An Introduction to Byton
With Tesla being in the news for all the wrong reasons these days, it seems like a good time for its rival Byton to introduce its own autonomous driving system.
The label, which is owned by the Chinese manufacturer Future Mobility Corporation, unveiled its new concept car by the name of K-Byte at an event in Shanghai last week.
Byton is fine-tuning the K-Byte concept by collaborating with Aurora in order to bring its autonomous systems to life. The company informed the event’s attendants that the mutual efforts are going to culminate in Level 4 autonomy, which in layman’s terms translates to an automobile’s ability to drive without any human assistance.
The Autonomous K-Byte
K-Byte, the first car which is touted to house this technology, will be driven through multiple sensors that have been placed strategically throughout the model in order to give passengers a smooth and safe driving experience.
The concept revealed K-Byte as a three-box sedan with a modern exterior design, and with a few accessories that one cannot see in regular cars at all.
K-Byte holds a distinctive side mirror design which also holds its LiGuards sensors that will allow it to navigate within the world while being in self-driving mode. Other notable embellishments include the front and rear sensors on its roof, which will incorporate the LiBow and LIDAR sensor concept which once again will be adding to the autonomous driving experience.
These design choices make it clear to anyone who takes a look at the K-Byte that it is not your run of the mill engine growler but holds much more in terms of capabilities.
According to Byton, it is already in the process of finalizing the concept car for K-Byte and will be ready to unveil it by 2020. It was also mentioned that the company will be launching a test fleet in China before rolling out the production line, letting the world experience what truly autonomous driving can mean for the human race. Between autonomous driving and easy parts availability to your door from online retailers like wWw.BestPartStore.Co.Uk, having a car is going to become a much more pleasant experience.
This all comes amidst Tesla’s various issues with its own well-publicized but under-delivered Autopilot system, which gives Byton a clear opportunity to delve into the autonomous driving sector, and who knows, we might just be foraging for Byton’s automobile parts in our end of the world instead of current giants such as Mercedes or BMW.
If Byton can achieve this feat sooner than its more popular counterpart, then it will certainly get it to the top of the list of automobile manufacturers of the future.