In 2020, 100% cloud interconnection will be upgraded for SAIC-GM vehicles.

　　[Aika Auto New Energy Channel Original]

　　Under the development trend of automobile intelligence, the development and application of car networking function is considered to be the first step and the most basic link for self-driving cars to drive on the road. The popularization of the function of car networking can extend the driverless car, and then realize the interconnection between cars and people and everything, and finally form the smart city that people imagine.

　　Based on this vision, the exploration and application of vehicle networking technology has become an important territory for automobiles, parts companies, Internet companies and some technology companies to speed up their layout. The data shows that the market value of the global car networking market was about 66.075 billion US dollars last year, and it is estimated that by 2024, its market value will increase to 208.107 billion US dollars.

The "barren" communication limits the imagination of the Internet of Vehicles.

　　However, attracted by the huge market scale of the Internet of Vehicles, the application of the function of the Internet of Vehicles has not been accepted by the general users at present, mainly because the limitations of 3G and 4G networks make the experience of the function of the Internet of Vehicles not perfect.

　　In addition, even though a hundred schools of thought contend, the industry has not formed a leading route for development. First, the uneven development of the functions and technologies of the Internet of Vehicles, and second, there is no clear legal norms and industry standards, which have an impact on the application and popularization of the Internet of Vehicles.

　　In June this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Standards Committee promulgated the "Guidelines for the Construction of National Vehicle Networking Industry Standard System (General Requirements)", which clarified the basic directions of definition and classification in the intelligent networked vehicle standard system, the general normative directions such as man-machine interface, functional safety and evaluation, and the standards related to product and technology applications such as environmental awareness, decision-making early warning, auxiliary control, automatic control and information interaction. It is reported that the car networking standard is expected to land in 2020.

　　With the approaching commercialization of 5G, the application of the Internet of Vehicles will also undergo qualitative changes. Mobile networks and smart terminals such as cars and mobile phones will also accelerate into the fast lane of transformation and upgrading in the process of continuous adaptation.

OnStar throws an "olive branch" to users again.

　　Following last March, SAIC-GM released the "2025 car networking strategy", on August 23rd, the company announced the application and latest progress of car networking in the past year and a half.

　　Last year, SAIC-GM raised the free trial period for users of OnStar Anjixing car networking system from three years to five years. Now, the company once again throws an olive branch to users.

　　From August 23rd, all users of SAIC-GM Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet who are equipped with car networking applications can enjoy the service of "OnStar Anjixing Car Link Application Traffic Free for Life".

　　For the old users who have not installed the car-linked application, SAIC-GM will also launch smart car-linked hardware so that users can enjoy the car-linked experience. It can be seen that at this stage when the application function of the Internet of Vehicles is still "optional", SAIC-GM will start with the user experience and attract and popularize the terminal application of the Internet of Vehicles with preferential services.

　　In addition, SAIC-GM has also released a large number of vehicle innovation "cloud" services that will be launched one after another this year and next year, which means that the company’s new generation of car coupling systems will be comprehensively and iteratively upgraded.

　　The previous generation of OnStar car-link system has realized high-frequency functions such as exclusive car account, online radio, online music, voice online query and cloud navigation. At the same time, intelligent driving assistance systems such as ACC adaptive cruise, LKA lane keeping, CMB collision mitigation and SBZA side blind zone warning have also been applied to SAIC-GM’s 150,000-yuan model.

　　The upgraded iterative "cloud" service system released this time will further enhance the practical application of the Internet of Vehicles. Including starting OTA remote upgrade in time, online upgrading Anjixing module and car entertainment system, etc. In addition, the new model will be equipped with the virtual key function to facilitate the timely sharing of vehicles.

In 2020, the cloud internet is "full of firepower"

　　According to Wang Yongqing, general manager of SAIC-GM, in 2019, the new models of SAIC-GM will realize smart home control capability, and the interconnection between vehicles and things will be further innovated. By 2020, its cars will realize 100% cloud interconnection and continuously improve the intelligent interconnection ecosystem.

　　Judging from SAIC-GM’s car networking strategy in recent years, in 2020, V2X technology development will be launched; From 2021 to 2015, the development of cutting-edge technologies such as 5G ultra-high-speed network, AR augmented reality technology and advanced artificial intelligence will be comprehensively promoted to achieve a high degree of automatic driving.

　　Editor’s comment:In addition to SAIC-GM, some foreign companies, joint ventures and independent brands have long been aiming at the application of car networking technology, but due to the development of current communication technology, the car networking function has not been widely used. With the gradual landing of industry standards and the arrival of the 5G era, the application of the Internet of Vehicles will enter commercialization. Under this trend, some small start-ups will also flock. At that time, the industry will usher in a new wave of competition and elimination in the competition between automobile companies, technology companies and start-ups