"Intelligent cockpit" or "retarded cockpit"? Look at this. It will end at four o'clock.

In other words, how to describe the changes that have taken place in the cockpit of our car over the years is probably from cassette to N-disc CD, and finally to the source of listening to songs in today's smart car; That homemade mechanical key can not only open the door, but also drive the car. The routine of opening the door with wire is gone forever.

With the mobile Internet, all kinds of intelligent software and intelligent configuration are crammed into the car, and car companies are not willing to lag behind to claim how black technology their cockpit configuration is.

So how intelligent is our cockpit at present, or are they all really intelligent? Let's talk it over today.

Is it an intelligent cockpit? You'll know as soon as you open the door.

The first feeling of entering the car is very important. As the first threshold to feel the intelligent cockpit, the routine of traditional fuel vehicles is keyless entry+one-button start, but it is a piece of cake for the intelligent cockpit. Usually, what manufacturers play most is to try to get rid of the key.

For example, Tesla uses a card key. Frankly speaking, it is not much more convenient than the key, and it looks a bit like the room card of a star hotel, which is easy to cause misunderstanding. ...

Of course, you can also bind the owner's mobile phone on the app, which is a little ahead of the traditional fuel car.

If you are an avid iron fan, you can also try the following operations: a man named Ben in Utah, USA? Can people in workman model Tesla? The chip in the key of the induction card is implanted into the subcutaneous tissue on the back of your right hand. In the future, you don't need to use your mobile phone to unlock or swipe your card when you get on the bus. Just rub the b-pillar with the back of your hand.

Do you need surgery to get on the bus? This is so unwise. In contrast, our own brand is much stronger than this!

For example, Zero Run S0 1 provides "fingerprint vein recognition unlock"+"face recognition start", which is unique enough. Through the induction button on the door handle, the vein biometric technology is used to identify the vein distribution map by infrared, which is safer than fingerprint unlocking.

When you enter the car, you can start the car directly through face recognition technology, so you can start the car without a key at all. At the same time, the system will automatically synchronize the set seat position, rearview mirror adjustment and even music collection and navigation records.

Since I experienced this kind of face recognition, I feel that password input and fingerprint recognition are floating clouds, just like the face of Apple's mobile phone. The ID is very smooth, so you can get on the bus and sit down. Of course, compared with fingerprint vein recognition, other car companies are equipped with face recognition systems, such as Tucki G3 and Roewe RX5? EMAX, wait.

Yes, the real intelligent cockpit is completely prepared for you before departure after you sit in the driver's seat.

Is voice interaction smart enough? Just shout.

For a long time, the man-machine interaction in the car is usually realized by pressing buttons. But as an intelligent cockpit, it is too bad to click the screen and press the button every day.

So, if you want to test whether it is a "smart cockpit" or a "retarded cockpit", just shout it out.

Some so-called intelligent car machines not only have slow recognition speed and high error rate, but also have few functions. Moreover, the voice control part is limited to the vehicle-engine system, and the material connection of electronic components in the vehicle is basically zero. There are no functions that need to be linked with hardware, such as turning on the air conditioner and opening the skylight by voice. For such a "smart cockpit", I am afraid I have to add a "half" in front.

In contrast, some cars not only realize real voice interaction, but also are very human. For tech geeks, virtual tenderness is essential. For example, NOMI of Weilai not only supports wake-up words, but also supports natural semantic recognition, with more functions. Whether it is multimedia operation in daily use (playing music and radio), vehicle-machine linkage (adjusting driving mode and power recovery intensity), or even localized service (finding food and charging), it can be realized directly through voice.

You can even chat with your host and tell jokes. It is also one of the pleasures of car owners to interact with NOMI like before teasing Siri.

Although many people think that voice interaction is dispensable, Bian Xiao really can't go back after experiencing the precise and intelligent voice system. Perhaps it can be said that it is not that we don't want to use the voice function, but that the voice function of some models is too embarrassing to use and the effect is not good, so it is better not to use it.

The real OTA upgrade allows you to drive a new car every day.

It is human nature to like the new and hate the old. After all, face the same car (or the same person) for n years, unless you can be like Jack in Friends? Geller, it's only a matter of time before you get bored.

Unfortunately, it is obviously not practical to change a car as a durable product every once in a while. Of course, if you are a local tyrant, forget it. So, can the smart cockpit of the new era allow you to try it every day without changing a new car?

The answer is-OTA upgrade.

"『OTA』" is not new in the digital field, but it has recently become popular in the automobile circle. Because new energy vehicles are emphasizing intelligence, and intelligence cannot be separated from the iteration and evolution of software and hardware. OTA is actually very simple, that is, over-the-air download technology, that is, over-the-air (wireless) download and upgrade technology.

