Canoo (Nasdaq: GOEV) and AVL have announced a partnership to develop, test and validate Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) software for Canoo’s Lifestyle Vehicle. AVL will support Canoo in developing ADAS features that work with Canoo’s native and proprietary platform design and electrical architecture.
The engineering services AVL will provide Canoo with include software development of 13 ADAS features comprising SAE Level 2 such as lane centering and adaptive cruise control.
Canoo’s Lifestyle Vehicle – its first product to market – will start production in late 2022 and have Level 2 ADAS functionality at launch.
It will be the first to market with fully redundant and autonomous-ready steer-by-wire. Canoo vehicles will also feature over-the-air update capabilities allowing the addition of new ADAS features as the technology continues to mature, providing additional return on investment and helping to maintain residual value to cater to Canoo’s multiple-owner lifecycle.
With more than 11,000 employees, AVL is the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, and in other sectors.
Tony Aquila, Investor, Chairman & CEO of Canoo Inc. says: “Creating IP is a critical component of our proposition to providing value, safety and efficiency to our customers.”
“We have engineered an innovative and proprietary vehicle electrical system and a purposeful component set within our hardware. Our software needs to support this level of innovation,” adds Peter Savagian, Chief Technology Officer of Canoo Inc.
Stephan Tarnutzer, President of AVL, comments: “AVL continues to be the go-to resource for innovation and technology leadership around the world. With global expertise in connected and automated vehicle technology, we support Canoo in pioneering the next generation of vehicles—ones that are electric, automated, and accessible. The Lifestyle Vehicle will change the way people move, and we are excited to be a part of it.”
Canoo has offices in California, Texas, Michigan and Minnesota.
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