- Kia and Hyundai have teamed up with an American electronic vehicle startup to develop new technologies, including electric cars.
- They plan to use a platform from the new electric vehicle startup called the Canoo.
- Find all electric vehicles for sale at Lawton Kia in Oklahoma.
Canoo was born in 2017 and already has plans to be in production by early 2021.
The platform for canoo looks like it was taken from the HBO series Westworld. Described as an “Urban loft on wheels”, the canoo is able to fit 7 adults and the seating is made to feel more like a sofa as it curves around the car, rather than having traditional row seating.
The battery sits flat in the center and an electric motor is at one or both axles. The platform will incorporate a steer-by-wire system. This allows for the steering wheel to be anywhere. Also, there would be no restrictions by mechanical connections between the steering wheel and wheels.
The Canoo has plans on being a fully self-driving system that will incorporate all of the sensors and camera systems needed to achieve this.
Kia and Hyundai are currently developing integrated systems for self-driving cars with Aptiv, while Canoo will help develop new platforms for Kia and Hyundai’s vehicles. It will need to be able to fit the needs and specifications for a variety of vehicles ranging from small hatchbacks to large vans.
5 Year Plan
Over the next 5 years, Kia and Hyundai will spend a combined $77 billion towards the future of new technologies.
“We are highly impressed by the speed and efficiency in which Canoo develops their innovative EV architecture, making them the perfect engineering partner for us as we transition to become a front-runner in the future mobility industry,” says Albert Biermann, head of R&D at Hyundai and Kia. “We will collaborate with Canoo engineers to develop a cost-effective Hyundai platform concept that is autonomous ready and suitable for mass adoption.”
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