Chinese tech titan, Huawei has been claimed to be working on electric cars similar to what the American automotive company, Tesla makes. However, in a recent interview with CNMO, Huawei’s rotating chairman, Xu Zhijun confirmed that the company will not be getting into the business of building automobiles. Instead, Huawei will channelise its resource to develop new technologies which will help existing car manufacturers to build smart cars.
It was also revealed that the company did plan to build an electric car until as recent as October 2018. But the company observed that the market is already laden with capable automotive makers across the globe that could build refined products with the technological solutions that Huawei currently offers or the ones that are currently under development.
In the month of May this year, Huawei had showcased a smart car solution which stands atop five main aspects which are as follows:
- An intelligent network that will help smart cars to connect to the cloud, which can help them locate nearby vehicles, pedestrians or any obstacles on the road.
- A refined driving experience.
- A sophisticated cockpit i.e the layout of an automobile’s interior.
- Credible provider of electrical solutions including components such as motors and EESD (Electrical Energy Storage Devices)/ Batteries.
- Provide a series of cloud services to help car companies to come up with new innovation and pay for travel services.
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All the elements laid out above will essentially allow any car manufacturer to develop and build highly advanced automobiles via Huawei’s off the shelf intellectual property and technologies.
The senior Huawei official also said that the company will utilise its 5G expertise to develop mm-wave and laser radar using optoelectronic technology to solve the cost and performance problems faced by existing solution providers. This technology will ultimately help in building true driverless vehicles, similar to what Tesla is currently aiming for.
It is clear that Huawei does not want to enter a market, which as previously mentioned, is already crowded and could only reward marginalised profits. Instead, it is carving a completely new industry which also falls in line with its existing role that is of a B2B supplier.
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