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– 宝马使用X射线提高质量
– 使用微型机器人检查发动机
– 博世创建预测性的道路状况服务
– 美国人会买中国品牌汽车吗？
– 汽车制造商如何在资本中腾出数十亿美元
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宝马使用X射线提高质量
宝马正在德国慕尼黑的研究与创新中心使用更强大的X射线技术，使其即使在开发早期也能改善质量控制。更强大的计算机断层扫描（CT扫描）系统允许汽车制造商在微观层面上查看车辆。因此，它能够在不拆解整车的前提下检查焊接，铆钉，甚至可以看到粘合剂受温度影响的状况。或者它能够发现一个心不在焉的工人是否在驾驶员地板上留下了一袋椒盐脆饼干。宝马表示，他们花费两年时间开发该系统，而且它是汽车行业唯一的一个。
使用微型机器人检查发动机
之前我们向您展示了各种奇特的技术，但这可能是最离奇的。不再隶属于其汽车公司的喷气发动机制造商劳斯莱斯控股公司（Rolls-Royce Holdings），正在开发有助于发动机维修的微型机器人。它们被称为SWARM机器人，直径约为10毫米，由一个“蛇”型机器人沉积在发动机中。它们配备了小型摄像机，可提供实时视频反馈，以检查难以到达的发动机区域。这使得检测发动机不再需要将其从飞机上拆卸下来，节省了时间和金钱。诺丁汉大学和哈佛大学也正在研究这个项目。
接下来…… 美国人会买一个品牌的中国品牌汽车吗？
博世创建预测性的道路状况服务
当前的自动驾驶系统非常敏感，迫使驾驶员在第一时间接管各种不确定状况。但供应商博世正在努力延长这些自动驾驶功能的可用时间。它创建了一个预测性的道路状况服务，为自动化系统提供天气数据，因此它可以更好地了解未来前方的状况。通过这种方式，车辆可以根据路况数据调整其速度，或者更好地知道何时将控制权交还给驾驶员。博世表示，未来，互联车辆数据将被添加到服务中，使其更加准确。道路状况服务将于2020年在全球推出。
美国人会买中国品牌汽车吗？
美国消费者会购买中国汽车吗？一项新的调查显示，至少有四分之一的美国人表示会。汽车购物网站Autolist做了调查。在超过1,550人中，有28％的人表示会考虑购买中国品牌汽车。毫不意外，其中40％的人表示价格是他们的主要原因。35％的受访者表示，由于对可靠性，安全性以及缺乏经销商和服务网络的质疑，他们不会想要中国汽车。调查还显示，最不可能考虑购买中国汽车的人拥有美国品牌汽车，而韩国汽车的拥有者最有可能购买中国汽车。但这确实突出了中国汽车制造商应该关注的一些领域以及他们需要更加努力工作的地方。
接下来…… 汽车制造商如何能够腾出数十亿资金。
汽车制造商如何在资本中腾出数十亿美元
FCA前首席执行官Sergio Marchionne表示，太多的汽车制造商正在重复其他人正在做的事情。例如，通用汽车生产2.0升4缸发动机。福特也是如此，FCA也是如此。它们使自动变速器与其他变速箱完全一样。
大多数车主都并不知道他们有什么引擎，传动装置中有多少齿轮。他们并不关心这些，就像他们不关心谁供应钢铁，谁制造前照灯或座椅。他们想要的只是一辆好看，舒适，驾驶起来高效可靠的汽车。
通用汽车，福特和FCA每年花费数十亿美元重复其他人正在做的事情。如果像塞尔吉奥建议的那样，剥离他们的动力总成业务并将他们合并到一家新公司，他们就可以腾出数十亿美元。
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Hello, I’m John McElroy, welcome to Autoline China, the show that covers some of the most important new technologies in the automotive industry.
BMW USES X-RAY TO IMPROVE QUALITY
BMW is using more powerful x-ray technology at its Research and Innovation Center in Munich, Germany to improve quality control even in the early stages of development. The more powerful computer tomography or CT scanning system allows the automaker to look at vehicles on a micro level. So, it’s able to check welds, rivets and even see how adhesives are affected by temperature without having to tear the vehicle apart. Or it’s able to tell if an absent-minded worker left a bag of pretzels on the driver’s floor. BMW says it spent 2-years developing the system and it’s the only one in the automotive industry.
INSPECTING ENGINES WITH MINIATURE ROBOTS
We’ve shown you some wild technology in the past but this could be the most bizarre yet. Jet engine maker, Rolls-Royce Holdings, which is no longer affiliated with the car company, is developing miniature robots that help with engine repair. Called SWARM robots, they’re about 10 millimeters in diameter and are deposited into the engine by a “snake” robot. They’re equipped with small cameras that provide live video feedback, to inspect hard to reach areas of the engine. This allows an engine to be inspected without having to remove it from the aircraft, which saves both time and money. The University of Nottingham and Harvard University are also working on the project.
Still to come…will American’s buy a brand Chinese brand car?
BOSCH CREATES PREDICTIVE ROAD-CONDITION SERVICE
Current automated driving systems are pretty sensitive, forcing the driver to take over at the first hint of uncertainty. But the supplier Bosch is working to make those self-driving features available for a longer period of time. Its created a predictive road-condition service that provides weather data to the automated system, so it has a better idea what’s in store ahead. This way the vehicle can adjust its speed for the conditions or have a better idea when to hand the controls back over to the driver. In the future, Bosch says connected vehicle data will be added to the service to make it even more accurate. The road-condition service will be rolled out worldwide in 2020.
WOULD AMERICANS BUY A CHINESE BRAND CAR?
Would American consumers buy Chinese cars? A new survey says at least one out of four Americans say yes. The car shopping website Autolist did the survey. Of the over 1,550 people it talked to 28% said they would consider buying a Chinese brand vehicle. And no surprise, 40% of those people said price was the leading reason why they would. 35% said they wouldn’t want a Chinese vehicle because of questions over reliability, safety, and a lack of a dealer and service network. The survey also showed that the least likely to consider a Chinese vehicle, own an American brand vehicle, while owners of Korean vehicles were the most likely. But this does highlight some of the areas Chinese automakers should focus on and the areas where they need to work harder.
Coming up next…how automakers could free up billions in capital.
HOW AUTOMAKERS CAN FREE UP BILLIONS IN CAPITAL
Sergio Marchionne, the former CEO of FCA said too many automakers are duplicating what the others are doing. For example, General Motors makes 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engines. So does Ford, so does FCA. They make automatic transmissions exactly like the others.
Most car owners can’t tell you what engine they have. Or how many gears are in the transmission. They don’t care, just like they don’t care who supplied the steel, who made the headlamps or who makes the seats. All they want is a good-looking, comfortable car that drives well, is efficient and reliable.
GM, Ford and FCA spend billions of dollars every year duplicating what the others are doing. By spinning off their powertrain operations and merging them into a new company, they could free up billions of dollars, just like Sergio suggested.
And that wrap up this report, thanks for watching and please join us again next time.
John McElroy is an influential thought leader in the automotive industry. He is a journalist, lecturer, commentator and entrepreneur. He created “Autoline Daily,” the first industry webcast of industry news and analysis.
