Since 2016, there are car companies that like to do things, taking the lead in shouting out the slogan of Internet cars, and now the ending is not good, sales are average, word of mouth is average, it is quite miserable. Later, Tesla Model 3 cars began to kill four parties in 2019, and more and more car companies began to exert intelligence. Of course, there is a misunderstanding here, for example, many people will equate smart and electric vehicles. Fuel vehicles, can you play smart? The answer is clearly yes. Therefore, the protagonist of our smart car evaluation this time is the one that won 20,000+ orders at the beginning of the listing, and the domestic level of more than 300,000 is one of the few hot-selling SUVs - Lynk & Co 09.
Hardware review: screen quality, touch, how?
Like all smart car reviews, the first thing to introduce is its cockpit hardware equipment performance. Lynk & Co's interior style should be quite familiar to everyone, but as a family flagship model, Lynk & Co 09 is relatively different from other cars in all aspects of design, the difference is that there are more screens and better materials. The front of the cockpit is equipped with 6 screens, namely 12.3-inch LCD instrument, 12.8-inch full-color W-HUD, 12-inch central control screen, 6-inch intelligent temperature control touch screen, 2× 1.4-inch LCD knob screen. 6 screens + electronic gear handle + feature-rich multi-function steering wheel, the configuration is quite rich, so how to use it?
In terms of perception, the two main large screens in the car show clearly, without grain, and high color saturation. The central control 12.3-inch large screen has a good touch, which is the touch of a normal glass screen and will not have a plastic texture. The relatively new knob screen is clearly displayed, and the tactile and knob damping is good.
The large 12-inch central control screen measures 1920×1080 pixels, uses Corning's third-generation Gorilla Glass panel used on mobile, and the screen surface is multi-layered, with anti-glare, low-reflection, and oil-resistant features.
The visual performance is basically consistent with the information given at the time of the official listing. Reflective suppression, color texture, etc., are the best performance at the current price point.
Then there's its touch response. The basic click (click on a single module on the screen), the response speed is about 5 milliseconds, the response speed for normal clicks and selection menus is faster, basically 100% accurate recognition can be achieved, and the response speed of iPhone X or above models under the current system is basically the same. In the process of finger dragging and scaling, the smoothness of the screen is considered to be superior in the field of car and machine, which is similar to that of the flagship machine in 2021, but when the switch is relatively fast, there needs to be a short wait.
How does Intelligent Voice perform?
Of course, the test of the screen is only the basic item. A large number of functions in the smart cockpit are completed by voice, and the intelligent system of Lynk & Co 09 is completed by the wake-up word of "Hi, Lynk & Co", while at the same time, it can also be woken up by the physical button on the right side of the steering wheel, and the wake-up word can be customized.
The response speed of the voice is basically completed in 1 second under full working conditions. In areas with good signals, after shouting the wake word, the response speed of the system is basically within 0.5 seconds. If you use the physical keys to wake up, you can basically achieve zero latency.
The speed at which the system executes voice commands varies according to the complexity and length of the voice commands. For some basic instructions such as "open the window, adjust the temperature", etc., the function will be triggered immediately after the voice lags, the accuracy of speech recognition is very high, and the system supports continuous recognition, but it is necessary to issue the next command after the car machine responds, without waking up again.
However, in response to some complex instructions, or vague semantics, such as "I'm running out of oil", the system needs to learn time to grow, rather than "navigate to the gas station" faster.
Support other members of the car speech recognition: intelligent speech recognition system supports the recognition of 4 directions in the car, for each position, the vehicle voice will be automatically recognized, such as opening and closing windows and other functions, the vehicle will directly control the function near the person who issued the command.
As for the functional coverage, the voice system of Lynk & Co 09 has great control authority for the car, such as opening and closing windows, setting navigation routes, and controlling the air conditioning temperature control system; the integrated functions in the car, the voice system can almost all be operated, and at the same time, in the process of replying to the voice assistant, you do not need to wait for it to finish speaking, you can continue the conversation. For example, when navigation is needed, the person who issued the instruction says the location, and the car responds with "the result is the first few", and the next instruction can be issued without waiting for it to be read, which can greatly improve the efficiency of the dialogue.
While waking up the voice in the car, you can also talk to other people in the car, and the voice system will selectively recognize, which is done well, can reduce the number of operations, and be a good assistant. For basic deep semantic understanding, intelligent voice assistants can be partially competent, and this part will continue to strengthen with self-learning ability and later updates.
