On December 28, Geely Holding Group announced that it has reached a cooperation with Waymo, a world-renowned driverless company, and Geely's high-end intelligent electric brand Extreme Kr will provide exclusive vehicles for the Waymo One driverless fleet and put it into commercial operation in the United States.
Shortly after Waymo's official announcement, Geely said that the model was built based on the Haohan-M (SEA-M) architecture of Extreme Krypton's intelligent travel platform, designed and developed by the Extreme Kr European Innovation Center (CEVT).
As the world's well-known leader in unmanned driving, Waymo's position in this field is currently in the first place, and no one can shake it. Waymo has a number of global strategic OEM partners, including Fiat, Chrysler, Jaguar, Land Rover, Renault, Nissan, Volvo, Daimler and more.
In the case of increasingly fierce competition in driverless services, different from the design ideas of traditional models focusing on drivers, this time, Extreme Kr and Waymo work together to create new opportunities for unmanned driving application scenarios and Chinese car brands to enter the US market.
The model adopts a passenger-centric design concept that highlights the comfort and convenience of the ride experience. Featuring low ground clearance and a flat floor shape, the vehicle has sliding sliding doors on each side, while eliminating the B-pillar design, generous head and legroom, and a seat design that is fully adjustable to lie flat. The vehicles will be designed and developed at Pole Kr's factory in Sweden and integrated with Waymo's autonomous driving technology.
It is reported that this jointly developed model will be based on the exclusive architecture of Extreme Krypton-Haohan M (SEA-M), which is the latest evolution of THE SEA Haohan architecture for the era of unmanned driving.
Kanche said:
In the highly competitive field of autonomous driving, it is crucial to reach a strategic partnership with Waymo, which will also create opportunities for Geely to enter the US market.