Didi autopilot and Valeo signed a letter of strategic cooperation and investment to jointly develop an intelligent safety solution for L4 self-driving taxis.
On May 29, Didi Autopilot and Valeo signed a letter of intent for strategic cooperation and investment. Valeo will make a strategic investment in Didi autopilot and jointly develop intelligent security solutions for L4 self-driving taxis (Robotaxi).
Didi autopilot COO Meng Xing (front row right) signed with representatives of Valeo China CTO Gu Jianmin (front row left), DiDi CTO and Didi autopilot CEO Zhang Bo (back row right second) and Valeo China president Zhou Song (back row left second) and so on witnessed the signing
The two sides will set up a joint R & D team to create a cost-effective safety redundancy system and related technologies that can operate independently and meet the requirements of vehicle specifications, based on their respective technological and resource advantages and for L4 self-driving shared travel scenarios. This customized intelligent security solution will comprehensively improve the dimensions and standards of redundant systems in many aspects, such as software and hardware; at the same time, special security design will be carried out for specific operational scenarios of shared travel. When the self-driving main system encounters a sudden failure, this technology can rely on an independent perceptual kit to take over and provide planning control of the redundant system to ensure travel safety.
The intelligent security solution will be the first to be applied to Didi's self-driving L4 self-driving taxis, helping Didi self-driving to provide passengers with safe, reliable, comfortable and low-cost self-driving services.
Didi autopilot COO Meng Xing said: "at present, Didi autopilot is making every effort to promote the large-scale and commercial landing of Didi autopilot, and safety is always the top priority in this process. Valeo has been innovating for a hundred years and has accumulated rich mass production experience in the field of advanced driving assistance and self-driving. Cooperation with Valeo's in-depth strategy will help us to make a major breakthrough in the standardization and scale of the key modules of the self-driving system, further improve the overall system safety of L4 self-driving taxis, provide passengers with high-quality self-driving travel services, and accelerate the commercial landing of self-driving technology. "
Valeo Executive Vice President of Strategy and CTO Geoffrey BOUQUOT said: "Valeo has long been developing cutting-edge technology to assist L4 autopilot. Didi autopilot deeply ploughs the field of shared travel and has a leading advantage in technology research and development and landing operation. Today, we are proud to be able to achieve this strategic cooperation, invest in Didi autopilot and invest in the joint research and development of intelligent security solutions. We believe that this strategic cooperation will further promote Valeo to achieve smarter, safer and more cost-effective mobile travel. "
