Electric vehicles and autonomous driving systems are very popular trends. People are really interested in the technology behind electric vehicles. However, electric vehicles not only bring silent driving and 100% efficient electric power units, but also bring autonomous driving technologies. Of course, Tesla is the expert in this field.
Now, there are two things that major car manufacturers are focusing on. Producing electric vehicles and making their electric vehicles as autonomous as possible. This is exactly the goal of Stellantis, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers.
That is why Stellantis has acquired aiMotive, the world’s largest independent automotive technology company specializing in autonomous driving systems. Yves Bonnefront, Chief Software Officer of Stellantis, announced that the acquisition of aiMotive is part of Stellantis’ plan to develop a sustainable mobility technology.
Bonnefront stated, ‘With the first-class expertise of aiMotive, we will develop our core technology in the field of artificial intelligence and autonomous driving. We will support the medium-term development of the AutoDrive system in the completely new STLA architecture.’
For those who don’t know, STLA is a new architecture used by the Stellantis group to produce electric vehicles. The first examples of this architecture are being introduced slowly, but we will see the full potential of the STLA architecture in models coming out in the coming years.
Therefore, Stellantis, one of the largest automotive manufacturers in Europe and the world, has made a significant investment in autonomous driving systems. We may even see self-driving Doblo models in the coming year!