On the 1003rd day of the official announcement of the end of the car, Xiaomi made its debut. On December 28, the first technical conference of Xiaomi Auto was held, and Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, brought the five core technologies of Xiaomi Auto and announced that Xiaomi's "people, cars, and home ecology" are completely closed-loop. Before the technology conference, Lei Jun predicted in advance that "this time only the technology will be released, not the product", but the "pre-release" of Xiaomi Su7, the first product of Xiaomi Automobile, was revealed by Lei Jun after revealing many details of the model.
The first phase of R&D investment exceeded 10 billion yuan
The world's highest", "the world's leading", "the world's only", "the world's strictest", "the world's first"...At the press conference, which lasted three hours, Lei Jun used a lot of "limit words" to introduce Xiaomi's car technology. In the eyes of the outside world, this is Lei Jun's confidence in Xiaomi cars, and it is also a demonstration of the company's R&D strength. "Ten times the investment, seriously build a good car" is Lei Jun's expectation for Xiaomi cars.
It is understood that the first phase of Xiaomi Auto's R&D investment exceeded 10 billion yuan, and the R&D team has more than 3,400 engineers, including thousands of domestic and foreign technical experts in key fields. At this technology conference, Lei Jun introduced the R&D layout of Xiaomi Auto in five major areas, including electric drive, battery, large die-casting, intelligent driving, and intelligent cockpit.
Among them, Xiaomi's self-developed HyperEngine V8S and HyperEngine V6 V6S three super motors, the current 21000rpm V6 V6S motor has been mass-produced and put on the car, and the 27200rpm V8S will be on the car in 2025. Lei Jun said that the technological innovation in the field of motor and electronic control has applied for 155 patents and authorized 60 patents. At the same time, Xiaomi has developed its own CTB integrated battery technology and pioneered the inverted cell technology. Xiaomi car related people said that in order to ensure the performance and quality of the battery from the source, Xiaomi also built its own battery pack factory. Not only that, Xiaomi has also developed its own "9100T Super Large Die-casting Cluster" and its self-developed die-casting alloy material "Titan". Yan Jinghui, a member of the expert committee of the China Automobile Dealers Association, believes that self-research in key areas is for enterprises to take the core technology into their own hands, which is good for the development and manufacturing of new models in the future.
As a technology company, Lei Jun said bluntly that "intelligent driving is an emerging track that Xiaomi focuses on, and the goal is to be in the first camp in 2024". In the field of intelligent driving, Xiaomi has released three key technologies, including adaptive zoom BEV technology, road large model, and super-resolution occupancy network technology.
In order to achieve the goal, Xiaomi Auto continues to increase investment in R&D in intelligent driving. It is understood that Xiaomi's total investment in the first phase of full-stack self-developed intelligent driving technology has reached 3.3 billion yuan, and it has now increased to 4.7 billion yuan, with an exclusive team size of more than 1,000 people. Lei Jun said that Xiaomi's automotive intelligent driving platform applies a large model integrating end-to-end perception and decision-making algorithms, allowing the large model to observe and dynamically adjust the environment in real time.
In the eyes of the outside world, Xiaomi spares no effort in building cars.
Su7 unveiled
Before the press conference, Lei Jun previewed: "Only technology, not products." But with the official debut of Xiaomi's first model, the SU7, the details of more models are becoming clearer.
At this technical meeting, Xiaomi Auto carried out a "pre-release" of the first product Xiaomi SU7, and its appearance design, performance, battery life, safety and other details were publicly unveiled for the first time. According to Lei Jun, Xiaomi's first model is positioned as a C-class high-performance eco-tech sedan, with a body size of 4997 mm, 1963 mm, 1440 mm, a wheelbase of 3000 mm, and a drag coefficient of CD 0195, zero hundred acceleration only takes 278 seconds for a top speed of 265 km/h. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Su7 is available in three colorways.
As for why he chose a sedan for the first model, Lei Jun also has his own thoughts. "Making a car has a better chance of becoming a masterpiece of our time, so we firmly chose to make a car. From a technical point of view, it is also more difficult to make a sedan than an SUV, so Xiaomi has chosen the most difficult and farthest path in all technical decisions. Lei Jun said.
It is worth noting that the Xiaomi Su7 has two endurance versions, with a range of 668km and 800km in CLTC mode, respectively. Among them, the MAX version uses 800V super fast charging, which can reach 220 kilometers in 5 minutes of charging. After this data was announced, some netizens began to speculate about the new car launch version and configuration.
Although there are still a few months before the launch of the model, after many details were announced, ** became the focus of attention of consumers and "rice noodles". On the eve of the press conference, Lei Jun announced that the su7** may be a bit expensive, but it must make everyone feel that it is expensive, and the experience will definitely exceed expectations. At present, there is no disclosure for **Xiaomi Automobile, but Lei Jun said at the scene: "Don't shout 9."90,000 yuan, impossible!14.There is no need to talk about 90,000 yuan, but we still have to respect technology. ”
Define your goals for the future
Compared with other model releases, Xiaomi Auto has not clearly benchmarked the model. Lei Jun said: "We have done a lot of research and hope to make a car that can carry all the dreams that everyone yearns forIn terms of drivability and other mechanical qualities, we hope to be comparable to the Porsche Taycan Turbo;In terms of intelligence, we hope to be comparable to the Tesla Model S;At the same time, there is the most advanced technology and the most abundant ecology. ”
In Lei Jun's view, the goal of Xiaomi Auto is to make a good mobile intelligent space that is good-looking, easy to drive, comfortable and safe. At this technical meeting, Xiaomi Auto also announced that Xiaomi Surging OS was officially on the car. "With the release of Xiaomi's automotive technology, Xiaomi's 'people, cars and home ecology' has officially closed the loop. Lei Jun said that the Xiaomi tablet application ecology is seamlessly on the car. It is understood that it only takes 3 minutes for the whole package upgrade of the vehicle cockpit system of Xiaomi Automobile, and it only takes 30 minutes for the whole car to be upgraded.
Lei Jun believes that the ultimate realm of intelligent electric vehicles is the leap of science and technology and the integration of people and vehicles. Only the most advanced technology and the most complete ecology can achieve the integration of people and vehicles, and control the driving control like an arm and control freely. Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the passenger car market information association, believes that the new energy vehicle market is becoming more and more mature, and the market competition has also entered a white-hot stage.
After the complete closed-loop of the ecology is achieved, Lei Jun also set future goals for Xiaomi Auto. Lei Jun said that Xiaomi Auto will become one of the top five car manufacturers in the world through 15-20 years of hard work.
Beijing Business Daily reporter Liu Xiaomeng
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