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Huawei partner Seres brings its passenger cars to the German market
While the US plans of carmaker Seres failed, they still startled Elon Musk. Cooperation with Huawei is now supposed to help the brand achieve late glory. Even in Germany. continue reading →
Seres and Huawei unveil hybrid car Aito M5
Huawei unveiled the Aito M5, a hybrid SUV by its partner Seres, just before Christmas. It will be equipped with the group’s Harmony OS universal operating system. The car is expected to be available from February and is integrated into the Huawei ecosystem. It can be opened and started with the company’s smartwatch. Huawei asserts […] continue reading →
Shenzhen lets self-driving cars on the road
The city of Shenzhen wants to allow the use of self-driving cars on public roads. Special license plates for self-driving vehicles are to be issued soon. This is shown by a new regulation to be passed before the end of June, reports the business portal Caixin. Shenzhen would be the first city in China to […] continue reading →
Growing Interest in Car Subscriptions
More and more drivers can imagine subscribing to their car instead of buying it for expensive money. This was shown in a survey by the management consultancy Bain. Not surprisingly, interest in this innovative business model is particularly high in China. A whopping 64 percent of those surveyed could imagine a car subscription model. In […] continue reading →
Catching up with autonomous driving: Germany lags far behind
German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer claims that a recently passed law will make Germany "the first country in the world to put self-driving vehicles on the road." By 2022, it should be ready. In China, however, autonomous driving cars, without safety drivers and centralized control, have been on the road since late 2020. And the gap between developments in Germany and the People's Republic is likely to widen. continue reading →
Baidu and Geely invest in smart car technologies
Baidu and Geely plan to invest the equivalent of almost €6.4 billion in developing smart car technologies over the next five years with their joint venture Jidu Auto, Bloomberg reports. According to the report, 2,500 to 3,000 new employees will be hired over the next two to three years, 500 of them software engineers. The […] continue reading →