The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo by YooJung Ahn

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo by YooJung Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweRobhotiki, i-Othomathoni kunye ne-Othomeshini Competition Category.

IplatinamIRobhotiki· 2021

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo

by YooJung Ahn

Client: Waymo

Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award Winner in IRobhotiki Category

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The Design

About The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo

I-Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver yinkqubo yokuqhuba ngokuzimeleyo yezithuthi. Le nkqubo inokusetyenziswa kwiindidi ezininzi zezithuthi, ukusuka kwiimoto ukuya kwiilori, kwaye ixhasa iinkonzo zokuqasha uhambo, ukuthutha ngeelori, ukuhanjiswa kwempahla kwiindawo ezikufutshane kunye nokuba ngumnini wemoto yakho. Iitekhnoloji ezintathu zokuvakalelwa zidityanisiwe kwiseti yezixhobo: i-lidar, iikhamera kunye ne-radar. Ii-LED ezihambayo kwi-lidar yeedigri ezingama-360 zithwala umqondiso wokuzichaza obobuqu, ukuze abakhweli bakwazi ukuyibona isithuthi sabo. Iisensa zibekwe ngendlela yokuba zibonakale zihambelana kakuhle kwisithuthi. Olu yilo lujolise ekwenzeni ukuba uthutho lukhuseleke kwaye lube lula kubantu nakwiimpahla.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award

The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo eyahlukileyo ngokwenene, entle nenobungangamsha. Abaphumeleleyo bePlatinam zizimanga zendalo, ubungqina bemida yobuchule bengqondo, kwaye babonisa ubungcali nobuchule obungenakuthelekiswa babayili babo. Le miyilo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yeyona misebenzi idumileyo echaza ubuhle bexesha, ineegalelo kwintlalontle yoluntu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo ibonisa inqanaba elingaphaya kokuqhelekileyo lokugqwesa kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo yenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono ngeempawu zayo eziluncedo nezixabisekileyo. The Fifth-Generation Waymo Driver Inkqubo Yokuqhuba Ngokuzimeleyo ngumsebenzi ophumeleleyo weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award ovusa iinqwenelo, ukhuthaza, ushukumisa, uvuyisa kwaye udala uvuyo olukhulu.

Behind the Design

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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