Every invention in the automobile can be said to be the crystallization of human wisdom. It has to be admitted that when some advanced technology comes out and becomes a "unicorn", it will make a lot of money, but when this technology is widely popularized, its cost will become very low. To take a simple example, 20 years ago, most of the entertainment on the car was radio + tape, in just 20 years, not only the tape disappeared, even its replacement CD has become an antique, U disk, Bluetooth, SD card has become the mainstream today. There are many, many more examples like this. Today, we will list 7 configurations that are not popular in today's cars, but may become mainstream in the future.
Streaming rearview mirrors, electronic rearview mirrors
What is a streaming rearview mirror? How does it work? To put it more professionally, it uses real-life display technology, in layman's terms, it uses the camera behind the car to display the rear image in real time on the rearview mirror. At present, some car companies have used this technology, such as the Cadillac XT-6. The streaming mirror has many advantages: first, its viewing range has become larger and its blind spots are smaller; second, it is no longer affected by obstacles in the car. Of course, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and since streaming cameras have so many advantages, naturally there are also its shortcomings. The streaming rearview mirror is imaged using the camera behind the vehicle, first of all, it is very afraid of dirty, especially on rainy days, once splashed with muddy water, it is easy to affect the imaging. Another point is that since it is an electronic device, and many streaming mirrors work with the help of a camera that reverses the image, then its circuit will be at risk of damage when working for a long time, after all, the circuit is the most problematic part of a car, and now most of the car's "small problems" are also in the circuit.
The principle of the electronic rearview mirror is similar to that of the streaming media camera, which cancels the rearview mirror originally located in the A-pillar and replaces it with a small camera, and the feedback effect will be located on the screen of the A-pillar position in the car. At present, Audi, Lexus and others are interested in developing this technology. Eliminating the traditional exterior mirrors, although it will be strange to look at the vehicle, but in some ways, it can indeed improve the overall performance of the vehicle, such as reducing the wind resistance coefficient. So how meaningful is it to reduce the wind resistance coefficient? Let's still take Lexus as an example, the Lexus LS430 of that year, it was in the famous "wind tunnel", it had an ultra-low wind resistance coefficient at that time, only 0.26, the same period of Mercedes-Benz S was 0.28. The exterior mirror was cancelled, and it is believed that the wind resistance coefficient will be correspondingly improved.
Autonomous driving technology
At present, the rapid development of autonomous driving technology, major automobile manufacturers have research and development departments corresponding to automatic driving technology. Autonomous driving technology is divided into six levels according to the level of technology, with L0 being the lowest and L5 being the highest. At present, L5 level automatic driving has not yet been fully realized. The closest autopilot to us is the Tesla series of models, and automakers such as Ford are also pursuing autopilot technology. We imagine that once the automatic driving technology matures, it is bound to change our travel mode, greatly improve safety performance and travel efficiency, and will become a major contribution to the automotive industry.
Branded speakers
Nowadays, more and more cars have a very sophisticated choice of audio. We also took stock of the models corresponding to the top ten car audio brands in the previous article. Arguably, the competition in today's automotive world is so fierce that it extends to accessories other than cars. Harman Caton, BOSE, Maclay Vincent, JBL, British Treasure, Voice of Berlin, Tanner and other world's top audio brands have settled in major car brands, and the intensity can be imagined. However, these luxurious audio brands are no longer the exclusive property of luxury cars, and many new car manufacturers and so-called "non-luxury brands" have also used luxury audio brands in order to enhance vehicle quality and competitiveness. For example, the Xiaopeng P7 can be equipped with Dana, the top Dana audio brand in Denmark. It has to be said that today's automobile market competition is really fierce: after the competition in terms of engine reduction and body lightweight, car audio has also become a position for them to compete. However, no matter which audio brand wins, it is the owner's ear that benefits.
Rear seat adjustment
Usually, the rear seats of the car are non-adjustable, adjustable, and basically D-class luxury cars, such as "BBA", Mercedes-Benz S (Maybach class), BMW 7 Series, Audi A8L and so on. Most of them have a body length of more than 5 meters and a wheelbase of more than 3 meters, in order to make the big guy in the back row comfortable on the road, the car companies are also racking their brains. However, in B-class and C-class cars, there are very few with this function, after all, this requires a long enough body and wheelbase, in addition, this function will more or less affect the capacity of the trunk. However, as people's demands on the comfort of the car continue to increase, the rear seat adjustability function is not impossible. In this way, in the future cars, there will be many cars that can adjust the rear seats, bringing more comfort to our travel experience.
Automotive APP
What can people say today without? The answer must be a cell phone. Yes, the advent of smartphones has dramatically changed the way people live, people no longer go out with a lot of coins and change, travel no longer carry heavy laptops, just a mobile phone can do it all. There are also many car companies that have developed their own APP to monitor information such as vehicle fuel, electricity, location and other information in real time through APP. Nowadays, many electric vehicle brands use more APPS, such as Tesla, Xiaopeng, Weilai, BYD, etc. But when it comes to car APPS, its first creation is not yet a car brand, but Anjixing. The early GM series, Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet and other high-end models, are equipped with on-Axis system, and Onstar has also launched an APP that can open/close doors, find locations, etc. through mobile phones. I believe that in the future, the interconnection of cars and mobile phones will be more and more, and our travel will be more convenient.
Blind spot detection system
The emergence of the blind spot detection system greatly improves the safety of lane changes, which can help you see the rear vehicles that you can't see in the blind zone, and ensure the safety of both sides when changing lanes. Blind spot detection systems appeared on the brackets of the outer rearview mirror in the early days, and slowly developed to be located inside the outer rearview mirrors. When there is a danger, there will be a yellow indicator light indicating, if it turns red, it means that there is a risk of accident. Such a tip greatly guarantees the safety of driving and is of great significance. Now that more and more cars are equipped with this feature, we have reason to believe that over time, this feature will also be greatly popularized.
Electric trunk, tailgate
The automation coefficient of automobiles is getting higher and higher, and the development of science and technology is to make people more labor-saving. To say that the electric trunk and tailgate, but really for people to save a lot of trouble, take the SUV's electric tailgate as an example, this function benefits many female compatriots. When the tailgate needs to be closed, the female compatriots only need a little elegant opening key of the tailgate, and the tailgate will automatically close, no longer than worrying about wearing high heels and tiptoeing down the tailgate. For example, the earlier electric trunk after the new century is the ninth generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the 2005 W211. The electric tailgate should appear in the 2006 Toyota Previa. Privia, once known as the "bullet head", used electric sliding doors and electric tailgates on this generation of models to amaze everyone. Subsequently, Land Rover Range Rover, BMW X5 and others have used electric tailgates. Nowadays, electric trunks and tailgates are already used by most cars, and it is believed that in the near future, this technology will be popularized in all models.