Automotive Security and Safety On-line is developing quickly. Now a single-day occasion, on June 30, to make it simpler to attend dwell, now we have a brand new interview with Continental’s Catalin-Stefan Ionescu. He’ll communicate on the occasion, and our Q&A allows you to be taught extra about his work and autonomous automobile testing security, and provides a sneak preview of his speak.
Our newest High 5 takes a take a look at among the most vital international EV Platforms starting to roll out. From the VW MEB to Hyundai-Kia’s E-GMP, we profile the specs and particulars of platforms that signify a mixed funding of over $160bn.
Right here’s a few different tales that caught our eye:
Audi opens Silicon Valley ADAS R&D heart
Audi has introduced the opening of a brand new automated driving growth workplace in San Jose. Known as A2D2, the workplace is presently hiring as much as 60 engineers to work on synthetic intelligence, software program growth, and Silicon Valley startup collaborations.
The Middle is concentrated totally on ADAS options for the North American market, as Audi believes this leads the world in its demand for Degree 2-3 driver help and autonomous programs. A2D2 has its personal fleet of Audi Q7 SUVs liveried with QR codes so onlookers can scan them and be despatched to a web site for updates on the challenge’s progress.
The Q7 fleet might be used to assemble knowledge for the event of “varied cloud-based automated driver-assistance features deliberate for introduction by 2023.”
VW will increase its funding in solid-state battery developer QuantumScape
In the meantime, the primary Volkswagen Group has simply introduced a brand new, extra funding of $200m in US battery specialist QuantumScape. The latter agency is creating next-generation solid-state batteries, and the VW Group is the most important automotive shareholder within the agency, having beforehand invested $100m.
The 2 companies have been in collaboration since 2012, and formalized the solid-state battery three way partnership in 2018 that may allow industrial-level manufacturing of solid-state batteries for Volkswagen. The batteries in growth are the identical measurement as present lithium-ion packs, however with a lot shorter charging occasions, whereas additionally they provide a spread comparable with typical ICE autos.
As a part of the brand new deal, each companies confirmed that they’d construct a pilot manufacturing unit to assist scale up manufacturing.
Arrival builds a bus
Arrival has introduced the arrival of its new zero-emissions bus. The Arrival Bus is presently in growth, and, whereas particulars are presently below wraps, except for photos of the screen-filled automobile and its related aesthetic to its beforehand introduced Van, the agency claims the Bus will price an identical quantity to a traditional ICE automobile, however with a lot decrease operating prices over its lifetime.
A part of Arrival’s mannequin is to construct native Microfactories – 1,000 are deliberate globally by 2026 – that enable for native variations to merchandise, whereas promising to maintain prices down. The agency has additionally confirmed it’s engaged on creating automobiles for sharing, taxis, buses, supply robots, and charging stations.
The Arrival Bus follows the announcement of the Arrival Van, which helped the UK-based agency entice €100m in funding from Hyundai-Kia to make use of its EV skateboard chassis for a brand new PDV, and an order for 10,000 vans from UPS in a deal price $400m.
