On December 29, Geely Holding Group announced that it has reached a cooperation with Waymo, a world-renowned driverless technology company, and Geely's high-end smart electric brand Extreme Kr will provide exclusive vehicles for the Waymo One driverless fleet and put them into commercial operation in the United States.
This jointly developed vehicle was born from the exclusive platform for krypton intelligent mobility, the Haohan-M (SEA-M) architecture, designed and developed by the Krypton European Innovation Center (CEVT).
Different from the design ideas of traditional models that focus on the driver, the new car adopts the design concept of the passenger as the core, 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 and setting up sliding doors that can slide forward and backward, creating ample head and legroom for passengers, while 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.