In the past few years, driven by Tesla and new forces, the profit model of car companies is seeking to change from "one sale" to "pre-embedded hardware + paid unlocking of software". Behind this is the iteration of the driving software architecture, that is, from Signal-oriented software architecture transitions to service-oriented SOA architecture.
At the same time, car companies, chip manufacturers and Tier1 are also building an automotive software development ecosystem, from the bottom RTOS to the implementation of upper-layer application functions. In addition, the demand for modular use cases such as information network security, basic software (including OS, middleware, AutoSAR), OTA, data closed loop, etc. has increased significantly.
Entering 2023, the vehicle electronic architecture upgrade has entered a new cycle. Whether it is intelligent driving, intelligent cockpit, body control or information network security, software empowerment is still the main theme of the industry.
In addition, monitoring data from the Gaogong Intelligent Automobile Research Institute shows that in 2022, 7.9505 million passenger cars equipped with smart digital cockpits (large screen + voice + Internet of Vehicles + OTA) will be delivered as standard in the Chinese market (excluding import and export), year-on-year. The growth rate was 40.59%, and the pre-installation rate was 39.89%.
In terms of high-end smart cockpits, from January to May 2023, 884,600 passenger car front-mounted standard cockpit domain controllers were delivered to the Chinese market (excluding import and export), a year-on-year increase of 79.89%, and the front-loaded installation rate exceeded 10 for the first time. %, reaching 12.00%.
As a third-party research and consulting organization on the smart car track, the Gaogong Intelligent Automotive Research Institute will continue to help car companies and investment institutions discover smart network core software and hardware suppliers with core competitiveness. Through this selection, it will help the industry further optimize Supply chain system to build an ecological system for sustainable growth.
The annual individual award is based on the principle of selecting the best from the best by the Gaogong Intelligent Automotive Research Institute, which recommends benchmark companies in various subdivisions. They have outstanding performance in core indicators such as technology, product innovation, and fixed-point mass production of front-end equipment.
Annual Digital Key + Travel Service Innovation Benchmark Award
As digital keys gradually become a standard feature of smart cars, focusing on the "new generation of automobile intelligent connection system", Yinji Technology cooperates with Tencent Smart Travel to launch the "My Car Key" based on the mini program for the first time in the industry to promote more intelligence The travel service experience is implemented.
For example, "My Car Key" can save car companies a lot of time and deployment costs required for individually customized solutions through the standardization of digital key product services, and help car companies quickly and stably establish "people-car-services" valid connection.
At the same time, it helps car companies open more service application windows - such as developing super test drives, valet travel, time-sharing leasing and other new business scenarios covering the entire life cycle of car travel for C-end users.
Annual CMS (Electronic Rearview Mirror) Chip Solution Innovation Benchmark Award
Starting from July 1 this year, the "Performance and Installation Requirements for Indirect Vision Devices for Motor Vehicles" will be officially implemented. This new national standard means that new cars can be equipped with electronic rearview mirrors instead of traditional optical rearview mirrors, thereby providing human-machine control for smart cars. Interaction opens up a new market segment.
As a domestic mobile intelligent computing platform company, Aixin Yuanzhi relies on two self-developed core technologies - Aixin Zhimo AI-ISP and Aixin Tongyuan mixed precision NPU to launch a CMS development kit based on the self-developed M55H chip.
The M55H chip provides rich image input, output and processing capabilities, and supports various functions such as field of view adjustment and mapping of the CMS system. And with the help of the AI ISP module, it can achieve system GTG latency of <60ms while providing a high-quality experience. AI ISP has excellent image quality effects especially in dealing with scenes such as ultra-low light, strong light and jitter.
In addition, the NPU built into the M55H chip provides sufficient computing power for CMS intelligent expansion.
Annual Vehicle Laser Projection Display System Innovation Benchmark Award
Guangfeng Technology's original ALPD semiconductor laser light source technology is currently the only laser technology certified by vehicle regulations, and it has launched customized solutions in three major application directions: vehicle display, laser headlights, and AR-HUD.
As of June 30, 2023, with the original ALPD semiconductor laser light source technology as the core, the company has accumulated a total of 2,714 patent applications and authorized patents worldwide, and has obtained 1,901 authorized patents worldwide, including 1,007 authorized invention patents. It has been cited more than 670 times by giants in the industry.
