Geely partners with Mobileye to unveil autonomous vehicles in 2024

Chinese carmaker Geely Holding Group said Wednesday its premium brand Zeekr will work with Intel's autonomous driving subsidiary Mobileye to deliver vehicles by 2024.

Geely said the vehicles will have Level 4 autonomous capabilities, which means they can drive by themselves under most circumstances.

The vehicles will be built on Geely's SEA architecture. They will feature Mobileye's chips and integrate Zeekr's proprietary software with the autonomous driving company's sensing and safety solutions, said Geely.

Zeekr CEO An Conghui said "Our partnership supports Zeekr and Mobileye's shared ambitions for leading the global advanced driving-assist system and autonomous driving industry."

Zeekr was founded in early 2021 as a technology-mobility brand with design and engineering resources in Sweden. Its first model, the 001, was introduced in April 2021 with deliveries starting in October of the same year.

Mobileye CEO Ammon Shashua said the two companies are closely aligned on the vision for future mobility.

"Zeekr's confidence in Mobileye as a technology partner demonstrates our ability to execute against joint goals and further solidify our industry leadership," said Shashua.

Zeekr's partnership with Mobileye came one week after its deal with Waymo to develop an electric vehicle model for the Alphabet subsidiary's robotaxi fleet in the United States.

The model is being designed and developed at Zeekr's research and development facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, which has been developing class-leading vehicles for the wider Geely Holding Group.

Geely said the new model will be designed to be rider-centric from the outset, setting a new benchmark for autonomous vehicles.

Based on an open-source architecture, it will be designed for autonomous use-cases and will come with a fully configurable cabin, both with and without driver controls, that can be tailored towards rider requirements.

When they are delivered, Waymo will integrate its fully autonomous solutions into the vehicles.

Waymo said the deployment of the cars is a big part of its commitment to "expanding access to sustainable transportation".