特斯拉行駛技術升級 將自動避開坑窪大綱
On a day dominated by the initial public offering of the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba’s and the first sales of Apple’s new iPhone 6, Tesla Motors added to the tech-centric buzz by wirelessly upgrading its Model S electric car with a number of new features. Among them? A location-based air suspension that remembers potholes and steep driveways and automatically adjusts to avoid them.
在中國電商阿里巴巴集團（Alibaba）首次公開募股和蘋果（Apple）iPhone 6開售吸引了所有關注的當天，特斯拉汽車公司（Tesla Motors）對其旗艦車型Model S的無線軟件進行了升級，添加了許多新特色，這一舉動給關注科技的大衆再添了一筆談資。其中最有特色的功能是一款可以根據位置進行變化的空氣懸架，它可以記住坑窪和陡峭的車道，並自動調整高度避開它們。
The feature, which is only available in Model S cars equipped with air suspension, remembers where the driver previously selected high ride heights and automatically raises the car in those spots.
這一功能只有裝配空氣懸架的Model S車型可以使用，它能夠記憶駕駛員之前選擇的懸架高度，並自動在這些位置提高汽車底盤。Other features, which were added to Model S sedans through a wireless software upgrade, include traffic-based navigation that will take into account data shared by other Tesla vehicles on the road, a calendar that syncs with a driver’s smartphone, remote start, power management, and ability to “name” your car. Once the car registers the car’s nickname, it will appear in the Tesla mobile app and in the About Your Tesla section on the 17-inch touch-screen display.
Model S通過無線軟件升級實現的其他功能還包括：基於交通情況的導航系統（該導航會根據其他特斯拉汽車共享的路況數據作出決定），與司機的智能手機同步的日曆，遙控啓動，電源管理，以及給汽車“命名”。車主註冊暱稱後，該暱稱將會出現在特斯拉的移動應用，以及車內17英寸觸摸屏上的“關於你的特斯拉”菜單中。
The ability to wirelessly upgrade a vehicle’s software isn’t unique, according to Kelley Blue Book analyst Karl Brauer, who noted Tesla’s location-based air suspension was an interesting feature he hadn’t seen before.
美國權威汽車價值評估網站Kelley Blue Book的分析師卡爾o布勞爾表示，升級汽車無線軟件並非獨特的技術，但特斯拉根據位置自動調整的空氣懸架是一個他從未見過的有趣特色。“Any car with built-in Wi-fi technically has the ability to update its software,” said Brauer. “For instance, GM cars equipped with OnStar have been able to remote start cars or make wireless upgrades for some time.”
布勞爾說：“任何擁有內置無線網絡的汽車，從技術上講都能夠升級其軟件。比如，裝有安吉星（OnStar）的通用汽車（GM）都具有遠程啓動功能，該軟件有些時候也會進行無線升級。”Still the Tesla’s practice of wirelessly upgrading the car’s software to not only fix bugs, but also roll out new features that improve performance and customize the driving experience, illustrates a shift within the auto industry.
但是，特斯拉汽車軟件的無線升級不僅是爲了修復漏洞，還會藉此推出新的特色以增強汽車性能、爲客戶量身營造駕駛體驗，這體現了汽車業內的一種轉變。“The importance of software upgrades and maintaining a communication link between the car and the automaker will increase and become more pivotal moving forward,” said John Gartner, research director with Navigant Research.
Navigant Research公司研究總監約翰o高德納表示：“保持軟件升級，維持汽車和汽車製造商之間通訊鏈的重要性會日益增加，並將成爲推動汽車業繼續發展的關鍵因素。”All vehicles are moving in that direction, but electric vehicle manufacturers are particularly aggressive on that front, added Gartner.
高德納補充道，所有的汽車都將朝這個趨勢發展，但電動汽車製造商在這點上尤其幹勁十足。Electric vehicles, which rely on software and computing power, use wireless upgrades to introduce new features and stay ahead of the competition.
電動汽車依靠軟件和計算能力驅動，它們可以通過無線升級推出新的特色功能，在競爭中保持領先。In some cases, it’s been used to facilitate—and speed up—a recall.
有時候，這也會用於幫助和加速召回工作。In January, after voluntarily recalling 29,222 Model S vehicles, Tesla used a wireless software update to enable the car’s on-board charging system to detect any unexpected fluctuations in the input power or higher resistance connections to the vehicle.
今年1月，在主動召回29,222輛Model S汽車後，特斯拉昇級了無線軟件，讓汽車的車載充電系統能夠檢測輸入電源中任何非正常的電壓波動或電阻升高。The software upgrade aimed to address concerns that the adapter, cord or wall outlet could overheat while charging. But unlike other official voluntary recalls, Tesla owners didn’t have to bring their cars to a dealership for a fix.
軟件升級的目的是解決用戶對電源適配器、電線和牆面電源在充電時過熱的擔憂。不過與其他官方的主動召回不同，特斯拉的車主不需要把汽車送到代理商那裏維修。
