After six years of painstaking research and development, ARCFOX Motors finally announced its revolutionary full-stack ecological self-evolution technology system - Darwin 2.0 at the Beijing press conference on April 11. The birth of this technology marks a solid step forward in the technological innovation of ARCFOX Motors in the field of new energy vehicles.
Based on the IMC architecture, the Darwin 2.0 technology system integrates seven core technology segments, including "Jidun" safety, "Jijing" health, "Aurora" battery, "Jifeng" power, "Lingyun" chassis, "Lingzhi" OS and "Jixiang" cockpit. The synergistic evolution of these technology sectors aims to bring users a high-value, high-quality, and warm smart travel experience.
At the press conference, Dai Kangwei, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of BAIC BJEV, elaborated on the scenario-based car manufacturing concept of ARCFOX Automobile: "We understand users better than users, and we must not only meet users' expectations, but also exceed their imagination. "From Koala to Alpha T5, from HI version to forest version, JIHU Motors has proved that the Darwin 2.0 technology system has evolved from "liberating people, delighting people, and self-growth" in the 1.0 era to a new realm of "protecting people, delighting people, and warming people".
The rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry highlights the concept of "people-oriented, let science and technology serve people" that ARCFOX Motors adheres to. Dai Kangwei emphasized: "We always start from the people-oriented, pursue the ultimate in every technical field, and create a better travel life for users through continuous iterative evolution." ”
The release of the Darwin 2.0 technology system is a firm implementation of the vision of "continuous evolution and a better life for users". In the face of the challenges and opportunities of the new era, ARCFOX will continue to lead the innovation and development of new energy vehicle technology, providing users with more intelligent, convenient and comfortable travel options.
On April 11th, at the head of this turmoil, compared with the verbal promises brought by the "shouting" marketing, ARCFOX Motors chose a down-to-earth "roll" technology, always taking the protection of users' life safety and health as the highest purpose, adhering to the persistent pursuit of the people-oriented concept, and showing the whole industry its profound strength and forward-looking layout in the field of new energy vehicle manufacturing with a technology brand conference with the theme of "people-oriented extreme evolution". Full of dry goods, filling the hours-long press conference, to convey to the outside world that ARCFOX Motors has always adhered to the car-making concept of "not afraid of challenges, daring to break through, and using extreme technology to protect users' beautiful travel experience".
In 2018, with the advent of the Darwin 1.0 era, under the concept of "liberating people, delighting people, and growing themselves", ARCFOX Motors focused on intelligence, striving to understand consumers in an all-round way, and meet user needs with intelligence. In 2024, the Darwin technology system that has evolved to the 2.0 era is far more than limited to an intelligent corner, and under the new concept of "protecting people, delighting people, and warming people", ARCFOX Motors strives to provide users with a warm experience without dead ends in all travel scenarios.
Aurora Battery: The definition of real scenarios far exceeds the safety standards of the industry, and the supercharging experience is within reach
In the field of performance, ARCFOX Motors organically integrates the advantages of new energy vehicles and traditional fuel vehicles through the "Aurora" battery, "Jifeng" power and "Lingyun" chassis, and pokes the deep concerns of every consumer who has a demand for performance.
Aurora Battery has maintained a record of 0 spontaneous combustion since delivery. Everything stems from the full-time and all-domain safety protection provided by ARCFOX Motors in three extreme scenarios: battery knocking, torrential rain and flooding, and high-temperature spontaneous combustion.
The bottom of the battery is equipped with the original "Xuanwu armor" as standard, which uses aerospace-grade materials and processes to form 7 layers of protection, with a strength of 1500MPa, comparable to an armored car, and also takes into account the four major functions of insulation, heat preservation, heat conduction, and anti-corrosion, fully considering the complexity of the environment. In addition, Aurora Cell pioneered the "space capsule sealing" technology. The highly hydrophobic silicon-based material is selected as the substrate, with a hydrophobic rate of 97%, and no water enters under the conditions of 2 meters of water depth and 48 hours of submersion test, which can be called a submarine in the battery industry, far exceeding the industry average. Under the super protection of the Xuanwu armor and the sealing of the space capsule, no matter how complex the road conditions and environment encountered, the ARCFOX car can be driven with confidence.
The battery safety of ARCFOX Motors is not only that, the "fire blanket heat insulation" technology, which integrates the functions of resistance, sparseness and control, can always achieve only smoke and no fire, zero spontaneous combustion, and ensure personal safety. 20 processes, more than 6,000 control points. The quality control of near-zero defect battery cells makes it possible to drive ARCFOX cars with extra peace of mind when traveling through the north and south of the motherland. In addition, there is a full life cycle verification system and a 360 full-time butler to ensure the durability of ARCFOX Motors and protect every trip.
Jifeng Power: Extreme motor performance, surging power, long-lasting motor system
Through Jifeng Power, Jihu Motors can achieve the ultimate driving experience that is fast, stable, and comfortable.
Among them, for the understanding of "fast", Jihu Motors believes that there are at least two points. The first is to be fast at all times, not only when starting fast, fast when overtaking, but also fast when overtaking continuously! Not only fast in spring and summer, but also fast in winter! Second, we must be fast in the whole area, not only fast on the highway, but also fast on the professional track! For Jihu Automobile, fast is the pursuit of all the time, and it is the result of 15 years of four generations of technology precipitation.
