The Ideal L series has undergone a major upgrade this month, with the launch of a new intelligent version. This upgrade includes the upgrade of the intelligent driving chip (AD Pro is equipped with the new generation Horizon Journey® 6M chip, and AD Max is equipped with the NVIDIA Thor-U chip), the standard ATL all-weather laser radar for the entire series (reducing the interference of the laser radar in rainy and foggy days), the addition of night AEB and AES functions, and the upgrade of the Ideal classmate (such as adding a plush image, the first memory ability, the ability to handle off-board tasks such as ordering, reserving seats, and buying tickets, etc.).
On May 20, we experienced the upgraded active safety performance and advanced driver assistance functions of the Ideal Auto L series at the Yangcheng Peninsula Intelligent Connected Test Site in Suzhou. Except for the project of not passing through the fake wall, it was basically the same test project that Li Xiang and Xiao Yueyue had previously live-streamed. We experienced the performance of Ideal Auto's AEB braking at high speed, AES automatic emergency avoidance, RMAI backward acceleration suppression, LCC automatic detour in response to construction diversion, and "Domino" safety relay in turn.
The brake response is sensitive and precise, and the braking is smooth and gentle.
Active emergency avoidance with quick response and smooth movements.
Accurately identify misoperations and quickly intervene in braking to eliminate worries about accidental acceleration when reversing.
LCC automatically detours in response to construction diversions, with accurate identification and rapid response.
In addition to the demonstration of active safety, Ideal further demonstrated its revamped smart cockpit, and the most impressive feature was a function called "Safety Suppression of Extra-Vehicle Commands." One of the purposes of developing this function is to prevent strangers from trying to wake up the vehicle through voice commands and do something bad.
When the product manager was demonstrating this feature, I remembered what I had read some time ago in the book "Distant Drums" about Haruki Murakami's experience of using a car in Rome when he lived in Italy in 1989.
"When I was in Italy, I bought a Lancia car. In order to prevent the car from being stolen, I specially installed an alarm. The alarm is an absolutely important configuration. Turn off the engine first, turn on the alarm switch before getting out of the car, and get out of the car and lock the door within 30 seconds after turning it on, so that the alarm will not sound. Getting in the car is even more difficult, and the alarm must be disarmed within six seconds of opening the door. The problem is that the alarm switch is installed in a very difficult to find place. Of course, if it is installed in an easy-to-find place, the thief will immediately disarm it, which is another trouble. Even so, it is really too difficult to find. It feels like reaching into the narrow gap behind the refrigerator to unplug the power plug, and this must be done within six seconds after opening the door. It is a bit like a spy war, and I am sweating. Moreover, if you fail, the alarm will keep on clacking, and the mountains and valleys will echo. Driving in Italy is by no means an easy task."
Ideally, after the "EVC safety suppression" function is triggered, the most that can happen is that a red risk warning will appear on the car screen. I wonder what Haruki Murakami would think if he had the chance to see this car. I guess he might say that the times have indeed progressed, but Italian thieves don't care so much, and thieves can't steal this car because it's too big and doesn't fit in with Rome at all.
