Chinese carmaker Zeekr Intelligent Technology, which is controlled by Geely Auto, has joined the autonomous-driving bandwagon, after completing a merger with its sister brand Lynk.
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The development comes after BYD, the world’s No 1 electric vehicle (EV) maker, said this week that it would offer an autopilot system in all its cars, making autonomous driving affordable for all Chinese customers.
New York-listed Zeekr said on Friday that its in-house developed level 3 (L3) self-driving technology would debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April.
“The L3 architecture will come to fruition soon,” CEO An Conghui said in a letter to Zeekr employees. The next-generation technology would be superior to existing ones in terms of computing power, structure, performance and safety, he added.
An’s remarks came after Zeekr officially completed the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Lynk, another premium EV brand under Geely, mainland China’s second-largest automotive group in terms of sales.
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The merged units were now operating under a fully integrated ecosystem, according to a filing to the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.