The startup, which is funded by Chinese mini-truck and auto parts manufacturer, Chongqing Sokon Industry Group, bought a production plant in South Bend, Indiana last year. Officials have not yet disclosed what it plans to do with the former A.M. General facility that previously built HMMWV "Humvee" military vehicles, but the company has made its ambitions to develop autonomous, connected EVs public.
According to Yfan Tang, the company's chief technical officer, "Looking ahead, SF Motors targets to achieve protected autonomy in 2020 through fast innovations and iterated developments in multiple technology areas, such as deep learning, sensor fusion, path planning, human machine interface, safety and redundancy [and] vehicle electronics, to name a few…"
