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Chapter 36: The history of autonomous driving and brain-computer interface technology is far beyond people's understanding
The concept of autonomous driving was proposed very early, but it was not until deep learning algorithms accumulated to a certain level that people saw the possibility of autonomous driving.

As early as the 20s, people published visions and experiments on autonomous driving.

The exploration of autonomous driving has never stopped from the last century to today, but it has only truly entered people's lives in recent years with the development of Internet technology.

(I can only think that the current assisted driving can be considered as the previous concept of autonomous driving)

The July 1936, 7 issue of the American Herald-Statesman magazine showed a remote-controlled car in a parade, which was a modified Ford Model T.

Then, in May 1958, Popular Science magazine featured a self-driving car on a test track.

The first car that could truly drive itself appeared in the 1980s, of course, this kind of autonomous driving was only in a specific environment.

Deep learning architecture has enabled the rapid development of autonomous driving.

Brain-computer connection actually avoids some risks very well. It is equivalent to the autonomous driving system being responsible for car control under normal conditions, while the human brain is only responsible for stress response and controlling emergency braking under specific circumstances.

However, the biggest obstacle to the implementation of autonomous driving is the division of responsibilities.

The self-driving cars on the market today are promoted as autonomous driving, like Tesla, but once an accident occurs, they become assisted driving.

Previously, in Tempe, Arizona, an autonomous Uber car hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the road. This was the first accident in which a self-driving car on Bluestar caused a human death.

Uber and the car brand Volvo that caused the accident did not assume corresponding responsibility.

Once L4 or above autonomous driving is achieved, if a traffic accident occurs, the responsibility should be borne by the car manufacturer.

Moreover, the accuracy rate of brain-computer connection recognition of Ke Chuang Bio is only 99%. The 99% recognition rate can be used on mobile phones, and it will not cause any problems if you click the wrong button.

Ninety-nine percent accuracy is too low for cars, so most car manufacturers are not interested.

Kechuang Bio bought two floors in the CBD of Suzhou's High-tech Park as its headquarters. Senior management and administrative staff are generally in the CBD, while R&D and production staff are in the integrated R&D and production base.

The CBD chosen by Kechuang Biotechnology is next to Jinji Lake. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can overlook the Jinji Lake, which is shimmering with golden afterglow under the sunset.

Cheng Gang was waiting in his office for Ren Yong, vice president of Huawei, who was the head of Huawei Mobile Greater China.

At this moment, he felt extremely fortunate that he had agreed to work for Lei Jun at Ke Chuang Bio. This was a leap in his career.

"Mr. Cheng, thank you very much for finding a way out for Huawei. With the brain-computer connection chip, Huawei mobile phone can be said to have a glimmer of hope."

At this time, Kechuang Bio has completed signing contracts with four major domestic manufacturers: Huawei, Dami, OPPO, and VIVO.

The contract with OPPO also includes authorization for OnePlus.

Other small manufacturers like Meizu and Nubia are still in the process of negotiation. Seeing him so polite, Cheng Gang was cautious: "No, Mr. Ren is too polite. Our development of brain-computer connection chips and cooperation with Huawei are purely market behaviors."

"As one of the top mobile phone brands, Huawei is honored to have the trust in us and to establish a cooperative relationship with us."

After receiving the samples from Kechuang Biotechnology, Huawei conducted tests in its own 2012 laboratory. The test results were amazing, with an accurate recognition rate even higher than the percent advertised by Kechuang Biotechnology.

What’s more crucial is that Ke Chuang Bio’s brain-computer connection technology only requires about one hundred electrodes to collect brain nerve signals in a non-implantable way, so as to accurately identify the brain’s intention for the cursor.

After exchanging pleasantries with Cheng Gang for a while, Ren Yong said, "I heard that your company is negotiating with foreign manufacturers about the patent licensing of brain-computer connection?"

This kind of information does not need to be kept confidential. Cheng Gangzhi said: "Recently, Samsung and Apple have both come to us and expressed the hope that we can provide them with samples for testing. They will discuss the cooperation method based on the test results later."

"You are also aware of Huawei's recent predicament. After America blocked Huawei, the chips Huawei had stored were gradually running out."

"Next spring, Huawei's new P series phones will only be 4G models."

"Whether Kechuang Biotechnology's patent authorization can temporarily block foreign companies, Huawei is willing to pay a large amount of patent blocking fees."

In Huawei's view, this is a rare monopoly technology in China. If this technology can be blocked externally, it can help Huawei mobile phones gain certain advantages in high-end brands.

If Huawei is only competing with domestic mobile phone brands in the high-end market, it is confident that even the 4G models can compete with them.

Cheng Gang declined, saying, “We are a technology licensing company, not a manufacturer of brain-computer interface chips.”

“The brain-computer connection technology authorized by Kechuang Biotechnology does not involve uploading data to a cloud database. It can only capture signals in your brain, but cannot convert your brain thoughts into memories or even images.

Moreover, you are always wearing a brain-computer connection device to operate your phone. Your brain generates signals every second, and the brain-computer connection device converts neural signals into commands that the computer can recognize to operate the phone. This data is massive and disordered, and there is no need to save it.

Because there is no data storage, there is no risk of leaks. When registering the brain-computer connection patent, the R&D director of Sci-Tech Biotech Suzhou made a special trip to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for explanation.

The history and speed of development of brain-computer connection technology far exceeds the outside world's imagination.

As early as 1999, a research team led by Hunter Peckham at Case Western Reserve University in the United States used a 64-bit electroencephalogram to restore certain hand movement functions in Jim Jatich, a quadriplegic patient.

The technology analyzes the beta waves in the EEG signals to classify the two concepts of up and down that the patient is thinking of, and then controls an external switch.

In addition, the technology can also enable patients to control a computer cursor and drive the neural controllers in their hands to restore motor function to a certain extent.

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