Xiaomi is performing well at MWC. From the moment the show doors opened this morning, the Chinese tech company’s booth has been crowded. It stands in sharp contrast to Samsung, the neighbor, whose empty exhibit symbolizes what has otherwise been a low-key event for the Galaxy manufacturer.
We visited Xiaomi earlier today to see their newish robot dog, and this afternoon we went back to get a closer look at the electric car the company unveiled at CES in January. The vehicle is the most recent in a long line of consumer electronics firms, such as Sony and, largely speaking, Apple, hoping to make a splash in the automotive market.
However, Xiaomi is going it alone when it comes to branding, whereas Sony’s Afeela push is very much a joint venture with Honda (both firms own a portion of the company). In addition, the SU7 “full-size high-performance eco-technology sedan” has a tentative debut date of sometime in 2019, which sets it apart from the others.
Among other reasons, as Sean pointed out in his report on the first announcement, Xiaomi has access to China’s quickly growing electric vehicle supply chain. The business has also been developing “HyperOS” for many years; it’s essentially a single operating system that can control all of them. As a result, “Human x Car x Home,” or “Redefining Connectivity,” is this year’s MWC theme.
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The much awaited Xiaomi SU7, the debut offering from Xiaomi EV, is billed as a “full-size high-performance eco-technology sedan” that pushes the limits of mobile smart space, ecosystem integration, and performance. Xiaomi has created the five essential EV technologies—the E-Motor, CTB Integrated Battery, Xiaomi Die-Casting, Xiaomi Pilot Autonomous Driving, and Smart Cabin—in addition to the Xiaomi SU7 design. Xiaomi has created an exceptional vehicle with the support of a worldwide team including over 3,400 engineers and 1,000 technical experts in critical fields, as well as a staggering investment of over CNY 10 billion in research and development.
The corporation isn’t providing much details about the car beyond these nuggets. My desire to speak with a representative from Xiaomi to delve a little deeper was turned down. Rather, the corporation informed me that it would rather restrict information to the statements made by the spokesmen in the booth on a semi-regular basis.
I can tell you this: the SU7 is a car, and it looks good too. It was situated on a revolving platform inside Xiaomi’s MWC booth. The blue color of this model matches the pictures that were made public during CES.
Right now, most of the details around HyperOS are likewise marketing talk. Once more, here’s Xiaomi.
Xiaomi has successfully integrated personal gadgets, smart home items, and automobiles into its “Human x Car x Home” smart ecosystem, replacing its previous “Smartphone x AIoT” model. This enables smooth hardware device connectivity, real-time coordination, progress driving, and industry partner collaboration. This proactive ecology was created with the intention of smoothly adapting to your needs, both present and future.
Xiaomi HyperOS is more than simply an open-source technological breakthrough; it includes system-level innovation that promotes unimpeded cross-device collaboration and guarantees consistent operations throughout Xiaomi’s integrated smart-life platform. Served as the cornerstone of the “Human x Car x Home” smart ecosystem, it incorporates 600 million devices worldwide, covers more than 95% of user scenarios, and integrates over 200 product categories.
The company claims that in order to fulfill some of those ambitious claims, it is collaborating with outside developers, manufacturers, and other partners.
