Kia Announces New Autonomous Driving Technology

It would not be wrong to say that the automotive sector is one of the sectors that has been most affected by the ongoing technological developments. In this sector, where electric cars are slowly spreading all over the world, we are faced with a new technology every day. Allows vehicles to drive themselves autonomous driving technologies is at the forefront of developments in this regard.

Many giant automakers such as Tesla, BMW and Mercedes are rapidly increasing their investments in autonomous driving. In the past weeks, we have conveyed to you that the German company Volkswagen is planning to make a move on autonomous driving and may cooperate with Huawei. Now a South Korean automotive company from Kia There has been a move in this regard.

‘AutoMode’ drive technology will first be used in the EV9 model

Kia announced its targets for the next eight years at the Investor Day 2022 held yesterday. Until 2027, according to the statements made 14 A fully electric model will be launched, and by 2030. 1.2 million It was stated that the aim was to sell the electric vehicle. Let’s also say that it is stated that the sales of both internal combustion and electric cars are expected to reach 4 million by 2030. However, the thing that draws the most attention in the statements is the cars produced by the company.Automode’ It was announcing that an autonomous driving technology would be added.

According to the South Korea-based company, this technology is an electric model that was first introduced in November 2021 and attracts attention with its design. in EV9 will be used. This SUV model, which resembles Range Rover vehicles, is planned to be launched by 2023. It is also noteworthy that this vehicle has a steering wheel design similar to the one we saw in the Tesla Model S Plaid vehicle. In addition, it is stated that the vehicle, which is stated to be able to reach a speed of 100 km in five seconds, will have a range of 540 km.

In the official statements made by Kia, the following statements were made regarding the technology to be added to the vehicle: “The EV9 will be the first model equipped with Kia’s advanced AutoMode autonomous driving technology. The use of this technology will be expanded later.” It should be noted that there is not much information about this new technology.

According to what has been reported so far, AutoMode is a system that allows the vehicle to drive itself without driver intervention. third-level driving technology. ‘What is your third level of autonomous driving?’ For those who ask; this technology includes vehicle environmental control, acceleration and braking; it is called technologies that can perform most functions of a kind of driver. Although these technologies are quite advanced, the driver still needs to be behind the wheel and ready for the necessary interventions.

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