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At this moment, freshmen from two prestigious universities in northern Qing Dynasty are still complaining about military training.

Some of the sophomores, juniors, and seniors are still racking their brains on how to deal with computer quotas in order to get the maximum benefit.

However, with the emergence of electric balance vehicles, some people began to take photos of electric vehicles in schools and post them online.

In a very short period of time, the photos swept the entire Internet without warning.

However, just as many netizens were pointing at the photos, one video after another began to appear in press releases on major forums and news websites.

Although the current network cannot yet support the emergence of high-definition programs, and even the smooth network of click-to-play video websites cannot satisfy, buffering does not prevent everyone from watching the video content.

When netizens discovered that these electric self-balancing scooters actually had self-driving functions, their first feeling, like their classmates in college, was that someone was controlling the cars behind the scenes.

Few people are willing to believe that this car has the function of self-driving. After all, these functions are still in the realm of science fiction in this era.

However, just when the news was hot on the Internet, Minion Technology Company went to the official website and suddenly updated a sub-page.

Ten minutes later, the subpage was discovered and instantly made the headlines on the three major portal websites.

Minion Technology Company has officially applied to four domestic cities to put driverless vehicles on the road.

Along with the appearance of this news content, there are also some pictures of vehicle silhouettes.

Through these pictures, you can see that this is a car, but the information you can get is limited to this.

At the same time, when information explodes on the Internet, traditional media that respond the fastest also follow up in time.

The three major parts of traditional media are newspapers, television stations and radio stations.

Among them, the response of radio stations is the fastest. Even if the TV station wants to insert news in real time, it still needs two to three hours of response time. Even if it can be broadcast in time the next day, it is considered to be tracking and reporting the current hot spots.

As a more traditional newspaper, after all, there is a printing link. If you want to convey information as soon as possible, you need to wait until at least the next day.

Even the fastest response to the evening report may not be available in time that night.

Even for the Evening News, after the manuscript is finalized, it needs to be sent to the printing factory for printing. If the news occurs after large-scale printing, then the news will not be published in the Evening News anyway.

Those radio programs in big cities that broadcast non-stop for 24 hours can start broadcasting the latest news to listeners as soon as possible.

At this moment, two taxis were parked on the roadside, and the two of them were enjoying a short break while listening to the program on the radio.

When you hear that driverless vehicles have appeared, even if they have not yet been driven on the road and are just technical verification, it is enough to attract people's attention.

"Isn't it funny? Is it driverless? Minion Technology Company is too awesome." Just a few minutes ago, everyone was pointing at the self-driving balancing car, but now it is truly driverless.

The driving car is ready to hit the road.

"This is just an application, not a formal approval.

Given the efficiency of our departments, we don’t know how long it will take for the approval to come out.” Another driver did not sit in his car, but came to the waiting co-pilot, and the two of them chatted and drank from a thermos cup.

Tea in it.

"The key point is that this is not a question of approval or not. Do you think this technology is really feasible?

If this technology is really feasible, all cars will drive automatically in the future, and there will be no need for drivers.

If all cars can drive themselves, will some taxi companies rent some cars with self-driving functions, and eventually even the taxi drivers will disappear?" The driver behind the car does not worry about when the approval will be approved, but will worry about himself.

Will my job be lost?

At present, if you want to become a taxi driver across the country, if you consider the cost, the capital city

Of course it ranks first.

Some people buy out their license plates and do not have to pay a daily share to the taxi company.

Even in first-tier cities like Beijing, a taxi license plate can support a family.

Even if you rent out the car, you can still live a very comfortable life.

If you can endure hardships, drive yourself, and don't have to pay taxi fares, your income will far exceed that of most migrant workers.

Even in the current year, when the wages of many white-collar workers have not exceeded 3,000 yuan, some taxi drivers have already earned over 10,000 yuan.

This is the opportunity brought by big cities. In the right year, even if you just do a very ordinary job, your income will be far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Some taxi drivers did not buy a house immediately after making money, but bought several taxi procedures one after another.

There are four taxis in his name, which are definitely worth more than two million.

And the monthly income is not as high as ordinary white-collar workers can imagine.

When many white-collar workers take taxis and some look down upon taxi drivers, the income of these white-collar workers who work hard for a year may barely be enough to earn what a driver who owns multiple taxis can earn in a month.

