Car evaluation: With the continuous deepening of the electrification process, the "three electricity" systems of new energy vehicles have shown a trend of homogeneous development, and intelligence has become the main way for automobile manufacturers to achieve differentiated competition. Domestic and foreign manufacturers are working hard to develop intelligent technology to seek the commanding heights of future competition. In the "Horizon Cup" 4th World Smart Car Annual Model Evaluation hosted by the Automobile Evaluation Institute, Lantu Dreamer won the honorary title of "Smart MPV of the Year".
Why can this young company stand out from the intelligent competition? On March 10, the Automotive Evaluation Institute organized a group of smart car experts to visit Lantu Automobile and held the "Searching for Dreams and Chasing Light - Automotive Evaluation Institute Lantu Intelligent Tasting Meeting".
Li Qingwen, Dean of the Automotive Evaluation Research Institute, Guan Xin, Dean of the Automotive Research Institute of Jilin University, Xu Xiangyang, Professor of the School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Zhan Jingjing, Deputy Secretary-General of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, Tongji University Zhu Xichan, professor and director of the Institute of Automotive Safety Technology, Liu Zongwei, assistant to the dean of the Institute of Automotive Industry and Technology Strategy of Tsinghua University (School of Vehicles), Li Xingyu, an expert in automotive chip intelligence, Li Qiang, deputy director of the Automotive Evaluation Institute, and chief of automotive evaluation Researcher Wang Ji and Sun Haoran, secretary-general of the World Intelligent Car of the Year Jury, attended the tasting.
Participating experts and Lantu Auto CEO Lu Fang, Lantu Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Wang Junjun, Lantu Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. Chassis and Intelligent Driving Senior Director Fu Bin, Lantu Auto Sales Zhang Guihai, senior director of smart appliances & smart cockpit of Service Co., Ltd., and Jin Haixia, senior director of brand of Lantu Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd., conducted in-depth exchanges around the charm of intelligent technology of Lantu Automobile.
Lantu, a new strength in car manufacturing, enters the first camp of new energy sources
Lantu Automobile CEO Lu Fang
Lantu Automobile CEO Lu Fang introduces the company It is said that Lantu Motors was officially launched in April 2019 and the Lantu brand was released in July 2020. It is a high-end new energy vehicle brand created by Dongfeng, a central enterprise, for the next 50 years of the Chinese automobile industry. It is Dongfeng's in-depth implementation of "Oriental Automobile Industry". Important practices of the "Wind Rises" plan and the "Leap Operation" of scientific and technological innovation. Over the past four years, Lantu Automobile has built an industry-leading full value chain vehicle R&D, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing system.
Experts attending the meeting believed that thanks to this systematic capability, Lantu Automobile has initially acquired the strength to gain a foothold in the fierce market competition, and the future is promising.
Dean of the Automotive Research Institute of Jilin University, Distinguished Professor of the Yangtze River Scholars, Chairman of the World Intelligent Car Model of the Year Jury? Guan Xin
Dean of the Automotive Research Institute of Jilin University, Distinguished Professor of the Changjiang Scholars Guan Xin, chairman of the World Smart Car Model of the Year Jury, said bluntly: "Lantu Motors has entered the first camp of new energy vehicles in China. The next step is to make the competitiveness of its products the vanguard of the first camp."
Li Xingyu, an expert in automotive chip intelligence
Li Xingyu, an expert in automotive chip intelligence, found during a test drive that the Lantu Free, Dreamer and Chasing Light vehicles exceeded his expectations. "In terms of test drive experience, compared with other new car-making forces, Lantu Automobile reflects the accumulation of established car companies." Li Xingyu believes, "Lantu can confidently say that it is the number one new energy vehicle manufacturer. Echelon."
Liu Zongwei, Assistant to the Dean of the Institute of Automotive Industry and Technology Strategy, Tsinghua University (School of Vehicles)
Assistant to the Dean of the Institute of Automotive Industry and Technology Strategy, Tsinghua University (School of Vehicles) Liu Zongwei also holds the same view. He said that Lantu Automobile's technology is excellent and the company's development status makes his eyes shine. Liu Zongwei believes: "Lantu has the characteristics of independence, high-end, intelligence, and electric power. In the past four years, Lantu has initially completed phased development. I think Lantu Automobile should give itself this kind of Attributive: It is beginning to take shape and has laid a solid foundation that can support its future development.