What are the functions of the intelligent car machine system?
12-inch central control screen: The main interface takes the map as the background, and the lower navigation bar content is the home page, navigation, music entertainment, my vehicle, 360° surround view image and multimedia menu from the left. The lower navigation bar is homepage, navigation, music entertainment, etc. from left, and the car also has a night mode that can automatically or manually adjust the brightness.
In the secondary menu of the car machine, the commonly used apps such as takeaway, tourism, and hotel flights are available. Later, other apps can be downloaded, which can be operated using the voice system. Menu logic is clear, the use of the feeling and smart phone is not much difference, app has been adapted with the car machine, there will be no distortion and other unsuitable situations, when you drive to the gas station or car wash shop, the car machine system will automatically pop up the wisdom of the gas station, smart car wash APP, you can directly place an order on the car machine to pay, eliminating the process of paying for the mobile phone.
Lynk & Co 09 currently provides a special version of Baidu map navigation vehicle, which is basically close to the mobile version of Baidu map in terms of functions, including basic navigation, team travel functions, automatically generate navigation information through voice or keyboard input location, and display on the central control screen, LCD dashboard and HUD, the central control map can be linked with the map on the dashboard, and there is a certain caton in the process of adjusting the stereoscopic or zooming process, which can be optimized later.
Temperature control area: The air conditioning temperature control operation area in the car is composed of 3 screens, and there is no physical button in the operation area, which requires a certain amount of time to get started. The middle screen has a total of three interfaces, the initial interface can control the air conditioning switch, air volume and open and close blowing front windshield, the second page can adjust the air conditioning function of the first two rows of the vehicle, the function configuration is more comprehensive, the third page is the third row of air conditioning switch, no other adjustment functions. Without control, the page automatically adjusts back to the initial interface of the first page.
The small screen on the other two knobs integrates the functions of seat ventilation, seat heating, steering wheel heating, and temperature adjustment, which can be swiped to select what to adjust, and the knob can be turned to adjust the functional intensity. The overall air conditioning temperature control area, the function configuration is very complete, the vehicle in the economic mode, the air conditioner automatically opens the ECO mode, the overall operation logic is good, need a certain time to get started.
Smart cockpit chip: The car machine chip is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 vehicle-level chip, with 12G +128G memory, and the 8155 chip helps Lynk & Co 09 achieve more than "one core 6 screens", as well as the efficient work of intelligent voice. The hash rate of the Snapdragon 8155 chip on the Lynk & Co 09 can reach more than 3 times the computing power of the Snapdragon 820A chip on the Extreme Kr 001. For the content of the 8155, you can look at our previous article.
The car machine system supports 5G, the high speed and stability of 5G can improve the efficiency of intelligent voice systems, navigation and other APP, in areas with poor signals, intelligent voice and other systems will be affected, and the first owner of Lynk & Co 09 will be free of traffic fees for life.
Mobile phone interconnection: In terms of car-machine interconnection, traditional car-machine interconnection is not supported, but it can be done through Lynk & Co's APP, which is called "LynkCo", and you need to register an account for the first time, and then scan the vehicle's two-dimensional code to bind the vehicle. After binding, you can check the location of the vehicle, unlock remotely, open the window, control the air conditioner and so on through the mobile phone at any time. At the same time, you can also use the bluetooth key of the mobile phone, without the need to bring a physical car key.
Last month, Lynk & Co 09 opened the first OTA car machine system upgrade, the new LYNK OS Y 1.1.0 version system, pushed online in batches, the update content mainly includes intelligent AR navigation, car KTV entertainment, voice interaction, desktop navigation and other functions of the new and optimized. The Lynk & Co 09 also has a FOTA function that can upgrade the vehicle's hardware performance.
To sum up, this intelligent cockpit system on the Lynk & Co 09 from the perspective of use, commonly used several functions including navigation, voice, multimedia entertainment, etc. are relatively mature, commonly used functions and car machine system have been deeply matched, from the perspective of the functional satisfaction of the smart car machine, the overall after a period of time to get started, Lynk & Co 09 can fully meet the needs of daily use of cars. The whole set of car and machine system on the Lynk & Co 09 and the previous Lynk & Co car machine have been greatly improved, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 has played a key role in this, with the continuous OTA of the vehicle, can keep the whole set of car and machine system alive.