Nio’s new video reveals the cellphone making a tabletop soccer ball on the roof transfer by controlling the ET9’s suspension. The second-generation Nio Cellphone is predicted to be launched on the finish of this month.
Nio (NYSE: NIO) confirmed off the chassis capabilities of its govt flagship sedan, the ET9, in a brand new video, and teased that the next-generation Nio Cellphone is coming quickly.
A video shared by the electrical automobile (EV) maker on Weibo right now reveals the ET9’s suspension system being rapidly adjusted by the motion of a cellphone.
Nio calls it the ET9’s new ability, the soccer maze, and reveals how the cellphone can transfer a tabletop soccer ball on the roof by controlling the automobile’s suspension.
With the assistance of a built-in gyroscope, the cellphone can wirelessly management the SkyRide’s totally energetic suspension through Bluetooth communication, enabling six-way motion of the physique, the corporate mentioned.
SkyRide has the business’s solely energetic suspension electrical drive unit with exact management and low latency and quick response, Nio mentioned.
The video reveals just a few particulars a few cellphone, although a Nio govt hinted that it is the second-generation Nio Cellphone.
“How does the Nio Cellphone seem like when mixed with the Nio SkyRide chassis? You may take a look at this video,” Nio’s vice chairman for {hardware}, Bai Jian, mentioned in a Weibo publish sharing the video.
“One Extra Factor… The brand new Nio Cellphone is coming!” mentioned Bai.
CnEVPost learnt that Nio is predicted to carry the Nio IN 2024 occasion in Shanghai in two weeks’ time, the place the second-generation Nio Cellphone might be launched.
Nio held its first Nio IN Innovation Day occasion on September 21, 2023, showcasing its analysis and growth achievements, together with its in-house developed LiDAR grasp chip Yangjian, and SkyOS electrical automobile working system.
The corporate launched the first-generation Nio Cellphone, an Android-based flagship smartphone that brings refreshing interplay with autos, finally 12 months’s occasion.
Notably, the preliminary head of Nio’s cellphone enterprise, Yin Shuijun, left the corporate in January of this 12 months, and his job was taken over by Bai.
Bai joined Nio in November 2020, having beforehand headed companies together with chips and {hardware} at Xiaomi and Oppo.
Nio had given away a free Nio Cellphone as one of many promoting factors for its autos in the course of the fierce value struggle in China’s auto market earlier this 12 months.
On March 17, William Li, Nio’s founder, chairman, and CEO, mentioned at an proprietor meetup that the second-generation Nio Cellphone had accomplished growth and entered the manufacturing section.
The ET9 is Nio’s flagship sedan unveiled in December 2023 on Nio Day 2023. The mannequin has a pre-sale value of RMB 800,000 ($111,340) and deliveries are set to start within the first quarter of 2025.
One of many greatest promoting factors is the ET9’s SkyRide clever chassis system, which Nio mentioned is the world’s first built-in hydraulic totally energetic suspension that permits transient adjustment of stiffness, damping and peak.
To this point this 12 months, Nio has launched a number of movies demonstrating the capabilities of the ET9’s chassis.
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