On February 1, Beijing time, Tesla officially announced that the Model Y had been upgraded again. Following its re-evolution in October 2023, the Model Y continues to evolve and land in the Chinese mainland market with a continuously evolving appearance.
In terms of appearance, the new Model Y-exclusive color - Quicksilver paint, and the use of flame red instead of Chinese red, starry gray instead of cold silver, the appearance and recognition are higher;
In terms of performance, the Model Y is equipped with a new generation of automatic driver assistance hardware (HW4.0), which allows you to see farther, see more clearly, and calculate faster, making driving safer and more secure. As a result, the automatic assisted driving hardware of all Tesla S3XY models has entered the 4.0 era.
In terms of price, according to Tesla's official website in China, the original price of the Model Y model will still be maintained——— starting at 258,900 yuan for the Model Y rear-wheel drive version, 299,900 yuan for the Model Y long-range version, and 363,900 yuan for the Model Y high-performance version.
As the best-selling car on the planet, in the past 2023, the Model Y became the first electric vehicle to surpass the Toyota Corolla, and its strong product strength has continued to be recognized by consumers at home and abroad. In many countries, where it is difficult to find a car and maintain a high-speed and stable growth trend, Tesla still maintains the upgrade strategy of "adding materials without increasing prices", so that Chinese consumers can always buy a stronger, safer and more advanced Model Y at the lowest price in the world.
(At Tesla's delivery center, a large number of new car owners queued up to pick up their cars)
With farther detection, clearer seeing, and faster response, Model Y continues to evolve intelligently and safely
In 2023, the new debut of the Model 3 means that Tesla's pure vision solution is mature enough. With the upgrade and unveiling of the Model Y, the intelligent safety configuration of all Tesla models has been pushed to a new height - so far, the Tesla S3XY is equipped with the most forward-looking automatic driving assistance hardware (HW4.0).
Ultra-long line-of-sight - The new generation of automated driving assistance hardware (HW4.0) is equipped with an ultra-long-range binocular camera, with a maximum detection distance of 424 meters, and the upper limit of detection capability has been greatly improved, far exceeding the industry average. The more you can see, the earlier you can perceive changes in road conditions ahead.
360° Ultra-HD Perception - Model Y is equipped with 7 cameras around the body, all of which have been increased to 5 million pixels, which can clearly perceive changes in surrounding road conditions in 360 degrees, and there is no pressure to park in close proximity, change lanes, and drive in narrow lanes.
Significant increase in computing power - compared with the previous generation, the computing power of the chip has been increased by 5 times, helping to quickly process image information, and Autopilot and active safety response are faster and safer for complex road conditions that change in real time.
Imagine that as soon as the vehicle leaves the garage, the traffic at the next intersection catches the "eye" of the Model Y. Before the other vehicles have even started to "review the papers", the Model Y has already been "handed in". Equipped with an ultra-long-range binocular camera, the Model Y's detection capability has been greatly improved by reaching a maximum detection distance of 424 meters.
The updated Model Y not only "sees" farther, but also "sees" better. In complex road conditions such as close parking, lane changes, and narrow lanes, accidents such as scratches and collisions may occur if you are not careful. Different from the industry's strategy of "the highest front camera", the seven cameras around the Model Y have been increased to 5 million pixels (including the rear view and the circumference) to sense changes in surrounding road conditions in 360 degrees.
Just like in real-time driving, humans rely on the collaborative processing of the eyes and brain. If the camera is compared to the "organ of vision", then the chip can be regarded as the "intelligence center".
The key to Tesla's pure vision solution is that the system needs to be extremely fast to accurately identify and perceive the actual road situation, and then make accurate decisions through "deliberate thinking". Under the independent research and development of Tesla, the computing power of the HW4.0 chip has been increased by 5 times, and the processing of some special road conditions is faster and more accurate.
Tesla's vision-based intelligent driving technology has developed so far, and more and more car enthusiasts have sighed "really fragrant" after experiencing it firsthand! Tesla's increasingly sophisticated active safety performance has helped car owners avoid danger many times by accurately detecting nearby vehicles and obstacles.
Simulating human eye pathfinding, Tesla adheres to a pure vision solution to make the car "safer the more you drive"
For the understanding of "safety", Tesla's official website in China has such a sentence: the best safety is that there are no accidents.
