On December 25, 2023, Xiaomi officially announced their first new energy vehicleCarsThe technology conference will be held three days later on December 28, which is also the 1000th day of Xiaomi's official announcement of the car. However, Xiaomi has maintained a low profile about making cars before, and it can even be said to be "obscure". Founder at XiaomiLei JunIn the warm-up article released, we can get a glimpse of some truths on Xiaomi's road to car manufacturing. Xiaomi is not ready to build its first production car on the model of other emerging brands, but has chosen to start from scratch with forward R&D and intends to "completely redefine."CarsThe technology stack of the industry". Under such a premise, the relevant research and development work naturally needs to be kept confidential. However, we are still able to reveal information about what is known to the publicXiaomi carSome details.
According to the published ID photo, Xiaomi's first modelCarsIt has the exterior design of a four-door coupe. This is in the new energyCarsIt is relatively rare in the industry, and the first models of most new forces tend to be mainly SUVs, and some are electric supercars. However, Xiaomi opted for a four-door coupe. This choice may imply that Xiaomi wants to compete with traditional car companies by showcasing its technological prowess and performance. Compared with SUVs, the four-door coupe has a lower body stance, which means that Xiaomi needs to make more innovations in terms of battery energy density and installation methods. In addition, the coupe model is more performance-oriented than the SUV, so the powertrain and chassis suspension design of this car are likely to be of a fair par. Xiaomi has always positioned its brand by attaching importance to technical parameters, and this strategy of "emphasizing technical parameters" also reflects Xiaomi's style.
Although Xiaomi has kept the car project a secret before, it is not that they have not made relevant attempts in the technology of the new car. In fact, in the process of completely forward research and development, Xiaomi will inevitably carry out some technical verification and pre-research work. For example, in past new product launches,Xiaomi phonesIt is equipped with the self-developed charging chip of the surging P series, which makes charging more efficient and saves the internal space of the fuselage. Xiaomi phonesThe high-end model is also equipped with the self-developed power management chip surging G series, which has a more accurate battery remaining capacity detection function. In addition, Xiaomi has developed CMOS image sensors in cooperation with the industry chain, which is very important in the field of autonomous driving and interaction. Xiaomi has also released an AI inference framework on smartphones and explored multiple technologies in robot dogs and bionic robots. In addition, Xiaomi has also made layouts in the fields of flexible screens, robot visual navigation, and high-performance motors. Although Xiaomi keeps the information about its new cars secret, it can be seen from the products of the past few years that Xiaomi has revealed that they areCarsSome achievements and advances in technology.
The above statements are only inferences based on currently known information and may not be entirely accurate. But the good thing is that it's a distanceXiaomi carThe day of release is just around the corner. For those who are interested in this new car, we will witness the "leaping" moment of Xiaomi's car-making road in three days.
Xiaomi carThe release has attracted widespread attention in the industry. Although Xiaomi has always kept information about the new car secret, we are able to draw a preliminary outline with the known public information. The first paragraphXiaomi carThe exterior design of a four-door coupe shows Xiaomi's pursuit of technology and performance. In the last few years of products, Xiaomi has revealed that they areCarsSome accumulations and breakthroughs in technology. However, aboutXiaomi carMore surprises will be revealed in three days' time. Let's look forward to the next milestone in Xiaomi's car manufacturing journey.