Samsung to equip Tesla's Cybertruck with camera technology
According to media reports, Tesla has awarded a half-billion-dollar contract to the tech company Samsung. As it seems, Samsung will provide the camera technology for the planned cyber trucks.
Two big players are teaming up: Samsung’s rear-view mirror technology will allow future Tesla cyber truck drivers to see the world behind. The two companies from the U.S. and South Korea have reached a contractual agreement, as the online magazine «The Korea Economic Daily» reports.
This would mean Samsung is supplying the largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the U.S. with its camera modules for the Cybertruck, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented as a prototype in November 2019. Already then, one thing stood out: the Cybertruck prototype didn’t have traditional rear-view mirrors. Instead, it was equipped with a series of cameras that could be viewed directly on the vehicle dashboard. Until now, nobody knew if this prototype technology would also make it into series production. The mentioned deal between Samsung and Tesla suggests that it might indeed be the case.
Samsung with strong position in electromobility
For Samsung, the agreement with Tesla is another step towards retaining an important role in the booming electric mobility business. The Korean company has already been supplying Tesla for several years with products such as, for example, batteries. There are also rumours that suggest Tesla is equipping their future cars with Samsung’s newly developed LED headlights, so-called PixCells.
Will Tesla's cyber truck go into production and be available to buy? And if so, when? We don’t know. Recent reports suggest production of a four-wheel-drive model of the electrically powered pick-up could start in 2021 and the rear-wheel drive model might follow in 2022.
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