You must have heard such an argument more than once, "The competition of new energy vehicles will focus on intelligence in the second half", and there is a more familiar sentence, "It will provide infinitely close to L3-level assisted driving."It goes without saying that intelligent assisted driving, which has been mentioned repeatedly, has played an increasingly important role in daily driving. Industry trends and future directions.At this stage, to what extent has each company's intelligent assisted driving evolved?Let's have a plate today.
1. Xpeng: Urban NGP, representative models - Xpeng G9, P7i, G6
On June 15, Xiaopeng Motors announced that the city NGP was officially opened in Beijing, becoming the first high-level intelligent assisted driving in the industry to be opened in the urban area of Beijing. It is currently mainly applicable to various ring roads and major expressways in Beijing.At present, this function has been opened to public beta users, and will soon be pushed to G9 and P7i Max users with Xmart OS 4.3.0 version.At that time, it will bring more convenient, smarter and comfortable smart driving experience to the majority of users.
The morning and evening peaks in Beijing are famous all over the country, and the difficulty can be said to be hell level.But urban NGP is to let you get a smooth and pleasant driving experience like an "old driver" in the face of difficulties, and make up for the shortcomings in technology to the greatest extent.As the first high-level intelligent assisted driving function in urban scenes that has been mass-produced in China, Urban NGP has been continuously optimized and iterated since its launch in October 2022, and the traffic efficiency, comfort and human-computer interaction experience have also been continuously improved.
Based on the rapid iteration capability of Xpeng's second-generation intelligent driving assistance system - XNGP, with the upgrade of Xmart OS 4.3.0 this time, the urban NGP will continue to focus on common operations such as changing lanes, overtaking, following cars, and getting on and off the expressway in daily driving. optimization.For example, urban NGP can match corresponding strategies according to different driving habits of users: standard mode, conservative mode, etc.In the standard mode, overtaking is more human-like, more accurate, and more efficient; in the conservative mode, it can be understood as reducing enthusiasm and being more calm.The system will also make judgments based on the vehicle speed and the environment to improve the smoothness of lane changes."A successful lane change can't make the car behind step on the brakes." Urban NGP is like an old driver escorting you, of course, all of these must be under the premise of ensuring safety.
Speaking of specific models, the latest Xpeng G6 will be launched at the end of the month. The Xpeng G6 is equipped with hardware consisting of 2 laser radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, 5 millimeter-wave radars, multiple perception cameras and dual Orin-X chips. system, and supports Xiaopeng city NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving, high-speed NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving and VPA-L parking lot memory parking function.It adopts a global 800V high-voltage SiC silicon carbide platform and is equipped with 3C batteries as standard. It is equipped with an 800V XPower electric drive system with a maximum power of 358kW and a peak torque of 660N m. The maximum cruising range under CLTC conditions can reach 755 kilometers.Xiaopeng expects to continue to open dozens of urban NGPs within this year, and we look forward to how it will perform in the future.
2. Ideal: Urban NOA, internal testing started this month, representative model - Ideal L7
On the "Ideal Family Technology Day" a few days ago, Ideal Auto announced that Ideal AD smart driving will start the urban NOA internal test this month.Li Auto's NOA is the abbreviation of "Navigation Assisted Driving Function".At this year's Shanghai Auto Show, Ideal released the "dual-energy strategy". Among them, in terms of "smartness", by the end of 2023, Ideal Auto's AD Max 3.0 city NOA will be pushed to more than 100 domestic cities, using a set of technologies to fully open up city and highway.
More specific actions on the internal test of urban NOA, including the delivery of urban NOA functions that do not rely on high-precision maps to internal test users in Beijing and Shanghai this month. In the second half of the year, the open area of urban NOA will gradually increase.
Ideal settings also attach great importance to daily commuting scenarios. In response to demand, Ideal Auto has launched a commuting NOA function.That is to say, each user can set his own commuting route without waiting for the NOA function of his city to be opened, accumulate NPN characteristics through automatic training during daily commuting, complete the training of simple routes within one week, and activate the commuting route. NOA function.Even for more complex routes, training is expected to take only 2-3 weeks to complete.According to the estimation of Li Auto, commuting NOA will cover more than 95% of the commuting scenarios of users.
