Passenger Car Cockpit Entertainment Research Report, 2023
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Cockpit entertainment research: vehicle games will be the next hotspot.

The Passenger Car Cockpit Entertainment Research Report, 2023 released by ResearchInChina combs through the cockpit entertainment function layout of passenger car OEMs and the cockpit entertainment product layout of suppliers, summarizes the current development of cockpit entertainment and predicts the future development trends.

Both OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers are poised to develop cockpit entertainment.

In 2022, such products as Qualcomm 8155, high-definition center console screen, rear row entertainment screen, Dolby Atmos, and AR/VR glasses became available to vehicles. OEMs worked to deploy related products, and Tier 1 suppliers provided software and hardware, so that the upstream and downstream ends of the industry chain jointly promoted the development of cockpit entertainment.

A number of OEM brands have launched AR glasses, game consoles, gaming platforms and the like to create an immersive entertainment experience:
20120114.gifLi Auto and NIO sell AR glasses and game consoles in their shopping malls.
20120114.gifBYD plans to carry GeForce Now, a cloud gaming platform owned by Nvidia.
20120114.gifMercedes-Benz MB.OS supports Antstream’s vehicle arcade games and in-car video conferencing solutions like Webex and Zoom.
20120114.gifBMW is partnering with the gaming platform AirConsole to bring a unique kind of in-car gaming to the new BMW 5 Series BEVs.

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From the perspective of Tier 1 suppliers, the basic conditions for entertainment functions such as high-compute cockpit chips, audio-visual equipment and ecosystem content, have got improved.
20120114.gifComputing power support: high-compute chips like Qualcomm 8155, Kirin 990A, Qualcomm 8295 and AMD V1000 are mounted on cars.
20120114.gifAudio-visual support: ever more models carry OLED, Mini LED and AR/VR configurations; some models are even equipped with more than 20 acoustic units, supporting Dolby Atmos.
20120114.gifEcosystem application support: conventional mobile phone /PC gaming platforms (Steam, MiguPlay, etc.) get on vehicles, and the IVI system can connect more external devices (Xpeng P5 can connect DJI’s drones, Xgimi’s ultra HD projector, and other devices).     

Cockpit entertainment tends to embody the “scenario-based cockpit” where the gaming scenario is the highlight.

Cockpit entertainment has passed through four development phases - Listen, Chat, Watch and Play, and now it is moving towards the fifth phase featured by the “Scenario-based Cockpit”. 
20120114.gifListen: Before 2018, most OEMs provided users with such as FM and online music via typical applications like QQ Music and KuGou.
20120114.gifChat: From 2018 to 2019, social contact was an entertainment highlight. The milestone was that Changan, Haval and Geely installed the WeChat vehicle version which allows for voice chat in the car.
20120114.gifWatch: From 2019 to 2020, smartphone short videos went viral in the automotive industry as applications such as Douying (TikTok) and Bilibili were available to cars.
20120114.gifPlay: From 2021 to 2023, in-car karaoke and mini games such as Changba, MiguPlay and Tom Culture were installed in cars of auto brands like Xpeng, Aion, Tesla and AITO. At this stage, users deeply partook in cockpit entertainment, and optional components such as microphone and gamepad were introduced into cockpits.   
20120114.gifScenario-based Cockpit: from 2023 onwards, OEMs take cockpits as a whole, and call quite a few cockpit components such as seats, fragrance system and ambient lighting to create immersive experiences based on scenarios (e.g., gaming, movie watching and working) for users. Meanwhile, AAA games and AR/VR glasses, which originally seemed to have nothing to do with cars, are available to cars now. 

In the scenario-based cockpit, gaming scenario becomes a key deployment. Tesla has launched Steam integration inside its Model S and Model X electric cars with thousands of games now playable. BMW is partnering with the gaming platform AirConsole to bring a unique kind of in-car gaming to the new BMW 5 Series BEVs. BYD plans to carry the NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. All of which indicates that in-car games will become the next battleground for automakers. 