In the first half of this year, Guangfeng Technology successively received targeted cooperation from Cyrus, BYD, and BAIC New Energy. The company is also in project discussions with many car company customers on laser headlights, AR-HUD and other products, which will pave the way for subsequent designated projects for new car models.
Annual Automotive Camera Module Innovation Benchmark Award
Kunshanshan Titanium is mainly engaged in the design, research and development, manufacturing and sales of camera modules used in smart mobile terminals such as mobile phones, automobiles and the Internet of Things. Vehicle-mounted camera module products have been delivered to models of SAIC-GM-Wuling, Geely Automobile, Xpeng Motors, SAIC Passenger Cars, Lantu Motors, Foton Daimler and other brands.
In addition, in August 2022, the company's vehicle camera module products have entered BYD's vehicle supplier system. In the next five years, in terms of camera module business, Kunshan Titanium aims to enter the top five in the automotive camera module industry in terms of sales scale.
Annual Automotive ADAS Camera Module Innovation Benchmark Award
Jinghua Optical provides comprehensive environmental perception solutions for automobile intelligent driving and automated driving. Its products cover various vision and detection modules, 360-degree panoramic imaging systems, autonomous parking systems, ADAS systems, L3 and above autonomous driving vision systems, etc. .
At present, the company's pre-assembled mass production and designated customers include Toyota, Honda, Aion, Trumpchi, FAW-Hongqi, BAIC, Chery, Nezha Automobile, BYD, Hechuang Automobile and many other car companies.
Annual Vehicle High-Performance Display Solution Innovation Benchmark Award
Visteon's unique display technology can provide the most advanced liquid optical and structural bonding solutions on the market, which can support the layout and shape requirements of smart cockpits for display screens.
For example, the Lightscape® panoramic display (multi-screen from A-pillar to A-pillar) is equipped with many Visteon technology solutions, including TrueColor image enhancement technology, which can dynamically adjust the screen image to improve image quality, overcome brightness and glare, and improve safety information readability;
In addition, Active Privacy technology limits driver distraction to passenger cabin content and is compatible with a system-level approach to managing content that scales to any size, aspect ratio or resolution.
Annual Intelligent Cockpit Full-Stack System Innovation Benchmark Award
Since last year, Faurecia has moved its main development business of the future cockpit to its Chinese technology center to create innovative whole-cabin solutions and focus on Chinese consumer insights, from innovative interior design and whole-cabin engineering to App applications and Service development, mechanical and electrical architecture, and intelligent marketing are integrated in all areas.
Faurecia China can not only quickly develop and design a series of new products and solutions in response to new trends in China's smart car market, but also provides a very diversified and flexible cooperation model. Including not only providing full-stack systematic solutions, but also providing products, design services, etc. according to customer needs.
Especially in the field of smart cockpits and the future third living space, Faurecia is one of the few comprehensive full-stack system suppliers, involving body interiors, seats and automotive electronics business (display/control).
Annual Automotive Optical Solution Innovation Benchmark Award
Zhongshan United Automotive focuses on products related to the field of smart driving (such as vehicle lenses, millimeter wave radar and related products, in-car projection and AR-HUD, etc.), and has been actively exploring cutting-edge technologies and applications in smart car-related fields.
At present, the company's vehicle-mounted lenses have basically covered the country's mainstream vehicle manufacturers and some first-tier international brand automobile manufacturers through first-tier suppliers. In addition to vehicle-mounted lenses, other related products have obtained BYD, Weilai, Jimai, and JAC by virtue of their technical advantages. Waiting for many car manufacturers to decide.
Annual Vehicle Intelligent Operating System Self-Research Innovation Benchmark Award
ECARX Technology launched the ECARX Cloudpeak cross-domain system capability base this year, a base that maximizes support for cross-domain capabilities from the entire underlying software and tool chain. Among them, it includes the self-developed ECARX Cloudpeak Safety safety real-time operating system.
ECARX Cloudpeak Safety has highlight functions such as space monitoring, time monitoring, logic monitoring and communication monitoring. It can provide all-round functional safety guarantee for the vehicle intelligent system, and has passed the ISO 26262 ASIL-D functional safety product level of TÜV Rheinland Group. Certification.