Nowadays, there are autonomous driving technology in the news, technology companies Waymo, Zoox and Tesla All those who are competing for the lead are competing for the lead, but a traditional automaker is not willing to give up on a promising market yet.
public The Group is the last in its industry, that is, there are still ambitions in the fledgling market for automatic rides McKinsey It is estimated that it may grow as much as half a trillion US dollars in the next 10 years.
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Volkswagen launched its own white label Robotaxi this week, and Los Angeles people will be able to hail through its Uber app next year. Unlike technology competitors, however, Volkswagen’s goal is to become a supplier and leave the actual business of fleet management to others like Uber.
“The travel sector’s margin expectations are often low-digit numbers, and in cars, this is the ideal unit number,” Christian Senger, an executive of Volkswagen Group responsible for the work, explained to reporters. “But in AI, they start In even numbers. This is a huge opportunity for Volkswagen in the future. ”
This opportunity explains why Volkswagen continues to engage in self-driving car crazes at auto companies like car companies. General Motors Ford has almost given up ten years Invest in hype and billions of dollars.
And now, even if there is no clear profit path, the technology is finally beginning to become a reality.
This week’s Waymo (just commercially available in four U.S. cities), it will soon expand to New York City Using security driverswhile Amazon-based Zoox only Opened a manufacturing plant Because of its robot. this Sunday Tesla can start test Austin has twelve cars.
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Volkswagen hopes to take action, planning to provide Uber with the first allocation of 480 robots next year, part of a deal that could result in orders for 10,000 cars.
Comfortably transport a family of four to the airport
Volkswagen’s ID card. Buzz Ad (abbreviation for autonomous driving) this week launched its series ready version of its spacious, retro Microbus EV, designed specifically for the needs of the autonomous riding market.
Passengers can access the vehicle wirelessly through their smartphones, or manually access the vehicle by punching access codes in the side panel. Its electric sliding doors can be opened and closed on their own, so passengers don’t need to turn around and close it after exiting.
This feature also provides the added convenience of easy access in tight spaces: The hinged doors on Waymo’s Jaguar I-Pace vehicle may accidentally dent nearby cars when rotated open. Tesla’s cyber cool animal robot model will be next year, and this risk may be even greater andoutward.
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Once inside, there is plenty of room to comfortably install four dedicated bins in front of all occupants’ vision. Two large suitcases can also be installed on the rear of the vehicle.
“This should be able to transport a family of four to the airport,” Seng explained, explaining that his sole responsibility is the CEO of Volkswagen Automation Mobility.
This also improves the unit economy of the vehicle – more passengers means more fares per vehicle. If the same family wants to go to the airport with Tesla network next year, they need hail two.
High-tech sensor kits are manufactured on an industrial scale
Unlike the Jaguars heading to Waymo, the ID’s two-meter-high (6’4″) height is. The Buzz provides enough headroom. This also means that its roof-mounted laser scanner does not need to clearly stick out enough views to make the VW’s sensors blend together more seamlessly.
The other eight LIDAR devices for precise monitoring of surrounding objects to inches can also be better masked by paint on black exteriors of most vehicles.
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Another 13 cameras and five radar sensors complete the sensor array, allowing the vehicle to discover objects, whether 300 meters away or about 1,000 feet, but can also be in front of the bumper.
“These use many of the same sensors found in other Volkswagens produced on an industrial scale,” Senger said. Driving eyes.
Intel’s Mobileye chips and software stacks as functions of the brain
For the brain, the public turns to help Intel The subsidiary Mobileye is one of the largest suppliers of driver assistance systems in the automotive industry. Because its long-term relationship with automakers is a strategic partner in the automotive industry, it agrees to work with Volkswagen engineers instead of the demands like many tech companies, rather than the black box that leads its products.
Second, four Eyeq6 chips in the vehicle are for sale in the automotive industry, not just Volkswagen. This means that Mobileye can continuously update the system’s onboard map using sensor data already collected from cars on site.
The higher output of the Eyeq6 also means it is cheaper than NVIDIA’s dedicated automotive AI chips, called the driver Orin, and are usually found in high-end models such as the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA car.
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The result is that regardless of the weather conditions, it is able to drive 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) throughout the day, Volkswagen said.
White Label Package – Fleets just need to slap their corporate brand
Since zero-transmission electric vehicles are derivatives of existing models, they can be integrated into existing production plans instead of requiring dedicated factory lines.
This minimizes fleet customers’ requirements, which is intermittent. The market is still in its infancy and there are still regulatory hurdles that could hinder the scope of widespread adoption.
But Volkswagen is not only interested in building another car: Volkswagen Robotaxi is part of the packaging offer. This includes the necessary backend software for economic management of fleets, for example, if a particular street may shut down traffic, send a command to redirect immediately.
For those customers who don’t have the app yet, it will also offer a white-label digital customer booking platform that can also be used as a means of communicating with the vehicle, as no driver will make a call if there is any problem.
Once licensed, Volkswagen Group will also train a fleet manager’s staff to manage the central command. All these companies effectively need to do is add their unique brand to all customer-facing touchpoints, Presto, and they are ready to start redeeming the fare.
