Automated Driving in 2024

Stellantis plans rollout of Level 3 automated driving in 2024

The hands-free technology will be part of its e-up with BMW.

Stellantis previewed its future software capabilities with the Chrysler Airfl ow concept

Stellan s will roll out hands-free Level 3 automated driving technology within its cars star ng in 2024.

The technology to allow the driver to hand control to the car is being developed in partnership with BMW, the automaker said.

Announcing a new so ware strategy, Stellan s said it aims to generate about 20 billion euros ($23 billion) in extra revenue from so ware-driven features in its vehicles by 2030.

“The fi rst Level 3 solu on will come in 2024 before rolling out across the full por olio in the years to come,” Joachim Langenwalter, head of ar fi cial intelligence, so ware and hardware at the company, said during an online presenta on of the strategy on Tuesday.

Stellan s execu ves did not expand on which of its 14 brands will gain access to the technology fi rst, but a slide outlining the plans pictured an Alfa Romeo, sugges ng it would go to premium brands fi rst.

BMW will roll out Level 3 technology star ng in 2022 with the next-genera on 7 Series upper-premium sedan, Forbes reported last month.

Continued on Page 32

Continued from Page 31 Stellan s’ collabora on with BMW is a con nua on of a partnership between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Mobileye, Intel and BMW announced in 2017, a Stellan s spokesman said. Fiat Chrysler merged with PSA Group in January to form Stellan s. BMW did not reply to ques ons so whether Intel and its subsidiary Mobileye was s ll involved in the partnership. Stellan s plans to deploy three new so ware pla orms called STLA Brain, STLA SmartCockpit, and STLA AutoDrive.

The automaker said that STLA Brain, due for rollout in 2024, would be updateable over-the-air to allow its Level 2 semi-autonomy to be upgraded to allow hands free drive Level 3 driving. For more advanced Level 4 autonomy and Level 5 full autonomy, Stellan s will partner with Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving unit, it said. Waymo already deploys Pacifi ca Hybrid minivans from Stellan s’ Chrysler brand equipped with the Waymo Driver Level 4 technology to provide fully autonomous rides in Phoenix. Source: www.AutoNews.com