From April 23-24, 2024, YFORE Technology attended the ICCE Alliance working meeting to share its technical practices behind the first NearLink digital car key. The meeting, jointly hosted by the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Ecosystem Alliance (ICCE) and the Bluetooth® Technology Alliance, aimed to deeply explore the latest developments in vehicle-mobile connectivity and digital car key fields. The focus was on optimizing technical standards, discussing innovation trends, and sharing experiences in commercial practices, all to jointly promote the development of digital car key system technology.
ICCE & NearLink: Unlocking New Possibilities for the Smart Vehicle Industry
During the technical standards and industry development seminar at the meeting, Lü Jinchao, YFORE’s Digital Key Product Expert, delivered a presentation on NearLink digital key technology and its practical applications.
Lü Jinchao stated: “Since its introduction, the first NearLink digital car key has achieved remarkable implementation results, thanks to the launch of NearLink technology and the NearLink Digital Key standard. The NearLink Digital Key standard represents another significant achievement for ICCE, in collaboration with the NearLink Alliance, in the digital car key domain, following NFC, BLE, and UWB digital keys. It signifies a new direction for domestic digital car key technology development and unlocks new possibilities for the smart automotive industry.”
BLE Cost, UWB Experience
Lü Jinchao introduced: “Thanks to the advent of NearLink SLE technology, which uses phase difference for ranging, it achieves decimeter-level positioning, ultra-low latency at the microsecond level, ultra-low power consumption at the microampere level, and data transmission speeds 6 times faster than Bluetooth, along with super anti-interference capabilities. This makes NearLink technology shine in the digital car key field. With a system comprising 1 main anchor and 4 secondary anchors, it can stably provide a ‘contactless’ unlock/lock experience with welcome at 12m, unlock at 2m, and lock at 6m. This effectively resolves the ‘car-ping pong’ issue, truly delivering the user experience of a UWB solution at the cost of a Bluetooth solution.”
YFORE Digital Key: Achieving Excellence Through Excellence
As a member of both the NearLink Alliance and the ICCE Alliance, YFORE Technology has actively participated in the writing and promotion of ICCE specifications and has been awarded the ICCE Industry Innovation Practice Award. In March 2024, YFORE Technology globally launched the NearLink digital key and has already secured project nominations.
As a digital key supplier for leading brands such as AITO and Li Auto, YFORE Technology’s digital key solutions have been adopted by over 20 top clients for more than 70 vehicle models. This positions YFORE as the market leader in the new forces segment for domestic new energy vehicles in 2023, earning high praise from clients.
By building China’s first integrated architecture encompassing vehicle, cloud, and mobile devices/wearables, YFORE Technology continuously provides the industry with a rich product matrix, promoting the widespread adoption of digital keys. In the future, YFORE Technology will continue to focus on the main automotive electronics sector, driving the digital and intelligent transformation of automobiles through technology, achieving enjoyable smart mobility, and becoming