It is said that Sony Vision-S is good! Where did this brand-new four-door coupe come from?

At the beginning of the year, there was an egg at the CES show in North America (International Consumer Electronics Show). Sony officially released the first pure electric concept car Vision-S, which is an electronic product company that has gained a foothold in the camera field and killed Nintendo in the game field. While Sony powder was excited, the netizens who learned it shouted: Play! Can anyone build a car now?

Let's not talk about why Sony built cars. Let's take a look at the cars built. Sony Vision-S is positioned as a four-door coupe, taking the sports route as a whole, and the front face adopts the popular closed grille. Interestingly, Sony adopted a design similar to penetrating light strips to outline the brand LOGO.

The coordination of the side of the car body is good, the lines are simple and soft, and the roof is all black to create a little convertible feeling; Secondly, it also has a hidden door handle, which can enhance the sense of technology and reduce wind resistance; The combination of large rims and small flat tires, as well as red brake calipers, all show sporty character.

The tail is characterized by a slip-back shape and a black spoiler below. At the same time, there is a penetrating taillight with LOGO at the tail, which has a good effect after lighting.

Subsequently, Sony officially released the power information of Vision-S. The new car will adopt the layout of front and rear dual motors, with a comprehensive power of 200kW, while the acceleration of 0- 100km/h is 4.8 seconds.

It is worth noting that as a new brand and new model, Sony has not officially released the battery life parameters that consumers are most concerned about. Looking back at the CES conference, Sony did not even mention the performance information of Vision-S, but analyzed the relevant technical configuration in detail. Does Sony, which has just set foot in the automobile industry, not know how to sell cars?

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In fact, as early as the 1960s, Sony had a struggle with cars, and the key point was that it was also the founder of automobile power batteries. At that time, Sony needed to develop new lithium batteries for the next generation of portable laptops and other products, and also studied hydrogen fuel cell technology. Subsequently, its energy and equipment department established a test platform for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. I think I'll get a ticket to the automobile field. Who knows that this project was stopped by the top management because it was divorced from the concept of electronic products.

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Even so, Sony can make a comeback in the field of batteries. 199 1 released a lithium battery with a diameter of 18.4mm and a length of 65mm, which is now commonly known as a cylindrical battery with a specification of 18650, and then Sony applied it to electronic products. Although the current 18650 battery has been widely led from electronic products to new energy vehicles, Sony is definitely the pioneer in commercializing the battery.

At present, the China market is vigorously developing new energy vehicles. The most familiar sources of batteries are Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. and BYD, but the pioneer Sony has no chance to become a battery supplier. The main reason is that Sony itself is not a car manufacturer. In addition, the tilt of China market to China battery enterprises and the rise of competitive products in the electronics industry, the once proud battery department is no longer the pride of Sony, which is another blow to Sony.

But as an outsider who is not a complete layman, Sony looks at the automobile industry from the perspective of a bystander. Maybe they think that selling cars may not make a lot of money. On the other hand, in the new energy vehicle market, not to mention Tesla's reputation, it is still on the verge of profit and loss, and a large number of new forces that build cars have not tasted the sweetness.

So there is the scene of CES. Sony ignores the dynamic performance of Vision-S, and only introduces technology configuration, in order to sell technology, and Vision-S is the carrier of technology. Simply understand, Sony is not building a car, but selling technology.

It can also be seen from the third quarter financial report of Sony 20 19 that at present, the main sectors of the company, such as image technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, etc., are closely related to automobiles, and even the game and music sectors can collude with automobile multimedia entertainment, so it is not difficult for Sony to set foot in the automobile industry quickly.

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida does not support the strategy of "high-risk long-term layout", which is why Gensonnie knows how to get involved in the automotive field and how to deal with it accurately. A complete industrial chain can see through the process of profit reduction, and although the automobile manufacturers who are in direct contact with consumers are famous, they only belong to the downstream of the industrial chain, and the dealers we know are in the lowest position, which is often criticized for being thankless.

On the contrary, upstream suppliers have technology in their hands, which plays a leading role in the whole industrial chain. Because of the high technical requirements, the profit will not be too low, which is also the main reason why Sony only sells technology and does not build cars. Having said that, what technologies does Vision-S carry?

safe

Vision-S is equipped with 33 sensors of various types, including common cameras, super-god wave sensors, millimeter-wave radar waves and uncommon and expensive lidar. And Sony's main security? Cocoon safety is the core, and the brand has been released in 2065 438+08 CES.

Sony's own image sensor technology is the source of safety cocoon, which can provide more accurate and clear road information when the vehicle is driving, and can realize more accurate identification on the basis that traditional sensors are prone to blind spots.

For example, the difference of sensitivity, when driving in the daytime, when the vehicle just enters the tunnel, will be in a situation of great luminosity difference, the driver's eyes will definitely need time to adapt to the change of light, and the traditional sensor will also fall into short-term "blindness." Therefore, Sony uses HDR technology to solve this problem. By synthesizing multi-frame images with different exposure, shadow images under different lighting conditions can be identified.

In addition, it is necessary to deal with the flicker phenomenon when the high-frequency camera shoots the low-frequency LED light source, just like we shoot the LED headlights of cars with mobile phones, the light source will flicker or flow in the picture. Sony, on the other hand, uses LMF technology to solve this problem. By flashing LED light source, the camera can shoot normal pictures. This technology can help the automatic driving system to more accurately identify the changes of the signal lights and taillights in front of the car.

Followed by the electronic rearview mirror in the car. This technology has appeared in many new concept cars, and it is also a symbol of future cars. However, there is no clear stipulation that this kind of rearview mirror can be used internationally. Sony Vision-S, which is also equipped with this technology, continues to use HDR technology to deal with the situation that the rear car turns on the high beam. Simply put, it plays an anti-glare role.

amusement

As a well-known game product company, Sony will not be bad in the entertainment field. Vision-S has three large screens in the car, not counting the rear view displays on both sides. Now there are very few production cars that can achieve more than three screens, and Li One is one. The highlight of Li One car is that the co-pilot screen can play videos and so on. I believe this is a piece of cake for Sony, which focuses on TV sets and game consoles.

Sony released 8K TV products and upcoming PS5 game consoles this year, so whether it is screen definition or entertainment function, it is bold to guess that Sony will not let everyone down and has more room to play. Sony dare not put a multifunctional game machine in the living room.

Besides, 360? Reality? Audio is also a bright spot. This audio technology separates the sounds of different tracks into a spherical simulated sound field to provide a better sound experience. It is worth mentioning that there are 33 white spots in the audio distribution map, and there are probably 33 unit stereos. You know, at present, few luxury models can have more than 15 speakers.

adaptability

The adaptability described by Vision-S refers to the adaptability of vehicles to different owners, different levels of users and needs, just like the upgrade of mobile phone system and the OTA function of in-vehicle system. It pays more attention to the relationship between people and vehicles, personalization and software update, among which 5G network is the key. Sony has equipped its new car with its own 5G baseband, which can convert voice, pictures, text and other content and transmit it through wireless network.

The role of 5G is not only high-speed, but also very critical for the automatic driving technology that relies on real-time network. Because the network is the basis for predicting road conditions, it can be seen that Vision-S is not only at L2 level of automatic driving, but L4 and L5 are its goals.

There is no accurate news about whether Sony will eventually build the car, but what is certain is that it is not difficult for an electronic product company with comparable strength to build a high-tech car that meets the future. At present, the main reason why Sony shows Vision-S is to regain the "car dream". Secondly, the giants with certain knowledge in the fields of Internet and electronic products, the changes in the automobile era and the dependence of traditional automobile brands on them are the best time to start.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.