FISKER INC. - Fisker Inc., designer and manufacturer of the world’s most emotion-stirring, eco-friendly electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions – today announced it will partner with Magna for the joint development of FI-Pilot, which will be first applied on the Fisker Ocean SUV, planned for launch in Q4, 2022.
This unique partnership
will result in the creation of an advanced and scalable domain controller
architecture that will support a range of technologies and customer convenience
features for the Ocean. These include:
·
Multi-function autonomous systems supporting Fisker-unique
feature sets
·
Over-the-air updates (OTA) powered by the Fisker AI cloud
and able to deliver incremental new advanced product features through the
lifecycle of the vehicle
·
Advanced industry-leading sensor set, including digital
imaging radar and high-resolution cameras supporting driver assistance features
capable of higher levels of autonomy
·
Cybersecurity compliant and tailored to the Fisker ownership
experience
“We are developing the
FI-Pilot technologies to deliver unique features for our Fisker Ocean
customers,” said Fisker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Henrik Fisker.
“With state-of-the-art hardware and software packages, Fisker will deliver a
new type of mobility experience that will stay relevant to the customer through
the lifecycle of the vehicle. We will announce further product details closer
to our launch in Q4 next year. Customers can expect FI-Pilot to deliver
innovative and industry-unique features that are being created to enhance the
mobility experience expected from a modern, premium electric vehicle.”
“Expanding from an EV
platform sharing, complete vehicle engineering and manufacturing cooperation to
collaboration on a full ADAS system demonstrates the breadth of capabilities
Magna can deliver to help customers meet their goals,” said Swamy Kotagiri,
Magna CEO. “It’s a collaboration that delivers scale and efficiency,
while also contributing several advanced vehicle technologies to respond
quickly to the evolving new mobility ecosystem.”
Fisker and Magna recently
completed the definitive platform agreement and initial manufacturing
agreement, just two months on from the original framework agreements. The
Fisker Ocean will initially be manufactured exclusively by Magna in Europe,
where it currently produces several high-quality vehicles on behalf of global
brands. The Fisker Ocean will start deliveries both in the U.S. and in select
European markets during Q4, 2022.
The Fisker Ocean SUV will
use a modified version of a Magna-developed EV platform to develop the FM29
platform, and in the process, create new IP that is unique to Fisker.
Complementing the FM29 platform will be a uniquely adapted advanced electrical
electronics architecture that will support all vehicle systems, including the
ADAS suite of technologies.