There is actually nothing to talk about the car navigator, because it has been mentioned at the Shenlong Automobile Company's press conference. Although there are some differences in use, mainly in terms of operation, there is not much difference in function.
Zhang Ruimin can only explain some parts that no one knows, especially those involving map surveying safety. This part is also something that every country needs to know.
Basically every country does not allow unapproved companies to carry out land and road surveying and mapping work, let alone foreign companies like Polaris.
In order to dispel the concerns of various countries, they can only work hard on security, such as the relative coordinate scheme, which hides the real longitude and latitude.
After some algorithms, an offset is randomly generated, but this offset is different every time. It will be in vain for other countries to know these longitudes and latitudes through the navigator, but it will have no impact on the actual navigation of the navigator.
As a large international company, we must take this kind of thing into consideration, otherwise we won’t even know why our products are banned.
In fact, not only the Polaris Navigator itself has an offset algorithm, but the civilian part of the Beidou Satellite Navigation System also has an offset algorithm, which means that the civilian satellite navigation we usually use is not a real coordinate.
After talking about the car navigation system, Zhang Ruimin asked the press conference assistant to bring a tablet over, held it up in his hand and said: "What I just talked about is the car navigation system, and we cannot demonstrate it on site.
So what I have is a personal navigator, which not only has the navigation functions of a car navigator, but we also specially added a positioning annotation function for the personal portable navigator.
The positioning annotation function is mainly considered for engineering construction needs, or underground pipeline positioning and other engineering fields.
Because we think that ordinary users may not be able to use this function, we sell it in two versions. The ordinary version only has the navigation function and does not have the custom positioning annotation drawing function.
In this way, ordinary users can purchase navigator equipment with less money, and those units or individuals who need engineering positioning needs can purchase this special version.
The above is the entire content of this conference. Thank you all for taking the time to attend our company's product conference. Thank you all! ! ! "
After Zhang Ruimin expressed his thanks, the audience burst into thunderous applause that lasted for a long time. When the applause gradually subsided, he also walked backstage. This press conference was successfully completed. Judging from the reaction on the scene, it was considered a success.
Zhang Ruimin did not need to pay personal attention to the follow-up work. He simply cleaned up and came to the company's conference room, which was already full of people from major automobile manufacturers around the world. Their purpose was the car navigation system released at the press conference just now.
After opening the door and walking in, I was quite excited to see these car manufacturers from RB, the United States, Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. These will be my customers and the main buyers of my car navigation systems.
At the press conference, there was relatively little talk about the car navigation system, because on the surface, it is no different from an ordinary personal portable navigation system.
However, their differences mainly lie in the internal integration interface and stability. The car navigation system is not a complete product, but a semi-finished product. It cannot be purchased by the car manufacturer and installed directly. It also needs to be customized according to the characteristics of their vehicle. The function is integrated into the car navigation system, which allows the navigation system to have some central control capabilities.
Of course, if the car manufacturer wants to save trouble, it is okay to add nothing. Just design a place on the car and install the car navigation system.
However, the size of the display screen can be customized. Polaris can specially produce car navigators that meet the size according to the vehicle parameters of the car company.
The second is stability. Automobile companies must have much higher requirements for product quality than ordinary consumers, and stability is the top priority.
Otherwise, if there is a problem with the navigation system every three days, it will seriously affect the reputation of the car company. The car company will not let such a car navigation device enter its own products, and would rather lack it than ruin its own brand. .
Other anti-collision designs are also necessary for car navigation systems. After all, the probability of traffic accidents in cars is still high, and in the event of a mild impact, it is necessary to ensure that the navigation system will not be damaged, especially with such a large area of LCD display. The screen, if not provided with some anti-impact treatment, can easily break.
After Zhang Ruimin sat down, he said to the participating manufacturers: "We were at the press conference just now and were unable to conduct a live demonstration of the car navigation system, but I think you all want to see the actual car navigation system of our company with your own eyes, so we After we go to the product testing site to see the real thing, the next thing will be easier to talk about.”
Hearing Zhang Ruimin's proposal, the participating manufacturers also nodded. It was indeed the case. They had only seen the car navigation system of Shenlong Automobile Company before, but they didn't know much about the navigation system of Polaris Company. During the press conference, Zhang Ruimin also talked about it in general terms above, without being specific.
