"In the flesh, the Zeekr RT looks great. While the sensor array is still overwhelming and ungainly, it's integrated into the RT far better than it is on the I-Pace. That's the beauty of designing the product specifically for ride-sharing. So, too, are the sliding doors, which should help avoid run-ins with cyclists and other cars. It was also interesting to see a Combined Charging System (CCS) port on it, rather than a Tesla-style North American Charging System (NACS) plug."
"Shortly after being plugged in, with no one inside, the car seemed to automatically engage its sensor cleaning process. All of its cameras and lidars got little spritzes of windshield wiper fluid, with some of them having tiny, two-inch windshield wipers to clear their views. That's quite a process, when you consider that the RT has three cameras, four lidar, six radar units and a microphone array, per TechCrunch. That's a lot of washer fluid."
Waymo is operating robotaxi services across multiple U.S. cities and expanding into many more, including San Diego. San Diego testing includes purpose-built Zeekr RT vehicles used for mapping and trials and occasionally seen at public charging stations. Vehicles often have human safety drivers but are capable of autonomous operation. The Zeekr RT integrates a large sensor array more seamlessly than retrofit models and features sliding doors designed for ride-sharing. The vehicle uses a CCS charging port and runs an automated sensor-cleaning routine that sprays washer fluid and employs tiny wipers to clear cameras, lidars, and other sensors.
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