Huawei AI engineer Zhihui Jun has always been intrigued by autonomy, whether it be smart cars or military vehicles. So, he decided to put his passion to work by developing a self-driving bicycle. This electric bicycle, powered by a lithium-ion battery good for 2-3 hours on a single charge, comes equipped with various sensors like LiDAR, accelerometers, and gyroscopes, to help it navigate obstacles as well as stand on its own.
Navigating obstacles sounds hard enough for a self-driving bicycle, but standing on its own really took some clever engineering. More specifically, a custom disk-style control module connected to precision sensors that allow it sense when the 3D-printed frame starts to tilt. If it does start tilting, the bicycle automatically starts making tiny movements to balance itself and remain upright. Everything is controlled with a Huawei Ascend 310, a programmable AI processor capable of delivering 22 teraflops @ INT8 and 11 teraflops @ FP16 with just 8 W of power consumption.
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