Recently, Geely Holding Group and the driverless technology company Waymo reached a cooperation, its Extreme Krypton Automobile will create an exclusive model for the Waymo One driverless fleet and achieve commercial operation in the United States. It is reported that the model will be based on the Krypton-Vast-M (SEA-M) architecture, and the Krypton European Innovation Center (CEVT) will be responsible for the design and development of the new car.
Judging from the renderings released by the official, the model will be positioned in the MPV, using a two-way door design, while canceling the B-pillar, so that there is a spacious space for riding and getting on and off, while the ground clearance of the model is extremely low, and it is very convenient for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle.
In terms of interior settings, the new car will be available in a version with a steering wheel, acceleration/brake pedals, and a fully driverless version with no driver control mechanism with only one display. In addition, the two rows of seats of the new car can be flexibly changed, with a variety of layout options. According to the plan, the model will be equipped with Waymo Driver driverless solution after delivery.
According to the official introduction, this new car will use the Haohan-M (SEA-M) architecture created by Extreme Kr for future intelligent travel, which is different from the traditional automobile manufacturing platform, which can achieve a trinity layout of hardware layer, system layer and ecological layer.