As a member of the NIO user navigation group, my NIO ET5 finally received the latest push notification from Banyan 1.2.0, so I upgraded it as soon as possible. Because I had turned on the "Car Lock Download Update" on the car machine before, after receiving the OTA message on my phone, I could start the remote download and upgrade of the car installation package by moving my finger.
Since the upgrade content of NIO ET5 and ET7/ES7 this time is not exactly the same, I will first share with you the experience of several new features of my ET5 upgraded Banyan 1.2.0. By the way, we will give a more detailed comparison and experience video of our " Smart Car Research Institute" in the future, so you can continue to pay attention.
get back to the topic. I think for ET5, the most important updates of Banyan 1.2.0 version are basically focused on the two aspects of enriching entertainment functions and adding guard mode (sentinel mode).
1. The entertainment functions are much richer, and the system supports AR glasses .
As soon as I opened the update list, I found that a lot of audio and video entertainment functions were updated/added. In terms of
video, the system has added Migu video and volcano video, and Tencent video and B station have also been updated.
everyone who watches football knows that Migu can watch the World Cup live broadcast now. This time, NIO finally got on the bus. It can be considered that although it is late, it has arrived. I watched it in the car for a while. NIO adapted the screen to the Migu App. The video playback was very smooth, and you could watch it by simply registering an account.
The most important thing is that after this OTA, the system has supported projecting the video image onto AR glasses, which means you can wear AR glasses to watch the game. I really hope that the pair of AR glasses I bought can be shipped soon, so that I can know earlier what it would be like to wear AR glasses to watch the World Cup.
As for Volcano video, it is actually a Toutiao video summary, which can be switched to Douyin . Since NIO's central control screen is close to square, it is quite pleasant to watch Douyin's vertical screen videos, and it won't be stuck when switching. In terms of audio, NetEase Cloud Music has been added to the car computer. Since I am not a user of NetEase Cloud, I skipped it directly and saw a new feature that I care more about: that is the " vinyl record zone" added in the immersion sound of NIO. I can't talk about professional audio in
, but after playing with headphones for many years, I still have some pursuit of listening to music.
Now, vinyl area has just been launched, only a few albums, but Wei said that new albums will be launched every week in the future. I specifically listened to several old songs by Danny Chan Ching and Teresa Teng . I felt that although I could not achieve the effect of a real vinyl record player + amplifier + floor-standing speaker, I didn't specifically adjust EQ, but the warmer sound of vinyl records and the unique "papapapapa" noises of vinyl are quite touching.
It is said that ET7 has added a new tuning style this time, but ET5 is not available for the time being. I hope the tuning of ET5 can also keep up. After all, I think the hardware conditions of this set of speakers should still have potential. As long as you spend more effort on tuning in the later stage, the effect should be improved by "one ear".
In addition, QQ Music is also connected to Dolby Atmos resources, but of course you need to buy a membership to have it. This made me a little confused because I had been recharged Apple musictml4 before, and it seemed that I might have to transfer QQ music in the future.
This is the power of ecology.
2. Guard mode and live remote vehicle function are finally launched.
It is said that many NIO owners have been looking forward to this guard mode, commonly known as the sentry mode. It is very simple to activate this guard mode. Just turn on this function on the car machine menu and then scan the code to bind the authentication using the owner's mobile app. (After the new version of the car machine OTA, this function portal will be automatically added to the NIO App, which is very user-friendly).
In fact, these two functions are packaged together. The interface of this function on the mobile phone is very simple. Click in and you can see the real-time picture around the car through the four cameras, front, back, left and right. Moreover, the screen signal is connected very quickly, which is quite good.
NIO has set several levels in the alarm logic. Only when a larger vibration or collision is detected will the message be pushed on the phone, and a small vibration will not be notified. But I tried it myself and found that it does not push messages does not mean that it does not work. For some minor changes, the system will still save the video.
And I looked through the video in the car and found that in addition to the pictures around, there are actually pictures taken by the camera in the car. In other words, perhaps if there are children or pets left in the car, as long as there is any movement, the owner should be able to receive text messages and see video records.
I believe many people have two questions about this guard function: one is the permissions issue, and the other is whether it will consume power.
first talk about permission issues. In fact, in addition to the car owner (main account), car owners can also activate functions for other users of the car through authorization. After obtaining authorization, other users can also see the real-time picture around the car body on the mobile app, and the decision is in the hands of the car owner.
Let’s talk about the power consumption problem. I have been turning on so many cameras and sensors, of course I need electricity.
I calculated it myself. After 6 hours of turning on the function, the app showed that the battery was reduced by 2% and the range was 8 kilometers less (this is definitely not very accurate). In summary, if you stop for 12 hours for one night, it is estimated that the power should drop by about 4 to 5%, and the battery life will be reduced by about 16-18 kilometers. Just be sure.
official said that in the non-charge state, the function will automatically exit when the remaining mileage is less than 40 kilometers, and messages will be pushed on the app to ensure that the battery will not be exhausted.
Add one to the point, because the left and right cameras are on the rearview mirror, after the guard mode is turned on, even if the car is locked, the rearview mirror will not automatically fold and will remain in a normal state.
NIO official said that it will be optimized in the future, allowing users to choose whether to fold. Because after folding, it will definitely affect the shooting angles on both sides, and 360-degree coverage will not be achieved, so the user will make their own choices.
This time, Banyan 1.2.0 version actually has some experience optimizations in voice interaction, battery preheating in low temperature environments, assisted driving, and automatic parking functions. I will keep these aspects for a few more days before sharing them with you.
NIO has set several levels in the alarm logic. Only when a larger vibration or collision is detected will the message be pushed on the phone, and a small vibration will not be notified. But I tried it myself and found that it does not push messages does not mean that it does not work. For some minor changes, the system will still save the video.
And I looked through the video in the car and found that in addition to the pictures around, there are actually pictures taken by the camera in the car. In other words, perhaps if there are children or pets left in the car, as long as there is any movement, the owner should be able to receive text messages and see video records.
I believe many people have two questions about this guard function: one is the permissions issue, and the other is whether it will consume power.
first talk about permission issues. In fact, in addition to the car owner (main account), car owners can also activate functions for other users of the car through authorization. After obtaining authorization, other users can also see the real-time picture around the car body on the mobile app, and the decision is in the hands of the car owner.
Let’s talk about the power consumption problem. I have been turning on so many cameras and sensors, of course I need electricity.
I calculated it myself. After 6 hours of turning on the function, the app showed that the battery was reduced by 2% and the range was 8 kilometers less (this is definitely not very accurate). In summary, if you stop for 12 hours for one night, it is estimated that the power should drop by about 4 to 5%, and the battery life will be reduced by about 16-18 kilometers. Just be sure.
official said that in the non-charge state, the function will automatically exit when the remaining mileage is less than 40 kilometers, and messages will be pushed on the app to ensure that the battery will not be exhausted.
Add one to the point, because the left and right cameras are on the rearview mirror, after the guard mode is turned on, even if the car is locked, the rearview mirror will not automatically fold and will remain in a normal state.
NIO official said that it will be optimized in the future, allowing users to choose whether to fold. Because after folding, it will definitely affect the shooting angles on both sides, and 360-degree coverage will not be achieved, so the user will make their own choices.
This time, Banyan 1.2.0 version actually has some experience optimizations in voice interaction, battery preheating in low temperature environments, assisted driving, and automatic parking functions. I will keep these aspects for a few more days before sharing them with you.
