Why Are Smart Streetlights So Expensive
From the perspective of research and development, it is said that this smart light pole generally involves the construction of the underlying system of the platform software, which needs to open up the underlying protocol of various sensor devices in the vehicle, and has a four-layer architecture, from the perception layer to the transmission layer, to the data processing layer, and finally in the application service layer, its logic rigor, development cycle, and architecture research and development in the rod body. How to better combine other purchased custom equipment with the rod body needs to be developed in terms of hardware and software. I don't know how much manpower and material resources it takes, and the traditional lamppost is basically the same. Therefore, especially in the current market environment, input costs are increasing year by year.
From the market point of view, the ordinary lamppost market supply and demand is large, and this kind of smart lamppost applying a new generation of information technology has not been fully accepted by the market, more are still in the pilot stage, so the market demand is not so big, and even each city only a few guns or a dozen guns, can reach hundreds of guns is incredible. Think about it, everyone has invested so much financial and material resources, the market demand is not big. How do research and development companies engaged in smart light poles recoup their costs? We all know that although there are many companies promoting smart light poles in the market, the companies that really invest in the research and development of smart light poles are actually several companies that are laid out in advance. And why? First, there is no research and development strength, and the second is that the research and development cycle is too long, the investment is too large, and the market demand cannot go up. Basically the companies that develop this kind of smart light pole are mostly losing money, so they don't develop at all.
From the after-sales point of view, because the smart light pole must not only be familiar with its own software, but also familiar with the sensor equipment in various fields, it is also very difficult, not to say that ordinary after-sales engineers can debug, by the way, it must be adjusted by the professional senior engineers of the enterprise. As we all know, the salary of a senior engineer is tens of thousands of dollars a month, and the salary of debugging is thousands of dollars a day. Enterprises also need profits, the price is not high how to do? What about break-even?
In summary, the reason for the high price of smart light poles is the high cost of research and development investment, the high cost of commissioning services, and the low market demand. Since we know the reason for the high price, when to cut the price, this is also a problem that many friends in the industry are concerned about.
From the perspective of employees of smart light poles, in order to really reduce the price of smart light poles, the first thing to do is to make the design plan clear, what kind of road section is equipped with what kind of function. Importantly, blindly combining all the functions is also one of the reasons for wasting resources and increasing costs; Second, the business model is not clear, and the profitability is not clear. This is the premise for the large-scale laying of smart light poles. As long as the market demand rises, the price should be at least 25% lower than now, and social capital is more willing to participate, which will further reduce the government's debt risk; Finally, it is necessary to clarify the market demand for smart light poles, because the existing smart light poles are essentially "multi-functional sets of light poles." After replacing some products, there is not much performance in reducing costs and improving efficiency, giving people a flashy feeling.
With the gradual recovery of the economy after the epidemic, new infrastructure investment will increase, and the large-scale laying process of smart light poles will eventually accelerate. At that time, its specific function and design may be adjusted to a certain extent to be more realistic. Adapt to local conditions and save costs, thereby increasing the possibility of profit. In short, the construction of smart cities will not stop, and smart light poles, as an important part of smart cities, will eventually appear in our real life.
