On March 3, iCAR and Horizon held an online intelligent driving technology launch event on the CCTV Finance platform, showcasing the latest advancements of the iCAR V27 in the field of assisted driving. Dr. Su Jun, General Manager of the iCAR Brand Division, along with Dr. Yu Kai, Founder and CEO of Horizon, appeared together to provide an in-depth analysis of the V27 equipped with the Super Falcon 700 + assisted driving system. Through real-world road test videos conducted in complex urban areas like Chongqing and Beijing, they demonstrated its assisted driving capabilities. The event announced that the new vehicle would officially launch nationwide on March 13.
The Super Falcon 700 + assisted driving system of the iCAR V27 is powered by Horizon’s Journey 6P chip, boasting a computing power of up to 560TOPS. The hardware redundancy of this system lays the foundation for full-scenario assisted driving functions and ongoing OTA updates in the future. The top-tier models are equipped with 27 high-performance sensors, including high-precision LiDAR, creating a 360° perception network to ensure identification under various light and weather conditions. The V27’s assisted driving brain utilizes Horizon’s HSD solution, achieving comprehensive urban/highway nav-assist driving and intelligent parking functions without relying on high-precision maps.
The V27’s assisted driving system achieves a human-like experience through a true one-step end-to-end architecture. The system responds faster, with a decision delay of only 160 milliseconds, 42% faster than the average human reaction time, enabling quick responses to emergencies. The vehicle control experience is smoother, with a reduction of over 90% in sudden braking, harsh braking, and poor driving behaviors, and lane changes, cornering, and detours are fluid. The V27 excelled in tests through Chongqing’s complex road conditions, able to pass through, reasonably adjust acceleration/deceleration, and perform driving actions such as traffic light start-stop, navigating complex roundabouts, and merging/exiting road networks.
The V27’s VLM cloud model enables the assisted system to intelligently analyze based on elements such as the environment and traffic signs, flexibly handling rare traffic scenarios. In underground loops, where GPS signals are weak, road networks are complex, and intersections are frequent, the V27 can still recognize paths. Furthermore, the V27’s assisted driving system incorporates reinforcement learning mechanisms, which, after mass production and market release, will be continuously optimized based on an even larger volume of data.
Currently, iCAR V27 display vehicles have arrived at stores nationwide. The new car will officially launch on March 13th, and with its revolutionary driver assistance experience and versatile capabilities, the V27 is poised to reshape the boxy SUV market landscape and emerge as the next market blockbuster.
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