Benteler, Beep and Mobileye plan to develop
and deploy autonomous movers to address micro-transit needs across
public and private communities.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Purpose-built, fully electric, autonomous movers are expected
on public roadways in the U.S. starting in 2024.
- Project aims to help address "micro-transit" inequities in
first- and last-mile transportation networks – including road
congestion, road safety and mobility access.
- Together, Benteler Electric Vehicle Systems, Beep and Mobileye
can address the end-to-end requirements for developing and
deploying autonomous movers with competencies encompassing scalable
vehicle development, end-to-end systems integration, autonomous
driving platforms and turnkey mobility operations management and
technology.
Benteler EV Systems, Beep Inc., and Mobileye, an Intel Company,
today announced a strategic collaboration to develop and deploy
automotive-grade, fully electric, autonomous movers in public and
private communities across North America. Aimed at first- and
last-mile use cases in urban areas, the shuttles are due to begin
production deployments in the United States in 2024.
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Benteler EV Systems, Beep Inc. and
Mobileye on Feb. 14, 2022, announced a strategic collaboration to
develop and deploy automotive-grade, fully electric and autonomous
movers across public and private communities in North America.
(Credit: ©Benteler)
The collaboration between Benteler EV Systems, Beep and Mobileye
will facilitate the development and deployment of a fully
autonomous (SAE Level 4) electric mover for the U.S. designed to
meet automotive industry and safety standards for public road use.
The purpose-built autonomous mover from Benteler EV Systems will be
underpinned by Mobileye’s industry leading self-driving system,
Mobileye Drive™, and supported by Beep’s proven deployment and
operations systems, technology and services.
“Multipassenger micro-transit needs are ever-increasing in our
cities and towns globally and must be addressed in order to reduce
road congestion, protect the environment and provide safe, reliable
mobility for all to access,” explained Hinrich Woebcken, advisory
board member for Beep and former CEO of Volkswagen North America.
“Bringing to market an affordable, automotive-grade, electric,
autonomous mover is a solution that will transform mobility as we
know it today.”
The trio can draw upon years of experience in important aspects
of autonomous solutions – Beep in the operations of micro-transit
and mobility solutions, Benteler EV Systems in the design and
manufacturing of automotive solutions and safety systems, and
Mobileye in the delivery of automated driving solutions.
Collaboration Taps into Cross-Industry Experience
Benteler EV Systems, a Benteler company and undisputed expert in
full system technology for electric vehicles, is well known for its
scalable and modular platform for electric vehicles, the Benteler
Electric Drive System. Offering first-class engineering, excellent
vehicle integration and global manufacturing expertise, Benteler EV
Systems will develop an autonomous mover and integrate all
individual subsystems into the final vehicle. This includes the
industrialization and production of the mover. Production will take
place in the U.S., with the ambition to roll out the mover to other
countries helping deliver the mobility of the future.
“Autonomous movers are the solution for future public
transportation, solving the mobility challenges of increasing
urbanization and emissions,” said Marco Kollmeier, managing
director of Benteler EV Systems GmbH. “These movers need to be
robust for 24/7 public or commercial use, at optimized costs and
with excellent riding comfort. Consequently, we decided to go for
this strategic collaboration with our partners Mobileye and Beep,
to build autonomous movers delivering exactly against these market
demands. Another example of how we make the mobility of tomorrow
lighter, safer and more sustainable.”
Mobileye is a market leader in autonomous driving solutions,
having shipped more than 100 million of its leading computer vision
solutions for the established driving-assistance market. With one
of the most widely dispersed autonomous fleet in the world,
operating in Israel, Germany, Japan, China, France and the U.S.,
Mobileye is proving daily the capabilities of its Mobileye Drive
self-driving system.
“The full benefits of autonomy can only be reached with scale.
Working with Beep and Benteler, Mobileye aims to mass-produce
first- and last-mile self-driving mobility solutions that will
enable the convenient, accessible and safe movement of people
across North America,” said Johann Jungwirth, vice president of
Mobility-as-a-Service at Mobileye.
Beep enjoys a leadership position in the U.S., having
successfully tested autonomous electric shuttles in many public
road projects for tens of thousands of riders over tens of
thousands of road miles in 2021 alone. The company’s service and
technology are estimated to have prevented many cubic tons of
carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuel-based transit services
with cleaner electric vehicles. Beep has worked closely with the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as part of its
autonomous vehicle test programs and is applying those years of
learning to assist in the design of the new platform with an
emphasis on safety.
“Beep’s well-established U.S. footprint for our autonomous
mobility operations model, which incorporates machine learning,
contextual route intelligence and Beep’s existing centralized
command center platform, combine with Benteler’s and Mobileye’s
manufacturing expertise to make this the first alignment of all
capabilities needed to successfully scale the deployment of this
important transformation in passenger mobility,” said Joe Moye, CEO
of Beep.
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About Beep
Beep delivers the next generation of mobility services utilizing
driverless, electric, multi-passenger vehicles. By specializing in
planning, deploying and managing advanced autonomous shuttles for
both private and public communities, Beep safely connects people,
places and services in first-mile, last-mile mobility networks.
Beep also leverages the data and learnings from its public road
deployments to produce vehicle agnostic, edge solutions meant to
enhance safety, access, artificial-intelligence and driverless
operating capabilities of autonomous platforms. Beep delivers on a
primary goal of enabling mobility-for-all with the services and
software they provide. www.ridebeep.com
About Benteler and Benteler Electric Vehicle Systems
Benteler is an internationally operating family business serving
customers in the automotive, energy and mechanical engineering
sectors. As metal processing specialists, we develop, produce and
distribute safety-related products, systems and services worldwide.
Our 27,000 employees at 98 locations in 28 countries offer
first-class manufacturing and sales competence – all dedicated to
delivering a first-class service wherever our customers need us.
Our automotive products include components and modules for chassis
and body, engine and exhaust systems as well as solutions for
electric vehicles. Together, we make mobility lighter, safer and
more sustainable. Benteler EV Systems, a company of the Benteler
Group, is the undisputed expert in full system technology for
electric vehicles: With its profound expertise in automotive
engineering and industrialization combined with the constant
implementation of new e-mobility technologies, Benteler EV Systems
is the enabler and accelerator of future mobility. The company
strives to become the worldwide leading supplier for open platform
solutions covering all relevant technologies of electric vehicles.
www.benteler.com/
About Mobileye
Mobileye is a global leader in the development of computer
vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and
mapping for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and autonomous
driving. Mobileye’s technology helps keep passengers safer on the
roads, reduces the risks of traffic accidents, saves lives and has
the potential to revolutionize the driving experience by enabling
autonomous driving. Mobileye’s proprietary software algorithms and
EyeQ® chips perform detailed interpretations of the visual field in
order to anticipate possible collisions with other vehicles,
pedestrians, cyclists, animals, debris and other obstacles. More
than 100 million EyeQ chips have already been deployed in vehicles
globally. www.mobileye.com.
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