The bone The world’s leading mobile manufacturers are starting to set their sights on the automotive sector.. A few days ago, Xiaomi presented its new electric car, the SU7, a sedan that aspires to compete with none other than the Tesla Model S, the most premium car in the American company’s catalog.
Huawei, through associations with other companies, has also entered the electric car market in China, and other companies like Meizu have collaborated with automotive brands. Even NIO launched a smartphone to take advantage of the relationship between phones and cars.
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All these brands have developed specific software for their cars, sometimes based on Android, and they all want maximum integration. In China, Apple and Google do not have the monopoly they have outside. However, there are features of cars like the SU7 that even Tesla hasn’t implemented, and that would be something desirable, because they are really useful.
Four features Tesla doesn’t have
The first thing that catches your eye about Xiaomi’s interface is its customization. It is based on Android Automotive, like that of Polestar or Renault, but with HyperOS the brand has taken the software to another level. To start, You can project your cell phone on the car screen, as is currently done with Windows computers. This way you can literally use your smartphone without taking it out of your pocket or while it is charging.
Another very striking feature are the widgets. As seen in the video, The main screen is divided into three sections that can be moved independently. This way it is possible to put the card on the driver’s side, or move the music playback to the center, etc.
HyperOS on the Xiaomi SU7
Being based on Android Automotive, it is possible install applications from a store created for this purpose, as is done on cell phones. This allows you to increase the possibilities of using not only the main screen, but also devices connected to the car. Tesla needs an app store and, although it recently opened its API, it seems that its goal is not to create an ecosystem around the car, as Xiaomi will do, which announced that in the future there would be thousands of applications. available.
The last aspect is linked to software, but also to hardware. Behind the front headrests, the Xiaomi car has two stands designed to hold two tablets, whether corporate or Apple. These tablets connect to the car’s infotainment system. This goes well beyond the small screen that some Teslas have on the back.
SU7 rear seat screens will be Xiaomi tablets
Xiaomi arrived in the sector with a very studied product, and that It only took 1003 days to create it. Some things still need to be tweaked, and this is unlikely to be seen outside of China in the short term, but if Tesla doesn’t get its act together, brands that currently have no market share will be able to erode their margin by l ‘west.
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