What are the criteria for a good car? There is actually no fixed answer to this question. In the past, consumers valued the "three major pieces", as long as a car has a strong foundation, it is basically not worried about selling. With the advent of the new wave of modernization and the rise of new car-making forces, digitalization and intelligence have become new standards for more and more consumers to define the quality of a car. The recently listed Ford EVOS is one of the few new cars that makes editors shine, not only because of the personalized crossover design, but also because it is "smart" enough.
A screen 1.1 meters long experience pull full
As the first global strategic model born under the "Ford China 2.0", evos can be said to be full of sincerity. The new car is positioned as a crossover coupe SUV, with an avant-garde design and a wide-body body, and the sports atmosphere is full. The sporty sneakback roof is the finishing touch of the whole car, coupled with a two-color body, it is more personalized than the traditional SUV, and the driving rate is 100%.
Entering the car, the first thing that catches the eye is definitely the 1.1-meter-long ultra-wide area giant central control screen, which is composed of a 12.3-inch high-definition instrument screen and a 27-inch 4K high-definition central control screen, which has a strong visual impact. Not only that, the new car is also equipped with the latest SYNC+2.0 zhixing interconnection system, and introduces the industry's first "joint driving fun" function, through the 27-inch large screen of the split screen, the whole screen free switching, you can let the co-driver passengers can view navigation, vehicle status, road signs and other information in the split screen state, but also allow the co-driver passengers to switch the navigation address, and manually scratch the screen to the main driver. The main and auxiliary drivers cooperate to ensure driving safety.
Ford's power and handling performance has always been in the first echelon of the same level, Ford EVOS is equipped with 2.0T + 8AT power combination, the maximum power of 175kW, the maximum torque of 376N·m, the power can be described as stepping on, with a solid chassis tuning, driving fun.
If the above highlight can only be counted as the "appetizer" of Ford EVOS, then the next good drama has just begun! As the first fuel vehicle equipped with FNV intelligent interconnection network-wide architecture, Ford EVOS supports the OTA upgrade of the whole vehicle, including intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving and even some power-related modules can be upgraded, and the degree of "smart" is not inferior to the current electric vehicle. Not only that, the new car is equipped with the industry's first mass-produced application of the vehicle-road collaboration system, which can be called the "strongest brain" in the oil car industry. Recently, I also happened to have the opportunity to deeply experience a Ford EVOS vehicle-road coordination system in Guangzhou, and then I will share my intuitive feelings with you.
What is vehicle-to-road collaboration?
Here, many people may be unfamiliar with "vehicle-road coordination", what is vehicle-road collaboration? In simple terms, vehicle-to-road collaboration technology is an advanced vehicle communication technology that gives vehicles and everything on the road real-time interconnection capabilities, such as vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-road infrastructure, and even vehicle-to-pedestrian communication equipment. Vehicles equipped with vehicle-road collaboration technology, like loaded with "downwind ears" and "clairvoyance", can enable vehicles to receive traffic changes in front of them, as well as predict risks outside the range that sensors can receive, thereby helping car owners avoid congestion, reduce the risk of collisions and running red lights, and improve commuting efficiency while ensuring driving safety. As the first vehicle company in the industry to achieve mass production and application of vehicle-road collaboration system, Ford naturally has more say in this regard.
Different from the traditional driver assistance system relying on its own camera and radar, vehicle-road collaboration does not rely on the vehicle's external sensors, but through the direct information interaction between the vehicle and the road infrastructure, or through the city's cloud control platform for indirect data interconnection, the front traffic light information, traffic conditions pushed to the owner. That is to say, it relies more on the command coordination of the entire intelligent transportation system.
The vehicle-road collaboration system equipped with Ford EVOS belongs to the category of vehicle and road infrastructure interconnection (V2I), through the urban intelligent network cloud control platform, the intelligent networked road infrastructure data is sent to the networked vehicle within the territorial scope, and the vehicle uploads its desensitized data to the cloud control platform, thereby forming a two-way information interaction, pushing timely and accurate road information and traffic light information to the owner, which is the advantage of the vehicle-road collaboration system.
