Recently, SAIC R Automobile announced that it will launch a new technology brand, R-TECH, in January. R-TECH mainly includes technologies in three areas: intelligent driving, intelligent cockpit, and three-electricity technology.
At the Guangzhou Auto Show in November, R Automobile revealed that MARVEL R’s R PILOT 3.0 will be equipped with Mobileye EyeQ4H perception chip + 6 auxiliary driving cameras + 5 millimeter-wave radars. SAIC is expected to launch a similar NOA high-speed navigation driving assistance feature next year.
Although the hardware seems to be abundant, the key to driving assistance technology still lies in the driving experience. We’ll have to wait until next year to try it out.
However, separating the development team for driving assistance and intelligent cockpit is a good move, as Tesla has set a good example. Without differentiation in terms of driving assistance among different car models, if driving assistance technology follows the development cycle of the car itself, resources and time will be severely limited. Only after being developed independently can there be more healthy and continuous investment, as well as clear development goals for driving assistance technology.
We also hope that R-TECH can bring us some eye-catching innovations when it is launched next year.
Source: SAIC R Automobile official website
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