In one month, the Hongmeng version of Avita 11 was upgraded. On September 24, the Hongmeng version of Avita 11 officially received an OTA upgrade. The upgraded AVATR.OS 2.0.1 version has once again updated the Hongmeng cockpit. It is worth mentioning that the "old car owners" who bought Avita 11 before can also enjoy the benefits of this upgrade.

On August 24, the Hongmeng version of Avita 11, developed by Changan Automobile, Huawei and CATL, was officially launched. On September 1, 7 days after the launch of the Hongmeng version of Avita 11, the large orders exceeded 5,000 units, continuing to be at the forefront of the high-end SEV track. Behind the impressive results, in terms of intelligent driving experience, the entire Avita 11 series is equipped with HI Huawei's full-stack intelligent car solution, which fully covers urban, highway and parking scenarios. The high-end intelligent driving has been strongly recognized and frequently used by users.

In terms of the interactive experience of the smart cockpit, the upgraded Avita 11 retains the UX design essence of HarmonyOS on mobile phones and tablets, and takes the content-centric trend into consideration in the design, reconstructing the way people and cars interact in the era of smart cars. Thanks to Huawei's industry-leading ability in the field of smart interaction, Avita 11 is equipped with a 100% in-vehicle system developed specifically for the smart cockpit, bringing the smart cockpit of the Internet of Everything to reality.

100% car system, intelligent split screen provides immersive experience

It is reported that the upgrade of Avita 11 is specially designed for smart cockpit update. It has intelligent background management and memory allocation VIP scheduling plan, which can achieve smooth operation and interface switching. Its performance in frame loss rate, response delay, etc. is better than the industry average, and it can keep the car computer running smoothly for a long time.

Since the UX design of HarmonyOS on mobile phones and tablets is inherited, car owners do not need to learn a new operating system and it is easy to get started. For example, the Hongmeng cockpit desktop has an interface and interaction method that is familiar to mobile phone users, and is customized based on human factors research in driving scenarios. The text, icons, and virtual button sizes are carefully designed, functions are prioritized, and the information architecture is clear.

In addition, through the large visual interactive area, the zero-level desktop design allows most settings and information to be accessed in one step, realizing zero-level operation, which effectively shortens the user's distraction time while driving and greatly improves driving safety.

While the driver is concentrating on driving, the passenger in the front passenger seat has an exclusive entertainment space, and does not need to talk to the driver out of boredom, which increases the driving risk. Avita 11 is designed with a smart split screen, and the full screen provides an immersive experience for scenes such as navigation, games, and videos. When the user opens the music application during navigation, the navigation interface automatically moves to the left split screen, which can synchronously and quickly operate other applications, avoiding the embarrassment of missing navigation information.

It is worth mentioning that the Hongmeng co-pilot screen creates an exclusive entertainment space in the small cockpit space, forming an invisible natural barrier. It is reported that the Hongmeng cockpit is also adapted to the co-pilot screen for the first time, with enhanced usability and interactive intuitiveness, and exclusive applications to meet the co-pilot's entertainment needs. In terms of functions, the co-pilot has set up functions such as automatic screen on/off and three-finger flying screen linkage with the central control, making it convenient for the co-pilot to control the screen.

At the same time, the co-pilot screen has added a new small tower follow-screen function. After turning on the voice follow-screen function, when it recognizes the voice command from the co-pilot, it can give priority to controlling the secondary screen application.

Moreover, the Hongmeng cockpit can also enjoy the feast of watching movies by projecting the screen through the mobile phone. The three projection modes of "mirror mode, computer mode, and privacy mode" make the experience more convenient, and one-click projection allows free collaboration.

100+ applications enrich the ecosystem, and self-developed "scenario world" is integrated into Hongmeng

The car system created in cooperation with Huawei can be seen as a microcosm of Huawei mobile phones, because the Avita 11 is equipped with Huawei's application market specially created for smart car scenarios, which includes not only life software such as UnionPay QuickPass, but also audio and video entertainment such as Huawei Music, Huawei Video, Himalaya, NetEase Cloud Music, Youku, etc., and is compatible with more than 100 commonly used popular APPs.

