I-Basic Conception (AKA BiCi) iyibhayisikili elihlakaniphile elinobuchwepheshe obuzokwenza ukuthi ucwilise kuzo zonke izibambo ze-Huffy yakho. Phakathi kwezinye izici, izinto ezinhle zihlanganisa izinzwa ezakhelwe ngaphakathi ezilandelela izibalo zakho zokuhamba ngebhayisikili ukuze ugcine 'umuntu wakho olinganiselwe' umatasa phakathi nesikhathi somzila wakho oya endlini kagogo.
Yakhiwe yi-AOAO Studio, i-BiCi igxile kakhulu ekuhlanganiseni idizayini enhle nomsebenzi osezingeni eliphezulu ekwakhiweni kwamabhayisikili asedolobheni. Umklami we-BiCi, uMinchen Jiang, njengamanje ufuna uxhaso ukuze akhiqize ibhayisikili futhi sithole ithuba lokuxoxa naye mayelana nokuthi ugqozi luvelaphi, yimaphi amathuluzi awasebenzisile nokuthi ungayithola kanjani.
SS - Yini eyakukhuthaza ukuthi udale iphrojekthi?
I-MJ – I-AOAO Studio yake yaba yinkampani entsha ye-inthanethi. Amalungu ethu ayethanda ukugibela amabhayisikili ngesikhathi sethu sokuphumula, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, sasikholelwa ukuthi amabhayisikili endabuko azothathelwa indawo kancane kancane ngamabhayisikili ahlakaniphile njengoba nje namaselula ayenjalo eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Sasifuna ukuba yingxenye yalokhu, ngakho saqala ukucabanga ngokuthola noma ukuthuthukisa i-chip ezobaluleka enkathini ezayo yamabhayisikili ahlakaniphile. Sakhuluma nabakhiqizi bamabhayisikili abaningana, kodwa babeqashwe kakhulu futhi babengenasithakazelo sokusebenzisana noma ngisho nokuxoxa ngalo mbono. Yilapho-ke esacabanga khona - kungani singazenzi ezethu? Sabe sesihamba siyokwenza lokho. Njengoba sihlala eShanghai, idolobha lapho ukuminyana kwezimoto kuyinto evamile, sabona futhi ukuthi ibhayisikili lethu elihlakaniphile lesizukulwane sokuqala lizoba yibhayisikili elifanele kakhulu. Sithemba ukuthi i-BiCi izokhuthaza abantu abaningi ukuba babuyele enkambisweni enjalo enobungani nemvelo.
SS – Iyini indaba ngemuva kwe-BiCi?
MJ – Sonke siyahlanya ngebhayisikili. I-CEO yethu yashiya umsebenzi oholela kahle eLondon ukuze ibe ngumenzi wamabhayisikili. I-CTO yethu ingumhleli wezinhlelo onolwazi lweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili lokubhala amakhodi kanye nokugibela amabhayisikili okubiza amakhilomitha angu-50,000 ngemuva kwakhe. Umphathi wethu wezokumaketha kanye nohlelo lokunikezela wayephethe futhi ephethe isitolo esikhulu samabhayisikili aku-inthanethi, abaklami bethu bavela enkampanini yomhlaba wonke yokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokuklama i-Frog Design, kanti i-CPA yethu yajoyina nathi evela eSilicon Valley. Uthando lobuchwepheshe, ubuhle kanye nokwangempela lwakhiwe ezizakhini zethu zofuzo. Futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, sonke singabathandi bamabhayisikili kanye nosomabhizinisi.
SS - Yikuphi ukusungula izinto ezintsha okubalulekile enkambisweni yokwakha?
MJ – Ukufaka iziqondiso ze-GPS ezibambo kuyinto esiziqhenya ngayo. Ingozi eningi yokugibela ibhayisikili (nokushayela, uma ngicabanga ngakho) ivela ekuphazamisekeni. Ngisho nalowo mzuzwana wokubheka i-GPS yakho ngenkathi usesendleleni kunganele ukukufaka engozini, futhi ukuzama ukuzwa imiyalelo yezwi le-GPS kungaba yinto engenakwenzeka njengoba umoya uvunguza ezindlebeni zakho! Besifuna ukwenza i-GPS ibe lula kakhulu, eyenzelwe ikakhulukazi umgibeli webhayisikili.
SS - Iyiphi inselele enkulu owabhekana nayo ekwenzeni umkhiqizo ube ngokoqobo?
MJ – Mhlawumbe uzama ukusebenzisa i-hardware startup usebenzisa imodeli yebhizinisi efaneleka kakhulu kwisofthiwe! I-Hardware idume kakhulu ngobunzima bokuyithuthukisa ngoba isigaba ngasinye sokuhlolwa komkhiqizo kanye nomklamo sibiza kakhulu ezintweni zangempela. Kodwa ubunzima babufanele - ukukwenza ngale ndlela kwasisiza songe isikhathi esiningi futhi kwasenza sazivumelanisa nezimo ngezigaba eziningi zokwenza i-BiCi ibe ngcono.
SS - Ungachaza kabanzi ngokuthi wenze kanjani futhi kungani i-BiCi?
MJ – Sithole futhi sahlola inqwaba yama-chips sifuna usayizi ofanele, ukuqina kanye nokusebenza. Lapho sesinomodeli osebenza ngendlela esasifuna ngayo, abaklami bethu bavakashela izimboni eziningi ze-carbon fibre ukuze bakhe uhlaka oluzosebenza kahle nenhliziyo yamabhayisikili ethu. Ukwenza ibhayisikili kwakunzima kakhulu – kunezingxenye eziningi ezikhona, kodwa ukuthola ingxube efanele ikakhulukazi lapho sakha into ehlukile kakhulu ebhayisikilini elivamile kwakunzima. Kwakungekho ndlela yokwazi ngokuqinisekile kuze kube yilapho sizame konke.
SS - Yimaphi amathuluzi owasebenzise ekuthuthukiseni i-BiCi?
MJ – Sisebenzise i-Sketch ne-Pro-E ngemidwebo, kanye ne-3D-Max ngesithombe. Sakha ama-prototype amancane ngokunyathelisa kwe-3D. Imodeli yohlaka lwe-BiCi yenziwe efektri yethu ye-carbon fibre. Vele, sibhekane nezinselele eziningi, njengokuthuthukisa uhlelo lokukhanyisa olusebenzisanayo lokuzulazula, ukuvikela amanzi kwe-chip ye-BiCi, izintambo ngaphakathi kohlaka nokunye. Inkinga enkulu kwakuwukuthi ungawenza kanjani inhlanganisela ephelele yesofthiwe kanye nehadiwe. Amabhayisikili ayizinto ezisebenza ngomshini ezilawulwa ngumzimba womuntu. Ngemva kokufaka izingxenye zikagesi kuwo, angasebenza kanjani ndawonye ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka? Onjiniyela bethu bachitha izinsuku eziningi (nobusuku obunye) behlola futhi belungisa ukuze baxazulule lokhu.
Uma uhlabeke umxhwele ngaleli bhayisikili njengathi, chofoza isixhumanisi ukuze uthembise bese uthola elinye lamabhayisikili akho e-BiCi.
