Volkswagen has presented the newest addition to the ID range at Auto Shanghai. The ID Roomzz combines future IQ Drive systems, meaning that on request it can glide through the traffic at Level 4 in ID Pilot mode. The vehicle occupants are provided with information via interactive light zones.

When the driver switches to fully automatic driving mode, individual seats can be rotated inward by 25° to enable a more communicative, lounge-like atmosphere on board.

Moreover, when the car is driving fully automatically, the ID Pilot Relax mode allows each passenger to adjust their seat individually to suit their needs.

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ZF today announced the debut of ZF coPilot, an intelligent advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that has been developed to enhance safety and driving comfort. Leveraging AI and equipped with a comprehensive sensor set, the technology allows vehicles to perform various automated driving functions.

Torsten Gollewski, head of autonomous mobility solutions at ZF, noted, “The ZF coPilot is equipped with artificial intelligence, a 360° sensor set, the powerful ProAI central computer and Nvidia’s Drive platform, thus offering driving and safety functions that surpass the performance of a regular Level 2 system for semi-automated driving. This enables us to achieve an improved quality in semi-automated driving.”

Set for volume production prior to 2021, ZF coPilot can be operated with voice commands and is designed to recognize traffic conditions, sense vehicle handling and monitor the driver, helping to pre-empt hazardous situations through active control intervention.

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Audi has introduced its mobility concept for future cities at Auto Shanghai 2019. The showcar, known as the AI:ME, offers Level 4 autonomous capabilities. The AI system, which is designed to relieve driver strain, uses strategies and technologies from the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as vehicle and interaction intelligence.

For Audi, AI is the cipher for a variety of electronic systems that relieve driver strain and offer new possibilities to use the time spent in the car. To this end, Audi AI uses strategies and technologies from the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Renault and Nissan have announced the establishment of a new research and development joint venture in Shanghai, China. The Alliance automotive research and development company, which will be referred to as Alliance Innovation Lab Shanghai (AIL-SH), will focus on autonomous drive, connected and electric vehicles.

Renault and Nissan each hold a 50% share of this new entity and technologies pioneered by the innovation hub will be potentially applied to Renault and Nissan vehicles sold in China and around the world.

“From a strategic point of view, it is vital that the Alliance has a development hub in this thriving market, where the Alliance sold more vehicles than anywhere else in 2018,” said Takao Asami, Alliance SVP, research and advanced engineering.

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