So Zhang Ruimin, who had not sat down for two minutes, took these manufacturers to the testing laboratory of Polaris Company.
This laboratory only has test equipment for car navigation systems, but there is no other equipment. The company's confidentiality requirements must be followed, and other testing laboratories will definitely not let them see it.
When I arrived at the car navigation system testing laboratory, there were various models of different models. They were not real cars, but this kind of simulated car. They looked like large toy cars. This was without a roof and Wheels, all the other basic features a car should have are complete.
At this time, there are still some testers doing testing work. Of course, these car manufacturers have seen car simulators, and they also have related equipment, so there is no surprise.
But the car simulator here has achieved full-featured simulation testing, not just the navigator, but everything else can be simulated and tested. It is the most advanced car simulator.
Especially when I saw the setting parameters that the testers had called up, covering the entire huge screen, including all aspects of the car, and even simulating the car's shock absorption effect, it was so detailed.
This is much more advanced than the car simulators used by these manufacturers themselves. In addition, there are all-terrain simulation programs, automatic simulation recording programs, etc.
It can be said that with this car simulator, when developing new models in the future, you only need to set the relevant parameters, and there is no need to assemble a physical car. Through this car simulator, you can completely test the performance of the car being designed, which greatly improves the performance of the car. Reduces research and development difficulty and costs.
What these manufacturers don’t know yet is that these car simulators are equipped with highly sensitive sensors provided by Precision Instruments, which can test detailed changes that cannot be felt in real cars, and can test various functions of the car on a larger scale. Know every detail.
Of course, it is impossible to export these most high-end car simulators, because they involve many of the latest technologies, such as the highly sensitive sensors just mentioned. The exported equipment will reduce the sensitivity of these sensors by one level. They only need to be higher than those currently available in the world. The sensitivity of the sensor should be one level higher.
In fact, before coming here, the program interface in this test laboratory has been processed, and the range that the sensor can sense and adjust has been reduced to the normal range.
So what these manufacturers see is that they feel that the functions are very comprehensive, but the performance test results are only a little higher than what they are using now, but they are not outrageous.
Some manufacturer representatives felt a little itchy when they saw the testers' testing process, and asked if they could also test it themselves to see the specific effects. Zhang Ruimin would definitely not stop it. Anyway, everything that should be hidden has been hidden, and there is nothing that cannot be shown to others. Yes, let them go up and try the effect in person.
Of course, the result is that there are no problems. Even if there are problems, they will be hidden and left to be solved later. This is a common practice for ordinary companies, in order to give customers a good impression. If there is a problem all at once, If a problem arises in a while, then this business will definitely fail.
That is an ordinary company. The products that Polaris Company shows to customers are definitely products that have been tested and have no faults.
After some personal testing by these manufacturers, they all recognized the vehicle navigation equipment of Polaris Company. There is no difference with the information they obtained from Shenlong Automobile Company. In other words, the vehicle navigation equipment of Polaris Company has reached the stage where it can be commercialized. Degree.
Having already tested it personally, Zhang Ruimin invited them back to the conference room again. This time the discussion was more detailed. Zhang Ruimin said: "What you just saw are all our experimental products, but I also know the products of each manufacturer. Car designs are different, so we mainly focus on customized production.
You will send us the relevant designed parameters, and we will produce the navigator according to these given parameters.
Of course, we also need relevant manufacturers to order at least 10,000 units of a model of car navigator. Otherwise, the mold opening cost for this model of navigator alone will be very high.
Similarly, if you order more quantities of a model of car navigation system, the corresponding price will be cheaper. "
A German automobile mall asked: "How is the price of your company's standard car navigation system set? If it is customized production, what is the price strategy?"
This issue is probably a common concern for all car manufacturers here.
Zhang Ruimin said: "The price of our standard model of car navigation system is US$2,000, and the cost of the customized version needs to be calculated based on the actual situation. If the material cost is less and the order quantity is large, the price may be higher than the standard version. Even cheaper and vice versa.
Of course, the minimum price will not be less than 1,500 US dollars. The main reason is to save material costs, and there will be no shortage of electronic components inside. The main reason is to save material costs on the casing and LCD screen. "(End of chapter)