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Lantu speed of high-speed and efficient innovative development
Wang Junjun, CTO of Lantu Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
According to Wang Junjun, CTO of Lantu Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., Lantu Automobile has developed three models, namely the SUV "Lantu Free", the MPV "Lantu Dreamer" and the sedan "Lantu Chasing". The company has thus become the company with the most complete product layout among new energy vehicle manufacturers. . At the same time, as a high-end new energy brand for the national team, the company not only creates an intelligent product line, but also adheres to the path of full-stack self-research and development, and is constantly committed to mastering independent research and development of full-link technologies, and all core technologies are basically full-stack. Self-researched, the technical capabilities in the fields of new energy vehicle platform, three electricity, electronic and electrical architecture, and body are at the leading level in the industry.
Wang Ji, Chief Researcher of the Automotive Evaluation Research Institute
Wang Ji, chief researcher of the Automotive Evaluation Research Institute, was deeply impressed by Lantu Auto’s development efficiency. He said that Lantu Auto’s development efficiency ranks first among new energy vehicle companies. “Although some companies are fast, their products are not correct. towards research and development, or the unconventional use of human resources regardless of cost. "Wang Ji said, "Relatively speaking, Lantu Automobile can complete the forward development and mass production of three cars within four years, and its human capital is well controlled. Its development efficiency is in a leading position among similar companies. ”
Professor of the School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, and Executive Deputy Director of the National Passenger Vehicle Automatic Transmission Engineering Technology Research Center
Professor of the School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University Xu Xiangyang, executive deputy director of the National Passenger Vehicle Automatic Transmission Engineering Technology Research Center, went further in his observation of Lantu Automobile’s development efficiency. He said: “Lantu Automobile has been in operation for three out of the four years since its official operation in 2019. Affected by the epidemic, even so, the company still developed three models in four years, including MPV, SUV and sedan. The vehicle categories are full; the technical route covers pure electric and extended-range models, and the development efficiency is very high. of. ”
Focusing on technology, Lantu wants to lead the intelligent competition
Lantu Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd. Smart Appliances amp; Zhang Guihai, Senior Director of Smart Cockpit
Lantu Automobile Zhang Guihai, Senior Director of Intelligent Appliances and Intelligent Cockpit of Sales Service Co., Ltd., focused on the development ideas and layout of Lantu Automobile’s intelligent field at the exchange meeting. He said that in this field, the company mainly focuses on ultimate experience, real-time online, and Emotional interaction and other three dimensions will create the most natural cockpit interaction in the future. That is, when drivers and passengers interact with the car, they will not be in a rigid human-computer dialogue, but a dialogue between people. For this reason, Lantu Automobile. To introduce more technologies including gestures, emotions, brain computers, etc. Based on the above strategic considerations, Lantu Automobile has developed and mass-produced China's first centralized SOA electronic and electrical architecture integrating hardware and software. Contains 71 invention patents and 22 breakthrough core technologies to better cope with the intelligent era of "software-defined cars"
Zhan Jingjing, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Society of Automotive Engineering
Zhan Jingjing, deputy secretary-general of the China Society of Automotive Engineers, very much recognizes Lantu Automobile’s strategic thinking in the field of smart cockpits. She believes that Lantu Automobile can become a representative enterprise in the industry in this field. Zhan Jingjing said: “In the field of smart cockpits. In the field, Lantu Auto's main competitors should not be traditional car companies, but consumer electronics companies that are now entering this field, and they must compete with them for control of the next stage of smart cockpit development. ”
Zhu Xichan, professor at Tongji University and director of the Automobile Safety Research Institute
Zhu Xichan, professor at Tongji University and director of the Automobile Safety Research Institute, spoke highly of the SOA developed by Lantu Automobile Due to the advanced nature of the electronic and electrical architecture, it is recommended that in order to maximize the potential of this architecture, Lantu Automobile should speed up the realization of data closed loop. Zhu Xichan said: "In the case of the new electronic architecture, once the user data closed loop is formed, Business operations will be more efficient. ”
Li Qingwen, President of the Automobile Evaluation Institute
Li Qingwen, President of the Automobile Evaluation Institute, shared some of his observations about Lantu Automobile.
He believes that Lantu Automobile has not been established for a long time. In the face of multiple difficulties and challenges, it has still achieved rapid development and has successfully completed the dual strategic tasks assigned to Lantu Automobile by Dongfeng Group, which deserves recognition. Li Qingwen concluded: "Lantu Automobile has first-class R&D efficiency, many technological innovation highlights, rapid system capability formation, and rapid brand awareness improvement. The reason why it has achieved these results is that it has gone through an unusual and arduous entrepreneurial process. , because it gathers many passionate people working hard. Lantu Automobile is a new team of strivers for Chinese automobiles. The Automotive Evaluation Institute is full of confidence in Lantu's future development. ”
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