Author: Douli Jun
- The world's first mass-produced car equipped with Huawei's all-stack intelligent automobile solution.
- The world's first mass-produced car to support urban high-level intelligent driving.
- The world's first luxury pure electric mass-produced sedan equipped with Huawei's HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit.
Combining the three "world's firsts" into one mass-produced car - the new HI version of Alpha S from Lynk & Co is now available!
On the evening of May 7th, at the launch event of the new HI version of the Alpha S, Lynk & Co collaborated with Huawei and launched the first luxury pure electric mass-produced sedan equipped with Huawei's all-stack intelligent automobile solution. Industry and media alike believe that this event marks the entry of the Chinese automobile industry into a new era of high-level intelligent driving. How powerful is this car? Let's take a look.
## Lynk & Co and Huawei joined hands to showcase the high-end products of the joint venture
In fact, Lynk & Co's collaboration with Huawei is no secret. During the Guangzhou Auto Show 2021, the new HI version of the Alpha S was the first high-end intelligent pure electric sedan to be equipped with Huawei's all-stack intelligent automobile solution on exhibition, and it drew attention from the media and users alike.
The reason behind this is not hard to find. Lynk & Co's cooperation with Huawei is no longer just a cross-border collaboration between two companies, but more like two partner fighters working together to create a world-class car for us. Why do we say so? Because so far, Lynk & Co and Huawei have signed four agreements in four years, and the two have consistently deepened their strategic partnership in technology R&D, product innovation, and intelligent transformation fields, continuously achieving breakthroughs, and thereby achieving deep cooperation from core technology to marketing end throughout the entire lifecycle.
Specifically, in the R&D process of the new HI version of the Alpha S, the two companies' engineers cooperated for more than 1200 days, underwent over a million kilometers of generalization testing, and took more than two years, three rounds, and nearly 300 chassis tuning schemes to bring this new HI version of the Lynk & Co Alpha S to us.
And this also makes the new HI version of the Alpha S the world's first mass-produced car equipped with Huawei's all-stack intelligent driving solution, the world's first mass-produced car to support smart driving on urban roads, and the world's first luxury pure electric mass-produced sedan equipped with Huawei's HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit.
## What are the highlights of "Huawei's first automobile solution"?
Actually, there was a hidden “easter egg” at the launch event of the Lynk & Co Zero Concept. This was Huawei’s Executive Director, CEO of the Consumer Business Group, and CEO of the Intelligent Automotive Solution Business Unit, Richard Yu, who appeared in person at the event. This not only dispelled all doubts about the collaboration between Lynk & Co and Huawei, but also boosted confidence in the partnership.
Of course, Richard Yu’s personal appearance also confirmed the Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s position as the “first car with Huawei Hi” version. So what are the highlights of this new version of the Lynk & Co Zero Concept? In fact, Huawei and Lynk & Co have jointly created a new digital architecture and five intelligent systems for smart cars, the most important of which are intelligent driving and intelligent cabin.
First of all, in terms of intelligent driving, the Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s new “Hi” version is equipped with 34 high-perception hardware devices, including 3 laser radars and 6 millimeter wave radars, as well as the MDC810 intelligent driving computing platform with a powerful computing power of up to 400TOPS. This enables the Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s new “Hi” version to achieve intelligent driving assistance functions that are fully targeted, fully covered, multi-work scenarios, and all-weather.
For example, in our daily driving, we can use the ACC adaptive cruise control function. When it detects a target vehicle approaching at a close distance, it will quickly identify the vehicle and achieve safe following, allowing for continuous driving. In addition, parking is also a big problem for many drivers. The Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s new “Hi” version is equipped with an APA automatic parking system, which has strong trajectory planning capabilities and can adapt to parking in blind spots. Overall, the intelligent driving of the Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s new “Hi” version can be regarded as the most intelligent driving system that understands Chinese road conditions.
In addition, another major highlight of the Lynk & Co Zero Concept’s new “Hi” version is its intelligent cabin. Equipped with a high-performance Kirin car machine module, it runs the HarmonyOS car machine operating system. As we all know, HarmonyOS was born with the concept of “everything connected” in mind. At that time, the slogan had a certain gimmicky quality, but today, it is officially being realized.
The Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version is equipped with the Huawei HarmonyOS, which can seamlessly connect with mobile phones, computers, PADs, smart home appliances and other products, bringing cars into the “smart world of everything connected”. Based on the HarmonyOS car system, the software platform is developed around the “in-car scenario”, truly bringing users a new experience of intelligent mobile life.
In simple terms, the Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version brings us more than 30 car software applications, which can meet users’ daily driving needs. We can also achieve seamless switching between mobile devices and car infotainment systems through the HarmonyOS car system, and even adjust speakers and cameras in the car with our smartphones. In addition, we can still control audio and sunshades in the car with gestures or interact with the car infotainment system using voice commands. Worth mentioning is that the Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version will also apply 5G ultra-wideband network technology, providing lightning-fast experience during full-car OTA upgrades in the future.
Is the Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version worth buying?
Of course, after reviewing the development process and highlights of the Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version, we need to focus on the crucial question, whether this car is worth buying. The Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version has two versions, the advanced version priced at 397,900 yuan and the high-end version priced at 429,900 yuan.
To be honest, compared with similarly priced models in the current new energy car market, such as Tesla Model 3 and other models, the price of the Hozon Auto Alpha S new HI version is not expensive. Equipped with BAIC Group’s three-electricity technology, platform technology, whole-vehicle manufacturing capabilities, and other advantages, as well as the assistance of Huawei’s full-stack intelligent car solution, it can be said that this car is highly competitive.
Of course, for users who are considering purchasing new energy vehicles, the overall performance of the power system and safety is also an important reference factor for considering whether it is worth buying. The new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto will adopt the Huawei high-power torque powertrain, equipped with front AC asynchronous motor, rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, and the system peak motor power will reach 473 kW, and peak torque will exceed 655 N·m. This also makes the hundred-kilometer acceleration score less than 3.5 seconds.
In addition, the new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto will be the first to be equipped with 800V high-voltage ultra-fast charging technology, which can achieve a maximum charging power of 187 kW, and only takes 15 minutes from 30% to 80% charge. In simpler terms, the new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto only needs to be charged for 10 minutes to supplement nearly 200 kilometers of cruising range.
In terms of safety, the new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto has achieved a six-in-one full redundancy design, which brings users a more comprehensive “double insurance.” They are perception redundancy, decision-making redundancy, steering redundancy, braking redundancy, architecture redundancy, and power redundancy. The redundancy design can greatly ensure that when one set of systems fails, another set of systems can also guarantee the safety of the vehicle.
Of course, the above content may be a bit obscure, but you can always rely on C-NCAP testing. With its ultra-high-strength body and superb braking performance, the new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto has also won an excellent five-star collision safety performance in the C-NCAP evaluation.
Dolijun’s words:
The intelligentization of automobiles we look forward to is definitely not a simple physical combination of software and hardware, but a product strength that transcends intelligentization, traditional automobile manufacturing, and digitalization. From this perspective, the new HI version of the Alpha S by JH Auto can definitely be called a world-class car. It is a small step for JH Auto and a big step for the industry.
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