Co-Pilot: AI Advanced Driver Assistance System to Extend Range of Battery Electric Vehicles

**问题**消费者和车队运营商不愿转向零排放汽车的最常见原因是，零排放汽车（ZEV）的范围和最初的前期拥有成本（ZEV）。对于纯电动汽车（BEV），作为zev的一个子集，原始设备制造商（oem）只是简单地增加车辆中的电池数量，以延长车辆的行驶里程。虽然这扩大了范围，但也带来了新的挑战。首先，它显著增加了汽车的成本，因为电池是最昂贵的部件之一，价格超出了大多数消费者。其次，它增加了制造时的二氧化碳排放量，这意味着纯电动汽车的环境效益不那么有意义。**观察**一个关键的观察是，驾驶风格——驾驶员如何加速、刹车和转向——是消费者在公共道路上无法复制符合全球统一轻型车辆测试程序（WLTP）标准的纯电动汽车里程的最大因素。**该产品是什么？它是如何颠覆性的？ **针对这一问题，我们正在开发副驾驶系统，这是第一款专门针对能源效率进行优化的高级驾驶辅助系统（ADAS），以扩展纯电动汽车的续航里程。主动ADAS解决方案是美国汽车工程师协会（SAE）的二级自动驾驶系统，可在驾驶员的监督下控制车辆。副驾驶系统的创新之处在于，它利用计算机视觉和人工智能（AI）来了解道路环境、车辆的电动动力系统和再生制动系统，以最节能的方式控制车辆。直觉上，副驾驶知道什么时候最适合让汽车在不使用能量的情况下滑行，并最大限度地提高制动的百分比，这是可再生的，为汽车的电池充电。**产品如何解决这个问题**副驾驶通过优化控制车辆来帮助解决纯电动汽车的续航里程问题，从而延长续航里程。该设备和软件有助于延长续航里程，而安装额外电池的成本只是其中的一小部分。此外，扩大范围是通过一个制造过程，具有比替代品更小的碳足迹实现的。

**Problem**The range of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) and the initial up-front cost of ownership (ZEV) are widely cited as the most common reasons why consumers and fleet operators are not transitioning to ZEVs. In the case of battery-electric vehicles (BEV), a subset of ZEVs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) simply increase the number of battery cells in the vehicle in order to extend the range of the vehicle . While this boosts the range, it introduces new challenges. It first significantly increases the cost of the vehicle as battery cells are one of the most expensive components, pricing out most consumers. Secondly, it increases the CO2 emissions at the time of manufacturing, meaning the environmental benefits of a BEV are less meaningful. **Observation**A key observation is that driving style---how a driver accelerates, brakes and steers---is the single biggest factor why a BEV range by the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) standard is not replicated by consumers on public roads. **What is the product & how is it disruptive**In response to this we are developing Co-pilot, the first Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) that is specifically optimized for energy efficiency to extend the range of BEVs. The active ADAS solution is a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level-2 autonomous system that controls the vehicle under the supervision of the driver. Co-pilot is innovative as it leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to understand the context of the road, the vehicle's electric powertrain, and regenerative braking systems to control the vehicle in an optimally energy efficient manner. Intuitively, Co-pilot knows when it is most appropriate for the vehicle to coast using no energy and to maximise the percentage of braking, which is regenerative, recharging the vehicle's battery. **How does the product address the problem**Co-pilot helps to solve the BEV range issue by controlling the vehicle optimally to extend the range. The device and software help to extend the range at a fraction of the price of installing additional batteries. Additionally, the extended range is achieved through a manufacturing process which has a smaller carbon footprint than alternatives.