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On November 8, 2021, Youpao Technology released a video called, “The First Automatic Driving Test.” which confirmed that their “UP Super Chassis” had completed the first sample and entered the dynamic debugging stage. From the brief video, it can be understood that the skateboard chassis can perform a certain degree of unmanned driving according to the planned path.
From the dynamic video released by Youpao Technology, it can be seen that the vehicle already has the ability to control speed and steering at slow speeds, and can identify intersections. After departing from the factory gate, the vehicle completes an action of merging into a public road. The “UP Super Chassis” is actually a skateboard chassis with wired control ability, combining components such as batteries, electric drive systems, suspensions, and brakes. At the same time, through the development of the chassis and body separately, the function of the body is decoupled, enabling more companies with defined abilities for future intelligent vehicle application scenarios to save research and development costs for walking mechanisms, making it easier for software-defined cars to be put into use, and not just remain as slogans.
It is worth noting that Youpao Technology has a very close relationship with Bosch Automotive. Last month, at the signing ceremony attended by Bosch’s automotive executives, Youpao received Pre-A+ round financing led by Bosch’s subsidiary, Bori Capital. According to estimates, the application of the “UP Super Chassis” can reduce the entire vehicle development cycle by 50%, and R&D costs can be reduced by up to 60%.
In the skateboard platform race track, several overseas startups have released related products and successfully obtained capital market favor. Smart electric vehicle platform/pure electric expedition vehicle manufacturer Rivian, which received strong capital support from Amazon, will go public this week, with a market value expected to exceed $60 billion. In addition, overseas companies such as Canoo, REE, and Karma are also noteworthy powerful players.
🔗Information source: Youpao Technology
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