According to the monitoring data of Gaogong Intelligent Vehicle Research Institute, in 2022, 7.9505 million pre-installed standard configurations of passenger cars equipped with smart digital cockpits (large screen + voice + Internet of Vehicles + OTA) in the Chinese market (excluding imports and exports) will be delivered, a year-on-year increase of 40.59% %, and the front loading rate is 39.89%.
In terms of high-end smart cockpits, 1,726,500 cockpit domain controllers will be delivered in 2022, and the pre-installation rate will reach 8.66%, accounting for 21.72% of the smart digital cockpit deliveries. In addition, in HUD, 5G, DMS, OMS and other incremental market segments, the data performance is also gratifying.
As a third-party research and consulting institution for the smart car track, Gaogong Intelligent Automobile Research Institute will continue to help car companies and investment institutions find software suppliers with core competitiveness. Through this selection, it will help the industry to further optimize the supply chain system and build sustainable ecosystem.
The third batch of shortlisted cockpit/vehicle-connected competitive suppliers and technical solutions:
PATEO Internet of Vehicles
Qinggan vehicle intelligent platform
Based on the fourth-generation Snapdragon cockpit platform (SA8295P), with the help of ultra-high computing power and rich interface capabilities, the integration of multiple ECU functions in the car is realized, including instrumentation, cockpit, augmented reality head-up display (AR-HUD), multimedia Audio-visual, rear seat display screen, exterior electronic rearview mirror and in-vehicle video monitoring, etc., and convenient hardware expansion capabilities are reserved for higher-level autonomous driving design.
The main advantages of this cockpit, in terms of integration advantages and cost control: it can realize the integrated control of multiple units, including AR-HUD, instrument system, central control entertainment system, co-pilot entertainment system, rear entertainment system, armrest control screen, streaming Media rearview mirrors, exterior electronic rearview mirrors, in-cabin visual perception systems, voice control systems, etc., can save the cost of many separate controllers and assist car companies to achieve cost control;
A fusion engine can be implemented in cross-domain scenarios: Combined with cross-domain fusion capabilities, the built-in NPU is used to build an AI scene engine, which can be deployed on the terminal side and respond in a timely manner; protect user privacy and data security, automatically generate personalized scenarios based on user historical data, and integrate The intelligent gateway can open up the network communication of the whole vehicle, and can realize the micro-service call of the whole vehicle based on the Ethernet SOA architecture.
In addition, it integrates ADAS capabilities, provides L2+ assisted driving capabilities, integrates APA automatic parking capabilities, 360° surround view, etc., integrates smart driving, gateways, and vehicle control domains, and expands into a central computing control platform;
At the same time, millisecond-level voice interaction & visual AI can also be realized: based on the fourth-generation Snapdragon cockpit platform (SA8295P), voice offline full-time wake-up-free, ASR and NLU support offline multi-partition simultaneous interaction. Integrate visual AI algorithms on the Snapdragon cockpit platform (SA8295P) to realize a number of high-level highlight function scenarios including DMS, OMS, gesture recognition, beauty, stickers, multi-modal interaction, travel photography and cockpit AR;
In addition, it supports 4K screens to present 3D immersive desktops, 3D vehicles, 3D music and other applications, supports multi-screen 3D linkage, and mainstream 3A games run smoothly and stably.
Qingyan Zhixing
UWB cockpit radar
Qingyan Zhixing uniquely launched high-sensitivity UWB radar sensing technology on a global scale, which is used to sense the detection of living objects and kicking movements in the car. The UWB radar hardware reuses the UWB digital key anchor point, without adding other types of hardware devices, effectively saving hundreds of dollars in cost.
Qingyan Zhixing (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. originated from the State Key Laboratory of Precision Testing Technology and Instruments of Tsinghua University. Qingyan Zhixing focuses on the three major businesses of UWB digital key for vehicles, UWB cockpit radar and UWB field navigation.
The company has the world's leading technology accumulation in the UWB field. It is one of the 15 voting members of the global UWB standard organization FIRA, a member of the CCC Global Automotive Connectivity Association, and the main author of the UWB chapter of the Chinese UWB digital key standard ICCE.
Zhejiang Chiyun Technology Co., Ltd.
AR-HUD
The core technical solution used by this AR-HUD product is: tilted virtual image technology. Based on tilted virtual image, there are two technical proposals, both of which can be used on AR-HUD, and one of the technical proposals has been exhibited at this year's Shanghai Auto Show.
1. Technical description of tilted virtual image: By tilting the virtual image, the phenomenon of binocular parallax can be reduced to achieve better fit of AR content.
2. Through the ingenious HUD optical path design, the virtual image of the traditional vertical road surface is transformed into an inclined virtual image similar to the effect of paving:
(1) FOV 10*3°, VID 4-11m (2) The virtual image distance with a span of 7m has a strong sense of depth. Combined with the ingenious UI design of the AR layer, the augmented reality effect is more real and the sense of fusion is better. (3) Reduce the parallax phenomenon of AR layer fusion.
