Since its launch in April last year, the WEY Blue Mountain DHT-PHEV has undergone several OTAs, and with each upgrade, the six-seater SUV introduces a number of new features and experiences.
At the beginning of the new year, WEY brand continued to launch the fourth OTA for Blue Mountain, and I believe that many car owners have received update prompts, so what are the new features and experience upgrades of this OTA? In this issue of "Machine Laboratory", we will take you to have a sneak peek!
Interactive upgrades
First of all, let's take a look at the hardware of Blue Mountain, as the flagship model launched last year, Blue Mountain is equipped with the latest Snapdragon 8155 car machine chip at that time.
It may seem that in 2024, 8155 chips are not unusual, and almost every manufacturer has them, but hardware is only one of them, and software adaptation and performance tuning are the keys to determining the experience.
The answer is yes, after the upgrade, the most intuitive feeling is that the car machine system has become smoother, whether it is tap interaction, or the speed of opening the app, or the speed of booting, compared with the previous version, it has been significantly improved.
For example, taking the boot speed as an example, although the current Blue Mountain's car machine can not be used immediately when the door is opened, but after the owner gets into the car, he only needs to fasten a seat belt for a while, and it can run smoothly. And according to our measurements, the boot speed of the new version is much faster than the previous old version.
In terms of system response, you can see that the experience of the new version is very smooth, whether it is the speed of page opening, or the dynamic effect of the car machine system, compared with the previous one, there is obvious progress, and there is no lag and Caton phenomenon when clicking on the interaction, pointing where to play, and the operation efficiency is very high.
In addition to the system smoothness improvements, this Blue Mountains OTA update also includes an upgrade for the HUD.
Let's start with Blue Mountain's HUD function settings, which can be seen in the vehicle-in-car-head-up display. Specifically, the display style provides two modes, standard and enhanced, in which the projection color of the HUD changes from white to high-brightness blue, which is more suitable for turning on on snowy days.
In the mode selection, a navigation mode is provided, which can integrate navigation information into the HUD, such as when driving at a corner, the HUD will make corresponding prompts, of course, if you are an old driver and feel redundant, you can also turn it off, the degree of freedom is very high.
After this Blue Mountains OTA update, the HUD adaptive adjustment feature has also been added. In the lower right corner of the page, you can see the "Adaptive Adjustment" option, after clicking, you only need to look ahead according to your personal driving posture, and the system will automatically help you adjust the HUD to the best viewing angle.
If adaptive adjustment isn't enough for you, it also offers a manual adjustment option that allows you to customize the height and brightness via the up, down, left, and right buttons on the right side of the steering wheel.
On the whole, most of the interactive experience in this OTA is optimized in some details, which may seem to be relatively small, but in fact, it can greatly improve the convenience of using the car, which is also a positive response to user feedback.
Software Ecosystem
If system-level optimization and improvement are the routine operations of OTA, then the improvement of BlueMountain's OTA in terms of software ecology can be said to be quite playable.
First of all, in terms of in-car entertainment experience, this time OTA has added an in-car karaoke app for Blue Mountain-Leishi KTV.
Friends who often go to KTV may know that Leishi's share in the KTV market is as high as 60%, ranking first in the country, with comprehensive karaoke content resources and strong technical strength.
The in-car solution of Leishi KTV also continues these advantages, and the song resources in the app are very rich, and you only need to buy a microphone in **, and you can turn the large six-seater SUV of Blue Mountain into a KTV in seconds.
Whether you're in a singing studio for yourself or singing with the whole family on your go, Blue Mountain can provide a great experience that will not only save you money on KTV, but also save a lot of time.
Next, the new feature I would like to share with you is the Skills Manufacturing Bureau, which is also the top priority of Blue Mountain's OTA this time.
If you have used the shortcut function on your iPhone, then it must be easy to understand the Skill Manufacturing Bureau, in simple terms, it is to automatically trigger relevant actions according to different car use scenarios. In the Skill Manufacturing Bureau, click on "Create Skill" and we can see "When...", execute....conditions action".
For example, for example, friends who drive the Blue Mountains in Beijing will definitely encounter traffic restrictions, in order to remind ourselves to pay attention to the traffic restriction time, we can set the following skills:
When the car machine starts, judge whether today is Monday (assuming Monday is restricted), if it is Monday, use voice to broadcast "today is restricted, do not enter the fifth ring", if it is not Monday, use voice to broadcast "today is not restricted, driving should pay attention to safety".
Of course, there are many ways to play the "Skill Manufacturing Bureau", and it can even be said that only you can't think of it, and there is no Blue Mountain that can't do it, and this kind of scenario-based customization function can also be shared with each other among riders, which can greatly improve the efficiency of using the car.
Write at the end
Nowadays, many people like to think of OTAs as the "panacea" of intelligent cockpits. But in fact, if you want to build an excellent intelligent cockpit, a good hardware foundation is also indispensable.
In addition to the 8155 chip we mentioned at the beginning, Blue Mountain has a lot of great configurations in terms of smart cockpits. For example, it adopts a dual-screen design, the central control screen and the passenger screen are a whole 27-inch ultra-long screen, with a resolution of 4032*756, support five-point touch, and the display effect is transparent and delicate.
It is worth mentioning that this screen has also been adapted to the use scenarios of entertainment screens, which can ensure that the co-pilot also has a good experience.
In terms of sound, Blue Mountain has a total of 16 speakers, and the audio-visual experience is excellent, especially after this OTA, it has an immersive karaoke experience.
Overall, BlueMountain's intelligent cockpit hardware foundation is very high, although it has reached an excellent level at the time of release, but with the continuous feedback of user needs and BlueMountain's own continuous excavation of software and hardware technology, it is foreseeable that there will be a lot of room for improvement through OTA in the future.
In fact, in addition to the experience upgrade of the intelligent cockpit, Blue Mountain's OTA has also brought a lot of upgrades to the daily driving experience.
For example, the energy consumption display can now provide more information than before, you can view daily and monthly energy consumption data, and you can understand your car use in more detail.
For example, in the Autohold function, which is used almost every day, the trigger pressure threshold has been optimized after this OTA, and the pedaling force has been reduced by 10 bar. Don't underestimate the mere 10bar, if your Blue Mountains are already OTA-finished, you only need to give it a try and you'll feel noticeably more relaxed than before.
So finally, I would like to ask all the owners of the Blue Mountains, are you still satisfied with the content of this OTA? What features would you most like to add or improve in the next OTA? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss!