The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej by YooJung Ahn

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej by YooJung Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Platinum in Tsim Neeg Hlau, Tshuab Ua Hauj Lwm thiab Kev Ua Hauj Lwm Tsis Siv Neeg Competition Category.

PlatinumNeeg Hlau· 2021

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej

by YooJung Ahn

Client: Waymo

A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Neeg Hlau Category

1,054,347

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #111696

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej

Waymo Driver Tiam Thib Tsib yog ib lub tshuab tsav tsheb uas tsav tau nws tus kheej rau cov tsheb. Lub tshuab no siv tau rau ntau hom tsheb, txij li tsheb me mus rau tsheb thauj khoom loj, thiab txhawb kev caij tsheb hu, kev thauj khoom, kev xa khoom hauv zej zog thiab kev muaj tsheb rau tus kheej. Peb hom cuab yeej ntsuas raug muab sib xyaw ua ke hauv cov khoom siv: lidar, koob yees duab thiab radar. Cov teeb LED uas txav mus los ntawm lub lidar 360 degree nqa ib lub cim qhia tus kheej, kom cov neeg caij tsheb thiaj paub lawv lub tsheb. Cov cuab yeej ntsuas raug muab tso kom zoo nkauj sib xws rau ntawm lub tsheb. Qhov kev tsim no lub hom phiaj yog ua kom kev thauj mus los muaj kev nyab xeeb thiab yooj yim dua rau tib neeg thiab khoom.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinum

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Platinum, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo kawg nkaus, zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab tiag tiag. Cov neeg yeej Platinum yog cov khoom xav tsis thoob ntawm kev tsim, yog cov pov thawj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev txawj tsim ntawm tib neeg, thiab qhia txog kev tshaj lij uas tsis muaj leej twg piv tau thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cov qauv tsim no xav tias yuav yog cov haujlwm muaj koob npe tshaj plaws uas txiav txim lub caij nyoog txoj kev zoo nkauj, pab rau zej zog txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej qhia txog qib zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj kev xyem xyav ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua nrog nws cov yam ntxwv muaj txiaj ntsig thiab muaj nqi. The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Lub Tshuab Tsav Tsheb Uas Tsav Tau Nws Tus Kheej yog ib qho haujlwm uas yeej A' Design Award Platinum, uas txhawb kev xav, tshoov siab, ua rau zoo siab thiab ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab loj.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Waymo’s technology, called the Waymo Driver, has the potential to save millions of lives and improve mobility for people and things. The fifth-generation Waymo Driver can be applied to multiple vehicle platforms, from cars to trucks, and power use cases across ride-hailing, trucking, local delivery, and personal car ownership. The latest system is more powerful than ever before and designed for scale, enabling safer and easier transportation for both people and goods.
Dimensions & Packaging: Waymo Driver and vehicle max dimensions for the I-PACE platform*:
Width: 2130mm
Length: 4863mm
Height: 2041mm

*Please note these are dimensions for the I-PACE platform as an example. Measurements will vary depending on which vehicle platform the Waymo Driver is being applied to.
Tags: Mobility, self-driving, safety, AI, cars, trucks, vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ride-hailing, delivery
Production Technology: Materials: A diverse selection of materials like plastic, composites, glass, and metal
Design Challenge: The creative challenge is ensuring the design of the high-tech Waymo Driver remains human-centered. Our designers are tasked with packaging advanced technologies into a design that optimizes performance but also feels approachable to users. For example, we carefully curate the placement of our sensors and other technology on our cars and trucks to maximize safety and performance, while still making them look seamless on the vehicle.
Inspiration: Traffic crashes cause 1.35 million deaths each year, and 94% of traffic crashes in the U.S. are caused by human error. While humans are susceptible to dangerous variables, the Waymo Driver doesn't get tired or angry, distracted, or drunk. The Waymo Driver’s latest hardware suite includes new, leading technologies that can be applied to everything from passenger vehicles to long-haul trucks, taking tangible steps to make our roads dramatically safer.
Project Duration: Mountain View, CA
Operation Flow: The Waymo Driver’s latest hardware suite includes three sensing technologies—lidar, cameras, and radar. Our team designs these technologies to make them feel approachable to users, while still prioritizing safety and performance. For example, we added moving LEDs to our 360 lidar, so that it can include both Waymo branding and a personal identification symbol that acts as a mechanism for customers to identify which vehicle is theirs.
Patents: US Patent Appl. Nos. 29/689,690; 29/722,227; 29/724,655; 29/725,082; 29/724,585; and 29/724,589. Chinese Patent App. No. CN201930599257.7. European Community Design App. No. ECD007141866.
Team Members: YooJung Ahn
Josh Newby
Jared Gross
Jerry Chen
Alexandre Girard
Zhaokun Wang
Yi-Hui Bruce-Wen
Tom Southworth
Albert Shane