3. Through the special design of the HUD optical path, the tilted virtual image technology and the dual image plane technology are combined, the advantages and disadvantages complement each other, and the display effect is improved: (1) AR layer image plane: FOV 10*3°, VID 4-11m; Indicator close-up image Surface: FOV 10*1°, VID 3m; (2) The AR layer display inherits the advantages of tilted virtual image technology; (3) The constant display information is placed on the near image plane, and the traditional virtual image display vertical to the road surface is used to solve the problem of tilted virtual image technology in the constant display information Difficulties in UI design; (4) Compared with tilted virtual images, the vertical road surface display near the image plane is more concerned with the fatigue of the driver's eyes watching images for a long time.
4. The technology can be modulated according to customer requirements, such as FOV, VID, downward viewing angle, maximum brightness, virtual image tilt angle, fitting virtual image distance, etc.
OFILM
CMS electronic rearview mirror
OFILM has launched a comprehensive solution for electronic rearview mirrors by integrating the advantages of the three major product lines of vehicle cameras, display screens, and system controllers. This solution can not only bring a wider field of vision and clearer images, but also reduce the wind resistance of the car, and even integrate rich ADAS functions to make driving safer and more comfortable.
The left and right outer arms of OFILM's self-developed electronic rearview mirror are each equipped with a 2M camera with heating function, and two 7-inch display screens are used in the cabin. and high reliability.
At present, OFILM has successfully obtained the fixed-point projects of passenger cars from many car manufacturers, and its product performance has been highly recognized by customers. At the same time, OFILM is accelerating the implementation of the project and will realize mass production after the implementation of the new regulations.
Desay SV
The fourth generation smart cockpit system solution
The fourth-generation intelligent cockpit system solution is the industry's fastest integrated cabin and mooring integrated cross-domain integration solution, with high-performance computing, artificial intelligence engine capabilities, multi-modal interaction capabilities and rich network connection capabilities.
In addition, through the in-depth development of platform hardware resources, rich functions such as active intelligence, assisted parking, DMS, and intelligent headlight control have been realized, bringing users a new immersive interactive experience of collaborative driving and multi-player entertainment, and building a differentiated competitive advantage.
Its compact design, simplified wiring and low energy consumption help reduce the cost of vehicle hardware. At the same time, the pre-embedding of computing power and functional integration and modular design make it easier to OTA the entire vehicle, and realize frequent use and constant innovation throughout the life cycle.
MeiG Smart
5G high computing power intelligent module (SRM930)
The SRM930 5G high-computing intelligent module adopts the Qualcomm QCM6490 platform and is equipped with a high-performance GPU, which can realize "one-core multi-screen", multi-screen linkage, and multi-screen touch, and can support high-resolution display and 3D rendering. At the same time, SRM930 can be connected to multiple camera signals, which can realize applications such as fast display of reversing images and 360 surround view stitching.
In terms of AI computing power, the comprehensive computing power of SRM930 can reach 14Tops, which is 5 times higher than that of SRM900. It can meet the computing power requirements of driver behavior detection, lane distance confirmation, traffic signs, pedestrian and obstacle recognition, and can be compared with L2 level automatic Driving chip.
The solution adopts a modular design concept: shorten the customer development cycle and reduce costs; the solution is complete and compatible with high, medium and low, compatible with 5G communication; supports one core with multiple screens (instrument, entertainment, central control), compatible with Linux and Android ecology, flexible development costs Low cost, rich ecological applications, and support for cutting-edge technologies.
The company has launched a cooperative relationship with a number of leading new energy vehicle companies, and vehicles equipped with MeiG Smart 5G high-computing AI smart modules and smart cockpit solutions have been commercialized in large quantities.
Harman
Ready Upgrade Solutions
The Ready Upgrade solution is a set of cockpit domain controller products that can be fully upgraded, which can help automakers achieve vehicle upgrades throughout the life cycle and shorten the time to market for vehicles. Meanwhile, the Ready Upgrade line of products enables consumers to add and upgrade vehicle features as easily as using a smartphone.
Ready Upgrade includes three series of production-grade cockpit domain controllers, advanced software solutions, a series of pre-integrated functions and a complete set of customer-oriented lightweight coding software development tools, which can greatly reduce the time-to-market of new functions and development costs for automakers.
Additionally, Ready Upgrade provides a new approach to developing and commercializing smart cockpits. Compared to project RFQ and development cycle-oriented, Ready Upgrade is product-oriented, providing pre-certified and formally approved commercial cockpit domain controllers, software stacks and software tools.
For automakers who expect to continuously provide updated smart cockpit experience throughout the vehicle life cycle, it can provide upgrade capabilities from software to hardware, and reduce the upgrade development cost during the entire vehicle life cycle by about 70%.