Mobileye plans to work with Geely Holding-backed Zeekr in China to launch what the companies claim will be the world’s first self-driving car in 2024.
Intel Corp.’s autonomous driving arm, Mobileye, said on Tuesday it plans to work with Geely Holding-backed Zeekr to launch in China what the companies claim will be the world’s first mostly self-driving cars in 2024. There will be a car.
The two companies said at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the car will have what automotive engineers call Level 4 autonomy, meaning it will still have a steering wheel and require a licensed driver, but in many situations it will have its own. will be able to run. It will use six of Mobileye’s “iQ 5” chips and will also employ Mobileye’s road-mapping data.
Intel, which is hungry for cash to build chip factories and is racing to catch up with rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has snatched Intel’s lead in making the fastest chips, said last month its Initially there are plans to spin off a portion of Mobileye. public offering. Fast-growing Chinese automaker, Geely, recently explored manufacturing cars in Korea that could be exported duty-free to the United States, Reuters reported last month.
MobilEye and Zeekr together to build Level 4 autonomous cars by 2024
Mobileye also said on Tuesday that it was deepening its relationship with Ford Motor Co. Both firms said Ford will use Mobileye’s road-mapping data system, which is drawn from all vehicles on the road with Mobileye hardware, in future versions of Ford. BlueCruise” which allows hands-free driving in certain situations.
Mobileye said Volkswagen AG will also begin using some of its mapping data products for Volkswagen’s driver-assistance features, such as automatic lane keeping.
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Mobileye on Tuesday also unveiled the next generation of its flagship computer chip, which will be called the “iQ Ultra” and is designed to use minimal power, which is becoming more important as self-driving systems Compete with drive trains for limited battery capacity. electric vehicles. The company said prototypes of the chip will be ready next year, with automotive production of the chips expected in 2025.
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