Chapter 91: Developing the Intelligent Driving Program

The slightly exaggerated review video from the height of summer went viral on the internet the very next day.

Review videos from other tech bloggers also gained quite a bit of traction.

Coupled with the popularity of Tiantian Assistant itself, it quickly attracted more members to try it out.

However, since functional plug-ins can only be downloaded infinitely by premium members, many ordinary members had already exhausted their premium trial periods while trying out other plug-ins previously.

Therefore, many ordinary member users simply upgraded to premium members.

This was not entirely due to the appeal of the companion function, but rather because there were already various practical functions that had made everyone quite interested; they had just been hesitant about the price, so they hadn't upgraded to premium.

Now, the viral Everyday Companion function could be considered the final straw that broke the camel's back, allowing many ordinary members who were already somewhat interested to completely let go of their inner hesitation.

"With so many practical functions, and with President Su continuing to develop new functional plug-ins from time to time based on everyone's needs, for this, spending just 20 yuan more per month is worth it!"

Many member users upgraded one after another.

A user named Dandelion No. 9 posted a long thread on the forum specifically to thank Su Xin for fulfilling his request.

Then, he immediately called his elderly mother back in his hometown, asked a fellow villager who knew how to operate a smartphone to help download Tiantian Assistant, and topped up a year of premium membership for his mother.

Today's Tiantian Assistant can already support various mainstream dialects; even if one cannot speak Mandarin, one can conveniently control the phone using a dialect.

After providing a little guidance.

Watching the novel and eager expression on his mother's face as she tried to use Tiantian Assistant, Dandelion No. 9 couldn't help but smile with relief.

"Mom, I rarely have the chance to go back, and because of the time difference, I can't chat with you. Let this phone assistant act as my substitute; whether you have something to say or not, let it keep you company and chat with you every day. It can help you with any operation on the phone."

"Good, good, good!"

The elderly mother grinned, and a gleam of joy flickered in her cloudy eyes.

A phone assistant with communication abilities akin to a human's can bring great inner comfort to most lonely people.

There are not a few people like Dandelion No. 9; many wanderers in foreign lands take the initiative to download Tiantian Assistant for their parents far away in their hometowns.

Besides alleviating feelings of loneliness.

A large portion of users were attracted by the celebrity voices in the review videos.

This is different from the previous celebrity voice packs that could only respond passively and operate the phone according to instructions; once upgraded to a premium member and the chat companion plug-in is downloaded, those big stars seem to become one's friends, chatting with one anytime and anywhere.

Attracted by various factors, the download volume of Tiantian Assistant showed a slight upward trend again.

The number of members, especially premium members, increased significantly.

This caused the revenue of Tianqi Software to soar.

September 3rd, 8:00 AM.

Inside the auditorium of Tianjing University, all faculty, students, school leaders, and guests gathered here as the 2023 opening ceremony of Tianjing University was held in full swing.

Playing the national anthem, speeches by leaders, speeches by teacher representatives—the procedures proceeded one by one.

In the spacious tiered auditorium, Su Xin sat low-key among the crowd from the Department of Biology.

Near him, many people cast looks of excitement and admiration from time to time, but Su Xin kept his eyes fixed on the podium without looking aside.

Soon.

It was time for the freshman representative to speak.

When the host read out the name of the freshman representative, Su Xin, thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall.

The surrounding students clapped while looking at him; those sitting a bit further away only then realized that Su Xin was also in the crowd, and couldn't help but look around following the gazes of others, finally locking onto the low-key Su Xin.

These past few days, Su Xin has been simply too popular!

A week ago, he convened and presided over the New Energy Vehicle Industry Summit Forum, waving his arms and speaking with vigor in front of top executives of the global automotive industry; it can be said that he dominated the transformation of the automotive industry single-handedly, making waves on a global scale.

The companion function for Tiantian Assistant developed a few days ago made Tiantian Assistant and Su Xin hit the trending searches once again, sparking discussion among countless people.

The Su Xin of today is no longer the rising business newcomer he was at the beginning, but has grown into a true business mogul.

Such a big business figure is now, like many people present, attending the opening ceremony as a first-year freshman at Tianjing University, which makes many people feel both excited and a sense of absurdity.

At the same time, as Su Xin's classmates or seniors, everyone also feels a sense of pride in being associated with him.

Amidst the expectant gazes of everyone, Su Xin walked slowly onto the stage, stood still in front of the lectern, adjusted the angle of the microphone, and began to speak:

"Hello everyone, I am Su Xin, a freshman from the 2023 Department of Biology..."

Before he could finish his sentence, thunderous applause erupted from below.

The applause lasted for more than a minute before it gradually subsided; Su Xin smiled and continued his speech.

The opening ceremony ended in a lively and joyful atmosphere, and the heads of each department led their respective students to leave.

Su Xin, however, did not go with the others.

With his learning efficiency, if he were to study with other students, it would simply be a waste of time, so he had communicated with the school in advance and could enjoy many special privileges, such as not having to live on campus, not having to attend classes, and not having to take exams, etc.

If it weren't for the sake of making his own experience complete and not letting down twelve years of hard study, Su Xin actually wouldn't even have needed to attend Tianjing University.

After leaving Tianjing University.

Su Xin arrived at Yonghui Building.

In the past few days, the company structure had been adjusted, and the parent company, Tianqi Holdings, as well as the newly founded Tianqi Intelligent Equipment Company, were both temporarily located in Yonghui Building.

It is worth mentioning.

Su Xin had previously asked Liu Qingli to rent two more floors, so the office space was quite ample.

Returning to his office, Su Xin began to develop the core program for intelligent driving.

Unlike Tiantian Assistant, which focuses on language analysis, the basic logic of the intelligent driving program is to analyze data and then make decisions.

From this point of view, the logic of the intelligent driving program is closer to the Fire Control Calculation Program developed during the first cooperation with the Military.

The biggest difference between the two is.

The Fire Control Calculation Program only needs to determine the target position based on the data observed by the observation system and control the launch system to fire ammunition at the most appropriate time.

The intelligent driving program needs to make judgments based on the surrounding environment and obstacles ahead, thereby controlling the vehicle to perform a series of actions such as accelerating, decelerating, braking, avoiding, honking, and so on.

Simply put.

The Fire Control Calculation Program focuses more on speed.

The intelligent driving program focuses more on the analysis and judgment of the overall environment.

Therefore, Su Xin only needed to adjust the core program based on his initial experience developing the Fire Control Calculation Program, shifting the program's logical focus to the integration and aggregation of environmental data, to be able to develop the core part of the intelligent driving program.