Automobile intelligence is now the trend of the times, and the young generation that has grown up in the tide of the Internet and smart phones is more inclined to have both appearances. There is also a high-quality car with "IQ". Although new forces and pure trams seem to be more suitable for intelligence, traditional car companies such as Buick still have great achievements in intelligence. The improvement of the level of autonomous driving is an important development direction for the brand in the future, and buick is also ushering in the first OTA upgrade in the core area of intelligent driving assistance system to further enhance the smart travel experience of consumers.
OTA upgrades are commonly used and always new
In fact, OTA upgrades are not unfamiliar to consumers living in the era of smart phones today, such as our mobile phones used for a period of time, always reminding us to update the latest system, and even sometimes catching up with the big iteration of system upgrades, the entire mobile phone interface will undergo earth-shaking changes. In recent years, such OTA upgrade forms have also been applied to cars, not only in pure electric models such as new forces, but also in many traditional car manufacturers are constantly breaking through limitations and further embracing intelligence, of which Buick is a very prominent and excellent model.
At the end of November 2021, the Buick brand just announced the opening of a new round of eConnect intelligent interconnection technology OTA remote upgrade, which will cover more than 600,000 cars in 14 models, and achieve re-evolution in multimedia, car-machine App, voice interaction and other aspects, bringing a more intelligent human-computer interaction experience. In less than two months, the Buick brand has once again ushered in the eCruise Pro advanced intelligent driving assistance system OTA remote upgrade, Buick GL8 Evia and GL8 ES Luzun some models will add ILC driver command lane change function, the travel experience is more intelligent, safe and efficient.
In this event, the manufacturer also specially let us experience the OTA upgrade eCruise Pro advanced intelligent driving assistance system. The whole upgrade process is also very clear and fast, as long as you follow the instructions on the screen of the car machine to do the corresponding operations such as shutting down the engine, and finally smoothly enter the upgrade installation interface. Although it shows that it takes about five minutes to install, the actual upgrade on the day took less than a minute, which greatly reduced the waiting time for drivers.
After the upgrade into the driver assistance configuration, it is obvious that the new driver command lane change function interface can be seen, so is it good to use in the actual driving process? Let's take a closer look at the test drive experience.
Is the upgraded system good or not?
The intelligent car experience is inseparable from the hardware support of the vehicle behind it. With the use of Mobileye EyeQ4 fourth-generation image recognition chip 100 ° ultra-wide angle HD wide-vision forward camera, 5 high-performance millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar, 4 megapixel HD panoramic cameras and 1 x 2-megapixel wide-angle HD camera, etc., in order to ensure that the vehicle can accurately perceive the surrounding environment, so as to make the Buick eCruise Pro advanced intelligent intelligent driver assistance system play a better role.
The new ILC driver command lane change function requires the vehicle to activate it when the LCC lane center intelligent cruise system is turned on and the speed is higher than 40km/h. By flicking the steering lever, when the system confirms that the target lane line is clear and the surrounding environment can execute the lane change command, the lane line is displayed on the dashboard as green, and the vehicle will automatically change to the adjacent lane, the operation logic is clear and easy to understand, and the lane change process is intelligent and safe.
If the scene is not suitable for lane change, such as a fast car coming from behind, or if you want to change lanes to the left but the left side is a flower bed, etc., the dashboard of the vehicle at this time will display a red lane line, telling the driver that it is not suitable to perform the lane change command at this time. In addition, the driver command lane change function will continue to try to change lanes for a certain period of time until a suitable scene for lane change appears. However, if there is still no suitable scene within the time of trying to change lanes for about 10 seconds, the vehicle will stop the command lane change function and continue to drive in this lane, while prompting the driver through the text on the dashboard to ensure that the user has a smart travel experience based on safety.
In addition, the HOD steering wheel off-hand detection function has also been re-optimized for off-hand detection time. When the LCC Lane Center Smart Cruise or TJA Traffic Jam Assist is enabled, it is only necessary to use the sensors on the capacitive steering wheel rim to determine whether the driver is holding the steering wheel. During the actual experience, when the time away from the hand reaches about 15s, the vehicle will actively issue an audible reminder to the driver. It is worth mentioning that the driver only needs to hold the steering wheel lightly with his hand again to lift the alarm, and does not need to shake the steering wheel left and right to Tesla and other models, effectively improving the safety performance when driving on high-speed roads.
Of course, in addition to experiencing the new features of this OTA upgrade, the author has once again experienced Buick's LCC lane center intelligent cruise system. Compared with other models that are also equipped with intelligent driving assistance configuration, this function not only ensures intelligent follow-up and turning in the case of clear lane lines on both sides, but more importantly, when the vehicle cannot recognize the lane line (such as through the intersection), the vehicle can still grasp the trajectory of the car in front and continue to drive with the car in front, and supports up to 3 minutes of automatic follow-up start, bringing a more intelligent and convenient car experience for the owner.
epilogue:
Car intelligence is not a one-time thing, as can be seen from the OTA upgrade of the Buick eCruise Pro advanced intelligent driving assistance system. As a traditional fuel vehicle company, Buick not only did not rest on its laurels, but took one step at a time to continuously improve its intelligent strength in human-computer interaction and driving assistance, so that fuel vehicles can also have the ability to automatically drive without losing new power models, and redefine what cars should look like in the intelligent era.