SAIC Motor firmly believes that innovation is the primary driving force of development. The company is continuously accelerating independent innovation, mastering core technologies, respecting and protecting corporate intellectual property, building its own competitive advantages, and enhancing its market competitiveness.
Technological Foundations
Facing the new challenge of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, SAIC Motor has introduced the creative concept of "technological foundation" to support the creation of a technological lifeform. The foundation is a collection of original, fundamental, and common technologies, serving as an essential practice in nurturing new quality productive forces. Each brand, based on this technological foundation, develops personalized technologies to swiftly and agilely shape differentiated whole vehicle products tailored for various segmented markets and user groups.
With breakthroughs and applications of innovative technologies such as energy loops, solid-state batteries, efficient power systems, intelligent chassis, full-stack software architecture, and new electronic architectures, SAIC Motor's technological foundation has entered the 2.0 era. This advancement makes the "body" of our whole vehicle technological lifeform more agile, the "heart" more powerful, and the "brain" smarter.
Innovation Ecosystems
SAIC Motor gives full play to its leading role in the industrial chain to collaborate with top partners in creating a mutually-beneficial electric intelligent ecosystem. Focusing on automotive operating systems, intelligent driving, network security, power batteries, and more, SAIC Motor continues to engage in cross-industry collaborations with leading companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, OPPO, Huawei, China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation, Horizon Robotics, CATL, and Qingtao Energy Development. Together, they are developing competitive whole vehicle products to meet new challenges.
Innovation Achievements
SAIC Motor adheres to the principles of "scenario creates value, software defines cars, data determines experience". It is actively shaping capabilities and technological innovation advantages from chips, operating systems, software, data loops, motion control systems, and three-electric systems to corresponding scenarios. This effort aims to create a new "technological lifeform" with a "powerful heart", "agile body", and "intelligent brain", providing users with the ultimate acceleration, safety, comfort and intelligent experiences.
Smart brain:
Creating high-speed mobile intelligent robots
In 2022, SAIC Motor launched the industry's first intelligent full-stack technology solution — Z-ONE Galaxy Intelligent Full Stack Solutions 1.0, which has now successfully evolved to version 3.0. On the one hand, the "brain", which refers to the central computing unit integrated with the cabin and driving, and the "cerebellum", which refers to the Vehicle Motion Controller (VMC), have been jointly developed in terms of electronic architecture and software.On the other hand, the Full-Stack 3.0 fully supports edge-side applications of large models and enables the L3 autonomous driving solution tailored for mass production. This allows SAIC Motor to turn smart electric vehicles into high-speed mobile intelligent robots.Additionally, SAIC Motor, in collaboration with its partners, has launched the "ecosystem domain", extending smart terminals such as mobile phones into the domain of the smart car. More and more smart terminal brands are connecting to the Galaxy Full Stack, allowing for a seamless and ultimate intelligent experience.
Agile body:
Upgrading Nebula, Everest, and Galaxy comprehensively
The Nebula Modular Scalable Platform achieves a wider range of model gradient coverage, covering both luxury and mid-range car markets, and fully upgrading the platform to meet the needs of entry-level market users. The new "Nebula" MSP has reached the industry-leading target of 12 kilometers in the "one kilowatt-hour endurance mileage" challenge, an improvement of over 30 percent compared to the existing level.
The new Everest Mechatronics Integration Architecture achieves full coverage of all scenarios. Facing all scenarios, all-weather conditions, and global markets, the "Everest" Architecture shifts all products from engine-driven to motor-driven and from hybrid to electric-hybrid, seamlessly transitioning from oil to electricity. The highest oil-to-electric conversion efficiency exceeds 3.75 kWh/L, significantly surpassing mainstream competition in the industry.
The new Galaxy Hydrogen Energy Architecture focuses on the usage scenarios of hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars, pioneering the extended-range hydrogen fuel cell passenger car architecture solution and achieving zero carbon and zero emissions. The extended-range hydrogen fuel cell solution refers to using a hydrogen fuel cell as a range extender and connecting a power battery and drive motor as the vehicle's drive unit.
Powerful heart:
Leading the mass production of solid-state batteries
Equipped with the Lightyear Solid-State Battery, IM L6 will be officially delivered to users in October, boasting an energy density exceeding 300Wh/kg and an endurance mileage of over 1,000 kilometers.
The new NetBlue Powertrain System focuses on modular, integrated, and exclusive DMH super hybrid technology, achieving performance breakthroughs. It is the industry's first PICU module integrating engine, transmission, hybrid strategy, thermal management, and air conditioning controls.
The new NetGreen Electric Drive System has seen a significant leap in performance through technological iterations. The iterated NPC axle, using innovative mesh oil cooling technology and ultra-lightweight magnesium-aluminum alloy shell, weighs only 86 kg, achieving the highest level in the domestic power segment.
