On September 15th, the 2023 version of KiWi EV was officially launched with three versions available – the Smart Trend edition priced at 87,800 yuan, the Smart Luxury edition at 93,800 yuan, and the DJI edition equipped with the DJI car-carrying Lingxi smart driving system at 102,800 yuan. What do you think of this price? You are welcome to discuss in the comments!
Compared to the previous version, the 2023 version of KiWi EV has mainly been upgraded in terms of interior design and intelligence.
In terms of the interior, it adds two kinds of interior color, interstellar black and future silver, and uses suede as the main material, which covers a large area of seats. The screen has been upgraded to a double 10.25-inch continuous screen. A 12V car power supply has been added to the front row for future use with devices like dashboard cameras.
There are many upgrades in terms of intelligence. Let’s first talk about the intelligent network connection.
First, jointly created with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine, is what they call the “Scenario Magic Cube,” which recommends relevant vehicle functions in different scenarios such as traffic jams, sleeping, and children.
Secondly, the vehicle can be remotely controlled. After connecting to the app, you can remotely unlock the vehicle, control the air conditioning, and authorize others to use the Bluetooth key.
Third, all-scenario voice interaction. According to official reports from Baoshan, the voice recognition rate can reach 99%.
Fourth, the car machine is connected to multiple third-party apps. Currently, there are four in-car apps available, including KiWi Radio, Himalaya, PhoenixFM, and Cool Music, and users have the option to bind their third-party app accounts. There is no need to switch IDs, just scan the QR code with your phone to login. The car navigation is powered by Amap and supports real-time synchronization of the phone’s location.
In addition to the intelligent cockpit, the most noteworthy feature of the new KiWi EV is the Lingxi smart driving system onboard the top-of-the-line DJI edition.The hardware parameters are as follows:
- Dual-view stereo perception camera in the front
- Four surround-view cameras
- One millimeter-wave radar
- Twelve ultrasonic radars
- Intelligent driving controller with 16 TOPS computing power
This is an “urban” optimized assisted driving system. The most impressive aspect is its mature human-machine co-driving mechanism, which allows the driver to easily take over the vehicle on complex road sections. When the vehicle recognizes the lane lines, the assisted driving system immediately intervenes. This mechanism greatly increases the coherence of assisted driving use.
For the specific abilities and performance of this system, you can visit my homepage to see the video I took earlier, which provides detailed answers.
During the press conference, Baojun announced that it will update the OTA to include cross-floor parking memory and recognition of highly utilized traffic lights in urban areas by the end of this year. I am quite looking forward to these two features.
In terms of hardware, the new KiWi EV uses a 50 kW motor and a battery capacity of 31.7 kWh, with a CLTC driving range of 305 km and the ability to discharge up to 2.4 kW externally.
Finally, if you order now for 99 yuan, you can enjoy free installation of charging piles, three years of free roadside assistance, 24-month interest-free installment loans, and three years of 2G free monthly data.
So, would you spend 100,000 yuan to choose such a miniature car with excellent assisted driving capabilities? What do you think the market performance of this car will be like? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.