Car stuff (public number: chedongxi)
Author | Juice
Edited by | Xiaohan
New players in the automotive space are becoming more and more numerous, and some novel ways of playing are beginning to emerge.
Today, the new player in the domestic automotive industry, Yo-Run Technology, officially released the first batch of products since its inception: up super chassis and three UP SPACE super cabins.
Specifically, Yo-Run Technology launched a skateboard chassis, integrating three electric suspensions, braking, steering, intelligent driving and thermal management into the chassis. By developing a new model in this way, the development cycle of the vehicle can be shortened by 6 to 12 months.
Yo-Pao Technology hopes that through this integrated chassis, car companies will have more design space when designing cars. At this conference, Youpao Technology also unveiled three UP SPACE super cabin concept cars, namely UP SPACE 02 Super MPV, UP SPACE 03 Super SUV and UP SPACE 01 Super Sedan.
▲The scene of the youpao technology conference
These three products can have a more flexible space utilization, car companies can flexibly define the interior of the car according to their own needs, and Li Peng, CEO of Youpao Technology, directly said that the car has entered the era of "big flat".
Although it was officially established in early 2021, yo-yo technology has set up R&D centers in Shanghai, Chongqing and Silicon Valley, and the company's valuation has reached 1 billion yuan.
Less than a year after its establishment, Yo-Run Technology officially released its first product, and is also committed to letting more companies and people understand the new way of playing the skateboard chassis.
First, release the super chassis The soul of the vehicle is inside
Previously, the development of a car often required the development of a body-in-white body, but Yo-Run Technology changed this fixed idea and chose the development method of skateboard chassis.
▲Yo-running technology UP super chassis
This method was first studied by some foreign car companies, and the more well-known players at present have star startups such as Rivian. The logic of the skateboard chassis is actually very simple, that is, the vehicle's three electric, suspension, braking, steering, battery, electric transmission system, suspension and other components are arranged in a chassis similar to a "skateboard", and also integrate the ability of intelligent software and hardware such as sensors, computing platforms and various service applications.
▲The core technology of yo-running technology UP super chassis
Of course, to launch such a skateboard chassis, it is also necessary to overcome many technical problems. Yo-Run Technology uses four more advanced technologies on the UP Super Chassis.
The first is the vehicle full line control, UP super chassis steering and braking are full line control technology, no longer limited by the traditional mechanical steering, for the whole vehicle, the internal space layout has become more flexible.
▲Yo-Pao Technology adopts the whole vehicle line control technology
At the same time, this also makes the vehicle a smart consumer electronics, power, suspension, braking, steering can be software adjustment, OEMs can easily digitize the driving style, providing consumers with more choices.
The second is the pluggable ring network electronic and electrical architecture, this technology is the key factor supporting the development of the vehicle up and down the split, through the standardized hardware interface, to achieve software platformization, so as to make the soft and hard decoupling, to achieve asynchronous development, open up the intelligence of the whole vehicle domain.
The HPVC chip in the UP super chassis can support heterogeneous large computing platforms, and the computing power can be expanded to more than 1000TOPS, which can support six major redundancies including brakes and power supplies, so as to meet the future L4 and above automatic driving needs.
▲Yo-run Technology adopts pluggable ring network electronic and electrical architecture
Then there is CTC battery technology, which can achieve a high degree of integration and modularization by integrating the battery cell directly into the chassis frame and integrating the design with the chassis, and the utilization rate of battery compartment space can be increased by 10%. Compared with models of the same length, the endurance can also be increased by 10%, and the longest range can reach 1000 kilometers.
In terms of batteries, the UP Super Chassis can also support CTP technology. In terms of battery types, the current mainstream lithium iron phosphate batteries, ternary lithium batteries, etc. can be supported, and solid-state batteries and semi-solid-state batteries can also be supported in the future.
▲Yo-Pao Technology adopts CTC battery technology
Finally, there is a highly integrated thermal management system, the thermal management system is very critical for electric vehicles, and the integrated energy management of the UP super chassis can double the energy efficiency of the management and save 70% of the energy consumption of winter heating.
▲Yo-Pao Technology adopts a highly integrated thermal management system
For car companies, this kind of skateboard chassis can significantly reduce the difficulty and cycle of development, reduce the cost of vehicle development, and also allow car companies to have more energy in space design and other aspects, so that vehicles can better become the third space.
Second, the three super cabins should be unveiled to change the design of the car
The original intention of Yo-Pao Technology to develop a super chassis is to help car companies better design cars, so at this conference, Yo-Run Technology also released three cabins, which is a sample for the main engine factory.
The first car was a coupe product, the overall design style is very advanced, the front and rear of the car are pressed very low, a glass canopy from the front to the rear of the car.
According to reports, although the height of this car is not high, its internal space is very large.
▲Yo-yo Technology UP SPACE 01 super sedan
The second car is an MPV product, the overall design adopts a minimalist design, looks very futuristic, and truly shows the superiority of the skateboard chassis in terms of spatial performance.
The overall length of the car is similar to the Golf, and it is a compact car from the outside, but the interior space is very different. The skateboard chassis allows the vehicle to have no front compartment, and coupled with the B-pillar-free dueview door design, up to three rows of seats can be installed in the car.
▲Yo-Run Technology UP SPACE 02 Super MPV
At the same time, the car also eliminates the traditional passenger seat, which can be replaced by a more practical electric luggage rack module for carry-on luggage, in addition to being flexibly built according to different needs.
▲Yo-Running Technology UP SPACE 02 Super MPV cancels the passenger seat
The third car is an SUV model, the overall use of mecha style, the design is very three-dimensional. The car also doesn't have a front cabin, and the location of the front cabin can be designed a lot.
The car on display on site has an electric kitchen integrated in the front cabin position, and the owner can directly grill skewers or make coffee while camping.
▲Yo-Yo Running Technology UP SPACE 03 Super SUV
But these three cars are just a model for other OEMs, and in the future, companies can also freely customize products according to their own requirements, and there may be more personalized products. Li Peng said directly at the press conference: "According to the different scenes, the car can be a living room, a video room, a work room, and a gym. ”
Conclusion: The automotive industry is emerging with more novel ways to play
After a hundred years of development, the automobile industry is ushering in comprehensive changes, electric vehicles are gradually replacing fuel vehicles, and the way cars are built is undergoing drastic changes.
The skateboard chassis is the most prominent example, which reduces the development cost of the vehicle and also provides more possibilities for the vehicle. However, these new technologies are still in their infancy, and some inherent problems such as high maintenance costs will continue to exist.
It's not surprising that these problems arose early in the technological revolution, but as the technology continues to update and more players join, the technology may also become mainstream.