With smart cars being the product du jour, it shouldn’t be surprising that Alibaba has just announced the sale of theirs. Partnering with China’s largest car manufacturer, SAIC Motor Corp, the awkwardly named Car'OS RX5 is an SUV that runs YunOS--the Alibaba-developed operating system that also powers their range of smart home appliances such as air conditioners, vacuum cleaners and more.
The RX5 is apparently able to interpret voice commands and navigational instructions, and will also enable drivers to pay for parking spaces and reserve them via Alibaba’s Alipay payment platform, where the car itself is the ID--no need for any credit card. Also the car’s ‘intelligent map’ doesn’t use GPS or WiFi to determine the car’s location, the company claims.
The car is also able to offer a personalized experience for multiple drivers by way of an ‘Internet ID’ that is saved for each driver, which pulls up specific preferences for music, AC temperature, even dining preferences based on past visits.
The company says the goal is to connect all of vehicles to its IoT ecosystem, where they can all intercommunicate with each other with the aim of delivering a more convenient experience for users at home or while on the move. YunOS president Zhang Chunhui said their IoT OS will be open to other developers who want to enrol their systems into the connected ecosystem.
The cockpit of the SUV has three LED screens, and there is also the facility of attaching up to four 360-degree cameras for recording drives or, as you might have guessed, taking selfies.
Watch this video, in which the CEO of Alibaba takes founder Jack Ma for a spin, where a drone running their YunOS system is apparently auto-following them.
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