????在中國(guó)電商阿里巴巴集團(tuán)（Alibaba）首次公開(kāi)募股和蘋果（Apple）iPhone 6開(kāi)售吸引了所有關(guān)注的當(dāng)天，特斯拉汽車公司（Tesla Motors）對(duì)其旗艦車型Model S的無(wú)線軟件進(jìn)行了升級(jí)，添加了許多新特色，這一舉動(dòng)給關(guān)注科技的大眾再添了一筆談資。其中最有特色的功能是一款可以根據(jù)位置進(jìn)行變化的空氣懸架，它可以記住坑洼和陡峭的車道，并自動(dòng)調(diào)整高度避開(kāi)它們。

????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，并自動(dòng)在這些位置提高汽車底盤。

????Model S通過(guò)無(wú)線軟件升級(jí)實(shí)現(xiàn)的其他功能還包括：基于交通情況的導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)（該導(dǎo)航會(huì)根據(jù)其他特斯拉汽車共享的路況數(shù)據(jù)作出決定），與司機(jī)的智能手機(jī)同步的日歷，遙控啟動(dòng)，電源管理，以及給汽車“命名”。車主注冊(cè)昵稱后，該昵稱將會(huì)出現(xiàn)在特斯拉的移動(dòng)應(yīng)用，以及車內(nèi)17英寸觸摸屏上的“關(guān)于你的特斯拉”菜單中。

????美國(guó)權(quán)威汽車價(jià)值評(píng)估網(wǎng)站Kelley Blue Book的分析師卡爾?布勞爾表示，升級(jí)汽車無(wú)線軟件并非獨(dú)特的技術(shù)，但特斯拉根據(jù)位置自動(dòng)調(diào)整的空氣懸架是一個(gè)他從未見(jiàn)過(guò)的有趣特色。

????布勞爾說(shuō)：“任何擁有內(nèi)置無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)的汽車，從技術(shù)上講都能夠升級(jí)其軟件。比如，裝有安吉星（OnStar）的通用汽車（GM）都具有遠(yuǎn)程啟動(dòng)功能，該軟件有些時(shí)候也會(huì)進(jìn)行無(wú)線升級(jí)?！?/p>

????但是，特斯拉汽車軟件的無(wú)線升級(jí)不僅是為了修復(fù)漏洞，還會(huì)借此推出新的特色以增強(qiáng)汽車性能、為客戶量身營(yíng)造駕駛體驗(yàn)，這體現(xiàn)了汽車業(yè)內(nèi)的一種轉(zhuǎn)變。

????Navigant Research公司研究總監(jiān)約翰?高德納表示：“保持軟件升級(jí)，維持汽車和汽車制造商之間通訊鏈的重要性會(huì)日益增加，并將成為推動(dòng)汽車業(yè)繼續(xù)發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵因素?！?/p>

????高德納補(bǔ)充道，所有的汽車都將朝這個(gè)趨勢(shì)發(fā)展，但電動(dòng)汽車制造商在這點(diǎn)上尤其干勁十足。

????電動(dòng)汽車依靠軟件和計(jì)算能力驅(qū)動(dòng)，它們可以通過(guò)無(wú)線升級(jí)推出新的特色功能，在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中保持領(lǐng)先。

????有時(shí)候，這也會(huì)用于幫助和加速召回工作。

????今年1月，在主動(dòng)召回29,222輛Model S汽車后，特斯拉升級(jí)了無(wú)線軟件，讓汽車的車載充電系統(tǒng)能夠檢測(cè)輸入電源中任何非正常的電壓波動(dòng)或電阻升高。

????軟件升級(jí)的目的是解決用戶對(duì)電源適配器、電線和墻面電源在充電時(shí)過(guò)熱的擔(dān)憂。不過(guò)與其他官方的主動(dòng)召回不同，特斯拉的車主不需要把汽車送到代理商那里維修。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：嚴(yán)匡正

????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.

????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.

????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.

????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.

????“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.”

????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.

????“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.

????All vehicles are moving in that direction, but electric vehicle manufacturers are particularly aggressive on that front, added Gartner.

????Electric vehicles, which rely on software and computing power, use wireless upgrades to introduce new features and stay ahead of the competition.

????In some cases, it’s been used to facilitate—and speed up—a recall.

????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.

????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.