Qualcomm and Ferrari announce strategic technical cooperation
According to Qualcomm's official news, Qualcomm Technologies and Ferrari today announced a strategic technical cooperation between the two sides to help accelerate Ferrari's digital transformation.
Qualcomm Technologies will be the system solution provider for Ferrari's upcoming Ferrari sports cars.
According to reports, Ferrari will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies to use the Snapdragon digital chassis to bring the latest automotive technology to Ferrari sports cars.
The Snapdragon Digital Chassis consists of a complete set of open and scalable cloud connectivity platforms to support the next generation of vehicles, including in-vehicle connectivity and connectivity technology, a digital cockpit, and advanced driver assistance system features.
Based on this collaboration, Qualcomm Technologies and its partners will also work with Ferrari to design, develop and integrate Ferrari's digital cockpit.
Qualcomm will become a senior partner for Ferrari F1 teams at the start of the 2022 new season, and the Snapdragon logo will appear on the all-new Ferrari F1-75 car.
Editor's comments: When supercars and digital technology collide, what kind of sci-fi and sexy products will be produced? Xiaobian can't wait.
Apple won a new patent for the car sunroof
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent for an automotive sunroof.
The sunroof features glass with adjustable transparency, so the driver can adjust the transparency of the sunroof. In addition, the patent also states that car sunroofs and windows can be opened sequentially, which is very different from current cars with fixed sunroofs.
The sunroof is described in the patent document as follows: the sunroof can be controlled in an adjustable translucent area, so the driver can control the amount of light passing through the sunroof. The sunroof activity component can be moved between the closed and open positions.
Editor's comments: There have been reports that almost all of Apple's car-making team has left. But patent information suggests that Apple is indeed developing automotive-related technologies. So does the Apple Car exist? It's really appetizing.
AutoX set a record for RoboTaxi's fleet size
As of today, the AutoX RoboTaxi fleet has exceeded 1,000 units, making it the world's largest fully driverless RoboTaxi fleet.
Previously, the world's largest RoboTaxi fleet came from Waymo, the parent company of Google, with a fleet size of about 800 units.
The main model of AutoX is Chrysler Pacifica Grand Jielong, and the unmanned vehicles are mainly distributed in the four first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
As of February 2022, AutoX's RoboTaxi has a total autonomous driving domain of more than 1,000 square kilometers, making it currently the world's largest RoboTaxi autonomous driving area.
AutoX also has its own "Gigafactory" with the ability to standardize modified vehicles.
Editor's comments: Sure enough, the scale still depends on China. The official launch of driverless taxis seems to be just around the corner.
Wuling Hongguang MINIEV convertible version of the live car on the road
Recently, a Wuling Hongguang MINIEV convertible version of the road tried to leak out online, according to the plan, the car will be listed in the second quarter of this year.
According to a patented drawing of the car published on the website of the State Patent Office, the convertible model has modified details such as the headlight set.
In terms of body size, the car has a length, width and height of 3059/1521/1614mm, and a wheelbase of 2010mm, which is slightly larger than the ordinary model, and adopts a soft-top convertible structure.
In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with an electric motor with a maximum power of 30 kW, and the cruising range is expected to reach more than 200 kilometers.
Editor's comments: The young people's first convertible is ready to go, will you come to one?
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