The agreement aims to help VinFast shift toward a cheaper, camera-based autonomy system that could significantly reduce development costs and speed up deployment. The move comes as the automaker works to refine its driver assistance capabilities and expand them across its growing EV lineup.
Under the partnership, Autobrains and VinFast will focus first on upgrading the automaker’s existing Level 2 driver-assistance system. Pilot testing of the enhanced technology is already underway on VinFast’s VF 8 and VF 9 models, with plans to gradually roll out more advanced features across additional vehicles in the near future.
A key component of the deal is the development of a new “Robo-Car” self-driving architecture designed to support higher levels of autonomy without relying on expensive LiDAR sensors, radar arrays, or high-definition maps. Instead, the system uses seven standard cameras and a compact, high-performance computing chip—an approach similar to Tesla’s, and one that the companies say could deliver self-driving capability at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.
Testing of the Robo-Car system is currently taking place in controlled zones in Hanoi, with plans to expand trials to larger cities and potentially overseas markets as the technology matures.