SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ECARX Holdings Inc. together with SiEngine and XINGJI MEIZU Group celebrated the successful first delivery of the ECARX Antora 1000 Pro digital cockpit computing platform. It was for the Lynk & Co 08 SUV. The ECARX Antora 1000 Pro is the foundation of the integrated intelligent system underpinning the performance of the Lynk & Co 08. The system is powered by two SE1000 SoCs, the world’s leading 7nm advanced process high-performance automotive-grade SoC, developed by SiEngine. It has a maximum expandable memory combination of up to 32GB Random Access Memory (RAM) and 512GB Read-Only Memory (ROM).
They held a production delivery ceremony on 26 September at Lynk & Co’s Yuyao plant (Zhejiang province, China). At the same time, another ceremony took place at Hubei Dongjun Automotive Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Hubei province, China).
During the delivery ceremony, Rongbo Zhang, Senior Vice President of Product Development at ECARX China, Chongjun Zhang, Chairman of Hubei Dongjun Industry Group, and Hubei Dongjun Automotive Electronics Technology visited. They toured the highly automated and dust-free production line. Other executives of the joint production team were also present during the visit. The Wuhan team gifted a set of mass-produced ECARX Antora products to the joint project representatives. This celebrated the high-quality mass production of the Lynk & Co 08.
Since its public launch on September 8, 2023, the Lynk & Co 08 garnered widespread acclaim from both customers and observers. It has garnered praise for its cutting-edge intelligence concept. ECARX is a central hub for the automotive intelligence ecosystem. It has supported the product development and devoted significant resources to the product delivery process. Based on regular over-the-air (OTA) updates, ECARX aims to improve even further the delivery experience of intelligent vehicles.
For the Lynk & Co 08, the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) computing power is up to 16 TOPS (trillions of operations per second). It also comes with a combination of 16GB+12GB RAM (operational memory) and 128GB+64GB ROM (storage memory). It can fully support the automotive operating system Flyme Auto to deliver a smooth and seamless in-car interactive experience.
Flyme Auto, the smart cockpit solution jointly created by Lynk & Co, XINGJI MEIZU Group and ECARX also debuted in the Lynk & Co 08. Built on the innovative concept of mobile phones as the sixth functional domain of vehicles, Flyme Auto integrates smartphones into vehicles. This integration creates seamless interconnection. With unique features such as the small window display mode, dynamic effects, and air conditioner, Flyme Auto became the first automotive intelligent terminal in the industry. It received certification from China’s TL Certification Institute for its superior performance. This certification ensures Flyme Auto provides Lynk & Co 08 customers with a smooth, smart, connected, and enriched cockpit experience.
