Zhi DongXi (public number: zhidxcom)
Author | Xu Shan
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Zhidong reported on April 21 that Riowell, a provider of industrial AR digital solutions, has just brought AR digital solutions for the automotive industry, giving solutions for five major links in the production and marketing of the automotive industry, 15 AR application scenarios, and releasing the "White Paper on AR Digitalization in the Automotive Industry".
Leowell is a company focused on industrial AR hardware and the overall solution provider built with "AR+AI". At the meeting, Xiao Yining, Sales Director of Automotive Key Accounts of Riowell, shared with us the cases of AR digital applications of 10 car companies such as BMW and Porsche. Among them, he also shared that PSA Citroen has applied Leowell's AR solutions in 80% of factories, of which the ar glasses HMT-1 has been used for more than 10,000 hours.
First, 80% of auto companies use AR?
"Reducing costs and improving efficiency" is one of the core keywords of digital transformation. Xiao Yining mentioned that 80% of car companies in the automotive industry have begun to use AR solutions in supply chain, operations and sales.
How have AR solutions changed the automotive industry? Xiao Yining, sales director of key accounts of Leowell Automobile, gave a set of data. For example, in 347 BMW centers and car 4S stores, AR solutions can improve vehicle maintenance efficiency by an average of 70%.
For example, when Sany Heavy Industry needs to assist users in real time to solve faults in the after-sales process, they can increase the one-time elimination rate by 50% through AR. In addition, Sany Heavy Industry can also reduce the time cost by 20% in the diagnosis of faults and improve the training efficiency by 30% during personnel training by using AR technology.
At present, Riowell's AR digitalization solution has involved traditional automobile companies such as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Toyota, etc., new energy automobile companies such as WM Motors, and automotive upstream supply chain enterprises such as Continental, Bosch, Valeo, Magna, and ZF.
Second, put on AR glasses and make blue-collar workers in cars super workers
According to Xiao Yining, the current AR digital collaboration solution in the automotive industry can help customers solve six major problems. Among them, AR digital solutions have become a new solution for technical guidance when expert resources are scarce, real-time data synchronization during video and audio interaction, and the need for hands-free equipment in the three major automotive industry application scenarios.
At present, Leoville's AR digital solution has functions such as remote collaboration, data reference, workflow and knowledge transfer, realizing real-time file browsing and loT data visualization.
Leowell mentioned that from designers to production line personnel to sales customers, the application of AR has gradually penetrated into all aspects. "Our AR solutions are aimed at frontline workers, and we want to empower every blue-collar worker to become a 'super worker.'" Xiao Yining said.
Conclusion: AR applications help automotive companies transform
With the normalization of the epidemic, the application of AR technology in the industrial field has not only penetrated into thousands of industries, but also deepened the penetration rate in all aspects of the industry. From overhauls to sales applications, Leowell is "tailoring" transformation plans for automotive companies with its years of observation and research on the AR industry.
In fact, Leowell isn't the only one targeting the ar industry. Huawei also released the "AR Insights and Application Practice White Paper" in June 2021 to discuss the application of AR technology in automotive, education and other industries. When more and more enterprises such as Huawei and Liangfengtai began to help enterprises reduce costs and improve efficiency through AR technology, the development and application of AR technology also showed a more diversified development direction.