UPower's Autonomous Battery Swapping Transformation
UPower, a comprehensive EV battery power solution provider in China, has launched its AI tech-based unmanned battery swapping logistics vehicle and undergone road testing.
The advancement represents a key milestone in UPower's comprehensive electrification strategy for sustainable logistics operations, achieving full coverage of autonomous battery swapping and self-driving capabilities across long-haul, regional and last-mile delivery scenarios.
Addressing growing global demand
To meet rapidly-growing global demand for last-mile logistics, delivery vehicles often operate continuously for 24 hours under high-intensity conditions. This creates significant demand for fully autonomous driving and energy replenishment capabilities in electric logistics vehicles.
Integrating autonomous driving technology with UOTTA's automated battery-swapping system presents an optimal solution for achieving fully-automated, unmanned operations.
Available autonomous logistics vehicles rely on manual plug-in charging for energy replenishment, making it impossible to achieve truly unmanned operations. However, based on UOTTA's battery-swapping technology and deep integration with AI technology, the system has achieved self-adaptive autonomous battery swap station matching in perception, decision-making, and control mechanisms.
It has enabled the complete automation and unmanning of EV battery swap stations, ultimately achieving unmanned energy replenishment for autonomous vehicles, creating the world's first fully-autonomous new energy vehicle operating solution.
Advanced AI technology enhances operations
UPower's autonomous battery-swapping logistics vehicle employs an AI algorithm based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture to process multi-sensor data streams.
This generates real-time path planning and decision-making, enhancing the vehicle's emergency response capabilities in unexpected road situations.
Additionally, the product's data interface and cloud platform can integrate with various logistics enterprises and park systems, significantly improving transportation efficiency.
Targeting logistics and industrial parks
"We have already initiated contact with prominent logistics companies in multiple markets, including Hong Kong, Thailand, Mexico, Peru and Portugal, to jointly promote the comprehensive application of autonomous logistics vehicles with self-operating battery swap capability and supporting solutions. Through continuous technological innovation and market expansion, we will meet various industry clients' green logistics transportation needs, providing robust momentum for low-carbon sustainable development."
The target for autonomous logistics vehicles with self-operating battery swap capability is primarily logistics parks and industrial parks.
With the development needs of industrial internet and lighthouse factories under the low-carbon economy, automated green logistics systems centred on autonomous vehicles have become an irreplaceable transportation mode for these facilities.
The technological innovation will reduce overall green logistics operating costs by more than 46%, presenting a massive market opportunity worth hundreds of billions of dollars globally.
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