What are the main functions of Ford Road Synergy? At this stage, the Ford vehicle-road coordination system includes six major functions: green wave speed, traffic light signal, red light warning, green light start reminder, road information broadcast, and electronic road sign information. With the advancement of technology, it will be upgraded to support more functions in the future. It is worth mentioning that the Ford EVOS vehicle-to-road synergy function can be displayed synchronously on the dashboard and the central control screen, which is very simple and easy to use.
Recommended speed Say goodbye to the red light waiting
I don't know if you have ever had such a trouble during the driving process: all you encounter along the way are red lights, and you have to stop and wait at every intersection, which is quite speechless. At this time, if there is a reminder of the speed of the green wave, then your troubles can be solved. In the actual experience, the EVOS meter will display a recommended speed per hour (green wave speed), which means that as long as you follow this recommended speed, then when you arrive at the next traffic light intersection, you can ensure that the signal light is green, and then you can pass freely.
In fact, the speed of green waves is not a new word, in many cities on the road has formed a green wave belt, as long as you follow the speed of green waves to drive. However, the disadvantage is that the green wave speed cannot predict the road traffic flow in real time, and the biggest advantage of Ford vehicle-road coordination is that the green wave speed can be adjusted in real time according to the road traffic, which has stronger flexibility.
Actively "avoid" traffic accidents
Blocking the line of sight of large cars is also a problem that many car owners will encounter, especially when passing through traffic light intersections, because the line of sight is blocked, often leading to the owner "innocently" running a red light. Deducting points and fines is a "trivial matter", the key is that there is a safety hazard. At this time, the "red light warning" function comes in handy, every time the vehicle drives to the intersection, the dashboard will prompt the signal light situation in front, as shown in the following figure. Therefore, even if the line of sight in front of the car is blocked, the driver can judge through the traffic light information on the dashboard to avoid danger.
Ford's road-to-road synergy is far more powerful than this, but also in the details. In the process of waiting for the red light, we often encounter the situation that the car in front of us is delayed due to wandering, and some drivers will occasionally be distracted, which will affect the efficiency of traffic. The green light start reminder function of vehicle-road coordination can well avoid similar situations. For example, when the owner is on a straight lane and the front signal light is about to turn from red to green, EVOS will issue a "ding, go straight, green light" prompt tone to remind the driver that the green light is coming and ready to start.
The Ford Vehicle-Road Synergy System blends perfectly with our real-life car scenes. Below, through a video, we can more intuitively feel the convenience brought by the road collaboration to driving:
All 4 models come standard!
The user's experience of the vehicle-road collaboration system is good or bad, in addition to the road conditions, it also has a lot to do with the optimization of the system. For the human-machine interaction interface of The Ford Vehicle-Road Collaboration System, Ford engineers have also made corresponding optimizations. By integrating with the SYNC+ system, while displaying the driving route in the map navigation mode, the owner is intuitively informed of the traffic light status and road infrastructure in front of the owner in the form of sound and image. In addition, the owner can also adjust the sensitivity according to personal driving habits, and personalize settings such as sound reminder on/off.
In addition to the Ford EVOS, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the new Explorer and the Sharp World PLUS are all equipped with a vehicle-to-road coordination system as standard. Models equipped with the vehicle-road collaboration system will support OTA iterative upgrades, and car owners can enjoy the convenience brought by the vehicle-road collaboration function without adding any hardware.
At the end of the year, it landed in 9 cities across the country
At present, the Ford vehicle-road coordination system has landed in Wuxi, Changsha and Guangzhou. According to the plan, by the end of this year, the Ford Vehicle-Road Synergy System will be connected to the intelligent transportation network of Cangzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an, Beijing, Jinan and Yangquan.
With the popularization of 5G technology, the function of vehicle-road collaboration will also be continuously improved, which plays an important role in the efficiency and safety of urban roads. In the future, vehicle-to-road collaboration technology will also be gradually integrated with the vehicle's advanced driver assistance functions, so that more car owners can enjoy a smarter and safer driving experience.
summary
In the past, everyone would feel that intelligence was exclusive to electric vehicles, but the arrival of Ford EVOS broke everyone's traditional cognition. With the FNV intelligent interconnection network-wide architecture, Ford EVOS has achieved the same level of leadership in technology and digitalization, especially the blessing of the vehicle-road collaboration system, which has put Ford EVOS on the fast track of intelligence. I would like to ask: who can refuse such a good-looking and "smart" SUV?