Xu Heyi: Three major trends in automotive technology will drive industry innovation
December 22, 2022
On September 10, the 2014 Summer Davos Forum opened in Tianjin. Focusing on the theme of “innovation and value creation”, the future development direction of the auto industry has also become a hot topic. Xu Heyi, chairman of Beijing Automotive Industry Group, believes that reform and innovation are the driving force behind the development of things. The future of automotive technology innovation will be “intelligent and electric. "Chemical, lightweight" creates more possibilities based on these three major trends will drive the industry's innovation and development.
Future Trends in Automotive Technology: Intelligence
At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolutions and industrial reforms are gestating. The Internet is advancing the traditional industrial revolution. The Internetization of the automotive industry is becoming a trend. The automobile's intelligence and car networking technologies have become the biggest research and development hotspot. According to statistics, the world More than 90% of the technological innovations in the automotive sector in the last five years are related to automotive intelligence systems. Smart driving is a multi-technology application of computer, information fusion, communications, modern sensing, artificial intelligence, and automatic control technology. It integrates environmental awareness, planning and decision-making, and multi-level driving assistance to make the car safer, more comfortable, and environmentally friendly. Vehicle networking technology, through the combination of the Internet, big data, cloud computing, and modern communication technologies with automotive on-board systems, can realize the interconnection of in-vehicle networks, inter-vehicle networks, and mobile Internet, thereby realizing vehicles and people, vehicles and roads, and vehicles. The exchange of wireless communication and information with the Internet will completely change people's driving style and their way of understanding cars. The automobile that has a history of more than one hundred years will enter the intelligent 3.0 era striding by the 1.0 era of machinery and the 2.0 era of electronics.
“The automobile industry will enter the era of intelligence.” Xu Heyi pointed out that “the intelligent technologies of automobiles have significantly improved the dynamics, economy, comfort and green energy saving of automobiles, and are more conducive to improving fuel economy and vehicle safety, and are in line with China’s The requirements of the long-term science and technology development plan are the trend of future automobile development."
Future Trends in Automotive Technology: Electric
“2014 is the first year for pure electric vehicles to enter the family.” Xu Heyi decided at the beginning of this year that new energy vehicles will achieve breakthrough development. Facts also confirm this.
General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out that the development of new energy vehicles is the only way for China to move from a large automobile country to a powerful automobile country, pointing the way for the development of China's new energy industry. China has made clear the pure electric drive as the main strategic orientation for the development of China's new energy vehicles and the transformation of the automobile industry. The state has also introduced a series of supportive policies. National ministries and commissions and local governments also have relevant supporting policies and measures to continuously expand new energy vehicles. Demonstrating the scope of application and accelerating the pace of marketization is indeed a major opportunity for the development of the new energy automotive industry. This year can be said to enter the market introduction period of new energy vehicles. In the first half of the year, the country produced 20,692 new energy vehicles and sold 20,477 units, which was an increase of 2.3 times and 2.2 times respectively over the same period of last year. Production and sales volume had exceeded the total amount of last year. The acceptance of new energy vehicles by consumers has been significantly improved, which has provided great confidence for companies to accelerate the development of new energy automotive industries.
The electrification of automobiles will be a hope for the harmonious development of automobiles, energy, and the environment.
Future Trends in Automotive Technology: Lightweight
Xu Heyi also believes that lightweighting will also become one of the important trends in the development of automotive technology in the future.
In recent years, due to increased pollution, the weight of automobiles has become the development trend of the world's automotive technology. Relevant data show that every 10% reduction in the weight of a car, fuel consumption will be reduced by 6%-8%, while reducing emissions by 5%-6%. At the same time, the lighter vehicle body also benefits the vehicle's fuel economy, vehicle control stability, and collision safety.
Automotive lightweight technology is currently one of the cutting-edge technologies in the global automotive industry. It mainly optimizes the body structure and selects new materials such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber reinforced materials, and aluminum-magnesium alloys, so as to achieve the best combination of cost, weight, and safety for automotive products. .
Xu Heyi stated that BAIC is working with well-known experts and groups in China to strive for early breakthroughs in the development and application of next-generation automotive technology. It will also be used in its own branded products to increase the competitiveness of Beiqi's own brands in order to realize an automobile power as soon as possible. Dreaming and fighting endlessly.
When the automobile got rid of the label of the aristocrats and the rich and quickly entered the homes of ordinary people, the structure and concept of the automobile consumer groups have undergone tremendous changes with the impact of the development of the environment, society, and technology. Breakthroughs will become the critical point in the Chinese auto industry, and "intelligent, electric, and lightweight" will lead the industry to break new ground.
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