Mercedes-Benz will buy lidars in China

Mercedes-Benz cars with autopilot that will be sold around the world will be equipped with a Chinese laser locator, writes Reuters. The supplier has already been chosen: he will become HESAI, the largest manufacturer of lidars in China. This is the first time that a foreign car brand buys a similar Chinese technology for its “global” machines.

Mercedes-Benz chose the supplier of lidars for several months due to a complex geopolitical situation, writes Reuters with reference to insiders. HESII was chosen due to large-scale production and low costs. It has been working for more than 10 years and supplies sensors to a number of other auto giants – for example Lixiang, Changan, Saic and FAW.

In Mercedes-Benz, a deal with the Chinese has not yet been confirmed. However, HESII reported the conclusion of an exclusive long -term contract for the supply of lidars with a certain leading European automaker.

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Lisar is a laser locator used in autonomous driving systems. The Mercedes-Benz arsenal has an autopilot of the third level-the Drive Pilot system, which is equipped with an electric EQS ​​and the flagship s-class sedan.

The new version of the Drive Pilot, presented last year, works at a speed of up to 95 kilometers per hour, and by the end of the decade the threshold is promised to be raised to the most permitted 130 kilometers per hour.

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