New self-driving tech to be featured in Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler

Stellantis will use third-generation Scala Lidar from French supplier Valeo to enable Level 3 autonomous driving in its vehicles.

The Valeo technology will be deployed across multiple models of the automaker’s brands from 2024. Stellantis has one of the most diverse portfolios in the entire auto industry, with Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Peugeot, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Opel, Vauxhall, Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Maserati all under its wing.

Level 3 autonomy allows the car to assume control of driving in specific conditions, freeing up the human driver to remove their hands from the steering wheel and take their eyes off the road, although they must be prepared to resume driving, if requested, at all times.

Earlier this year, Mercedes became the first automaker to offer Level 3 self-driving capability on series production cars on the S-Class and EQS, which both feature the company’s Drive Pilot system. Drive Pilot uses Valeo’s second-generation Lidar.

Stellantis will use a newer version of the sensing tech which, according to Valeo, is a major upgrade.

“Our third-generation Valeo Scala Lidar offers a resolution nearly 50 times that of the second-generation device,” said Marc Vrecko, president of Valeo’s Comfort & Driving Assistance Systems Business group.

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