In this era of rapid development, the automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented changes. The continuous emergence of emerging technologies is driving the rapid evolution of the entire industry in the direction of being safer, smarter and more environmentally friendly. In this wave of change, the emerging car-making forces in the United States have rapidly risen to become a powerful challenger to traditional car companies by virtue of their innovative ideas and financial strength. They are leading the way in autonomous driving, electrification and other fields, which has brought an unprecedented impact to traditional car companies, including domestic car companies.
The importance of safety performance
Safety performance is an important indicator to measure whether a model is trustworthy. Good safety performance can not only protect the lives of occupants to the greatest extent in the event of an accident, but also bring a safe travel experience to drivers and passengers.
The safety performance of a vehicle mainly includes two aspects: passive safety and active safety. Passive safety refers to minimizing damage in the event of a collision by optimizing the body structure and configuring airbags and other devices. Active safety is to help drivers detect dangers in advance and actively intervene to avoid accidents through intelligent assisted driving systems.
In recent years, with the continuous development of autonomous driving and intelligent network technology, more and more attention has been paid to active safety performance. The active safety system will be deeply integrated with the autonomous driving system to further improve driving safety. Safety performance has become a key indicator of whether a model is advanced.
The current status of the safety performance of domestic car companies
In terms of passive safety, after years of technology accumulation, the current body structure design and safety device configuration of domestic car companies have reached the international advanced level. Taking mid-to-high-end models as an example, most domestic brands have been equipped with 6-8 airbags, body anti-collision beams and other passive safety devices as standard, and can achieve good results in frontal, side and rear crash tests.
In terms of active safety, domestic car companies are also constantly catching up. At present, the vast majority of mid-to-high-end domestic models have been equipped with active safety systems such as lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking, and blind spot monitoring. These systems are able to alert the driver at critical moments and intervene proactively if necessary to avoid accidents.
In addition to hardware configuration, domestic car companies are also innovating in software algorithms. Taking the adaptive cruise system as an example, domestic car companies have developed a variety of customized algorithms for different road conditions and driving habits, so that the system can better adapt to complex and changeable actual road conditions.
Although there is still a certain gap in some segments compared with the American upstarts, the overall safety performance of domestic car companies has been quite good and can fully meet the needs of most consumers.
The potential of domestic automakers
Although domestic car companies have made great progress in safety performance, there is still a lot of room for improvement compared with American upstarts. This is mainly due to the following aspects:
Technical reserves
Domestic car companies have been increasing their investment in the field of automotive core technology, and their technical reserves are becoming increasingly abundant. Taking active safety systems as an example, domestic car companies already have a large number of independent intellectual property rights in key technical fields such as environmental perception and decision-making control. This lays the foundation for further active safety performance in the future.
Computing power is improved
With the development of emerging technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence, the computing power level of automobiles will be greatly improved. This will enable more sophisticated and intelligent active safety systems that will further improve safety performance. The independent innovation of domestic car companies in the field of computing power chips and other fields will enable them to make full use of computing power dividends.
New energy advantages
New energy vehicles are quite different from traditional fuel vehicles in terms of design concept and chassis architecture, which provides new possibilities for the innovative application of active safety systems. The leading position of domestic car companies in the field of new energy will enable them to better grasp this opportunity.
Localization advantages
Compared with the American upstarts, domestic car companies have a natural advantage in understanding the complex and changeable actual road conditions and driving habits in China. This will enable it to better target the local market and develop security solutions that are more relevant to the real needs of the local market.
Based on the above aspects, we have reason to believe that with strong technical strength and innovation capabilities, it is only a matter of time before domestic car companies surpass the American upstarts in terms of safety performance.
The significance of improved safety performance
If domestic car companies can take the lead in safety performance, its significance will be far-reaching.
This will further enhance consumer confidence in domestic brands. Safety performance is a key indicator to measure whether a model is trustworthy, and if it is in a leading position in this field, it will definitely have a positive impact on domestic brands and boost consumers' desire to buy.
This will drive the entire industry in a safer, smarter direction. As a leader, the innovation of domestic car companies in safety performance will set a new benchmark for the entire industry and drive the common progress of the entire industry chain.
This will also add a new weapon for domestic car companies to expand in overseas markets. Good safety performance is a necessary condition to enter the market of developed countries, and if a breakthrough is made in this field, it will bring new opportunities for domestic brands to explore overseas markets.
A higher level of safety performance will also clear the way for the development of autonomous driving technology. Safety is the premise of autonomous driving technology, and only by ensuring sufficient safety performance can autonomous vehicles truly go to the public.
Achieving a leading position in safety performance will bring all-round benefits to domestic car companies. It is believed that in the near future, with their own technical strength and innovation vitality, domestic car companies will be able to achieve corner overtaking in this key area.