Huawei Technologies is aiming on developing its driverless passenger car technology by the year 2025. The news arrives from a statement made by a company executive earlier this week, as the firm seeks to expand its business scope in the automobile industry.
According to Wang Jun, a senior executive at Huawei’s smart vehicle unit, “Our team’s goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025.” Similar to the Chinese tech giant, other automakers, tech firms, startups, and more have also been working on their own self driving technology for vehicles. This includes the likes of Baidu, Xiaomi, and others that are attempting to diversify into the car industry.
For those unaware, Huawei has been working on small electric vehicles ever since it faced sanctions from the US Government that hampered its smartphones business, which was its one of its primary operations. Now, the company has been working on developing its own self driving car technology, while it has also launched various car related components that have been featured in cars from automobile makers like Mercedes-Benz.
Previously, we had reported on the brand investing 1 billion US Dollars to develop electric vehicles and self driving technology, as its smartphone and telecommunications operations suffer due to the US sanctions. So, the 2025 goal seems in line with its plans on developing autonomous driving technology that will also be featured in cars from other companies.
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