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Products such as lidar, millimeter-wave radar and ultrasonic radar are very unfamiliar to most people.

What are these things for?

You may understand what radar means, isn't it just detection?

Radar can also be said to mean sensor.

It is mainly used in adaptive cruise control (ACC), forward collision warning system (FCW), blind spot detection (BSD), automatic emergency braking (AEB) and parking assistance systems.

But more in-depth information, such as detection distance, accuracy, time interval, environmental interference, response time, etc., may not be very clear and feel rather abstract.

The detection distance of both LiDAR and millimeter-wave radar can reach over 100 meters;

Ultrasonic radar has a high accuracy within a few meters, reaching the centimeter level, which is beyond the reach of the first two. Its response time can reach several milliseconds, and more than six can be installed on a car.

LiDAR is expensive, costing at least $500 per unit and usually over $1,000. It is generally used in high-end cars, such as the future QX-M9.

For a new energy vehicle, one laser radar is generally enough.

Of course, in addition to the laser radar, it will also be equipped with millimeter-wave radar and ultrasonic radar.

The three radars complement each other's technology, and no single radar can cover all needs.

Mid-range cars are generally not equipped with lidar, but use a configuration of camera + 3 millimeter-wave radars + 6 to 12 ultrasonic radars.

Low-end cars, on the other hand, use a camera and a millimeter-wave radar configuration, which automakers believe is sufficient to meet the needs of autonomous driving. For example, when reversing, there may be no specific distance data.

Ultimately, whether to use it or not is a matter of cost. Secondly, lidar is large in size, which may affect the vehicle's exterior design and puts a lot of pressure on data processing.

Early vehicles failed to use lidar, millimeter-wave radar, and ultrasonic radar on a large scale. In addition to cost factors, they were also limited by the data processing capabilities of the chips at the time.

The massive amounts of data generated by these advanced sensors require powerful computing power to process, which earlier in-vehicle computing systems struggled to meet.

This technological bottleneck explains why these sensor technologies are developing almost in sync with new energy vehicles.

Taking the field of lidar technology as an example, representative companies such as Velodyne, Luminar, Innoviz and Ouster were all established relatively late.

Luminar was founded in 2012, and Innoviz was not launched until 2016.

It wasn't until after 2010 that the processing power of high-end automotive chips was barely enough to cope with the data demands of these sensors.

For Hao Qiang, this means that even if new energy vehicles are successfully developed now, the full application of autonomous driving functions may have to wait until after 2015 and until chip technology is further developed.

Nonetheless, there is still value in conducting research ahead of time to lay the foundation for future applications.

Due to the high technical barriers, only a few companies can successfully develop these sensors.

According to data from 2024, the global market size of each radar was approximately US$50 billion.

The global market size may seem small compared to other industries, but there are not many companies sharing this piece of cake, and the profit margins are extremely high.

Top-notch sensors are crucial to Hao Qiang’s future strategic layout.

It is difficult to meet their strict requirements by relying on others, so independent research and development becomes an inevitable choice.

Taking into account the technical limitations of some key components, Hao Qiang estimates that it will take until around 2010 to develop a reliable driving assistance system product for use in new energy vehicles.

Although the two-year R&D cycle is tight, it’s almost done.

If the time is prolonged, due to the rules of the technology store, the technology cannot be skipped and integrated, which may delay the integration of the next level of technology.

At the same time, it also affects the advancement of the overall technical route.

In short, against the backdrop of the rapid development of new energy vehicles and autonomous driving technology, independent research and development of sensor technology is not only a reflection of technological strength, but also the key to future competitiveness.

Hao Qiang's forward-looking layout will give him an advantage in this highly competitive field.

While others only learn English in junior high school, he started learning it as early as kindergarten and was able to communicate fluently by elementary school.

With the successful development of super lithium batteries, Hao Qiang will break away from this milestone achievement and officially enter the field of new energy vehicles.

This marks his strategic shift from basic technology research and development to industrial application, and is a key step in his grand blueprint.

However, entering a completely new field is not easy.

In order to gain a foothold in the fiercely competitive arena of new energy vehicles, a lot of sufficient preparation work needs to be done.

This includes but is not limited to technology integration, talent reserves, factory construction, supply chain construction and other aspects.

Every step requires careful consideration and planning.

In the next few days, Hao Qiang stayed in the company to deal with the remaining work.

A piece of news that shocked the battery industry spread quietly.

Future Technology Group has successfully achieved mass production of NCM622 batteries, but they did not announce this major breakthrough to the public. Instead, they produced it for their own use and directly installed it in the battery box of electric motorcycles.

If it were any other company, they would have announced it long ago.

One month after Future Technology Group started mass production, its electric motorcycle peers learned that the second-generation electric motorcycles of Future Technology Group had been replaced with second-generation lithium batteries.

It has reached the world-class level.

No, in terms of mass production capacity, it has already reached the top international level.

The news was soon exposed by peers and reported by the media, causing an uproar in the industry.

Battery manufacturing colleagues were all shocked when they learned of this breakthrough.

Future Technology Group has not only made a major breakthrough in the energy density of ternary lithium batteries, but also solved the safety hazards of battery explosion and flammability. This achievement is expected to completely change the competitive landscape of multiple industries.

On August 5, the Net8 platform published an eye-catching report titled "Future Technology Group will change the world's energy landscape."

The article elaborates:

"The world-shaking lithium battery technology was born in Future Technology Group and has been in mass production for a month.

If it hadn’t been disclosed by peers, no one outside would have known about it.

Future Technology Group has successfully increased the energy density of ternary lithium batteries to 200Wh/kg, while solving the safety risks of battery explosion and flammability.

According to peer evaluation, this technology has reached the international top level.

The significance of this technological breakthrough goes far beyond the battery industry itself. It will accelerate the popularization of electric vehicles, promote the large-scale application of renewable energy, and may even completely change our energy consumption pattern.

This achievement of Future Technology Group will undoubtedly trigger a new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation on a global scale.

Industry experts point out that if true, the potential applications of this technology go far beyond electric vehicles.

This technology could revolutionize fields such as renewable energy storage, portable electronic devices, and even aerospace.

At the same time, the successful commercialization of this technology will give Huaguo a decisive advantage in the global competition in the field of new energy..."

This report quickly sparked widespread discussion within and outside the industry, but Future Technology Group did not make any statement, and many uninformed netizens thought it was fake.

One netizen said: "How can it be fake? Their second-generation electric motorcycle has been on sale for a month. If it is real, we will know it by testing it."

"I just bought the second-generation Future F1 electric motorcycle. The shop owner said it's lighter than the first generation and has a range of more than ten kilometers."

"Haoqiang's electric vehicles are of good quality, especially the battery life, which is really good."

"If this is true, Future Technology Group is truly amazing! But Future Technology Group hasn't announced it, so it's possible the media made it up."

"What is NCM622?"

"The ratio of nickel, cobalt and manganese in ternary lithium batteries is 6:2:2."

"The above explanation is wrong. It should be Cao Ni Ma CNM battery."

"That's so uncultured. However, ternary lithium batteries are indeed hard to remember. So, let's call them Cao Ni Ma lithium batteries."

Many netizens do not know the truth, and the information online is half true and half false.

In fact, the range of the Future Second Generation Electric Motorcycle F1 has been increased, but this is due to the replacement of the motor developed and produced by Future Technology Group.

The battery capacity remains the same, but the weight of the vehicle is reduced due to the reduction in battery volume.

The next day, an important call came to Hao Qiang's office.