Urban NOA, this function can help drivers cope with the needs of long-distance travel more easily. On roads covered by high-precision maps, it can guide drivers to enter and exit ramps, recommend drivers to change lanes, and intelligently adjust vehicle speed according to the speed limit.The next focus will be on evolution that does not rely on high-precision maps.
In terms of specific models, the Ideal AD Pro that comes standard with the Ideal L7 has a high-precision map and Horizon Journey 5 chip, which can smoothly experience high-speed NOA, while the Ideal AD Max also provides the Nvidia Orin-X chip, and adds lidar, high-speed NOA and The performance of NOA in some cities will be even higher.
The current sales volume of Ideal is very strong, and Li Xiang himself is even more ambitious. If the sales volume exceeds BBA in 2024, the opening of more urban NOAs will undoubtedly further enhance the competitiveness of Ideal models, and he is also very much looking forward to the follow-up performance.
3. NIO: Enhance NOP+.Start subscription on July 1st, the representative model - NIO ET5 Travel Edition
Like the battery replacement service, NIO’s NOP also needs to be paid monthly, currently 380 yuan per month.NOP+ means enhanced navigation assistance. Weilai recently announced that the first owner of the ET7, ES7, EC7 and ET5 models who bought the car or paid a deposit before May 31, 2023 (inclusive), and July 31, 2023 (inclusive) The first owner who pays a deposit to purchase a new ES8 model can get 2 years of free use of NOP+.
Although they are called differently, their essences are not much different. All NIO’s second-generation technology platform models are equipped with Aquila super-sensing system and Adam super-computing platform as standard. All users can enjoy lane centering assist (LCC), automatic emergency 23 safety and driving assistance functions such as braking (AEB) and vehicle proximity call (NBS).The enhanced navigation assistance NOP+ will bring users a leading intelligent driving experience on highways and urban expressways.
NIO NOP + Enhanced Pilot Assist Beta is a point-to-point assisted driving experience on expressways and urban expressways based on the second-generation technology platform.
Intelligent speed limit adjustment, optimal lane selection, active speed reduction on curves, active overtaking of slow vehicles, personalized cruising speed, construction scene recognition and safety reminders, etc.
New cars born on the NIO NT2 platform, such as ET7\ET5, have greatly improved their hardware strength and increased the number of sensors.Including 11 8-megapixel high-definition cameras, 1 ultra-long-distance high-precision laser radar, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 2 high-precision positioning units, 1 vehicle-road cooperative perception sensor, and 1 enhanced main driver perception sensor.In addition, the computing platform was completely updated and replaced with 4 Nvidia Orins, with a computing power of up to 1016 Tops.
The biggest move of Weilai in the recent period is to cancel the free battery exchange and reduce the price of all models by 30,000 yuan.The effect is self-evident. If Weilai's sales can no longer increase, it will indeed be more difficult in the future.
4. AITO Wenjie: the first Huawei ADS 2.0, the representative model - AITO Wenjie M5 smart driving version
At the delivery conference for the owners of the first batch of AITO Wenjie M5 smart driving version just completed last week, Yu Chengdong, executive director of Huawei, CEO of terminal BG, CEO of smart car solution BU, said: "Wenjie M5 smart driving version It will become a "dual smart ceiling", and the HUAWEI ADS 2.0 high-end intelligent driving system that will be installed for the first time will make driving safer and more comfortable, and elevate intelligence to a new level in the industry!"
So what is the difference between this Wenjie M5 Smart Driving Edition and the previous version? The first is the upgrade at the hardware level. The new car is equipped with 1 overhead laser radar, 3 millimeter-wave radars, 11 high-definition cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars. Superimposed with new antenna technology, the signal is doubled, and the high-precision map is not relied on. High-speed, urban high-level intelligent driving functions. Based on the integration of BEV (bird's-eye view) perception capabilities, Wenjie M5 smart driving version has the industry's first GOD network, which can recognize more objects. Combined with the road topology reasoning network, it can be opened with or without pictures.
