Sony's first car to challenge Tesla? Sony rice hardcore analyzes SONY VISION-S concept car black technology

Let's take a look at the concept car's basic data. Currently the length, width and height of the concept car is 4895 * 1900 * 1450 mm, wheelbase 3000 mm, From the data it is not difficult to see Sony's first electric car targeting Tesla Model S . It is not difficult to understand, as a chaser if you want to surpass Tesla, you must surpass it in the position where Tesla started, which is also the reason why Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and other traditional car companies have focused on this battlefield, who can surpass the Model S on all fronts, and who will be able to lead the direction of the future of the development of electric vehicles. But since the release of the Model S in 2012, perhaps we have only seen a hint of challenge in the Porsche Taycan, and now traditional consumer information maker Sony has come to step in and bring a touch of novelty to this market.

SONY, as a manufacturer that has never been involved in cars, is building a car a paper exercise? Not really, we see that the VISION-S's power platform and suspension system will be handed over to MAGNA for design.

MAGNA itself has a wealth of experience in vehicle design, as well as providing body, chassis, powertrain, transmission, drivetrain, ADAS, and other components to a number of OEMs.

Based on the available data alone, the concept is likely to be powered by Magna's eDrive System - High PSM motor, which is Magna's only existing model capable of outputting up to the 200 kW specification.

At this point, some might say we'd like to see what kind of "black tech" Sony has put into this concept car, so we'll go through the highlights of the VISION-S in turn.

I. Safety

In terms of safety, the biggest highlight of this concept car is the number of sensors, which is as many as 33. Personally, I think that as the world leader in CMOS, Sony's application of sensors can be described as "heroic".

First of all, the image system, through the arrangement of Sony's automotive CMOS image sensors in the car, outside the car, composed of Sony advocated the Safety Cocoon concept (Safety Cocoon), the Safety Cocoon represents the concept of safe area.

This area ensures the safety of the car by detecting 360 degrees around the car and realizing danger avoidance in various daily driving scenarios.

The sensor's LFM technology (LED Flicker Mitigation) is the key to road monitoring.

Taking IMX390 as an example, the new CMOS can recognize LED traffic signs more accurately by implementing LFM and HDR functions at the same time, and at the same time, when HDR is enabled, it can ensure that the shadow details are not lost, for example, when entering and exiting tunnels, the traffic signals will be more clearly obtained.

At the same time, the IMX390 is also extremely sensitive, capturing high-quality colors and allowing for clearer images even in low-light conditions (e.g. 0.1 lux).

The IMX424, on the other hand, has ultra-high resolution, enabling HD image capture of long-distance objects or wider objects. the IMX424 is also expected to be compatible with Intel Mobileye's related ADAS products, making it a key component in the realization of ADAS and autonomous driving technologies. Many of today's models with this feature often also carry CMOS made by Sony, Aptina, or OmniVision.

The idea behind this Sony concept is to keep a close eye on the 360 degrees around the car in a thorough pursuit of safety while driving. When the concept of autonomous driving was not yet hot, camera devices were already appearing in cars, with functions such as realizing driving records and back-up images, and as ADAS and autonomous driving became more and more popular, the functions of on-board cameras began to become more abundant. The surge in the number of assemblies also makes the car camera become a new blue ocean industry, to know that to realize the ADAS driver assistance function requires 6 cameras, and Tesla realized the L3 level of autopilot is used to 8 cameras.

Not only the camera, VISION-S in the use of radar is also very generous, and even the application of three solid-state LiDAR. LiDAR for short, is a set of laser, GPS global positioning and inertial measurement devices as a system for obtaining data and generating accurate digital models, it is second only to millimeter-wave radar range, the maximum range of more than 300 meters. At the same time Lidar is able to generate a three-dimensional position model and therefore has excellent angular measurement capabilities and a more responsive response that is unaffected by ambient light.

Some people may ask, LiDAR is so good that why less applications? Because the biggest drawback of LiDAR is the high price, and the emergence of solid-state LiDAR effectively control the cost.

Of course, this car is only a concept car stage, the actual production will have such a sensor lineup still need to wait for the production car.

Second, entertainment

On the car, Sony is a latecomer, but to mention the entertainment ... This is Sony's old business! Click on Sony's official website, Sony's products currently cover all aspects of your life, of course, Sony rice also hope that Sony can produce refrigerators, washing machines. And let's say that the car as a collection, under the influence of 5G network, car life becomes an extension of our life, so Sony VISION-S on the car entertainment system, even if it is a concept version, we have reason to believe that it has realizability.

So after watching the launch, I thought, "Can I play GT online in my car? Will the car be more powerful than the "logo only" PS5? Is the camera full frame? Is the monitor the same as the Bravia? Maybe none of these things, only the 360 Reality Audio technology. And to enable this new music experience, we see that each seat in the VISION-S is set up with a separate soundstage in order to allow everyone to enjoy their favorite songs separately. Hmmm... In other words: you run your mountain, and your girlfriend can play just as well on the passenger side!

Combined with the audio signal technology that Sony has cultivated over the years, I'd say that as an automotive editor I'm really looking forward to testing the car's audio performance, and I wonder if there will be an official "boiler" service in the future?

Sony has always been a company that emphasizes design, and has brought many classic products to consumers over the years. In terms of interior design, the addition of a full screen doesn't generate much excitement for me, and the integrated digital rearview mirror isn't anything new, as we've already seen digital mirrors as an option for Audi, Lexus, GM, and others overseas. The benefits of digital mirrors are numerous, reducing dead spots, ensuring clarity of the image in inclement weather such as rain at night to improve safety, as well as improving aerodynamics and reducing wind noise.

BUT! In case you didn't know: the core technology of digital mirrors is a camera monitoring system (CMS) that replaces the physical mirror. Bosch is currently developing a digital mirror system for commercial vehicles with mirror system company MEKRA Lang***, and was the first to use it on the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros; Continental released its ProViu Mirror system for commercial vehicles back in 2015, and then developed alternative technology for passenger cars; and this time around, it's likely that on the VISION-S The VISION-S is likely to use Magna's CLEARVIEW system, and due to policy factors, there are no domestic models equipped with this technology, perhaps when car companies fully apply the digital rear-view mirror, domestic users can also enjoy this technology to enhance the quality of driving.

In fact, Sony released not only a car, but a future car life solutions and car companies car concept. And this program can subvert the traditional car manufacturing concept? The traditional concept of car-making, so that the car for those of us who love it is a toy, for most people is a tool, and the new era of car-making concept, is in addition to the basic attributes of the tool, the car can also bring some of the life of mankind? Entertainment , isn't it an aspect that is more valued by our young people, or the next generation? Now that Sony is here, guess who's next?

After seeing the VISION-S concept, there were both surprises and disappointments. The surprise is that perhaps in the near future, the car will be more playable, and my girlfriend will no longer spit out, "spend so much money just to buy a car?!" (I bought a mobile entertainment space). And the disappointment is not only can "crash", high security, the camera is almost as good as a DSLR, but also can play PS games car .... I really feel: buy! I can't! Up! I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that!

The end of the spit:

Can you play games online?

The cost of guarding your aunt's smile is going up. (

The car's logo looks like two hands rubbing together a tortoise-pie qigong, and driving is just like playing a game

The world's first electric car with a full-frame camera

Buy VISION-S and get a free DSLR, monitor, gaming console, and hi-fi, as long as it dares to come out I dare to buy it

Get a free lifelong PS membership when you buy it, and you don't have to spend money on games

The steering wheel should have buttons on it, so that the car can be used as an online gaming platform.

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