Technologies Catalyzing Change
Technologies Catalyzing Change
David (Dawen) Zhou The Battle for Talent in the New Economy: Opportunities and Hidden Challenges About Me David (Dawen) Zhou Head of Product, Baidu Apollo
A pioneer with more than a decade of experience in disruptive technology and product management, David is the Head of Product and the founding PM of Baidu’s Apollo Autonomous Driving Platform. He joined Baidu USA in April 2014 to lead the digital health AI team. Months later, he was brought on to spearhead the Autonomous Driving group in Baidu. Before joining Baidu USA, he founded several successful startups in the consumer mobile and digital health industries. Prior to that, as the PM on Microsoft Windows Live mobile team, he managed the launch of the first mobile app for Microsoft. O p e n C a p a b i l i t y S h a r e d R e s o u r c e s A c c e l e r a t e d I n n o v a t i o n S u s t a i n e d M u t u a l B e n e f i t s
Apollo the World’s #1 Open Autonomous Driving Platform 10K+ Developers
120+ Turn-key Solutions Partners
Cloud Service Platform 90+ Open Software Platform Projects
Hardware Development Platform
Vehicle Certification Platform Emerging Technologies
Robotics 3D Printing IOT AR AI
What are their impacts to the world? The building blocks of the nature
Matter
Nature
Energy Info E=hf
• if no matter, nothing exists • if no energy, nothing will happen • If no information, nothing can be noticed The Journey of Human to Understand and to Reshape the Nature
Matter
Nature • Internet breaks the barrier of how information was exchanged Energy Info • But it CANNOT produce physical E=hf resources
1760 1870 1950
Industrial Revolution (1.0) Electrical Revolution (2.0) Information Revolution (3.0) • Mass manufacture • Electric Power • Computer • Release human labor to • Usage of Petroleum • Internet & Cloud turn matter into • Nuclear Power • Mobile products Industry 4.0 Links Cyber World Back to Physical World Matter
Nature
Energy Info E=hf
The journey of human to understand and to reshape the nature world
1760 1870 1950 2018
Industrial Revolution (1.0) Electrical Revolution (2.0) Information Revolution (3.0) Industry 4.0 • Industrial manufacture • Electric Power • Computer • Robotics, • Standard Products • Usage of Petroleum • Internet & Cloud 3D Printing, • Nuclear Power • Mobile AI, IOT, AR… The Way of Thinking is Changing -
Manufacturing based Service based Industrial Thinking Internet of Thinking Industry 4.0 Thinking
Productivity, Expansion, Standardize, Cost, Retention Distribution, Disruption, ? Promotion, Business Model Price, … …
Industrial Revolution (1.0) Electrical Revolution (2.0) Information Revolution (3.0) Industry 4.0 The Problem to Solve is Changing - For the first time, technology empowers the industry to focus on an individual’s level
Not enough supply General Requirements Individual needs
Product Services Extension of Me
Standard Supply User Groups Individual The Competitive Advantage is Changing - Jump out of the efficiency game
Comparative advantage Dimensional advantage Emotional advantage
The dimensions The dimensions of Forget about Efficiency, Matter of matter are Info information are Focus on LIMITED INFINITE Experience
Physical shops E-commerce Self-Service Supermarket Location, Product Choices, location “I want to see it before I decide to buy” Prices, Services qualities Price, Product choices ”I enjoy just looking around"
Smart Phones Augmented Reality Feature Phones features, keyboard, shape Signal, shape design, keyboard, “I don’t want to interact with a cold screen” design build in features IOT , … + computer +Apps “I want things around me to understand me” The Structure to Organize the Teams is Changing - Thinking of different ways to work together
Industrial Revolution Informational Revolution The industry 4.0
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Assembly Line Agile Ecosystem Fine Labor Division Small teams do big things Different ways of thinking Optimized Process Fast iterations work together
“A small team of A+ • Connect the cyber world to the “Division of labor players can run is the great cause circles around a giant physical world of its increased team of B and C • Connect internet thinking with powers” * players.” manufacture thinking
*An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations The Power of Ecosystem - Gathering the best talent to work for the mission, regardless of hiring or not
Apollo Open Platform Architecture
Operation service providers Turn-key Solutions Apollo has contributors all around the world Crowdsourcing Data Processer Cloud Service Platform Individual Developers, Development organizations, Freelancers, Universities Self-organized evangelist Open Software Platform
Hardware joint-development Hardware Development Platform
Automobile Partners Vehicle Certification Platform Thanks Q & A
David (Dawen) Zhou | Head of Product, Baidu Apollo Platform [email protected]