In other words, basically all the apps you are used to using on your Huawei phone can be found on the Avita 11, so you don't have to worry about software compatibility. Users can enjoy watching videos, listening to music, checking the weather, playing games, etc. in the car. It is reported that the open Hongmeng ecosystem will continue to bring users fun and interesting new applications.

To facilitate users to organize frequently used apps, after this system upgrade, Avita 11 has added customized apps to the Hongmeng system of the car computer based on insights into users' mobile app usage, such as QQ Music and Tencent Video. It has even added Leishi KTV for users who like to sing K, satisfying users' needs to sing KTV with a microphone in the car anytime and anywhere.

What's more interesting is that Avita has also integrated its self-developed "scenario world" into the Hongmeng car system, providing five modes for users to choose from: rest mode, pet mode, fireplace mode, car wash mode, and temperature maintenance mode, so that the entire vehicle hardware is deeply linked with Hongmeng. For example, when the pet mode is turned on, the Hongmeng system will automatically set the air conditioning, interface, button permissions, etc. to avoid the danger of leaving your pet alone in the car.

Petal Maps, fry a fried egg?

The value brought by the visual immersive experience plays an additive role. For the car system, the intelligent navigation function is a key indicator to test the system.

The Hongmeng system is equipped with Huawei's unique Petal Maps in-vehicle map, which can achieve integrated coverage of human driving and intelligent driving. It provides "human driving route" and "intelligent driving route" for navigation path selection. Users select "intelligent driving route" before driving, and the navigation map will automatically switch to "intelligent driving map". When the vehicle turns on intelligent driving navigation, there is no need to manually switch again, which makes it convenient for users to keep their driving attention directly ahead.

At the same time, based on the full ecosystem send2car information integration, Petal Maps in-vehicle map supports the sharing of mobile phone WeChat location information to the car computer. For example, the location sent by the user through the mobile phone WeChat contact can be shared to the Petal Maps in-vehicle map with one click, realizing the seamless connection of "mobile phone location" with the car computer navigation.

Interestingly, you can also "fry a fried egg" on Petal Maps. On the map homepage, users can use the "fried egg map" to display the current mileage range, and by displaying the remaining battery distance before driving, it is convenient for pre-trip route planning. If the current battery is not available, the map will automatically recommend charging station information along the way, realizing one-click intelligent planning of charging during the journey.

In addition, the Avita 11 will track the battery status in real time while driving. When the vehicle is low on battery, it will remind the user through card information and voice, providing intelligent endurance planning. If the current battery level cannot reach the destination, while reminding the user of the current achievable mileage range, the Petal Maps in-car map will search and recommend charging stations along the navigation route. After arriving at the charging station, the Petal Maps in-car map can support the query of idle charging pile sites, and display the speed information of the charging pile in the search list to facilitate user selection.

When the user gets off the car, there is no need to re-enter the navigation, the navigation route on the car computer can be automatically transferred to the mobile phone for continued navigation, realizing the seamless flow of navigation information. However, only Harmony OS phones can experience this function at present.

In general, Avita's installation of Hongmeng cockpit in cars is a forward-looking strategy, which empowers various ecosystems in the Internet of Vehicles. The intelligent interaction it possesses is not limited to the car computers mentioned above. It can also remotely control smart homes through the smart life car computer operation panel, and can control air conditioning switches, lights on/off, and other operations.

Official data shows that in August 2023, Avita's total sales reached 1,975 units. The continued increase in sales fully demonstrates Avita's solid competitive advantage in the field of high-end smart electric vehicles. In the future, Avita will also uphold the user promise of "rapid evolution and continuous iteration" to bring users a "frequently used and always new" car experience.

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