Today's cars are becoming more and more like an "electronic product" rather than a "mean of transportation". Although the car I bought two or three years ago is not different from the current models of the same level in terms of overall architecture such as engines, gearboxes, and chassis, it is very different in terms of interaction, intelligent configuration, and driving assistance.
Because of this, the competitiveness of many models at this stage, in addition to the traditional considerations of power, space, appearance and other factors, intelligence has also become an important dimension. With the release and launch of MG ONE, a compact SUV market with less than 150,000 yuan has ushered in a flagship product with intelligence as the starting point. While the new car has just been launched, the author came to the closed venue and experienced MG ONE through three scenarios: blind driving, following and parking.
"Close your eyes" and you can drive
In the first scene, the author mainly experienced "blind driving". Of course, this is not really "Close your eyes" to drive, but to use a blackout cloth to block all the windows around the vehicle, so that the originally wide view of the car from all directions will become 0 visibility. In this case, the cameras around the vehicle become real "eyes" that need to be observed through them. Before explaining the specific experience in
, we should remind everyone not to imitate this test process under any circumstances, because at that time, he was in a closed test site and there was a dedicated person responsible for safety protection. From the actual experience, MG ONE first provides a 360° dead angle view, and the complete environment around the body can be viewed through the central control screen, which is also an experience that many vehicles can achieve at present.
Compared with joint venture models of the same level, MG ONE also has some experience advantages. First of all, the camera transmits the picture delay very low, and the picture is smooth enough. You should know that the speed of the driving speed was 20~30km/h. If the screen stutters or slimmings, the car is likely to rush out of the road because the direction is not adjusted in time, and MG ONE has no such problem at all.
, secondly, it provides the vision of the car under the car, which is the 4D transparent body function. This is still relatively important for novices. Even if the 360° image provided by the 4 high-definition cameras has realized the perception of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, it is easy for novices to ignore their current location, such as when they are on the upper and lower road shoulders or when driving on rural roads, friction, bumps, and even dragging the bottom caused by the situation under the car are not visible.
, especially MG ONE, is an SUV model. Many people will ignore many complex ground bulges and feel that relying on their high ground clearance, such as trenches, grooves, and raised manhole covers, they will directly press over them without caring about them. This is actually a very dangerous behavior.
Of course, this "blind driving" experience also has corresponding application scenarios in daily life. For example, if you reverse in a darker environment at night or turn around in a narrow alley, you may need to rely more on the camera to accurately observe the surrounding situation and the location of the vehicle.
L2.5-level assisted driving, traffic lights can "start perfectly"
Although the popularity of intelligent assisted driving systems in automotive products has increased in the past two years, among fuel models below 150,000 yuan, vehicles that can achieve L2 or even L2+-level intelligent assisted driving are rare. Manufacturers will focus on their technical layout in products above 200,000 yuan or even 300,000 yuan. On the one hand, this is limited by overall cost control, and on the other hand, it is necessary to support more high-end product positioning through these functions.
does not have too much burden for the MG brand. What they need more is to occupy a certain market segment through a model and win the recognition of young people. Therefore, in MG ONE, whether it is the installation of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car chip or the emergence of MG PILOT 2.0 high-end intelligent assisted driving system, it is not surprising that MG wants to create the strongest smart product in its class.
In the intelligent assisted driving function, MG ONE is equipped with ACC/SG full-speed segment adaptive cruise/automatic vehicle start and stop system, FCW forward anti-collision alarm, AEB automatic emergency braking, and RDA rear blind spot detection system. It is the smart assisted driving system with the widest coverage rate and the richest application scenarios in its class.
is for high-speed sections. The car is also equipped with ICA integrated high-speed intelligent cruise, LDW lane departure alarm, LDP lane departure correction and LKA lane keeping assist system. In actual experience, functions related to intelligent assisted driving are integrated in the left area of the steering wheel, and the overall operating logic is relatively simple. For novices, there will also be text and image prompts on the LCD instrument in front.
Compared with models of the same level, the outstanding advantage of MG ONE is that it has the assisted driving function in the low-speed segment. For example, if the vehicle encounters a traffic light when following the car, the vehicle will automatically stop. After the current car starts, you don’t need to press the accelerator, just press the button to continue to follow the car with the car in front. In the actual experience of
, MG ONE is relatively fast in identifying and capturing the car in front. However, in the process of starting and stopping at the traffic light, there is still a moment of hysteresis compared to the driver. This process first requires the driver to confirm, and then the vehicle will start slowly, and the experience is relatively natural and smooth, without a sense of abruptness.
In addition, the SAS speed assist system equipped by the vehicle can automatically detect road traffic signs. On the one hand, it can prevent the driver from speeding, and at the same time ensure that the vehicle will not have speeding problems during the use of the assisted driving system.
supports 29 automatic parking scenarios, saving the "difficult parking"
4 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars equipped around MG ONE. In addition to being able to play a role in the two scenarios mentioned above, when you arrive at your destination, it can also help you solve the last link: reversing. The APA full-scene automatic parking function is equipped with, which can deal with various parking problems during actual driving.
When using this function, the vehicle will automatically identify the location of the parking space, and then send a parking command to the driver. There will be a prompt to start parking on the central control screen. After clicking, the vehicle will enter the automatic parking process. There is no need for human intervention throughout the process. After entering the parking space, you do not need to step on the brake pedal, and the vehicle will automatically stop.
However, judging from the current system experience, the recognition efficiency of parking spaces can continue to be improved. The parking space is very accurate. As long as the parking space is identified, you can basically achieve "one-hand placement". For MG ONE, thanks to the SIGMA architecture it is equipped with, the OTA upgrade of the entire vehicle can be achieved. In view of this performance, I believe that it will continue to be optimized after it is launched.
At present, the APA automatic parking function has supported 29 scenarios, and has achieved coverage for side, vertical and inclined parking spaces. However, during the experience session that day, the author did not experience RPA remote parking. This is indeed a pity. Compared with APA automatic parking, the point-to-point parking function that RPA function can achieve is the "complete body" of automatic parking.
Overall, in terms of intelligent driving, OTA upgrade potential and daily intelligent assistance, MG ONE is a leading product in the same level. In the past, many high-end intelligent technologies rarely seen in products below 150,000 yuan were equipped in this model.
combines the overall sporty exterior design and a technological interior atmosphere, making the whole vehicle very suitable for today's young users. As the first car born in the 1990s and 2000s, MG ONE is a very suitable and cost-effective choice. (This article first published Titanium Media APP)
