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efficiencies from the venture. formed in 2017 by Volvo, which Geely

bought from Ford in 2010, and former

Chief Executive Dennis Nobelius said Veoneer parent Autoliv, which put 1.1

the Geely deal was a significant win billion Swedish crown ($115 million) in

as only 3-5 first generation self-driving the venture.

software platforms would survive to

the end of the next decade, compared It is competing with larger rivals in

to the more than 40 CB Insights esti- self-driving technology, where U.S.

mates exist now. companies are leading the way, with

Google’s Waymo last year winning the

“Our plan is clear, that we want to be first approval to test cars without safe-

one of those,” he told journalists. “We ty drivers on Californian roads.

have a number of RFQs (request for

quotation) at this moment for ADAS Zenuity, whose customers include

and we’re discussing deeper relations Volvo and Geely Auto, employs more

when it comes to the AD part.” than 600 people and this year won

approval to begin hands-free testing

Nobelius said a German vehicle man- on Volvos on Swedish highways.

ufacturer would produce models with

Zenuity ADAS features in the coming Technology advisor Erik Coelingh said

weeks. Zenuity’s edge came from the fact that

it had products for both ADAS and AD.

Zenuity’s entire ADAS software stack

along with parent Veoneer’s sensors “Exactly when AD will come in large

were being showcased to custom- volume is relatively uncertain, but until

ers and experts at a event in Detroit, cars drive themselves then you will

Michigan later on Wednesday. have ADAS,” Coelingh said. “So the

fact that we have both really is a very

UNCERTAIN ROAD good position to be in this uncertain

Gothenburg-based Zenuity was market.”

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