Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, electric battery maker CATL announces that it will begin production through tech exploration of its solid-state batteries; while Waymo’s new patent application aims to monitor driver behaviour and take control if necessary.
Solid state starts
According to recent reports, electric battery maker CATL has entered the trial production phase of its solid-state batteries.
Recent reports from LatePost, via CnEV Post, specifically indicate that CATL has begun trialling 20 Ah samples. Additionally, the company claims that it is now focused on the final sulfide phase for the batteries.
Reports further note that CATL’s battery solution has an energy density of up to 500 Wh/Kg for lithium ternary batteries—40 percent more than other batteries in production, says the company.
With this stage of production having been reached, for the next stage, CATL will begin production through tech exploration.
Monitoring movements
In a recently published Waymo patent, the self-driving automotive company proposes monitoring driver behaviour and taking control away from bad drivers.
Notably, the patent application proposes the use of software in vehicles that would continuously evaluate a driver’s habits in order to determine any “aberrant” behaviours and then making on-the-spot decisions about whether or not the driver should continue to have full control of the vehicle.
With the vehicle aiming to learn a driver’s behaviours, the patent further notes that the system could also be used to warn drivers about impairment or fatigue if an individual’s driving is not following expected patterns.
