big ambitions. We are really excited that the world is now
transitioning to clean, sustainable electric automotive. And the contribution that we want to make
to that is to transform the vehicle platform to something that matches electric car technology
a little better. For example; if a car is driven by a battery,
it should of course be light weight.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Making the ideal electric car requires a lot
of work. So we thought, "Why don't we show you around
a little bit of what we do here at Uniti?". In our fully equipped facilities here in the
south of Sweden, we have a strong engineering and product development culture.
Here, we are working tirelessly to develop
a vehicle platform that is sustainable throughout its life cycle. Starting from manufacture and to the end of
its life. But of course developing a vehicle platform
that just makes sense isnt enough to reach the masses. That challenge starts with design.
Our design processes has been an intensive
two years of research, where we have worked with a wide group of external stakeholders
and have the support from the best in the world. Now the next part of our design process requires
us to bring together a wide group of competences and stakeholders. From supply chain and manufacturing to engineering,
and branding and communications. And we have found that the best way to do
this in a fast and efficient manner is to use virtual reality.
Here at Uniti, we use VR on a daily basis
as a tool to develop and communicate our vehicle in the most lean and effective way possible. And once everyones happy here, it is time
to get our hands dirty and that is something we love to do here at Uniti because it is
so important in the development of a new electric vehicle platform, and it something that we
just love to do. Welcome to our prototyping workshop. So in this facility, we can develop and manufacture
everything up to full scale production prototypes.
Now, of course, there is a big leap between
prototyping and developing a vehicle for mass production. So here, we have a particular focus on designing
for manufacture. Our vehicle is manufactured in high performance,
light weight composite materials. We concentrate early on the manufacturing
processes so we make sure the vehicle is lean, sustainable and scaleable in manufacturing.
Now, all of this innovative mechanical engineering,
prototyping and electronics is great but there's one more special ingredient we need to bring
it all to life. Here at software development, we work with
some of the world's leading suppliers to integrate cutting edge research in computer vision,
autonomy, deep learning and cognitive science. We ensure that our systems architecture is
safe, secure and stable for the future of electric cars. And, we take special care to make sure that
the technology we built feels like an extension of yourself, just like your smartphone.
And of course, all of this creates a lot of
IP. We have developed an efficient innovation
management system, that has so far resulted in 7 patent applications filed and several
more are in the pipeline. The intellectual assets that we produce lets
us interact and collaborate with other actors in an open manner, while protecting what we
do, as well as our investors. And keeping us stable and growing requires
a strong backbone.
Welcome to corporate. Here in the finance department, we work hard
to implement robust systems and processes so that we have a lean and efficient operation,
which is why we are building models so that we can quickly scale up and to make sure that
our financial future is secure. Because this is an increasingly complex operation
which is why it is essential that we have a lot of high level support and strong partners
around the world. I spent my entire career working on climate
change, I have been a university professor, Ive worked for some of the world's largest
companies, and I have helped numerous start-ups.
I came to Uniti because I believe this is
the best opportunity in my lifetime to make a difference. We aim to be the world's most resource-efficient
vehicle company. What I have seen here and what I feel, I think
you are absolutely spot on and you will make it. So, at Williams we are all about innovation,
and we are always looking at the frontier of EV and next generation automotive.
And I think it is amazing, the work that has
been done the last couple of years, and it is a really exciting project for a company
like Williams to be involved with. Kuka is a company that has been in the robotic
business some 40 years, one of the global leaders, market leader in automotive production,
and has long experience and expertise in the automotive processes and how cars are built. So for us at Kuka, Uniti represents a great
opportunity to provide our experience into a company that is coming in to the automotive
production from a new angle. That's a great opportunity to a mutual success
for two companies.
And of course, all of this means that we have
a lot of stories to tell and we're constantly sharing our journey with the rest of the world. We've had a lot of media coverage already,
with a potential reach of 2.6 Billion people, and we are only getting started. Our car brand does not want to be the best
in the world, rather the best for the world. And that is why all the content we make is
raw, real and produced in-house.
We are confident that we can accelerate this
very important transition to clean electric mobility in cities. And it is because our vehicle addresses many
of the challenges that are holding this transition back. For example, there is obviously a lot of people
that live in apartment blocks or perhaps dont have ready access to charging infrastructure. But did you know that a vast majority of vehicle
trips are less than 30 km? Thats why our vehicle include a small,
lightweight, portable and removable auxiliary battery pack that contains about 30 km
of range.
It is easily swappable, but it is also easily
chargeable at home, at the office or perhaps at a cafe in any normal power outlet. You can charge it in under one hour, and then
deposit that 30 km of range into the vehicle in under 10 minutes while you are
driving. You can top up the battery with 100 km
of range at any fast charging power outlet in under 10 minutes, and be on your way. The range is a reliable 300 km in
all weather conditions.
And we include a home induction charging option
for an option for a solar panel on the roof that can also trickle charge the battery. We include a lot of exciting features, like
a full screen smart heads-up display and other features that are designed to improve the
overall safety and modernize the experience of the vehicle. This is a really exciting journey to be on,
and we would love for you to join us before we have our big launch ceremony that is scheduled
for the end of this year. So do check out the campaign page below, and
on behalf of the team, thank you very much for your time..
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