Geshi Auto News? According to foreign media reports, Zoox, a self-driving startup owned by Amazon, has launched a fully self-driving electric car without a steering wheel, which can drive for a day and night after charging once.
Zoox? Self-driving taxi (Source:? Zoox? )
Zoox means that this car is a driverless car or a self-driving taxi, which can carry up to 4 passengers. Both ends are equipped with a motor, which can move in any direction, with a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour. The company said that the car is also equipped with two battery packs under two rows of seats, which are enough to run for 16 hours each time. In order to commercialize this technology, Zoox plans to launch an application-based online car service in cities such as San Francisco and Las Vegas.
Aicha, CEO of p>Zoox? Evans said that the company also plans to launch online car service in other countries, but did not disclose the price of the service, but said that the service fee is within the range of "affordable" and will compete with the online car service of companies such as Uber and Lyft. In addition, the company did not disclose when the service will be launched, but it is certain that it will not be launched in 221. Recently, Zoox released a video in which Evans used Zoox's application in Fairmont, San Francisco. I called the fully-automatic electric car outside the hotel and took it around the block.
in June this year, Zoox was acquired by Amazon for an undisclosed amount. The company is also one of several companies committed to pushing fully-automatic cars to the road, and it took longer than expected to achieve this goal. At present, all the self-driving test cars running on public roads are modified from traditional cars, and there are almost no self-driving cars for commercial use. In October last year, Waymo, an autopilot subsidiary of Alphabet, launched a fully self-driving taxi service in the suburbs of Phoenix, while Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, also tested self-driving taxis in San Francisco and recently removed safety drivers. What Cruise is testing is made by? A self-driving electric vehicle team modified from Chevrolet Bolt.
Zoox? Self-driving taxi (Source:? Zoox? )
Although it will be several years before the self-driving car is deployed, Zoox has produced several strange-looking mint green self-driving cars in a factory in fremont, California. The annual production capacity of this factory can reach 1, to 15, vehicles. The supplier can assemble the main components such as the drive unit, body and battery pack in advance, and then use Zoox? Complete the subsequent assembly work. The company likened the process to a pile of Lego bricks, but its executives refused to disclose the name of its battery supplier.
for this company, which was established in 214 and has been committed to developing self-driving passenger cars, the official launch of this mass-produced self-driving car marks an important step. However, Zoox is not the first company to launch a fully automatic passenger car. In January of this year, Cruise of General Motors? Origin, a pure electric self-driving car, is displayed, which removes many control devices of traditional cars, such as pedals, rearview mirrors and steering wheel. Cruise? It is planned to realize the commercialization of Origin through the network car service, and it is also indicated that the running cost of this car will be lower than that of traditional cars.
Zoox? The interior of a self-driving car (Source:? Zoox? )
Zoox's self-driving car is similar to Origin, but smaller in size. The four corners of the car are equipped with a sensor cabin (sensor? Pod), which is equipped with rotating laser sensor, lidar and camera to help navigation. In addition, a pair of front cameras are installed on the roof of the car, and other less conspicuous sensors are installed on both sides of the car body. The sensor cabin in each corner has a 27-degree field of view, which allows the car to see more than 36 degrees at a time.
In addition, the car has some safety functions, such as a cocoon-shaped airbag will be formed around each passenger in case of collision. Moreover, you can also manually operate the car remotely and communicate with passengers in real time. Zoox said that for passengers who pay attention to privacy issues, the company can choose to blur the images taken by the car camera.
when Amazon acquired Zoox, industry observers speculated that Amazon would eventually plan to deploy an unmanned distribution fleet. In the interview, Evans said that there is no such plan at present, but "at some point in the future, we may take action".
This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.