This picture is not a simple interview with SAIC Volkswagen's smart car system engineer.

Easy car original? On April 20th, SAIC Volkswagen released a brand-new "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System", which has been installed on the brand-new Passat and the brand-new MPV model Wei Ran for the first time. Compared with the previous in-vehicle system, this "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Link System" covers intelligent car link navigation, remote control of mobile App, voice control and intelligent travel.

2020 Passat 2020 Passat became the first vehicle equipped with "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System", and this 2020 Passat still maintains our familiar style in appearance. The large grille on the front face and a large number of chrome-plated decorations create a full sense of exquisiteness. The whole vehicle also conveys a strong sense of advanced and business style.

Of course, the biggest upgrade of the 2020 Passat comes from the "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System". In addition to software upgrades, the 2020 Passat has also been upgraded in terms of hardware. First of all, the size of the central control screen reached 9.2 inches, and the original buttons+knobs on the left side of the screen were cancelled and replaced by touch buttons. The whole fuselage also adopts an integrated black glass backplane, which greatly enhances the sense of advanced and grade.

We can see the hardware upgrade at a glance. As for the software upgrade, what is the strength of this "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Joint System"? We want to know more about this brand-new "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Joint System" and have a face-to-face communication with the engineers who developed this system.

Wang, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, and Xu Tengfei, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen Q 1: What hardware conditions are needed to carry the "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System"? Are there any specific requirements for the screen size of the car?

A 1: Xu Tengfei, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, introduced that CNS or CRS-type on-board systems provide users with rich presentation methods and contacts for hardware support required by the system, and the on-board communication module provides data connection channels for online services. In short, the intelligent car coupling system has no strict requirements on hardware. By adapting different screen sizes on different SAIC Volkswagen models, we can provide users with the best experience service, ensure that the kernel function will not change much, and pay more attention to function realization and overall security.

A2: Which models will "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System" be installed in the future?

Q2: Wang, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, said that Passat is equipped with this system, which is newly listed. The models to be carried in the future should be those produced by Tuyue and MEB factories. As for other models, it involves confidentiality and can't disclose too much for the time being.

Q3: What is the biggest change of "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Joint System" compared with the old car system? What is the original intention of R&D?

A3: Xu Tengfei, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, thinks that the improvement of this brand-new intelligent car coupling system of SAIC Volkswagen is quite great. First of all, it adds car control services that were not available before, and it also integrates our brand-new account system, which is interconnected with the former Volkswagen family members, including the management of user rights. In addition, from the service point of view, in addition to the brand-new car control service, this system also integrates many Internet resources, such as Cool Music, Himalayan and so on. And users can experience these directly on the car side.

And from the user's experience, this is a process from 0 to 1 Intuitive naked eye observation may not feel obvious differences, but the hardware services, online resource services and the entire account system we provide have been opened. It will bring a completely different experience to users. In addition, this system can also realize the functions of turning on smart devices such as home air conditioners through touch screen and voice on the car side through smart homes cooperated by third parties.

Regarding the original intention, Wang, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, said that the original intention was definitely to provide better services to users. In addition, establishing a leading mobile online service and ecosystem is also one of the strategic goals of SAIC Volkswagen in 2025. Through this system, we can establish a digital channel between SAIC Volkswagen and users. Through this channel, we will also provide better services to users and better communicate with them.

This set of "SAIC Volkswagen intelligent car coupling system" not only meets the basic needs of users, but also engineers say that they will pay more attention to the development and safety of the bottom. In addition, the government will not develop unnecessary functions in advance because it is fashionable or trendy, or for some gimmicks.

Q4: What are the main advantages of this "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System"? What are the highlights?

A4: Xu Tengfei, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, introduced that the official services are divided into five parts: intelligent voice, intelligent navigation, intelligent vehicle control, intelligent travel and intelligent entertainment. In view of these five contents, engineers will discuss user needs and related technologies respectively, and then further enhance them. In daily use, users are most concerned about convenience and correctness, and do not need too many fancy functions.

This set of "SAIC Volkswagen Intelligent Car Coupling System" integrates intelligent voice navigation, overall experience, response speed, online retrieval and path planning, and adopts the service of Gaode navigation. Engineers also try their best to be not much different from the mobile phone experience, and even hope that this system can replace the mobile phone in the future. At present, the owner does not need manual operation at all, and all services can be completed by voice.

Wang, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, added that it has always been the standard of SAIC Volkswagen to analyze the real needs of users, pay more attention to the real experience of users and pay more attention to the safety and reliability of the underlying system. Therefore, in the design of system architecture, this system has gone through a long process after being audited by the internal security team, including the German security team. Included in the hardware, and according to the public internal standards, hardware security verification has been done for a long time.

Q5: Which scenarios will the remote car control function be more suitable for?

A5: Xu Tengfei, product manager of SAIC Volkswagen, said: First of all, we can't limit the possible scenarios of this service, but we should consider how convenient these functions will bring to users. For example, unlocking the lock, the application scenario may be that the owner left the key at home and went to the car to get something.

Another example is the health report, which is not a function that all automobile manufacturers will do, because the owner can know the quality of the vehicle through this report. The data source of the health report mainly comes from the fault lights on the dashboard, and what is provided to the car owners is some problems that they can solve. So the selected modules are mainly lights, tires, engines and brakes. Once there is a fault, give it to the owner.