VinFast teams up with Autobrains to develop low-cost self-driving tech

Jan 26 (Reuters) - VinFast ⁠has partnered ⁠with ‍AI firm Autobrains to develop advanced autonomous driving technology, including a low-cost "Robo-car" system, the companies ‍said on Monday, potentially boosting the Vietnamese ​EV maker's self-driving tech push.

The deal could help the EV maker ​adopt a cheaper, camera-based autonomy system as it looks to cut costs and accelerate deployment after years of expensive and ​delayed self-driving bets.

For the driver assistance system, the companies said they will concentrate on enhancing the ​technology for the upcoming VinFast electric vehicles, building on the automaker's existing ‌Level 2 capabilities.

Pilot testing of the upgraded assistance technology is already underway on VinFast's VF ​8 and VF 9 models, ⁠with the aim of gradually rolling out more advanced features across its lineup.

The partnership ‌will also explore a new "Robo-Car" self-driving architecture, designed to enable higher levels of autonomy without costly LiDAR sensors, ‌radar arrays or high-definition maps.

Similar to Tesla's approach, the system relies ‌on seven standard cameras and a compact, high-performance computing chip, a setup the companies say could deliver autonomous capabilities at ‍a fraction of the cost of traditional approaches.

Testing of the Robo-Car system is underway ⁠in controlled zones in Hanoi, with plans to expand trials to larger cities and overseas markets, the companies said.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru and Christina Amann; Editing by Vijay Kishore)

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