A new height of intelligence and love: Aion S, the world's first ultra-long-range AI pure electric customized car, made its debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show

On November 16, GAC New Energy brought its entire series of models to the 16th Guangzhou International Auto Show 2018, interpreting the brand slogan of "smarter companionship" with smarter high-quality new energy vehicle products. At the press conference held in Hall 2.2, Zone A, GAC New Energy General Manager Gu Huinan officially announced the name of the new energy exclusive product series "Aion", and released the world's first ultra-long-range AI pure electric customized car - GAC New Energy Aion S, demonstrating "a new height of intelligence and love".

As the latest achievement of GAC New Energy's new marketing service ecosystem, GAC New Energy APP was also officially launched at the Guangzhou Auto Show, opening up a personalized customized "new ecosystem" service model. At the Guangzhou Auto Show, GAC New Energy also set up a booth in Hall 11.3, Zone B, for the first time in the form of a "double booth", which will allow more consumers to appreciate the charm of GAC New Energy's brand and products.

Setting a new benchmark for the value of pure electric vehicles of Chinese brands

Aion is a smart travel experience that hides love in the heart, and is a 25-hour online companion. Aion is a messenger of love, making technology full of warmth and making life more fun. Aion represents intelligence, emotion and trust, and is a smarter companion for future travel.

As the first strategic model under GAC New Energy's second-generation pure electric exclusive platform and a representative work of "new heights of intelligence and love", Aion S marks that GAC New Energy's product strength has directly reached the world-class level, and officially opens the era of GAC New Energy's "Smarter Companion 2.0". With five major product advantages, including new heights in mileage, AI, customization, appearance, and space, Aion S will set a new value benchmark for Chinese brand pure electric vehicles in the industry and become a pioneer in the "Five New" era of GAC New Energy.

In terms of endurance performance, Aion S not only adopts the latest generation of ternary lithium batteries for the first time in the world, but also deeply integrates a high-performance "three-in-one" electric drive system for the first time in the world, becoming the first domestic pure electric vehicle with a range of more than 600km, surpassing the mileage of traditional fuel vehicles, and allowing worry-free intercity travel.

In terms of smart technology, Aion S brings users smarter AI human-computer interaction and AI autonomous driving technology. GAC New Energy and Tencent Autolink TAI have further deepened their cooperation in voice, WeChat and in-vehicle mini-programs, bringing GAC New Energy AI system version 2.0 to Aion S, and Tencent/AutoNavi dual map system has also been upgraded to version 3.0, and a new full-system OTA upgrade function has been added; in addition, Aion S is also equipped with a high-performance quad-core CPU processor, and is equipped with L2 autonomous driving technologies such as TJA traffic congestion assistance, ICA integrated cruise assistance, and APA automatic parking assistance. At the same time, the application of VPP valet parking and automatic pick-up, limited area unmanned driving and other technologies makes Aion S the world's first mass-produced new energy vehicle with L4 autonomous driving demonstration operation.

In terms of personalized customization, Aion S provides consumers with online personalized customization purchases through a dedicated APP, providing two customization scenarios: deep and shallow. In the early stage, there are more than 144 high-user perception configuration combinations, and in the later stage, through deep customization, users can participate in the early design and production. At the same time, the customized orders are tracked visually, and the online production links of the car in the new intelligent factory can be viewed in real time. In addition, the customized mobile terminal self-sensing servo system also brings functions such as mobile terminal virtual key and self-entry welcome, super account intercommunication and self-sensing servo cockpit.

In terms of appearance, Aion S adopts a unique "human-machine symbiotic aesthetics" design concept. The highly recognizable "cloud-piercing wing" LED headlight group design brings a sharper visual impact, coupled with the "high pulse" waistline design and through-type taillights, bringing a high-end styling comparable to luxury car brands. The car has an ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.245 for electric coupe-level cars, and the whole car looks very futuristic and technological.

