Geely Eva Cab, intelligent robotaxi made in China debuts

The Geely group's strategic and technological revolution unveiled at Auto China 2026 also includes the arrival in the robotaxi sector with Eva Cab and, above all, with a new approach compared to what has been seen so far. In particular, with Waymo by Google's robotaxis that are derived from production models and not specially developed as autonomous vehicles. Instead, Geely is following in the footsteps of Tesla, which has defined its Cybercab, which went into production very recently, in a manner totally unrelated to the other models in its range. So, when the Eva Cab goes into production next year, it will be another pawn in the challenge between Chinese manufacturers and Elon Musk's brand. The Eva robotaxi was also defined following input from Caocao Mobility, a platform created by Geely for ride-hailing services.

The robotaxi also defined following input from Caocao Mobility, a platform created by Geely for ride-hailing services, is to all intents and purposes a showcase for most of the new Ai technologies developed by the Geely group. In fact, the first robotaxi made in China is a level 4 full electric autonomous vehicle, i.e. with a system that removes the steering wheel, pedals and any other control from the cockpit, which detects the situation in which it is moving and decides to behave very quickly, thanks to the superbrain with a computing power of more than 3,000 Tops, the first 2160-line digital LiDar colour system and dozens of high-definition cameras for 360° coverage. In practice, Eva Cab can move around reliably even in very poor visibility conditions, tackle unmapped roads and even pass motorway toll booths. After paying, of course.

The line of the concept is the definitive line of the production model and, despite the fact that Eva Cab will help transform mobility, especially in urban centres, its line, if you like, is close to. rather traditional canons. For example, to those of a minivan. The passenger compartment accessed by sliding doors offers equipment that optimises comfort, interaction between passengers and Eva thanks to artificial intelligence, the pleasantness of life on board with the finish also offering many details of wood furnishings and, finally, the attention to functionality that can be witnessed by the absence of pockets or small holders in the environment, so as to limit the possibility of passengers forgetting anything on board Eva.