On April 22, another Friday arrived. Following the announcement of the core parameters of the NV by the Zhiyoujia last Friday, today it announced the intelligent configuration of its NV, which includes parameters related to the cabin and assisted driving.
Cabin
In terms of cabin configuration, the Zhiyoujia NV is equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument panel and a 15.6-inch central control screen, with NIUTRON OS based on Android.
It is worth mentioning that the Zhiyoujia NV is one of the few new forces equipped with CarPlay, Carlink, and HiCar smartphone interconnectivity. Taking CarPlay as an example, with the help of the Zhiyoujia Smart Stacks building blocks, it is possible to display the CarPlay interface above the 15.6-inch central control screen and the NIUTRON OS control interface below. This design logic is somewhat similar to the new generation of Mercedes-Benz C-Class that is currently on sale.
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The difference is that the Zhiyoujia NV can operate the air conditioning, driving mode switching, and assisted driving functions in the lower partition screen. In contrast, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class can only operate the air conditioning panel.
According to the introduction by Zhiyoujia, the operating logic of NIUTRON OS is similar to that of CarPlay, reducing the learning costs as much as possible for users. Currently, the interface and operating logic of various manufacturers’ vehicle systems are all different. After the intelligent level is improved, it is easy to design the interface and operating logic to be very complex. We also look forward to experiencing the Zhiyoujia NV’s machine operating experience in real life soon.
Apart from having CarPlay and NIUTRON OS displayed on the same screen, you can also project information from both onto the instrument panel. This means that while the instrument panel displays CarPlay’s music information, the central control screen can display the AR navigation interface.
NV also incorporates Apple’s ecosystem into vehicle unlocking. It supports quick car control in the iPhone widget, and even includes an unlock feature on the Apple Watch.
I wonder if the Apple Watch unlock feature will offer Apple’s digital key (Apple CarKey) like BMW does.
To better interact with mobile devices, ZIYOUJIA NV offers 15W wireless charging function, but as we all know, mobile phones may heat up during high-power wireless charging. Therefore, ZIYOUJIA is equipped with active heat dissipation function to reduce the heat generated by the device and ensure the charging efficiency.
ADAS
ZIYOUJIA NV comes standard with 24 ADAS functions, including AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking), ACC (Full-speed Range Adaptive Cruise Control), LCC (Lane Center Control), LCA (Lane Change Assistance), BSD (Blind Spot Monitoring), APA (Automatic Parking Assist), and other functions. The specific configuration is as follows:
In terms of hardware configuration, ZIYOUJIA NV is equipped with the Horizon Journey 2 chip, including one monocular visual perception camera and five millimeter wave radars. The ZIYOUJIA official website claims that it can identify Chinese characteristic transportation modes such as two-wheeled vehicles, commuting vehicles, and three-wheeled vehicles, and realize L2+ level ADAS driving.
At present, the Horizon Journey 2 chip is at the mainstream level. If ZIYOUJIA NV can achieve hardware upgrades, the ability of ADAS driving in the future will be greatly improved.
Source: ZIYOUJIA official announcement.
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