Today, WeChat announced that WeChat Interconnect and Mercedes-Benz have reached a cooperation and have also launched a new feature related to the in-vehicle system.
As shown in the figure, after completing the pairing of WeChat and the on-board system, the user only needs to press a positioning information for a long time, and then select the way the vehicle system is turned on. This will enable the user to send the target address from the WeChat side to the Mercedes-Benz car navigation.
According to Wechat related promotion pages, currently this feature only supports some Mercedes-Benz models. In the future, it may also be extended to the common car brands in 12 markets including BMW, Audi, BYD, and Ford.
Although the official did not detail the implementation principles and usage restrictions of this function, such as whether the mobile phone must be around the car. However, it is not difficult to guess that this function should be based on the pairing between each vehicle-mounted system and the mobile phone through a Bluetooth or wifi network, and then call the API interface developed by WeChat and various manufacturers to transfer the position information to the on-board system so as to implement one-click navigation. of.
In fact, as early as September of last year, this service of WeChat has been tested on the Mercedes-Benz GLE sports SUV for the first time, and WeChat stated that this function will be gradually expanded to other Mercedes-Benz cars in the future.
According to reports, the WeChat hardware platform is an Internet of Things solution that WeChat introduced to connect hardware devices. Through the WeChat interconnection function of the platform, WeChat has penetrated into many industries such as air conditioners, toys, home appliances, and TVs. The number of access manufacturers has reached 100,000 and the number of connected devices has exceeded 40 million.
When using related functions, the user needs to bind his/her own WeChat account and then manage and monitor the partner's equipment in real time through the WeChat hardware platform. In addition, businesses can also use the platform to obtain user's use of the device, such as the degree of depreciation and whether the need for maintenance.
According to the person in charge of the WeChat related business, in addition to the automotive platform, the WeChat interconnect service will also be extended to more other hardware platforms in the future.
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