Geely’s invested subsidiary, ECARX, has unveiled the new E-Series chipset, which will power the latest version of the Geely Smart Ecosystem, otherwise known as GKUI 19. The Boyue Pro will be the first model to get both pieces of technology, with Geely promising an even greater array of features for its intelligent connectivity in-vehicle system.
The E-Series was developed together with fabless semiconductor company MediaTek, and is a system-on-chip (SoC) that consists of a 64-bit quad-core processor. The CPU works alongside a dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU), which is capable of pushing pixels to up to two 1080p displays. There’s also a 4G modem for data transmission to drive the connected features in GKUI 19.
ECARX refers to this chipset as the E01 SoC, and says it’s “China’s first independently developed custom vehicle 64-bit system-on-chip.” A more powerful version dubbed the E02 SoC will arrive later on in the first quarter of 2020, which will see an eight-core processor being used, with the addition of an independent neural processing unit (NPU).
Geely has previously expressed its intention to ensure all Geely models make the shift to 5G NR networks by 2021, and the E02 SoC is likely developed to support this effort. During last year’s Qualcomm 4G/5G Summit, the Chinese carmaker said the new standard will allow cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X or LTE-V2X) systems to have expanded functionality.
If all this sounds like smartphone talk, you’re not wrong. The beefier hardware is a necessity as GKUI 19 is touted with a lot more capabilities than its previous iteration. For starters, the GKUI cloud has been upgraded to an A! cloud, allowing the system to configure its “smart desktop” according to individual preferences.
Additionally, an all-round ID is now used instead of the One-ID so different application ecosystems from GKUI partners are supported. This also warrants a new developer platform so said partners can better integrate their apps within GKUI.
The smartphone-like features don’t end there, as GKUI 19 will also be able to connect seamlessly with smart devices from Xiaomi, Baidu, JD.com and other companies, giving users the ability to control their home or office appliances from their car. Mobility services are also addressed here, with GKUI 19-equipped vehicles can offer ridesharing services within the car through the Geely’s ridesharing partner, CaoCao Mobility’s platform.
As mentioned with the Boyue Pro, customers can also order an accompanying smartwatch that comes with built-in 4G connectivity, which allows for functions such as telephony, vehicle telematics, remote vehicle control (pre-conditioning and vehicle lock) and others.
Existing features already present in GKUI have also been enhanced in its latest version, with users in China having the choice of three mapping providers – Gaode (also known as AutoNavi Maps), Baidu Maps and Tencent Maps.
The audiovisual experience also gains a boost, as there now access to a much larger music library, with built-in karaoke support. News delivery also sounds a lot more natural thanks to the onboard AI, and you also get video playback capability via Tencent Video.
“Geely Auto is committed to being a user-oriented and innovative company. Our goal is to provide users with products with the latest technologies and offer them the ultimate user experience,” said An Conghui, president and CEO of Geely Auto Group.
“We are always exploring new applications for smart mobility and smart connectivity so that smart technologies can reach the consumers faster. ‘Intelligent Connectivity’ will become part of Geely’s DNA and a core strength in our products,” he added.
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As far as Geely can go, it just advancement on electronics on its player because of their smartphone manufacturing. That’s all the can brag about.
They do not have real automotive R&D capability that improves the fuel efficiency, ride, safety, comfort and security offered by Japanese, European, Americans or even the Koreans.
And Volvo can’t do a jack. The company won’t be sold in the first place if they are real good.
Except may be German cars, other makes either a gas guzzler or having airbag problem which threatened safety or ranked poorly in international survey.
Alas!!! paying 1/3 price of a German make and expect to get a German quality !!!
newme/dumbme: Geely has no R & D in safety and ride comfort.
Everyone else: Geely owns Lotus and Volvo…
newme/dumbme: So?
Everyone else: His name checks out.
Dang! I wished PT could allow linkage of memes. This meme would have been classical.
yes, the meme here would be john and his dupes!
Eww! Lame joke is lame joke. More so when you are doing it here. Lmao!
people are not interested about you and your accusation of others using dupes like you. pls stick to automotive topics, this is an automotive blog after all. respect this site ya.
So many game over dupes by john here. Please respect newme’s game changing opinion and other readers here as well. We don’t need any provocators or fights in here.
Many will respect your opinions when you start talking sense & provide facts to back them up. When you start to use fake names, making baseless accusations, giving facts that cannot be confirmed, & outright lying to other readers, you lose any & all shreds of respect.
That’s like saying Airbus has no real R&D for software development. They don’t, they outsource them elsewhere because they need to focus on airplane design.
Geely’s expertise is in electronics….so? Cars today are mechatronic machines. As we are getting closer to full electrification and autonomous driving, those who master the electronics will win the R&D race. Geely has the electronics down, and they own and fund the R&D departments of Lotus and Volvo; two of the best chassis makers in history. One with a rich history in safety, the other with an unrivalled expertise in lightweight high performance chassis design and manufacturing. Volvo can’t do jack? What are you basing that on, the SUVs you see on Malaysian streets? Tear one of those down and see what’s under their skin, and tell me they can’t do anything. They were doing fine in the 90’s after their design transition from boxy to sexy. They have always had excellent designers and engineers. Then Ford came along and ruined thema. Many of Volvo’s top personnel were replaced with Ford’s, and the management was chaotic. They were not very well funded even though their sales were declining, and their product development practically froze. Ford did not understand the brand and the market they cater. Geely OTOH took very little profit from Volvo, but instead asks them to do whatever they like with their profit, letting Volvo do what they want. They took out many of their offerings and develop new ones, and their sales have improved dramatically in a short time. So contrary to what you may think, Volvo technically got themselves out of trouble. Geely only released them from Ford’s incompetence.
Didn’t mean for this to be a short history lesson, but seeing as how you were very compelled to criticize an industry you clearly have zero knowledge on it just had to be done.
Holy crap. The whole marcom department really come out with a long reply. Guess I poke the right spot triggering them to go ballistic.
Birds of same feather flock together. Proton? hahaha, Volvo? hahahah… Geely kakakakak.
People try to educate you so that you can be smarter in your next replies but instead you laughed? You deserved to fail in school.
Your level of intelligence? Hahaha.
Tks for the info
Sembang gajah boleh terbang….
No Apple Carplay/Android Auto, no buy.
GKUI 19. Hope can retrofit to my X70 premium..
Mediatek means no custom firmware or hacks since kernal is not publicly available
Hopefully proton’s version will have android auto/apple carplay. And please replace baidu with waze or google maps