It is precisely because of the pursuit of excellence that the ARCFOX Alpha S5 equipped with the fourth-generation front and rear dual motors of Jifeng Power has a total power of more than 530 horsepower, a wheel-end torque of 7000Nm, and a 0-100 acceleration time of only 3.7 seconds, which is comparable to the Porsche 911.
Lingyun chassis: excellent handling and comfort of the piano and sound, the perfect combination of spirit and rhyme
It adopts a global test scene and a world-class master-tuned Lingyun chassis, combined with full-time intelligent technology, to ensure comfort in various road conditions and driving conditions. ARCFOX also uses an intelligent braking system, an intelligent steering system and an intelligent suspension system, as well as exclusive sports tires jointly customized with Michelin, so that the Lingyun chassis can achieve stability and safety during high-speed driving and emergency evacuation. In track testing, the ARCFOX Alpha S5's lap times were comparable to those of the Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition.
Intelligence: Lingzhi OS and Extreme Cockpit understand your luxury better
In the field of intelligence, the "second-generation intelligent cockpit" of ARCFOX Motors is equipped with a new intelligent OS system, which has four core capabilities: comprehension, decision-making, correlation and generation, and can provide a digital assistant-like service experience. Through the "Baimo Huichuang Platform", Lingzhi OS can deeply explore and understand user needs and provide more intelligent and personalized services.
In terms of hardware configuration, ARCFOX Motors adopts 34 industry-leading high-performance perception hardware to achieve all-weather and omnidirectional environmental perception to ensure the safety and reliability of the intelligent driving system. In terms of software algorithms, ARCFOX Motors has also improved the obstacle recognition rate through the innovative BEV+Transformer+Occ solution, and introduced interactive game algorithms to optimize driving path planning and improve traffic efficiency.
Not only has it made a breakthrough in intelligent cockpit technology, but it has also made a comprehensive optimization in ride comfort. In cooperation with the Art and Science Research Center of Tsinghua University, it has launched color designs that meet the aesthetics of the Chinese people, such as "organic green" and "lavender purple" interiors, as well as a high-end audio system equipped with a 7.1.4 "panoramic sound" sound field layout, creating the ultimate audio-visual enjoyment for users.
In addition, ARCFOX has achieved a nearly perfect score in the C-NCAP active safety evaluation and obtained the C-ICAP "5+ star" certification, which has always been a leading position in the field of intelligent driving. It has been approved for the first batch of L3 autonomous driving public road test licenses in China, and actively participates in the application for the national intelligent networked vehicle access pilot, which indicates that Jihu Motors will soon bring users L3 autonomous driving experience.
Extreme Shield Security: The ceiling of the full-time and all-domain security protection system
Compared with the unaccustomed PPT concept, JiHu's innovative technology is already something that users can really experience. In the field of protection, users can fully enjoy the comprehensive care from the safety and health of "Jidun". Through Jidun Safety, Jihu Motors has built a full-time and all-domain safety protection system based on the six major safety protection shields, which not only has the ability of full-scene early warning, but also has a collision safety standard higher than the global standard, and the new car has also successfully completed the first four-vehicle three-way serial collision test on the whole network.
Not only that, ARCFOX Motors also runs the concept of safety through the whole life cycle of products, using a large number of aluminum alloys and double-sided galvanized steel plates to achieve submarine-level corrosion resistance, and ARCFOX Alpha S is the first model to obtain the CA-CAP platinum rating of China's passenger car corrosion resistance test. The security of JiHu Motors is not only limited to traditional active and passive security, but also achieves zero leakage in terms of information security, providing users with financial-grade security information protection.
Extreme Health: A leader in the era of Extreme Health 3.0
Through Extreme Health, ARCFOX Motors brings all-round ultimate protection from respiratory health to contact health. Through five industry-first technologies, including adsorption and degradation of black technology materials, forward design simulation verification technology, maternal and infant antibacterial technology, antiviral technology and odorless and anti-mite, Jihu Motors' in-car ultra-clean health has become the first in the industry and created the era of in-car health 3.0.
The Polaris platform was launched, and BAIC Group is moving towards a new milestone
The release of the Darwin 2.0 technology system and the heavy attack of the 7 major technology sectors are not "showing off skills, but a "big parade" about the latest technology and experience upgrade of Jihu Motors. Not only that, at this press conference, BAIC Group also brought an additional surprise, the new platform of the Darwin 2.0 system - Polaris platform.
As a pure electric high-end flagship platform independently developed by BAIC Group, and a new platform for the Darwin 2.0 technology system, the Polaris platform deeply integrates the homologous design of the Mercedes-Benz MRA luxury rear-wheel drive platform in engineering design, module development and other parts and the new framework of the Darwin 2.0 technology system, and will mainly carry the development of mid-to-high-end products of C-class and above in the future.
The name of "Polaris", "North" represents "BAIC Group", "Pole" is the first to be used by the ARCFOX brand, and the star is to incubate the high-end star products of ARCFOX. As a navigation star, Polaris is known for its stability and immutability in the starry sky, symbolizing the reliability and high performance of the platform. "It is like a beacon in the voyage of life, which not only guides JiHu to continue to move forward in scientific and technological innovation, but also represents our loyalty and firmness to users. Dai Kangwei, general manager of BAIC New Energy, said, "To do technology, we need to adhere to it, and it is necessary to adhere to the core value of the brand, and it is necessary to build and adhere to long-termism." In the future, ARCFOX Motors will also bring more extreme technology to users and provide users with a better travel experience under the technical concept of the 2.0 era!