Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Geely Auto has just released a video of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) powered driverless vehicle drifting on ice and snow. Published on Weibo, Geely has called it “the world’s first driverless drifting technology.”
In the video, Geely showcased a test vehicle that performed fully unmanned autonomous driving and autonomous drifting on snow and ice, which the company claimed is comparable to the performance of a professional race car driver.
The driverless drift is a significant aspect of Geely’s AI digital chassis technology, showcasing Geely’s cross-domain fusion capabilities in AI large models, digital chassis, and intelligent driving.
Geely Auto is a major automaker brand under the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. In addition to producing its own line of electric vehicles, the company also owns shares in several other well-known brands like ZEEKR, Volvo, Lotus, and Polestar.
According to CnEVPost, Geely has stated that the new chassis has advanced technology that enables it to perform aggressive driving techniques. This includes a perception large model algorithm that is integrated with both software and hardware capabilities.
These work together to create a complete system that can sense and predict the state of the vehicle in real time, making it comparable to a professional driver. Additionally, the car’s steer-by-wire system enables precise control over the drift direction with adjustments made in milliseconds.
As Electrek reports, this new car model is capable of performing autonomous drifting while also providing passengers with advanced safety features and driver assistance. Even if the passengers do not prefer drifting, the car can still help them navigate with ease and keep them safe.
The company has introduced several new consumer-friendly features in its latest EV model, including powerful active avoidance and active braking.
In addition, refined torque vectoring control of wheel side motors provides real-time power distribution, allowing for more precise vehicle handling, including drifting. Geely said basic capabilities such as crab walk and tank turn can be easily achieved with this technology.
“Smart electric vehicles based on the driverless drifting technology can give users a higher level of safety with intelligent safety assistance, such as more powerful active avoidance and active braking,” Geely explains.
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Additionally, Geely’s new AI digital chassis can stabilize the EV in the event of traffic backups and drift to avoid obstacles on the road, especially in extreme conditions. Inside the vehicle, Geely’s Xingrui AI model can also reportedly draw pictures and hold voice conversations with its passengers.
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Going forward, CnEVPost reports, Geely plans to accelerate the use of high-end new energy technologies in Lynk & Co and Geely Galaxy’s products, including the AI digital chassis, to provide a safe mobility experience that exceeds mainstream users’ expectations.
Geely’s AI-drifting EV is the first public display of technological prowess in recent years by the company. This is a big change public relations-wise, as they tend to maintain a relatively low profile despite being one of China’s largest private automakers.
Source: interestingengineering.com