SHANGHAI, July 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nullmax, an AI firm specializing
in autonomous driving, hosted its 2024 tech conference to
officially unveil the new generation of autonomous driving
technology, Nullmax Intelligence (NI). This new technology features
vision only, map-free, and end to end multimodal capabilities to
advance automotive intelligence.
The NI System includes an innovative multimodal model and a
brain-inspired safety model, endowing vehicles with sensory
capabilities akin to seeing, hearing, and reading. It outputs
visual results, scene descriptions, and driving behaviors. With
this system, Nullmax aims to achieve full-scenario autonomous
driving by 2025 and expand AI capabilities to fields such as
passenger transportation, cargo delivery, and robotics, enabling
interaction with the physical world through visual observation and
cognitive thinking.
Advancing Intelligence and Accelerating Evolution
In recent years, automotive intelligence has rapidly developed,
with autonomous driving application scenarios gradually expanding
and advanced functions applied urban environments. However,
challenges such as heavy reliance on rules-based programming, poor
generalization, high costs, and rigid performance have limited the
widespread adoption and scale of autonomous driving.
For instance, urban navigate on pilot often demonstrated
cautions and rigid behavior, heavily depending on LiDAR and HD map
information, which limits their applicability to specific regions
or roads. Additionally, high-end functions are typically limited to
luxury or premium vehicle models. Similarly, the range of
application of unmanned driving applications remains limited,
hindering their value expansion.
At the launch event, Nullmax introduced the new generation of
autonomous driving technology, Nullmax Intelligence. This system
addresses industry challenges in a smarter, more human-like manner.
Beyond visual inputs, the NI System supports the integration of
sound, text, and gesture information through end to end multimodal
model inference. It also features a brain-inspired neural network
for safety. To this end, the NI system capable of outputting visual
perception results, scene descriptions, and driving behavior
information.
The NI System's architecture allows it to process various inputs
like images, sounds, and texts similarly to human cognition while
possessing biological instincts to react to environmental
conditions. This results in higher levels of safety, intelligence,
and flexibility.
Nullmax Intelligence integrates high-level research in static
perception, dynamic perception, and temporal fusion, including
works accepted by top computer vision conferences like CVPR 2024
and ECCV 2024. It deploys Yan1.2, the first non-Attention
mechanism general-purpose large multimodel model in
China on vehicles, and
collaborates with YanSi
Brain-inspired Research Institute to construct a brain-like
neural network.
Pure Vision, Map-Free, and Multimodal Model
A key feature of the Nullmax Intelligence is its ability to
support vision only, map-free, and multimodal solution for
full-scenario autonomous driving applications. Without relying on
LiDAR or stereo cameras, Nullmax can perform precise obstacle
detection and 3D reconstruction using vision perception and
generate real-time local maps for navigation, achieving true
mapless operation without high-precision maps.
The large multimodal approach centers mainly build up on vision,
and with other sensor inputs, capable of outputting various
information such as static and dynamic perception, scene language
descriptions, and driving behavior actions. This comprehensive
capability offers exceptional generalization, supports
full-scenario applications, and requires less computational power,
with sparse computing power under 100T sufficient for full-scenario
driving conditions.
About Nullmax
Since its establishment in 2016, Nullmax has been pursue a
progressive approach to autonomous driving, aiming to realize
full-scenario applications and accelerate intelligent
transformation in mobility.
Looking ahead, Nullmax will continue to explore the cutting-edge
technologies, build superior products, and promote full-scenario
autonomous passenger and cargo transportation. Using AI to lead
intelligent mobility, Nullmax aims to expand embodied intelligence
applications and achieve technological inclusivity.
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