Safety has long been at the heart of Tesla's vehicle design. A number of active safety features, including Forward Collision Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking, and Lane Departure Avoidance, have been successful in reducing the severity of collisions and even avoiding them.
According to Tesla's safety report for the second quarter of 2023, Tesla's Autopilot 3.0 has made the driving safety level reach 9.2 times the national average, which also proves the superiority and forward-looking of Tesla's "pure vision" solution.
Unlike the vast majority of smart electric vehicle manufacturers who choose routes such as lidar, Tesla has always adopted a deep vision solution, relying entirely on mature computing power and algorithms to achieve automatic assisted driving and even full autonomous driving.
In real-world testing, Tesla's engineers found that additional sensors, such as lidar, not only did not increase the accuracy of the information, but could also affect the final analysis rate and results. As more and more vehicles are equipped with lidar, they will interfere with each other, affecting the detection accuracy.
For example, when I was a child, I played a "blindfold game", the logic was to cut off the visual information, but other senses such as the nose and ears could not provide accurate information quickly, and it may cause confusion in brain processing. As the number of "blindfolded players" in the game increases, the level of chaos increases exponentially. This kind of "chaos" can create witty, funny effects in the game, but it can be life-threatening in driving safety.
When the vast majority of car companies chose the conservative route of lidar, Musk decided to get rid of inertial thinking and start from first principles: roads are designed for biological neural networks and eyes, people do not have organs similar to radar, and only eyes can still recognize traffic on the road, so cars can do it.
In October 2015, Tesla launched the first generation of its automated driving assistance system. With the continuous upgrade of the Autopilot hardware and the continuous evolution of the Autopilot system, Tesla can perfectly cope with complex road conditions such as sudden braking of the front vehicle, high-speed "ghost probe", night driving, and turning and changing lanes.
Today, the real driving data of more than one million Tesla owners around the world jointly helps train Tesla's pure vision algorithm. With the blessing of OTA over-the-air upgrade, car owners can easily click "Upgrade" to enjoy the updated intelligent driving technology and realize the normalized "one-click upgrade" of vehicle safety performance. Since 2022, the Model Y has been updated 22 times through OTA, truly achieving "the more you drive, the safer it is".
Not long ago, Tesla pushed a major version of the software update through OTA, adding more than ten practical functions such as parking assistance 3D images and automatic blind spot cameras, strengthening the safety tips of automatic assisted driving, and making the car easier to drive, safer and more reliable.
When you start a new car in the new year, the new car has "new clothes"! Tesla is at the best time to start
"Smarter" and "better driving" have become the law of Tesla's model upgrading and evolution, and it is also the only way to win the continuous favor of consumers.
With the recent Asian debut of Tesla's Cyber Tourer, booths in eight cities were surrounded by enthusiastic fans. Soon, the S3XY will start a nationwide tour, allowing more fans to experience Tesla's ultimate products in all fields at one time.
(Tesla's Cyber off-road station wagon Asian debut was crowded, and it was rated: it's like a star concert)
At the same time as the Cyber off-road station wagon sparked a boom, Tesla also ushered in the peak of deliveries in the New Year. At the beginning of 2024, with Tesla's official announcement of a number of model price reductions, a "whirlwind" of Tesla's hot sales has been set off in many places across the country, and many consumers say that "it is difficult to find a car"!
With the upgrade of the Model Y, Tesla also gave consumers a double "New Year surprise" of "limited-time car paint benefits" and "limited-time financial low interest". It is reported that any model of Model Y/3 (including the designated version of Model Y) that is ordered before February 29 (inclusive) and delivered before March 31 (inclusive) can enjoy 2,000 yuan for all paid car paints.
In addition, orders for any Model 3/Y/S/X model (including the existing Model Y designated version) and complete delivery before March 31 (inclusive) can also enjoy a limited-time financial low-interest plan with an annual rate as low as 2.5%. In addition, there are multiple car purchase discounts such as designated versions of existing car benefits, replacement benefits, and repurchase rewards.
At the peak of the Spring Festival delivery, whether it is the best-selling Model 3/Y model or the flagship Model S/X, it can be said that it is the best time to buy at present.
Behind the world's best-selling Model Y is Tesla's strong product strength, forward-looking technology and increasingly sophisticated safety performance. Today, all Tesla S3XY models have officially entered the era of automatic assisted driving 4.0, and the pace of the end of the era of fuel vehicles is accelerating, and the era of green intelligent travel is coming.