At present, there are four gaming platforms confirmed to be mounted on cars: MiguPlay, AirConsole, GeForce NOW and Antstream. Except for MiguPlay, the other three are all foreign platforms. MiguPlay has joined hands with multiple Chinese OEMs, including DENZA, Xpeng, Lynk & Co, HYCAN, Voyah, GAC Aion, Rising Auto, Hyper, ZEEKR and Neta Auto, and has been seen in nearly 40 car models. 

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Cloud gaming platforms are the optimal in-car game option, but some urgent problems need to be solved.

In terms of their characteristics, cloud gaming platforms are the best option for cockpit entrainment featured by big games, because of offering the following benefits:
20120114.gifConfiguration-free, download-free, cross-terminal, adaptive, and easy to integrate with AR/VR devices, metauniverse, etc.
20120114.gifQuantitative superiority, for example, GeForce NOW supports more than 1,500 live streaming games.
20120114.gifAllow users to experience a range of powerful functions, e.g., 4K resolution and ultra-low latency, without needing to deploy too high GPU configuration locally.
20120114.gifThe cloud gaming platforms can cross terminals, for example, the IVI account can be interoperable with other terminal accounts, thus improving user loyalty.

Yet there are still some urgent problems needing to be solved before the mass adoption of cloud games in cars:  
20120114.gifNetwork: At present, IVI generally uses 3G/4G networks, providing download speeds of 17Mbps~20Mbps. In terms of network delay, the current lowest delay of 4G networks is about 20 ms, but it often exceeds 100 ms actually. According to the requirements of NVIDIA GeForce NOW for network speeds, the display effect of 720p 60FPS requires the network speed of 15Mbps and the network delay of lower than 80 ms.  
20120114.gifDisplay: At present, IVI displays have yet to support HDR formats, and deliver the average refresh rate of 60Hz, not enough to ensure the display effect for big games.
20120114.gifData center: Cloud games need to be coupled with data centers. Among the several adopted gaming platforms researched in this report, only MiguPlay comes from China, and the other three are foreign. For example, if Nvidia GeForce NOW wants to enter the Chinese market, data centers will be a big challenge, because its foreign data centers will inevitably have network delay, but the establishment of a new data center in China incurs cost and local supervision.
20120114.gifBusiness model: It is necessary for gaming platforms to solve some problems, for example, how game providers cooperate with automakers and how to divide the proceeds of in-car gaming platforms between game providers and OEMs.  

1 Development History of Cockpit Entertainment
1.1 Cockpit Development History  
1.2 Development History of Cockpit Entertainment 
1.3 Typical Models in Each Development Phase of Cockpit Entertainment Ecosystem 
1.4 Both OEMs and Tier 1 Suppliers Are Poised to Develop Cockpit Entertainment
1.5 Tier 1 Suppliers’ Support for Development of Cockpit Entertainment  
1.6 Cockpit Entertainment Industry Chain
1.7 Development of Cockpit Entertainment Hasten the Delivery of Bigger Markets (Example: In-car Games)

2 Cockpit Entertainment Layout of Mainstream OEMs
Research Scope
2.1 Li Auto: Gaming, Karaoke, Movie Watching  
2.2 NIO: Karaoke, Movie Watching
2.3 Tesla: Gaming
2.4 Audi: Gaming, Movie Watching
2.5 BMW: Gaming, Movie Watching
2.5 BMW: Window Entertainment Based on i Vision Dee
2.6 Rising Auto: Gaming
2.7 Xpeng: Karaoke, Movie Watching, Photography 
2.8 Afeela (Sony and Honda): Gaming

3 Cockpit Entertainment Providers
3.1 Projector Vendors
3.1.1 Projection Technology Brings New Possibilities to Cockpit Display 

3.1.2 LNGIN
3.1.2.1 Profile
3.1.2.2 Solutions
3.1.2.3 Cockpit Entertainment Products
3.1.2.4 Application Cases

3.1.3 Appotronics
3.1.3.1 Profile
3.1.3.2 Core Technology
3.1.3.3 Laser Optical Scenario Application
3.1.3.4 Cockpit Entertainment Products
3.1.3.5 Cooperation Cases 
3.1.3.6 R&D Planning for Automotive Products 