Thanks for OTA upgrades, including Tesla models? Many pure electric vehicles, including 3, can achieve the magical effect of adding new functions to the vehicle and even changing the performance by upgrading the on-board software remotely. For example, with the iteration of the version, Tesla's AP intelligent assisted driving system has been updated with a series of major upgrades including automatic lane change and ice cream cone recognition.

For maneuverability and performance, OTA can also be improved. The most famous is the "brake door" overseas last year. When testing the braking performance of Model3, the foreign media Consumer Report found that Model? In the 300 km braking project, the braking distance is too long. As a response to media test feedback, Tesla pushed the latest version of the software OTA upgrade. After completing the upgrade, the consumer reported updating the model again? 3. Brake test, the braking distance is shortened by 6 meters.

It can be seen that the handling response of the vehicle can be changed through the upgrade of OTA. For traditional fuel vehicles, such an upgraded experience of "driving a new car" is hard to understand.

But! Not all OTAs are true OTAs mentioned above, only the OTA of the central control system has been upgraded, in other words, it is an incomplete OTA, because at most, it is to improve the UI and interactive design of the central control system, or to add several multimedia functions.

The difference between the two is that "fake OTA" simply upgrades the function of the central control panel, while "true OTA" improves the software and hardware performance of the whole vehicle. Moreover, with the existence of big data and cloud, today's smart electric vehicles can constantly update vehicles and improve product experience by collecting experimental data or road data.

Therefore, only with a real OTA can it be called a "smart cockpit".

A hodgepodge with special functions. Have you used chicken ribs?

Whether it is smart cars or OTA upgrades, manufacturers are getting together in this direction, but these are obviously not enough for consumers with increasingly picky tastes. At this time, some "fancy" functions are needed.

For example, Roewe AR assisted driving, which recently promoted thief fire, was originally deployed on its flagship pure electric SUV? Marvel Comics? On the X, and then directly to a blow to reduce the dimension, even its compact SUV? RX5？ EMAX is also equipped.

Its AR-Driving real-life driving assistance system 2.0 will project the real-time road conditions in front of the car into the instrument, and it will bring its own road conditions such as turning, fork in the road and turning around to realize accurate AR real-life navigation.

As a new force in building cars, Tucki G3 has also found another way. In addition to our regular camera, we also have a roof camera, which is mainly used to realize the two functions of "God's perspective" and taking pictures.

The so-called "God's perspective", we can not only "secretly observe" the scene outside the car through this camera, but also achieve 360-degree images to assist in passing obstacles. It can achieve the effect similar to 360 driving recorder; If you encounter obstacles, it is more appropriate to test the blind area through "God's perspective".

As for the camera function, I personally think that entertainment orientation is greater than intelligence orientation. ...

So are these functions worthy of the word "intelligence"? From a technical point of view, manufacturers really spent a lot of time on this. But from the actual situation, they did not achieve the effect of breaking ground. After all, everyone is in the stage of intelligent exploration, and the specific application of technology configuration also needs the participation of consumers.

The ultimate meaning of intelligent cockpit is actually automatic driving.

Combined with what we said above, the definition of "intelligent cockpit" at this stage should be: all-round adaptive entry experience, good operation interaction and later OTA upgrade, and practical intelligent driving assistance.

But from the perspective of development, I personally think that if you want to make a qualitative leap in driving experience, autonomous driving is the final answer!

Nowadays, among the intelligent attributes of new energy vehicles, autonomous driving has become more and more important. Look at the dazzling propaganda on the poster-L2, L3, L2? With L2.5 and L2+, the mainstream OEMs can basically reach L2 level.

Then, with the continuous development of autonomous driving, what will the supporting intelligent cockpit look like? At 19 China International Import Expo (CIIE), KIA's R.E.A.D? Me unmanned intelligent cockpit gives the answer:

When the unmanned vehicle is equipped with a future driving concept cockpit and the vehicle is driving automatically, if you want to use the time on the road to work, you only need a laptop and a cup of coffee to turn the cockpit into an office-when we click to open the office mode, the seat moves forward &; The small table board will automatically pop up, and the compartment will be replaced with a light environment suitable for office work; Of course, if you want to drive by yourself, there is no problem at all. After clicking the driving mode, the steering wheel will automatically turn out from under the table. At this point, the front windshield becomes transparent, and drivers and passengers can see the real-time information of road conditions.

Therefore, fully automatic driving, with such a cockpit, is the real intelligence!

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.