Zeekr has announced an impending software upgrade for its models 001 (including the 001 FR), 009 (including the 009 Brilliance), 7X, MIX, and 007 (certain trims only).
Called the OTA 6.5, the update will be installed over-the-air bringing advanced parking and navigation capabilities, remote unlock support via iPhone and Apple Watch devices, in-car karaoke, and AI-assisted song recording. Sounds like a lot to process? Let’s take a closer look at the individual features.
Customers in China will be able to take advantage of the latest version of the car’s NZP (Navigation Zeekr Pilot) software developed with assistance from Mobileye. The semi-autonomous driving system can now perform U-turns and finds its way around cities much better than before, the company claims. It can also seamlessly navigate from parking lot to parking lot, starting and stopping automatically. The parking assistance feature now works in multi-level parking lots and rack-based automatic parking systems.
Things look better in the electronic safety department, too. For one thing, all supported vehicles can now slam the emergency brake at accelerations up to 120 km/h (75 mph). The feature itself now recognizes many miscellaneous types of road debris and obstacles, including cardboard boxes, deep puddles and displaced traffic cones. When activating at a slower speed, the emergency brake now actively uses data from the side cams to avoid lateral collisions. It can detect anomalies in the driving patterns of the car ahead and warn the driver and may even be configured to intercept steering in emergencies when every second counts.
On the infotainment front, the virtual assistant known as Eva has new skins to put on, new personalized greetings and the option to anticipate questions. In turn, Smart Parking Guard now detects even the tiniest dents and scratches, preventing a bigger disaster when parking in poor visibility conditions. The car supports karaoke without the need for a dedicated mic and invites passengers to record their own songs using AI-generated music tracks.
Finally, the Mobile Key 3.0 system now supports the Apple Wallet digital key fob format. This means you can unlock the car remotely using your iPhone or Apple Watch.
