July 23 (SeeNews) - Croatia's technology and electric sports car maker Rimac Automobili said its autonomous driving team has launched its fleet of research vehicles to accelerate the development of the company's autonomous driving system and C Two’s signature feature – the driving coach.
The fleet will consist of several types of vehicles for different applications and scenarios with higher performance and more exciting vehicles to come later this year, Rimac announced on its Facebook page last week.
The research vehicles can be controlled by the company's on-board AI system and will be used for data collection and testing of the Rimac algorithms. Each vehicle collects 6 TB of data for every hour of driving, Rimac noted.
"All that data is used to develop our deep learning and AI models for perception, localisation, motion planning and driver monitoring," the company explained.
Last month German sports car manufacturer Porsche said it has taken a shareholding of 10% in Rimac Automobili for an undisclosed price. As part of its electrification efforts, Porsche is seeking a development partnership with the young company
The fast-growing Zagreb-based company employs around 400 employees.
Rimac’s main focus is on high-voltage battery technology, electric powertrains and the development of digital interfaces between man and machine (HMI Development). Rimac also develops and produces e-bikes under its subsidiary Greyp Bikes, which was founded in 2013.
In March, the owner and CEO of Rimac Automobili, Mate Rimac, unveiled the latest version of his electric hypercar, the C Two, at the Geneva Motor Show. The two-seater produces around 2,000 hp and reaches a top speed of 412 kilometres per hour.
Rimac started working on his vision of producing electric sports cars in his garage in the town of Sveta Nedelja in 2009.