ICCOA CarLink, a mobile-to-vehicle connectivity protocol developed through collaboration between smartphone giants Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo with industry leaders including Geely, Changan, and SAIC, aims to establish a unified standard for Android-based in-car systems. This technology enables seamless cross-device interaction between smartphones and vehicle infotainment systems, delivering integrated navigation, music streaming, and communication services. However, the automotive industry still faces multiple challenges in advancing this connectivity solution.
1. Industry pain points
The automotive industry currently faces multiple challenges: complex and time-consuming vehicle-to-equipment certification processes with inconsistent standards, coupled with fragmented technical solutions that continue to drive up R&D costs. To address these pain points, Zhongle Certification has launched a one-stop pre-certification service that tackles certification challenges head-on, helping products reach the market faster.
2. SOLUTIONS
• Pre-test service: Professional team intervenes in advance and simulates the whole certification process, greatly reducing the risk of repeated testing and shortening the certification cycle by 50%.
• Unified standards: Relying on the ICCOA technical specifications jointly built by Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and mainstream car companies, the fragmentation of compatibility is completely solved.
• Full-scenario interconnection: It supports both wired and wireless connection modes to realize cross-end experience such as navigation flow, music continuation and digital key sharing, which significantly improves user engagement.
• Hardware capability integration: integrate the advantages of mobile AI computing power and automotive sensors (such as 5G sharing, high-precision GPS collaboration), and build a "vehicle + mobile" super terminal.
3.Test process
• Account and access application;
• Test preparation;
• Pre-test is conducted;
• Analyze the failed test items and retest the Bug until success;
• Formal testing;
• Certification passed.
4. Benefits of automobile enterprises
• Cost reduction and efficiency improvement: reduce repeated investment in certification, so that R&D resources can be more focused on core innovation.
• Experience upgrade: Seamless access to the ecosystem of hundreds of millions of mobile phone users, effectively improving the satisfaction of car owners.
• Market first mover: help to quickly pass the ICCOA certification and seize the development opportunity of intelligent connected vehicles.
5. Ecological advantages
Relying on ICCOA alliance, the most influential "mobile phone + car" cross-border platform in China, its ecological advantages are significant:
• Initiators: Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo, three major smart terminal giants jointly initiated.
• Auto partners: It has covered domestic mainstream automobile brands and Tier1 suppliers.
• Global vision: synchronize with international standards to help enterprises expand overseas markets.
If you want to know more about Carlink certification, please feel free to contact Zhongle Certification, we have a professional team to provide you with detailed consultation and certification services!
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