A few days ago, the driving App launched the first large-scale intelligent car evaluation program "Intelligent Evaluation of Driving" in the whole network, which set off a wave of hot discussion in the automobile industry. In the program, eight well-known car critics in the industry comprehensively evaluated eight popular new energy models at home and abroad, which triggered a lot of user discussions. In the newly-released intelligent index list of driving, including Tesla Model3, Tucki P5, Mercedes-Benz EQS, and Gaohe HIX, many domestic brands are amazing in terms of "intelligent driving" and "intelligent cabin", among which Weilai ES8 won the first place in the list with its balanced ability in all aspects.
The final list of "Intelligent Evaluation of Driving" was released, and the new domestic forces performed well.
In the evaluation of driving intelligence, the new domestic forces performed well. Among them, Weilai ES8 won the first place in the driving intelligence index list, and Tucki P5′ s performance in assisted driving and automatic parking was also commendable, and Li ONE won the crown in the field of intelligent cockpit. It is also worth mentioning that when testing Mercedes-Benz EQS, the vehicle almost got full marks in active emergency braking, and the braking test performance was unexpected. Although the overall score of Mercedes-Benz EQS was not high, the active safety performance was really eye-catching. In 65 rigorous evaluation projects, the "intelligence" level of popular models at home and abroad has been truly demonstrated.
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Smart cars have become the mainstream selling point of new cars, and smart driving is still facing a severe test.
In 2021, a total of 711 new cars were listed in the domestic automobile market, of which 328 had intelligent driving function, accounting for more than 45%. However, at present, the automatic driving function level of most mass-produced vehicles at home and abroad is focused on L2 level, with auxiliary driving and pilot-assisted driving functions as the main function, and the driver is still the driving subject, so it is impossible to realize real intelligent driving. Professor of Tsinghua University Institute of Vehicles and Transportation said: As an advanced stage of intelligent networked vehicles, safety will be a core issue in the future.
"Intelligent Evaluation of Driving" is carried out around the safety of smart cars, and 65 evaluation items are set up from active safety, emergency braking, automatic parking, intelligent cockpit and other links. All projects are combined with the testing methods jointly issued by authoritative testing institutions in China, using engineering-grade testing instruments and closed testing sites with controllable variables. At the same time, combined with the previous testing experience of hundreds of cars by the driving evaluation team, the final output is a quantitative standard for measuring the level of automobile intelligence, which is one of the most stringent and comprehensive evaluation standards in China at present.
(Photo: Evaluation System of Driving Intelligence Evaluation)
Ingeniously create the first intelligent evaluation system in the whole network: the more test items, the more objective and true the conclusion.
Regarding why there are so many test items, the general manager of the driving evaluation said that users watch the evaluation video just to have a reference for purchasing. The more items tested, the deeper the user’s understanding of the car. In other words, it is more helpful to buy a car. At present, there is still a lack of large-scale tests on the degree of automobile intelligence in the market, and a professional team is needed to do it in practical application scenarios, and the content is as comprehensive as possible. There were more than 100 test items with finer granularity, but considering the practical help to users and the relevant dimensions that can be referenced, after repeated revisions, 65 test items that have the greatest relationship with users’ daily travel were finally precipitated.
Many users have said that the program is quite different from the common "short, flat and fast" car evaluation after watching "Intelligent Evaluation of Driving", and each period takes nearly 40 minutes to present the real "intelligence" of smart cars to users as detailed as possible.
In this regard, the general director of the driving evaluation also said that this was determined after a long period of internal discussion. As we all know, the shorter the video, the more users like to watch it. However, the video is too short for users to see in many key test links. If the conclusion is drawn directly, users cannot understand where the results come from. You Jia gave up the fast-paced eye-catching content, and kept all the test links as much as possible, so that users could know the origin of each achievement and give users more reliable conclusions.
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In the 40-minute video, users can not only see the thrilling "college entrance examination" of smart cars in emergency braking, automatic parking, intelligent cockpit and other aspects, but also see eight well-known car critics selected by the program to jointly film and supervise the authenticity and professionalism of the program.
(Photo: Eight well-known car critics in the industry comment on the test vehicles and programs)
In terms of the fineness of the production content, the driving team is equally strict. In order to ensure that the test environment is not disturbed by the outside world as much as possible, the test team will try to reduce any small variables from the outside world to ensure that the evaluation standards are consistent and the test results are fair. In the program test, road test is divided into real road test and closed road test. Real road conditions are used to test the responsiveness of the driver assistance system in real car scenes, and closed road conditions are used to test the real quality of eight cars under the same test system under the condition of completely consistent road conditions.
However, different weather conditions, the level of visibility and the smoothness of the ground will also affect other indicators such as braking distance. The driving evaluation team sent a photo, which was taken on the second day of heavy snow in Beijing, and all the project team members collectively cleaned the snow on the road. They said: "Our test time is from February to March, and the temperature variable actually has little influence, but bad weather will have a great influence on the test results. On the day it snowed in Beijing, the photos of the circle of friends with heavy snow were all screened. At that time, our first reaction was, what about tomorrow’s test? In order to ensure the same test conditions for all vehicles, all members went to the venue to shovel snow at 4 o’clock in the morning and caught up with 10 o’clock to start shooting. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and there were no unexpected extremes in the process and results of the test. "
(Photo: Some members of the original driving project team are nervously cleaning up the snow on the site)
At the same time, the driving team also retained the real on-the-spot reactions of many car critics in the program. For example, when the car critics faced the humanoid model of the zebra crossing, they were moved to the screen without any deletion, ensuring the absolute true record of the program.
(Photo: Screenshot of the car reviewer’s reaction during the test)
"Intelligent Evaluation of Driving" is more like a reality show with real test. The creative team of intelligent evaluation of driving said that it hopes to select professional and lens expressive coffee on the self-built intelligent evaluation system and rigorous test standards to balance the professionalism and interest of the program. For users with car selection needs, providing users with reliable car test conclusions, and for users who want to watch easy evaluation, they also satisfy their curiosity in the field of smart cars. It is reported that in order to meet the needs of users to watch more professional intelligent evaluation, the second season of "Intelligent Evaluation of Driving" is under intense preparation, and more popular models concerned by users will soon appear in the evaluation team, and it is expected to meet the public soon.