Recently, I saw such a message in the test drive video comment of NIO ET7: Why does NIO not have a co-driver screen?
To be honest, I also had doubts for a while: "Yes, why doesn't Weilai use the co-pilot screen, how cool is it to design a horizontal screen to watch movies?" ”
But I was just trying to find out the interior photos of the ET7 and was about to think about how to put this screen, when I suddenly thought that Li Bin's ultimate goal seemed to be to eliminate the screen in the car, and then replace the physical screen with AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) glasses.
Therefore, for Weilai, the co-driver screen should not be within the scope of future considerations.
Of course, it is also normal for everyone to have such an idea, after all, the ideal L9, which was very hot some time ago, not only continued the co-driver screen on the ideal One, but even made a small TV on the roof, and the car really had a screen in addition to the screen.
Coupled with the fact that the new generation of Ford Mondeo, which has attracted much attention because the pricing is too conscientious, has also placed a 27-inch ultra-long joint screen on the center console, many people may have the illusion that the co-driver screen is not already common?
At the beginning, I really had similar ideas with everyone, and I always felt that the co-driver screen should have many models. However, after counting a circle of mass production cars that have been listed so far, it was found that the co-driver screen is actually really niche.
Among the production models that have been launched so far, only 16 models have a co-driver screen, and many of them include the αS and αT of the Polar Fox, the Lincoln Z of the Ford Group, the Ford EVOS and Ford Mondeo, and ferrari's Roma and 296 GTB, which have adopted their own family design voices on these 7 models.
So if you talk about the interior design of the co-pilot screen alone, there are actually only 12 styles.
From a functional point of view, most of the co-driver screens are defined as co-pilot entertainment screens, so the core function is for the entertainment of co-pilot passengers, such as watching online video and listening to audio. Of course, most brands will also add navigation, reference vehicle information and partial control functions to the co-driver screen.
In general, the co-driver screen is basically an extension of the central control screen. Especially on the two major brands of Polar Fox and Ford, the co-driver screen is part of the central control screen, but through the split screen function, the co-driver can have an independent area on the ultra-wide proportion of the central control screen, so as to achieve the above functions.
But in actual use, I think most passengers will actually only use the passenger screen to find a song they like. For this function, the practical central control screen of the passenger who does not need to focus on driving can also be realized, and even the voice can be completed faster.
As for video playback, I think that unless you encounter long-distance travel, you will let the co-driver have the idea of opening a video APP. Otherwise, it is actually very uncomfortable to use the trivial time on the car to brush the drama, or even watch a movie.
You can imagine the feeling of arriving at the destination without watching it, whether it is very awkward. Are you going to finish watching in the car and make others wait? Or do you get out of the car right away and find another time to see?
So in my opinion, the co-pilot screen is just a plus. It is definitely better to have it, after all, with its existence, when achieving some functions, the co-pilot passenger does not have to turn sideways to operate the central control screen.
But if there is no, it will not affect the use, you think that the current car voice interaction is so easy to use, the function of the smartphone is so powerful, we do not really need a co-driver screen.
Of course, there are also two strange names in the list, Porsche and Ferrari, whose co-driver screens are actually completely different from the rest of the models.
Because Porsche and Ferrari themselves do not pay attention to intelligence, the function of the co-driver screen is basically to integrate the functions of some of the previous physical buttons into this screen. It can be used to adjust the volume, switch songs, and view easy navigation information. The Taycan's co-pilot screen seems to be used to operate navigation, but Porsche navigation you know, most people probably use CarPlay directly.
Of course, if you sit in a Ferrari car with a passenger screen, the main driver can let you see the speed and speed of the engine more often, after all, this is a Ferrari. And you don't look at the screen is small and useless, the option to install it can be 55400, choose three pieces is enough to buy a Ford Mondeo.
Therefore, for Porsche and Ferrari, the existence of the co-driver screen is not only to provide users with more personalized optional items, but also to symbolize brand transformation is what they want to express.
In addition, many of the new cars that will be launched this year will be equipped with co-driver screens. In addition to the ideal L9 mentioned earlier, new cars such as the Zhiji L7, Lantu Dreamer, and Salon Mech Dragon will also be equipped with co-driver screens. So what other functions will these new cars give to the co-driver screen, or it is worth looking forward to.