AI, AR and 5G are about to light up CES 2018

　　On January 9, 2018, the world's largest annual consumer electronics technology exhibition and the world's largest consumer technology industry event - the 2018 Las Vegas International Consumer Electronics Show will open. I believe that many friends in the technology media have already been flooded with CES in their friend circles. OFweek Electronic Engineering Network's editor has reviewed the recent pre-heating reports on CES 2018 by major media, the news released by major exhibitors' official websites, and based on a careful analysis of the development of the consumer electronics industry last year, predicts the five major highlights that will definitely appear at tomorrow's CES exhibition, and provides everyone with a pre-show guide! Let's follow the mobile phone portable editor to learn about the relevant content.

　　1. A series of products related to artificial intelligence

　　According to statistics from the CTA official website, one of the three major trends of CES 2018 is the narrow application of artificial intelligence, including voice recognition, computer vision and machine learning. Since artificial intelligence is a complex system involving multiple fields, autonomous driving, smart robots, smart homes, voice-related products, image recognition, etc. can all be said to be technologies and products related to artificial intelligence. There will definitely be many new and interesting products on display at the exhibition tomorrow.

　　The editor predicts that in the field of artificial intelligence, Google will exhibit new products in the Google Home series of smart homes, Amazon will bring various car models equipped with Alexa voice assistant, Microsoft's HoloLens will continue to appear, as well as the Holographic Platform, Samsung will bring the new generation flagship AI chip Exynos 9810 that won the CES 2018 Innovation Award, and NVIDIA will hold a press conference during the exhibition to announce the latest autonomous driving car technology.

　　China's technology giants are competing to develop AI , and their exhibits will surely attract more attention. Baidu will release Apollo 2.0, Alibaba will showcase E-financial products and related smart city mobile solutions, and Tencent's intelligent voice assistant Tencent Dingdang may make an appearance. iFlytek's Xiaoyi translator, Alpha Egg, Dingdong speaker, Huawei's Mate 10 pro, the rumored Daydream helmet, and Lenovo's VR helmet are all likely to appear at tomorrow's CES.

　　2. Autonomous vehicle technology

　　In recent years, automobiles and other consumer products have frequently appeared at the CES Consumer Electronics Show, and driverless cars should be the biggest attraction.

 AI, AR and 5G are about to light up CES 2018

　　Lyft, a ride-hailing platform, has partnered with Aptiv, a Delphi-owned technology company, to develop autonomous driving technology and has launched a BMW 5 Series autonomous car in Las Vegas, providing passengers with 20 designated driving routes from the CES exhibition site to downtown Las Vegas. From January 9 to January 12, passengers who take a Lyft ride and whose routes coincide with the routes set by Lyft are likely to get a driverless car. However, for safety reasons, Lyft still equipped the autonomous car with a driver.

　　Nissan has revealed its "brain-to-vehicle" technology. The company hopes to prevent car accidents by reading the driver's brain waves to ensure driving safety. I have to say this idea is simply bold.

　　Hyundai Motor has announced a partnership with startup Aurora to bring Level 4 self-driving cars to market by 2021. At this year's CES, Hyundai Motor will showcase more autonomous driving features in a new fuel cell vehicle.

　　Volkswagen is also working with Aurora to develop self-driving cars, with the goal of bringing them to market in 2021.

　　As early as January 6, Baidu has demonstrated its Apollo 2.0 driverless car at its R&D center in Silicon Valley, USA. Toyota has also made a lot of progress in autonomous driving, and we look forward to seeing more driverless technology at the exhibition tomorrow.

　　3. Augmented Reality

　　Although virtual reality was first to take off, augmented reality clearly overshadowed virtual reality in the ongoing battle between the two technologies in 2017. With the help of Apple’s AR Kit, the technology entered the mainstream, and now every product that involves a camera or a screen is eager to be part of this trend.

 AI, AR and 5G are about to light up CES 2018

　　Augmented reality glasses are designed for specific tasks such as controlling drones or commercial applications, and they will not be mass-market products. Bloomberg analysts Jitendra Waral and Sean Handrahan said that many companies may showcase applications based on mobile augmented reality. Some large companies and startups will definitely show AR hardware prototypes, but due to the lack of supply chain and standards, the hardware may have to wait for a few years. Before that, mobile application services will be at the forefront, and this CES may have some companies using AR to differentiate their products.

　　However, Intel's AR/VR ecosystem is worth paying attention to, and Nvidia is also likely to show off its latest AR technology.

　　4. Smart Home

　　Smart home products are steadily moving towards performance and intelligence, and more and more technology giants are launching their own voice assistants as the control center of smart homes. Domestic and foreign technology giants should compete to showcase their powerful digital assistants and smart home products, and more smartphones will be displayed together with connected home devices. Amazon's Echo, Google's Home, Apple's HomePod, Samsung's directional speaker S-Ray and smart glasses Relúmino, iFlytek's in-car intelligent voice system, Baidu's raven H, as typical representatives of smart homes, will appear at CES.

　　Cowen analysts expect to see OLED and QD-enhanced LCD TVs, smarter smart home technology, and new "human-machine" interfaces for smartphones and other devices.

　　5. 5G is coming

　　Now everyone is excited about 5G . Users are looking forward to life in the 5G era, equipment vendors are looking forward to the huge cake brought by 5G network investment, and Internet vendors are also excited that the network speed will be faster and they can promote more applications. In 2017, China has completed the second phase of 5G trials, the mid-band frequency planning was first released, and network architecture and other technologies have become international standards.

 AI, AR and 5G are about to light up CES 2018

　　From Intel to Qualcomm, from Verizon to Baidu, every company will be at the show to discuss 5G technology, exploring how this reliable, fast and uninterrupted wireless connectivity technology will promote the development of smart cities, self-driving cars and even telemedicine.

　　It may still be too early to see the first generation of consumer devices designed specifically for 5G, but you'll probably hear a lot more about mobile 5G networks at CES.

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