In terms of riding space, Aion S adopts a unique "whale space" cockpit design, with the A-pillar moved forward and the C-pillar moved backward, achieving a perfect combination of ultra-low wind resistance and ultra-large space. The second-generation pure electric exclusive platform GEP (GAC Electric Platform), with "battery + electric drive" as the central layout, minimizes the cabin space and maximizes the passenger compartment space, which can bring a comfortable driving experience beyond its peers. It is worth mentioning that Aion S also has the world's first solar self-circulating ecological cockpit, which can realize multiple functions such as battery charging and ventilation through solar power generation.

GAC New Energy's "Five New" New Era

As the core carrier for the development of GAC Group's new energy vehicle business, GAC New Energy has world-class strategic partners such as China Mobile, Huawei, Tencent, iFLYTEK, and China Southern Power Grid, creating an open and innovative technological ecosystem and seizing the initiative in the future travel era in the fields of driverless driving, intelligent networking, etc.

Since its inception, GAC New Energy has realized that only a dedicated platform can bring the advantages of pure electric vehicles to the extreme. On the basis of maintaining the advantages of the first-generation pure electric dedicated platform, it continues to pursue technological improvement. In 2017, GAC New Energy built the GE3 model based on the first-generation pure electric dedicated platform. While other automobile brands have only released pure electric platform models this year, GAC New Energy has already taken a step ahead and will launch the second-generation pure electric dedicated platform in 2019, realizing the upgrade of products from the 1.0 era to the 2.0 era, with larger space, lower power consumption and stronger performance.

Facing the development trend of electrification, intelligence, networking and sharing in the automotive industry and the competition in the 2.0 era of the new energy vehicle industry, GAC New Energy will open a new era of "five new" with new technology, new intelligent manufacturing, new products, new ecology and new system, and become a global leader in technological innovation, generating strong momentum for sustainable development. Looking to the future, GAC New Energy will build a data-driven technology platform company, strive to lead the industry development in three to five years, and use technology to create a freer future travel.

GAC New Energy APP launches "new ecological" service model

Since its establishment on July 28, 2017, GAC New Energy has been committed to creating a new marketing service ecosystem that is user-centric and integrated into smart car life. At this Guangzhou Auto Show, Xiao Yong, deputy general manager of GAC New Energy, announced that the GAC New Energy APP was officially launched, opening up a personalized customized "new ecosystem" service model, marking the full implementation of its brand service concept of "connecting and actively serving every customer."

GAC New Energy APP currently has five functional sections, including content, car love, charging, shopping mall, and user communication. Among them, the car love section, as the online carrier of Aion S customized car purchase service, can fully realize Aion S online model display, optional display, intention ordering and other functions, forming a "see-decide-buy-use" comprehensive vehicle service closed loop. The customized service of the user APP can not only increase channels for GAC New Energy's "new ecology", but also greatly meet consumers' personalized car purchase needs. In the future, GAC New Energy APP will iterate and upgrade product functions once a month to bring users a better service experience.

The Aion S model released at the Guangzhou Auto Show will be officially launched in May next year, and personalized customization pre-sale has been opened on the GAC New Energy APP. From now on, consumers can pay the exclusive rights and interests through the APP to place an order, and they can get four customized exclusive rights and interests, including priority delivery, personalized signature customization kit, 3,000 community points, and the first 50 special invitations to participate in the launch conference. I hope everyone will scan the code to download the experience and share it with more people. In addition, the GAC New Energy Factory with personalized customization production capabilities will be completed by the end of this year. The factory is the first project of the GAC Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park and will play a leading role in driving industrial agglomeration. Achieve new heights of intelligent manufacturing, quality, customization, and environmental protection.

At present, a new round of technological revolution is changing automobile manufacturing, and automobile companies will accelerate the transformation and upgrading to service-oriented intelligent manufacturing. The application of new materials such as aluminum alloy and carbon fiber promotes the lightweighting of automobiles. At the same time, the development of new processes and new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing will promote profound changes in automobile manufacturing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Guangzhou Auto Show, GAC New Energy released the new product system "Aion" and the first model under the new system, Aion S, bringing world-class smart cars to consumers. With the comprehensive support of new technology, new smart manufacturing, new products, new ecology and new system, GAC New Energy will achieve corporate transformation and upgrading, enter the "new" era of mobile travel, and work tirelessly to realize the corporate vision of "a world-leading and socially trusted green and smart mobile value creator."

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.