Hello to all the ultra-expensive car owner friends, I’m Yang Xiao, the owner of ultra-expensive 001we86.

In the last few days of last month (11.30), I received the 4.0 OTA test push from Ultra-Spend, and when I looked at the upgrade log, I almost vomited, I even took off my pants, just for this?? The expected small light on the rearview mirror, direct and straight out, the sentinel mode, none of them!! The interface has changed a lot, but my first judgment was, what’s the point of doing these things? There’s no bullshit feature added.

I downloaded it on the same day, upgraded it, and I had no interest in playing with it, I went to bed directly. Every time I upgraded before, I would fool around on the car for dozens of minutes.

However, with the passage of time, after using it for two days, the feeling is completely different. This time, the upgrade of EVA feels like a rebirth, as if it were born again. EVA is like having plastic surgery, with a completely new look. The entire logical thinking is also completely different. Let me briefly introduce it below:

1. In the garage interface, after the car is started, it has changed from the previous three large cards to the car as the protagonist. The owner can intuitively control the rotation of the car model and various functions, such as fast charging port, trunk, and rearview mirror, which are very common operations in the parking state. It is convenient, intuitive, and can also customize the body color, and later it should be possible to change the wheel hub and sticker, etc. (In the comfort mode, the ears can also be folded up, which looks exactly the same as locking the car from the outside). Below it replaces the original 3 large cards with 3 small cards and also adds a shortcut to a customized app launch. Especially this shortcut for the app is very thoughtful. For example, if we want to watch a movie or browse Bilibili during our lunch break, we can just get in the car and click it. The style of the small card is a bit like NIO, but currently can’t be customized or scrolled. It will probably be available in future upgrades.

2. In linkage mode, when you put it in driving “D” mode, it enters the driving mode, and navigation linkage appears, and it can directly display if you are navigating to home or work, which is also very convenient.

3. Logic optimization- most operations and functions can be completed in 1-2 steps, especially the drop-down menu for liking! The interface of the drop-down menu allows you to quickly adjust various modes and brightness, and you can also customize various modes. For example, in the past, to enter the comfort mode, you had to tap the car first, then tap the car’s settings, and then tap comfort in the lower right corner, a total of three steps, and you had to drag and search on the screen. But now, you only need to pull down the menu, and then just tap the customized position, which greatly improves the convenience of operation. Take the example of reserving a charging session, which has greatly improved as well. After setting the reservation time, it will be saved in memory, and you can simply plug in the charger in the future to start charging according to the pre-set time. If you come home late, you can even change the time on the app.

4. Air conditioning operation optimization and suggestions! In general, touch screens should support three different actions – long press, short press, and drag and drop. The current air conditioning settings in the vehicle already support these three actions. Short press to enter the air conditioning settings, long press to turn on and off, and drag and drop to adjust the air volume directly. This is great because I often drive after playing basketball and need to cool down quickly, so I just need to tap the air conditioning control and swipe right to get full air volume. Unfortunately, the switch for the rear air conditioning is still on a separate layer, which is very inconvenient, especially for the WE version car owners who cannot see if there is airflow in the rear from the first layer of the air conditioning interface. Clicking the rear air conditioning button takes you to another layer of menu, and it’s just a switch. Isn’t that a bit silly? To turn on the rear air conditioning, you need multiple steps. Hopefully, this can be improved in the future, and the rear air conditioning switch should be directly accessible from the air conditioning interface!

In addition, the ventilation and heating functions have been negatively optimized. Hopefully, this issue can be resolved in the official update. It used to be easy and convenient to control the ventilation or heating with a short press or drag-and-drop, but now it requires entering the ventilation and heating menu, and even further selecting whether to use ventilation or heating, and adjusting the seat controls… This is the most annoying thing about the 4.0 test system. Such commonly used functions were well-designed previously, but now it has become so complicated!

5. Evolution of functionality! The driving recorder contents can finally be exported! And the light show can be customized! These two features are not mentioned in the upgrade log, nor is there any related instructions. It is all thanks to the owners’ exploration. Due to space limitation and the fact that it is still a testing version, these two functions will be introduced in another article at the end of this post.

6. The dashboard has been redesigned, and the HUD has also evolved. Personally, I like the larger projected speed display (although some testers think it is too big). It would be better if this feature can be personalized. However, it is regrettable that the energy consumption and remaining battery life cannot be displayed on the dashboard for a long time. This needs to be further improved.

7. The active steering wheel can now move (but personally, I do not like this feature, especially when leaving the vehicle for a short time. Additionally, if there are many objects inside the car, especially hard objects at the bottom of the seats, frequent movements can easily cause problems).

8. Bugs cannot be avoided. Although there are still some functionality issues, the 4.0 version is definitely a significant update in the history of Jikai car system development. The main improvements are in the system logic. According to the information we have, this is the 1.0 version of Jikai 001 car system (since receiving the car, I think it has gone through three times of version 1.0. The first time was version 1.0 with an 820 chip when the car was first received. The second time was the old team’s version 1.0 on 8155 new car system. This third time is Shanghai Jikai’s version 1.0. From now on, Jikai’s car system will be developed by the Shanghai Zhangsong team). After one year of delivery, Eva has been reborn twice, which is truly remarkable. Jikai is constantly evolving and never stops. We are looking forward to the next version of Jikai’s continued evolution. If you buy a 001, you can keep experiencing new feelings. It’s worth it! – Here is a small wishlist for ZEEKR’s future OTA upgrades. Hopefully, ZEEKR can gradually implement them:

9. Karaoke function (This is the easiest function and can also boost the sales of ZEEKR’s e-commerce platform. I really don’t understand why ZEEKR hasn’t included it yet. Even the Lynk & Co 06 and 09 have it. Even the Guangzhou Auto Aion Y, which is priced at 100,000 RMB, has it.)

10. Direct in and out function (This is a function that was given as a gift from 711 ZEEKR. It is a must-have for the spacious ZEEKR 001.)

11. Blind spot monitoring (This refers to the small yellow lights on each side of the car which customers often ask for. Actually, I proposed an even more interesting function. I hope the ZEEKR engineers can listen to my suggestion.)

12. Nomi for ZEEKR (This is another revenue-generating project. Can’t the boss of ZEEKR’s e-commerce platform think of anything? This is a project that has warmth and profit.)

13. Sentry mode (Although there is already an emergency recording function, it still cannot verify minor scratches. We strongly request that ZEEKR can fulfill this function as soon as possible.)

14. Video and audio access (I am very envious that the 009 has a high-definition access port for the rear seat, while the 001 only has a poor C port. Can ZEEKR realize this grand function? It is another revenue-generating project. 001-exclusive multimedia expansion dock for accessing Switch and other game consoles. Who still envies Tesla’s AMD infotainment system?)

ZEEKR OS 4.0

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