On December 29, Geely Holding Group announced that it has reached a cooperation with waymo, a driverless technology company. At the same time, Geely's high-end smart electric brand Krypton will provide exclusive vehicles for the Waymo One driverless fleet and put them into commercial operation in the United States.
It is understood that the newly developed model is based on the Haohan-M (SEA-M) architecture of the krypton intelligent travel platform, and is designed and developed by the Krypton European Innovation Center (CEVT). The model adopts a passenger-centric design concept, pays more attention to passenger preferences, and highlights the comfort and convenience of the ride experience.
In terms of appearance, the model has the characteristics of low ground clearance and flat floor shape, while eliminating the B-pillar design, creating ample head and leg space for passengers, bringing a more convenient boarding and getting on and off the car.
At the same time, the model is oriented to unmanned driving application scenarios, adopting a more flexible cockpit design, which can support two schemes with and no driver control mechanism, as well as a variety of seat layouts. According to the plan, the model will be equipped with Waymo Driver driverless solution after delivery.
The SEA-M architecture on which this model is based is the latest evolution of geely's SEA-M architecture for the driverless era. Different from the traditional automobile manufacturing platform, it starts from the user's travel experience and takes the hardware layer, system layer and ecological layer as the core, creating a three-in-one layout suitable for the era of intelligent electric.
An Conghui, CEO of Kr Intelligent Technology, said: "The Krypton brand adheres to the value concept of equality, diversity and sustainability, not only co-creation with users, but also adheres to co-creation with global high-quality ecological partners. We are excited to work closely with our industry-leading global partners to complement each other's strengths and develop synergies to provide smart and sustainable mobility services to users around the world." (Text/Tencent Auto Zhang Cuicui)