Chinese group Geely cooperates with a Chinese company Baiduspecializing in artificial intelligence, to create a new joint venture: Ji Yue, which was formerly known as Jidu Auto. Ji Yue will come to expand Geely Group’s offering as a new premium car brand specializes in smart technologies.
On this occasion, the two partners presented their first model: the Ji Yue 01A 100% electric premium SUV that was already announced last year under the name “Robo-01”.
Ji Yue 01: a smart and autonomous SUV
At the moment without giving us more information, according to the Chinese manufacturer Ji Yue 01 designed for “Redefining the concept of intelligent mobility”meeting the expectations of Chinese motorists interested in technologies and solutions for autonomous mobility.
The new model aims to offer an unprecedented intelligent car experience: in addition to marketing its cars and services, Ji Yue aims to build and develop own network of charging stations in China to meet the growing demand of motorists who own electric vehicles.
Resting on The SEA platform (Permanent experience of architecture), which also equips other models of the group such as the Smart #1, Volvo EX30, Polestar 4, Lotus Eletre or even the Zeekr 001, the Ji Yue 01 features a sleek and futuristic style and stretches 485 meters. long.
Launch at the end of 2023
According to information previously released about the Robo-01, the model offers a boot volume of 555 liters (up to 1528 liters when the seats are folded), and is equipped with 100 kWh CATL batterygiving him autonomy to up to 600 km. We find under its bowels a double electric motorization, total power 544 horsepowerwhich allows it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds.
In terms of technology, there are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 and Nvidia Orin X platforms with no less than 31 sensors and 2 LiDARs that offer autonomous driving capabilities. Extensive 35.6-inch 6K display takes up most of the dashboard, and there’s a 7-inch screen for rear passengers.
The Ji Yue 01 will be on the market soon, and production is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2023: so the first deliveries will happen quickly. the end of 2023.
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Source: Auto Plus
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