The system can cover 90% of the urban scene, and can pass smoothly at complex intersections and scenes with mixed traffic of people and vehicles. It can actively overtake and change lanes, get out of trouble and change lanes, greatly improving travel efficiency.
In addition, the standard functions of the HUAWEI ADS 2.0 high-end intelligent driving system software package have covered 19 functions such as high-speed LCC (lane cruise assist), urban LCC, high-speed NCA (intelligent driving pilot assistance), and customers can also choose advanced packages , It also includes three functions of urban NCA, AVP (valet parking assistance) and urban LCC enhancement.In terms of high-speed NCA (Intelligent Driving Assistance), the M5 Smart Driving Edition can autonomously import and export high-speed ramps, with a success rate of 98.86%, and the long-distance pilot MPI (Miles Per Intervention average mileage) is as high as 114km.
Wenjie M5 Smart Driving Edition can also calmly deal with changes in light and darkness when entering and exiting tunnels and glare at night, and efficiently identify pedestrians, vehicles and other abnormal obstacles.Under urban road conditions, the Wenjie M5 smart driving version can handle scenarios such as "opening the door to kill" and "ghost probe".
Yu Chengdong also expressed strong confidence in future competition. Although the opponent is very strong, the solution given by Wenjie must be the best, and the experience is also the best. Let us wait and see.
5. Avita: Huawei ADS 2.0 will be upgraded, the representative model - Avita 11
Avita 11, like AITO Wenjie, will be equipped with Huawei's high-end intelligent driving system ADS 2.0.The biggest highlight of ADS 2.0 is that, without relying on high-precision maps, the landing speed of NCA intelligent driving navigation assistance in urban areas will be greatly improved.
In the second half of this year, after Avita 11 upgrades to ADS 2.0, City NCA will be implemented in 15 cities in the third quarter of this year, and City NCA will be implemented in 45 cities in the fourth quarter. (City NCA) landing.In terms of smart cockpit, Avita is also constantly upgrading and evolving.In the second half of the year, Avita 11 will provide the Harmony (Hongmeng) OS native HMI interactive system, bringing new choices to users.After getting rid of the dependence of high-end smart driving on high-precision maps, Avita has implemented City NCA nationwide, allowing more users to experience the benefits of high-end smart driving in the most daily driving scenarios. charm.
Avita 11 is very similar to AITO in terms of intelligent driving, for example, it is equipped with many intelligent technologies such as high-speed NCA intelligent driving navigation assistance, APA intelligent parking assistance and RPA remote parking.For some of the most accident-prone scenarios, such as: unprotected intersections, start and stop following vehicles in congested roads, short-distance congestion processing, active overtaking and changing lanes and other urban scenarios, Avita 11 has achieved full coverage. The road traffic environment can be predicted in advance and well sensed and responded to.Just like a human driver driving, and the process is smooth.
For example, in some scenes where Avita 11 needs to merge or merge, Avita 11 can, like a human driver, stick out the front of the car first, observe whether the car behind is giving way, and then decide to merge or merge.In intersections and turning scenes, Avita 11 can also effectively identify and avoid passing pedestrians and motorcycles.
Summary: Judging from the current stage of development, the differentiation of intelligent assisted driving will become smaller and smaller. The solutions of each company are actually similar in purpose, and the fields and focus of attention are also very similar.In fact, this is inevitable in the development experience, if the hardware configuration has reached a high level and entered the bottleneck period.Then highlighting differentiation and detail competition will be the key to widening the gap in the next stage.The new forces are already on the road of exploration, because they know that their competitors are still very strong, and Tesla is a brand that all new forces cannot avoid. Even though Tesla’s FSD has not yet landed in China, but This is not to be taken lightly.Simplifying complexity and bringing the most convenient experience is the last word.At the same time, we can't ignore the development of traditional power. Mercedes-Benz's L3-level assisted driving has been approved in the United States. "I am responsible for accidents." This is Mercedes-Benz's commitment to its own L3; It may be very likely to be equipped on the new domestic 5 series.The new forces really can't slack off, so let's keep going.
