang Renxun, the head of NVIDIA, put forward that "computing power is the new horsepower", computing power will replace mechanized parameters such as horsepower and torque and become an important standard to measure the strength of automobile products. This argument has been gradually accepted by the industry.

　 　 　 　Once upon a time, the Qualcomm 8155 cockpit platform was called the "car-level chip ceiling" as soon as it came out, and it also became a yardstick to measure the technological level of a smart car.

　 　 　 　After entering the node of "the first year of competition in the era of smart cars 3.0" in 2023, the configuration of involution will go to a higher level. On the occasion of the mass production of 8155, the Qualcomm 8295 chip was very popular. It was launched on the automobile robot Extreme Leap 01 and will be delivered within this year. At the same time, other automobile companies such as Zero Run and Zhiji have followed suit.

　 　 　 　How advanced 5nm technology and 8 times of 8155 terrorist computing power will empower smart cars is very likely to subvert our current imagination of smart cars.

　 　 　 　Some people in the industry have speculated that the Extreme Leap 01 equipped with Qualcomm 8295, 35.6-inch large screen, full off-line voice and advanced intelligent driving will be another "dark horse" of 300,000 level. If Extreme Vietnam 01 can reach less than 300,000, it will make the competition in the already involuted automobile market more intense.

　 　 　 　From horsepower to computing power,chipHow to become the core competitiveness of automobile?

　 　 　 　In China’s new energy market, consumers’ preference for intelligence far exceeds expectations. According to the survey data of Jundi J.D.Power, a third-party market research organization, the intelligent ability of automobiles has become the highest-ranked factor in China consumers’ purchase decision.

　 　 　 　This has also profoundly affected the actions of car companies, such as the ideal of being an intelligent follower, and began to increase intelligence in a big way this year after the basic business was stable. In fact, more car companies have shown profound "intelligence anxiety", and upgrading chips quickly is one of them.

　 　 　 　Behind this change is the change of automobile competition logic. In the era of real smart cars, the competition of intelligent ability of cars is no longer just the cool big screen, but also the "computing power" behind the big screen and the functions realized based on super computing power.

　 　 　 　Qualcomm’s performance in the field of smart cockpit is showing its dominance as in the field of smart phone chips. After the exploration of the first-generation Snapdragon 602A platform and the second-generation Xiaolong 820A platform, the performance broke out on the third-generation cockpit platform Snapdragon 8155A, and it firmly occupied the core position of the smart car cockpit chip.

　 　 　 　It is no exaggeration to say that in today’s smart car market, without the support of 8155, the cockpit system will greatly reduce the attraction to potential car owners. And the scene of car companies "saying what they say is 8155" is very similar to the old story of competing for the first launch opportunity of Qualcomm chips in the era of smart phones.

　 　 　 　As mentioned above, the 8295 chip whose computing power has increased nearly 8 times that of 8155 will be delivered on the automobile robot Extreme Leap 01 soon.

　 　 　 　Obviously, if a smart car can be equipped with a new generation of high-end chips for the first time, it means that the smart car itself is technologically advanced. Secondly, for manufacturers, the first launch will "grab" more time advantages, so that competitors can carry out intelligent function research and innovation in advance, leaving more intelligent expansion space for models, so that smart cars can take the lead when they go public.

　 　 　 　So, how will 8295 chips empower smart cars? Can the industry’s advanced super computing power really solve the "smart anxiety" of all car companies?

　 　 　 　The same chip can make a big difference. Why is it so important to adjust the computing power of smart cars?

　 　 　 　In the era of smart cars, computing power, algorithms and data are three key factors that constitute the intelligent ability of cars. If the mechanical structure of the car is the "skeleton" of the car, then the data can be called "blood", the algorithm is "brain" and the computing power is "muscle". Several elements cooperate with each other to form an excellent smart car.

　 　 　 　That is to say, the intelligent ability of a car is closely related to data, algorithms and the quality of the whole vehicle, especially the algorithm ability, in addition to the bigger and stronger "computing power".

