CES2015: Auto industry focused on unmanned driving technology

Introduction: The New York Times Online edition of the Tuesday article said that at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a number of auto manufacturers and technology companies to display unmanned and Smart car technology. Ford predicts that some manufacturers will launch completely unmanned models over the next 5 years.

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Mainstream carmakers are now looking at driverless cars. In a keynote speech this week at CES, Mercedes-Benz Auto Business Head, Daimler Group chairman Zetsche (Dieter Zetsche) released a fully automated prototype car.

Zetsche the future of self-driving cars as a luxurious "means of transport", can provide a smooth, leisure transportation options. The car is equipped with a touch screen and a suspended control panel for any passenger to manipulate the car.

At CES this year, Lagui Nair Nair, Ford's chief technology officer and global product director, said he expects some auto makers to launch fully automatic vehicles in the next 5 years without human intervention.

In a keynote address to Ford this week, Nair talked about the goal of phasing out driverless cars. The initial focus was on "high-resolution maps and the right environment for sensors".

These requirements are very strict. Given the number of pedestrians and obstacles on the road, the environment in San Francisco and New York is not very appropriate. However, Nair said some semi-automatic driving features would also benefit motorists in the development of unmanned vehicles. Such functions include automatic parking, adaptive cruise control, and communication between vehicles and vehicles.

While Ford's chief executive, Mark Fields, said that it would be Mark Filz to launch self-driving cars in the future, he also stressed that Ford was not in a hurry to be the first.

Many people speculate that if all cars become unmanned, the demand for new cars will fall sharply. So while Mercedes-Benz's focus has been on creating lavish private space for driverless cars, Ford has explored a number of city projects to help motorists share electric cars and even future driverless cars. Fields that the development of driverless cars would not adversely affect the overall car industry as a whole.

He says the auto industry will continue to grow, with High-tech, self-driving electric cars offering new opportunities, even if they are eventually shared by many users.

One big trend for CES this year is that cars are getting smarter and more interconnected. Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association (CES), said 10 automakers would show or deliver speeches at the CES, including Audi, Volkswagen, Toyota, Gari Chapillo and BMW.

In addition, the big and small technology companies are also trying to borrow power high-tech car development boom.

"LG is working to develop ways to seamlessly connect mobile phones, tablets and wearable computing equipment to cars," said Scott Ahn, Scott ANN chief technology officer at the company's press conference.

"As with our phones, cars are getting smarter," he said in an e-mail. We are seeing growing demand to connect smart devices with cars. LG has developed a solution that not only connects multiple Android and iOS devices, but also supports a highly customized system. ”

Meanwhile, At&t announced at CES that it had signed a contract with Samsung to become a sponsor and technical partner for the drive studio of the interconnected Automotive Development laboratory.

At Panasonic's CES news conference, the company claimed to be the world's largest provider of information and entertainment systems for the car's central console, such as the Ford new Sync 3 system.

In addition, Panasonic is the world's largest battery supplier of electric vehicles. The company has worked with Tesla to build a huge battery-making plant in the United States. Panasonic displayed a Tesla Model X car at CES booth to remind visitors.

There are other innovations in automotive technology at CES this year. Hyundai showcases the integration of Android Wear smart watches. Through this watch, users can unlock or even ignite modern Genesis cars. BMW will display cars that can be automatically parked, users can use a smart watch application to issue automatic parking instructions.

So while the auto industry is focused on cars that can be driven automatically, the development of automotive technology is still very interesting until that goal is achieved.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)