3.2 AR/VR Equipment Vendors
3.2.1 What Should Be Paid Attention to the Use of AR/VR Devices in Cars?

3.2.2 XREAL
3.2.2.1 Profile
3.2.2.2 Products
3.2.2.3 Cooperation Cases

3.2.3 RayNeo
3.2.3.1 Profile
3.2.3.2 Products
3.2.3.3 Cooperation Cases

3.2.4 Holoride
3.2.4.1 Profile
3.2.4.2 Ecosystem Architecture 
3.2.4.3 Products
3.2.4.4 Cooperation Cases

3.3 Gaming Engines
3.3.1 Why Need to Introduce Gaming Engines into Cockpits?
3.3.2 Comparison between Unreal Engine, Unity and Cocos

3.3.3 Unity
3.3.3.1 Profile
3.3.3.2 Revenue
3.3.3.3 What to Bring to the Cockpit?
3.3.3.4 Intelligent Cockpit Solution: HMI Design
3.3.3.5 Intelligent Cockpit Solution 3.0
3.3.3.6 Mass-produced Application Scenarios 
3.3.3.7 Cooperative Automakers

3.3.4 Epic Games
3.3.4.1 Profile
3.3.4.2 Unreal Engine 
3.3.4.3 Cooperation Cases of Unreal Engine 

3.3.5 Cocos
3.3.5.1 Profile
3.3.5.2 Intelligent Cockpit Solution (1)
3.3.5.3 Intelligent Cockpit Solution (2)
3.3.5.4 HMI Solution
3.3.5.5 Virtual Human Solution
3.3.5.6 Vehicle Gaming Solution
3.3.5.7 Dynamics

3.4 Gaming Platform
3.4.1 Difficulties of Introducing AdCloud Games into Vehicles

3.4.2 MiguPlay
3.4.2.1 Profile
3.4.2.2 Cloud Computing Solution
3.4.2.3 Products
3.4.2.4 Three Gaming Modes
3.4.2.5 Cooperation Cases

3.4.3 AirConsole
3.4.3.1 Profile
3.4.3.2 Products
3.4.3.3 Accelerate Automotive Application

3.4.4 GeForce NOW
3.4.4.1 Introduction
3.4.4.2 Global Layout
3.4.4.3 Subscription Model
3.4.4.4 Regions Supported by Upgrade Services
3.4.4.5 Comparison between RTX 4080 and Xbox Series X
3.4.4.6 Usage Process (Taking PC as an Example)
3.4.4.7 Requirements for Network Speed/Display

3.4.5 Antstream
3.4.5.1 Profile

3.5 Chip Vendors
3.5.1 Chip Vendors' Support for Cockpit Entertainment
3.5.2 Compared with Game Consoles, How Feasible Is the Computing Power of Cockpit Chips Supporting AAA Games?

3.5.3 Qualcomm
3.5.3.1 Development History of Cockpit SoC
3.5.3.2 Cockpit SoC Support for Cockpit Entertainment 

3.5.4 NVIDIA 
3.5.4.1 Comparison between Different Generations of Automotive Chips
3.5.4.2 Automotive Chips

3.5.5 AMD
3.5.5.1 Automotive Chips
3.5.5.2 Embedded V1000 Series
3.5.5.3 Embedded V2000 Series

4 Development Trends of Cockpit Entertainment
4.1 Summary (1): To Adapt to the Development of Cockpit Entertainment, What Can the Cockpit Improve?
4.2 Summary (2): What Are the Characteristics of Users Who Play Games on IVI now?
4.3 Summary (3): What Are the Problems with Playing In-car Games?
4.4 Summary (4): What Are the Conditions for the Development of Cockpit Games?
4.5 Development Trends (1): High-compute Chips Are Still A Prerequisite
4.6 Development Trends (2):
4.7 Development Trends (3):
4.8 Development Trends (4):
4.9 Development Trends (5):
 

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