VinFast partners with Autobrains to develop advanced autonomous driving tech

MANILA: VinFast has partnered up with Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) company Autobrains for the research and development of enhanced L2++ autonomous driving technologies. 

According to the Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, this strategic partnership will result in AI-driven products installed in its future lineup of EV passenger cars. It will be called the “Robo-Car” system, and instead of pricey LiDAR systems and high-definition maps, it will utilize a series of cameras paired with a powerful computing chip touted to be capable of processing 20 trillion operations per second. 

On this note, the upcoming VinFast Robo-Car system is similar in vein to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. In VinFast’s case, the partnership will also enable the company to maintain a lineup of affordable rides while enhancing safer and smarter mobility experiences for its customers from a variety of markets worldwide. 

As of the moment, no other details about the Robo-Car project were shared by VinFast, but it has disclosed that the system is already being trialed on the VF 8 and 9 test mules - two of the marque’s higher-end midsize and fullsize nameplates. 

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VinFast VF 9 in PH

While the VinFast V8 is yet to be sold locally, the VF 9 is already sold in the Philippine market with a price ranging from P3.8 million-P5.39 million. 

The production version of the VF 9 doesn’t have self-driving yet, but the Philippine-spec model has a wide array of advanced driver assist systems, which include, but are not limited to:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Forward collision warning
• Rear-cross traffic alert
• Blind-spot detection
• Intersection assist
• Front and rear automatic emergency braking
• Emergency lane keeping 
• Front and rear parking assist
• Traffic jam assist
• Highway assist
• Adaptive driving beams

The interior of the VinFast VF 9, meanwhile, features a seven- or six-seater layout with leather upholstery, captain seats, power-adjustable front and second-row seats, an ambient lighting system, a triple-zone automatic climate control system, an air ionizer, and a power tailgate. 

Providing navigation and on-board entertainment for the VF 9 is a 15.6-inch main screen that goes together with an eight-inch auxiliary screen on its center control. It has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, over-the-air updates, a 13-piece speaker set, USB ports, a wireless smartphone charging pad, and many other tech features. 

The VinFast VF 9 is propelled by a dual-motor setup that’s capable of putting out 402 horsepower and 620 Newton-meters of torque. It also has a range of 602 kilometers, according to the Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP). Topping up the model via its direct current feature can increase its state of charge (SOC) from 10-70 percent in just 35 minutes. 

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