On December 16th, Jinkr officially announced that Jinkr 001 has delivered over 70,000 units, and has achieved continuous growth in the past five months. In November, 11,011 units were delivered.
Another piece of information released together is the official launch of the new car system, ZEEKR OS 4.0, and it will be pushed to users in the near future.
Interface Optimization
As a major version update, ZEEKR OS 4.0 has made interface changes on the central control and dashboard, especially the central control screen. Not only has a new interface been adopted, but the matching menu logic has also undergone a lot of changes.
The biggest change to the central control interface first comes from the main interface. The new version uses the Unity engine to create a 3D visualization interactive interface as the main interface. Corresponding modules can be controlled by clicking on the floating interactive controls on the vehicle body. For example, the version with optional electric doors can directly control the opening and closing of the doors and tailgate through the car control main interface, or the rear electric charging lid.
Below the 3D interactive interface, there are four customizable floating information cards that can be placed with navigation, driving, music and other cards. According to personal habits, commonly used functions can be placed directly on the main interface.
As before, the top left of the screen displays the visual image and time of the voice assistant EVA.
To further improve interaction experience, lightweight half-screen designs have been applied to high-frequency applications such as air conditioning, seat heating/ventilation, and fragrance settings. On the basis of not affecting the main information display, multiple function adjustments are integrated into the same screen.Besides the main interface, the layout of the dashboard has also been adjusted. The speed display has been moved to the left, and more space has been allocated for the display of the assisted driving visualization.
Overall Vehicle Upgrade
In addition to improving the interaction, ZEEKR OS 4.0 has also made some optimizations in terms of range, charging, and air conditioning and heating.
Through optimization of the thermal management and intelligent driving system, the CLTC range of the ZEEKR 001 has been increased by 6-10 kilometers. In addition, a new low-temperature charging and heating function has been added to accelerate battery warming up at low temperatures and ensure charging power.
Conclusion
Overall, the changes made by ZEEKR in 4.0 are equivalent to upgrading from 2.0 to 3.0 in terms of the degree of improvement, and the focus is on improving the user experience and the aesthetics of the interface. Additionally, the interaction has obviously made a deeper exploration of the computing power of the existing 8155 hardware, and has achieved pretty good results in the 3D interactive interface.
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