On September 30th, Tavann Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as “Tavann Tech”) officially announced that it has obtained designated points for multiple car models from HECHUANG Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as “HECHUANG Automotive”). The main radar of all designated models will use Tavann Tech’s vehicle-grade solid-state lidar. Based on their leading technologies in autonomous driving, the two sides will jointly explore and develop high-level intelligent driving.
Vehicle-grade solid-state lidar of Tavann Tech represents the trend of the development of advanced sensors for autonomous driving, with powerful perception function and focus on passenger car scenarios. Tavann Tech provides highly integrated hardware design solutions for customers, achieving ultimate balance of performance, size and cost.
In addition, Tavann has exclusive hardware-level image fusion technology in the industry, which solves compatibility, reliability and applicability issues at once, fully tapping the advantages of multiple sensors in their respective fields, and improving the safety and comfort of driving and riding.
HECHUANG Automotive is jointly invested by Pearl River Investment and Management Group and GAC Group. The company focuses on the definition, research and development, sales and service of new energy vehicles, and explores an innovative development path in the industry—the HECHUANG mode, aiming to provide users with intelligent “third space” of shared pleasant travel experience beyond their residency and workplace.
In the future, Tavann Tech and HECHUANG Automotive will cooperate and innovate in the field of intelligent driving, helping the scale deployment and commercial application of HECHUANG’s automatic driving and creating a more intelligent travel experience for users, and promoting China’s intelligent automobiles to play a leading role globally.
Final Words
Currently, the main laser radar suppliers for mainstream car models are Huawei, Hesai, Tuda Tong, and Valeo-SCALA. Tavann Tech’s entry has undoubtedly added a new force to the field of laser radar for cars.
For HECHUANG Automotive, it is urgently needed to develop a truly competitive product, such as NETA S and Leap Motor C01, in order to get rid of the current weak sales situation. At this stage, laser radar has become an essential part of domestic new energy flagship models.
Currently, Tavann Tech has not disclosed the specific parameters of the laser radar designated by HECHUANG. It is still unable to draw a conclusion on their upper limit of ability. We can only hope that the cooperation between Tavann Tech and HECHUANG Automotive can help both sides gain a foothold in their respective markets.
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