It is also because this business is very profitable and provides considerable freedom. When you want to solicit customers, you can run hard, and when you want to rest, you can just park on the side of the road and rest.

For those drivers who don't have to pay a share of the money, this job is quite comfortable.

However, I never imagined that one day I would hear that cars can drive themselves.

"Come on! How can such technology be possible?

My grandson clamored to buy a remote control car, so I spent two hundred yuan to buy him a large off-road Jeep remote control car.

But my grandson was so happy that he played with his life, and even the rechargeable battery couldn't keep up with this brat.

Let me tell you! There is no such thing as autonomous driving, it’s just someone controlling the car from behind.” The taxi driver sitting in the co-pilot obviously didn’t believe that the computer could handle the situation on the road.

If a car can automatically ignite, advance and reverse automatically, such technology does not sound difficult, and it may be possible to achieve it.

If you suddenly encounter a sudden sudden brake on the road, or encounter an emergency lane change on the left or right, or even encounter those disobedient pedestrians, or even wild dogs and cats that may suddenly appear, this is not what the computer can do first.

Things that time can handle.

"It's hard to say. During the Chinese New Year, my wife and I went to Hainan.

This is also my first time flying. My son said that after the plane reaches a certain altitude, the autopilot function will be turned on.

The airplane can take off and land automatically.

The level of intelligence has completely reached full automation.

Even in bad weather, the aircraft is at least capable of autonomous driving, but most of the time the captain still takes over.

I say this just to illustrate that maybe there is already such a technology as autonomous driving function.” The driver sitting in the driving seat had a serious expression on his face. He wanted to believe that there is such advanced technology, even though it is very possible.

It will conflict with your career.

Seeing that his colleagues really believed this, the driver sitting in the co-pilot took a sip of tea, smacked his lips twice, and then said: "Planes are not the same as our cars. Once the plane flies into the sky, the sky will be full of chaos."

There are rarely traffic jams.

When have you ever heard of traffic jams in the sky?

Unlike our cars, airplanes can brake to a stop at any time. Even if there is a traffic jam in the sky, it is impossible for the airplane to brake to a stop.

At most, it may be a bit crowded near the airport when the plane is taking off and landing, but I have never heard of it being so crowded that you need to frantically avoid it.

Those of us who drive taxis encounter different situations almost every day.

We will encounter various situations on the road. Which self-driving computers can do it?

When the time comes, after fleet after fleet of self-driving vehicles are on the road,

There will definitely be a lot of car accidents.

By then, on a main line, there may be more than a dozen car accidents within an hour.

What should you do after a car accident? What should you do if there is no one in the car?

Also, such a large-scale car accident will inevitably lead to the complete paralysis of the entire main road.

Even if the car can really drive itself, it is unrealistic at least in this day and age. I guess it may be possible in another two to three hundred years." The driver in the passenger seat insisted on his own point of view and did not accept this at all.

It will be time for cars with self-driving capabilities to appear.

The two people have completely different views, and no one can convince the other, but there is a good opportunity now.

Minion Technology Company has already begun to issue applications. Even if it takes time for approval, it is estimated that within two or three years, the two of them will be able to see self-driving cars on the road.

It's only two or three years. Even if the two people already have grandchildren, based on their current physical condition, they will definitely still be alive in two or three years.

By then, it will not be too late to continue this topic.

However, at their current ages, they are destined not to work as taxi drivers for many years.

Even if there are cars with self-driving functions in the future, that will be a matter for future generations and has nothing to do with either of them.

However, when I think about the taxi procedures that I have worked hard for most of my life to buy, before I can fully enjoy them, the procedures have begun to become somewhat worthless.

Although my job will not be affected, I don't want my family fortune to be affected.

This is the best thing to leave to your children and grandchildren. After all, if you want to buy a taxi, it is not cheap. It is not much cheaper than a house outside the Third Ring Road.

For those who own four or five taxis at home, even if their grandson is just born, it means that the grandson will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

However, that was just the old almanac in the past, and it is hard to say whether it will continue to be the case in the future.

While the taxi drivers were discussing with each other, professionals in the automotive industry were also sighing at the news.

"Isn't Minion Technology a company that makes mobile phones and computers? How come it suddenly makes cars? And does this company have the qualifications to make cars? If a technology company doesn't make its own mobile phones and computers, how can it cross borders?
To be continued...