Once I received the push notification from the APP, I immediately made an appointment to upgrade my R7 in the middle of the night, so I could experience the OTA system update the next day. Well, at first glance, it seems there is no difference from the original, after all, it still maintains the same UI design style. The OTA only has new features applied. I immediately studied the car system by referring to the update instructions. The voice assistant can now control more functions and new entertainment functions have been added, such as MiGu Quick Tour and others. However, here comes the “but”! FEIFAN has added several new city highways and navigation areas, as well as some new sections, but still no sign of Dongguan…This concerned me a bit, because neighboring cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen have added new routes, but unfortunately, the connection between these two cities, Dongguan, has not been opened yet. Therefore, every time I travel between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, there is a short stretch of highway where I cannot use the navigation assistant. I hope the next version can include it!
I know many friends may say, “it’s just a navigation assistant, you can simply use ACC cruise control when it’s not available”. However, I want to say that the regular ACC and lane-keeping compared to FEIFAN’s RISINGPILOT navigation assistant are completely different experiences. As I often travel on the highway, I prefer to turn on the driver assistance function after getting on the highway. After the basic L2 level, the R7 can recognize automatic lane change and overtaking, and the whole experience is very smooth. For example, when vehicles on both sides are merging into the center lane, human operation often cannot determine the actions of the surrounding vehicles due to certain visual blind spots. However, the car can identify them accurately through radar sensors, so the R7’s automatic lane change is usually in a completely normal situation.
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Of course, besides being practical, the high-speed navigation assistance function of R7 is also very stable. In fact, I felt the stability was sufficient enough in the first version of the in-car system. As long as the routes covered are all in range, there is basically no need for any intervention. All I need to do is gently hold the steering wheel and keep an eye on the road ahead~ After the OTA, the instrument intelligent driving system now has a switch between day and night modes, which improves the user experience visually. Also, the interface design of lane-keeping assistance has been optimized with added animations.
To be honest, the high-speed navigation assistance function is one of the reasons why I chose the flagship R7 model. It is really useful. However, it may take more time for Veefine to expand the coverage area for high-speed navigation. Currently, it has already been deployed in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and some other first-tier and second-tier cities. It is expected that upcoming city group updates will be available soon. In short, the reason why I was a little disappointed that Veefine did not deploy high-speed navigation in Dongguan this time is mainly because this function is so useful. As car owners, we naturally hope that Veefine can hear our feedback and arrange the next update as soon as possible~
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