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On September 21, NIO held the NIO IN 2023 NIO Innovation and Technology Day in Shanghai. NIO CEO Li Bin announced its first self-developed chip - the lidar main control chip "Yang Jian" (because lidar is the first automotive chip) Named after the three eyes), the chip will be mass-produced in October.
The LiDAR SoC used in the lidar is NX 6031. To make it more memorable, Weilai internally named him "Yang Jian", a mythical figure with heavenly eyes. Lidar is the "third eye" on the car, which is more in line with the positioning of NX 6031 as the main control chip of lidar. Of course, the inspiration behind the name also comes from the way the lidar is arranged.
NIO’s first self-developed chip “Yang Jian”: Recovers R&D costs in one year
The "Yang Jian" chip is the first self-developed chip released by NIO's intelligent hardware team. It has an 8-core 64-bit processor , which provides powerful computing support. It is also equipped with an 8-channel 9-bit ADC with a sampling rate of up to 1GHz , which can efficiently capture laser light. Raw data from radar sensors.
Based on the powerful processing capabilities of the chip, AD defines richer point cloud features to further improve the accuracy and reliability of the sensing system; the effective ROI coverage of 120 degrees horizontally and 9.6 degrees vertically and the 8-echo processing capability also enable AD to support More complex and even harsh driving scenarios.
The power consumption of this lidar main control chip can be reduced by 50%, the lidar point cloud processing is optimized by 30%, the point cloud processing capacity reaches 8m points per second, and it can receive raw data and point cloud data at the same time.
According to NIO CEO Li Bin, the chip has the characteristics of high integration, low energy consumption, and high performance, and can provide better support for complex scenarios. He said that by independently developing chips, NIO can exchange recent R&D investment for long-term benefits. This strategy can help NIO save costs and improve competitiveness. Li Bin said that "Yang Jian" has achieved a cost reduction of "several hundred yuan" per unit.
When talking about the self-developed chip plan, Li Bin said that "Yang Jian" can reduce the cost of Weilai's bicycle lidar by hundreds of yuan, and the research and development costs can be recovered in about a year . Li Bin also said that this chip is a small test product of NIO, and it does not use too much energy from the chip team. The main chips will be developed in the future and will be released at the appropriate time.
NIO's current chip and smart hardware team has as many as 800 people and is distributed globally. NIO will use the spirit of the HiSilicon team to inspire itself.
NIO Phone launched
Another big news is that the NIO Phone was officially launched on the 21st and is divided into three versions: performance version, flagship version and EPedition special version, priced at 6,499 yuan, 6,899 yuan, and 7,499 yuan.
In terms of specific configuration, NIO Phone uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leading version chip, and the phone can choose a maximum memory combination of 16GB+1TB. In terms of screen, the NIO Phone screen is 6.81 inches, with 2K resolution, screen brightness of 1800nits, refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and supports P3 color gamut. In terms of imaging, it uses three cameras, namely wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle, and periscope telephoto. The three cameras all have 50 million pixels and have 2.8 times periscope telephoto.
In terms of battery, NIO Phone uses a 5200 mAh battery that supports 66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging and 10W wireless reverse charging. Li Bin said that the battery life of this phone is basically no problem for a day of normal use. In terms of operation, NIO developed Sky UI based on the Android system. The system is very simple and does not have any commercial pre-installation .
NIO Phone can be used as a car key. It is equipped with UWB ultra-wideband technology, which can accurately sense distance and unlock NIO cars. In addition, this phone can also support connecting to multiple models and unlock multiple models through one phone. NIO Phone also supports NFC unlocking, and can support NFC unlocking within 48 hours when the battery is out of power.
This mobile phone has now established a deep connection with Weilai's cars. There is a car control button on the mobile phone, which can directly access more than 30 functions with one click. At the same time, this mobile phone can also realize remote car control, short-range car control and in-car control.
NIO Phone can now be ordered on the NIO APP, and the official delivery time will be September 28.
At the NIO Innovation and Technology Day Conference, NIO focused on intelligent driving, intelligent cockpit, intelligent energy, panoramic interconnection, vehicle-wide operating system, vehicle engineering, chips and vehicle-mounted intelligent hardware, battery systems, electric drive and high-voltage systems, and intelligent manufacturing. , artificial intelligence, global digital operations and other 12 core areas have been laid out.
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