By Chester Dawson, Bloomberg
Honda Motor Co. has signed a multi-year agreement to work with a US AI startup in which it has an equity stake to develop self driving capabilities, tapping into Silicon Valley know-how for next generation automated technologies.
The Japanese carmaker and Redwood City-based Helm.ai Inc. will collaborate on producing advanced driver assistance systems for Hondas mass market vehicles by 2027, the two said Wednesday in a statement. No value or duration of the contract was disclosed.
Hondas bid to join the race to develop so-called end-to-end driving technology aims for partially automated acceleration and steering on both regular roads and highways. It follows early movers in driver assistance software systems such as General Motors Co.s SuperCruise, Tesla Inc.s Autopilot and BYD Co.s Gods Eye.
This joint development supports Hondas goal of realizing safe and affordable automated driving technologies for our global customers, Mahito Shikama, the head of the carmakers software defined vehicle business, said.
Honda has been investing in Helm.ai since 2021, including at least $30 million in early stage financing. The closely held startup, which specializes in camera-based computerized perception and simulation software, was founded in 2016 and has raised more than $100 million. In addition to Honda, the company has worked with a number of other automakers and auto parts suppliers.
We look forward to entering the next phase of production development with Honda, as they expand their in-house efforts to deploy cutting edge autonomous driving technologies in mass market vehicles, Vladislav Voroninski, Helm.ais chief executive officer, said.
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本田汽车公司已与美国一家人工智能初创企业签署多年合作协议，双方将共同开发自动驾驶技术。作为该公司的股东，本田此举旨在借助硅谷的专业技术推动下一代自动化技术发展。
日本汽车制造商本田与总部位于雷德伍德城的Helm.ai公司周三联合声明称，双方将合作开发面向本田大众市场车型的先进驾驶辅助系统，计划于2027年前完成。声明未透露合同具体金额及合作期限。
本田公司加入研发所谓端到端驾驶技术的竞赛，旨在实现普通道路和高速公路上部分自动化的加速与转向功能。此举效仿了驾驶辅助软件系统领域的先行者，如通用汽车的SuperCruise、特斯拉的Autopilot以及比亚迪的Gods Eye系统。
本田汽车软件定义车辆业务负责人四方麻人（Mahito Shikama）表示："此次联合开发有助于实现本田为全球客户提供安全且经济实惠的自动驾驶技术的目标。"
本田汽车自2021年起持续投资Helm.ai，包括至少3000万美元的早期融资。这家专注于基于摄像头的计算机感知与模拟软件的初创企业成立于2016年，采用非公开持股模式，目前已融资超1亿美元。除本田外，该公司还与多家汽车制造商及零部件供应商展开合作。
赫尔姆人工智能公司（Helm.ai）首席执行官弗拉迪斯拉夫·沃龙斯基（Vladislav Voroninski）表示：“我们期待与本田共同进入下一阶段的量产开发，随着本田加强内部部署，将尖端自动驾驶技术应用于大众市场车型。”
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