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Faraday Future And Philips to Jointly Develop Health & Well-being Features in Future Vehicles


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Faraday Future (FF), a California-based intelligent mobility ecosystem company, has announced an agreement with Philips to collaborate and showcase vehicle features that use health and wellbeing technologies.

Both companies are committing to to explore the feasibility of applying Philips technologies for automotive use cases related to users’ wellness monitoring. FF will integrate technologies in its upcoming FF 91 and FF 81 luxury electric vehicles and seek to demonstrate the benefits to its users.

According to FF’s production launch plan, the production of FF91 will begin approximately nine months following the closing of a successful round of funding.

The newly announced FF 81 EV and development preparation for future models and next-generation core technologies will follow the introduction of FF 91.

Shyam Sundar, Sr. Director, I.A.I Product & Business Development at Faraday Future, says: “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Philips, a proven global leader in intellectual property in several health technology areas, including the automotive wellness space. At FF, we are working with leading-edge technology partners to advance our technological innovations, and we look forward to our relationship with Philips as we push towards our vision of future mobility.”

Established in May 2014, Faraday Future (FF) is headquartered in Los Angeles.