Sony in January this year held the CES big show, announced and Honda cooperation, launched a new car brand called Afeela.
According to Automotive News, the Afeela electric car will be equipped with a Qualcomm chip and have Level 3 self-driving capability.
Note: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Level 5 Standard for Automated Vehicles published in 2013, Level 3 is described as follows:
Limited automatic driving, in the preset road (such as high speed and less crowded city road), the car automatically drive and assume the responsibility of driving safety, the driver still need to take over the car at some time, but there is enough warning time, such as about to enter the road repair section (road work ahead). level 3 will free the driver, that is, no longer responsible for driving safety, do not have to monitor the road condition. Level 3 will free up the driver, who will no longer be responsible for safety and will not have to monitor road conditions.Ed Kim, principal analyst at AutoPacific, highlighted Qualcomm’s key role in the Afeela project, saying:
Honda provided the platform, Sony had the idea, but it was really Qualcomm that powered all of these things.
The Afeela EV is not only the epitome of technological advancement, but also an aesthetic marvel. The interior screen will feature graphics developed using the Unreal Engine, the same display found in the GMC Hummer EV.The car, for which full technical specifications have not yet been made public, will have a streamlined exterior design with curves and a cleaner overall design with electronic exterior mirrors instead of door handles and conventional mirrors, and a wheelbase of 3,000 millimetres.
The car will carry a total of 45 cameras and sensors inside and out, and inside it will feature an extra-long unibody centre console, as well as integrated entertainment features such as Sony’s film, music and gaming, and mobile platforms such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon digital chassis, as well as Epic’s Unreal Engine 5.