　 　 　 　If the core data of the smart car is missing, the algorithm is backward, or other intelligent hardware has shortcomings, even if it has "violent computing power" as high as 1000 TOPS, it can’t be called a real smart car, but only a monster with "muscular and simple mind". (TOPS is the computing unit of the computer, and 1TOPS means that the processor can perform one trillion calculations per second)

　 　 　 　In a word, you can’t build a real smart car just by computing power. In other words, high computing power chip is a good thing, but it is just like reference materials. If you don’t buy more, the better your academic performance will be. If the car companies themselves do not have the corresponding intelligent support such as software capabilities, even if they use the same chip, they can only produce a lot of wasted "invalid computing power."

　 　 　 　In recent years, traditional OEMs have continuously increased their investment in intelligence and paid a lot of "tuition fees" to compete with new forces. However, due to their deep-rooted traditional attributes and weak software capabilities, the effect of intelligent transformation has improved, but it also seems to be "stumbling."

　 　 　 　For example, although the model of an independent manufacturer is equipped with the top-level 8155 chip, there are still some problems, such as stuck operation, lack of application, slow opening time and low resolution. The actual intelligent experience of the cockpit is not satisfactory, let alone leading.

　 　 　 　"Pinjia" even reported that most car companies are actually "wasting" Qualcomm 8155 chips, and even the most basic fluency has not been done, not to mention giving full play to the potential of 8155, and it may be redundant to use the previous generation 820A. In this case, most car company officials are actually playing "billboards" when they announce that they are carrying the 8155.

　 　 　 　Despite this, it does not mean that the viewpoint of excessively pursuing the computing power of on-board chips needs to be criticized. After all, if a smart car has no "muscle" of computing power, it is not intelligent at all.

　 　 　 　So, how to make the developed "muscles" burst into their due strength? Of course, it depends on a clever "brain."

　 　 　 　Take Qualcomm 8295 chip as an example. In fact, the anthropomorphic metaphor of smart cars mentioned above is exactly the same as the concept of developing automobile robots.

　 　 　 　In the product concept of automobile robots, highly intelligent automobile robots are divided into three parts: brain, nerve and trunk. Among them, the ability related to intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit is "brain", and the intelligent architecture JET is its "neural network", and the structure and power of the whole vehicle always become "trunk".

　 　 　 　JET intelligent architecture is the underlying foundation to create the shape and ability of automobile robots. It can achieve "global integration", which is equivalent to opening up the second pulse of Ren Du and making maximum use of the super-high computing power of 8295. In addition, the basis of the algorithm determines the intelligence of the "brain". Extreme Yue 01 Intelligent Cabin and Intelligent Driving have the algorithmic empowerment of Baidu AI and Apollo. Baidu AI has accumulated more than 10 years of research and development, and Apollo itself is also an L4-level autopilot algorithm.

　 　 　 　Then the effects, such as super smooth interactive experience, super delicate and high-definition visual experience, off-line voice as low as 500ms recognition speed, even when the intelligent driving system fails, Qualcomm 8295 can take over, fully ensuring safety.

　 　 　 　Without exception, traditional car companies are striving for intelligent transformation, and new forces are also spending a lot of money on intelligent research and development. In all fairness, almost no car company has accumulated AI technology for 10 years, and the lack of powerful AI algorithm is one of the reasons why many car companies can’t give full play to the chip computing power.

　 　 　 　By comparing the application of 8155 and 8295, we find the underlying logic of the next generation of smart cars using chip computing power. At its root, products should be user-oriented. If you just blindly strengthen the high-computing power chip, but don’t have the AI ability to play the value of computing power, you can only invisibly increase the cost of car purchase for users.

　 　 　 　For car companies that use 8295 chips later, it is necessary to cultivate AI’s "internal strength", make good use of this "compulsory course" and maximize the potential of high-computing chips and standard them, so as to realize the real universal benefits of science and technology.

Source: Chinese Information Network