BAIC BJEV said to launch Huawei HiCar-powered model in April

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- BAIC BJEV, the new energy vehicle (NEV) unit of BAIC Group, intends to launch a model jointly developed with Huawei in April and start selling the new vehicle in November 2021, according to a local media outlet.

The NEV maker revealed in last May that Huawei's HiCar technology had been tested on some vehicles. A local report said in early January the HiCar-powered model would hit the market in the first half of 2021.

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Within the cooperation with BAIC BJEV, Huawei will responsible for making the R&D achievements of software system, ICT (information and communications technology) and cloud computing practically viable.

Huawei officially launched its in-car smart interaction system HiCar, which connects vehicles with such intelligent facilities as mobile phones, televisions and computers. Both USB and wireless method are available for users activating the HiCar system.

In last July, Chinese automaker BYD announced the release of its flagship model “Han”, the first vehicle powered by Huawei’s HiCar solution.

Huawei said its 5G-enabled HiCar system would be available on more than 120 car models from 30 plus automakers, including Chery, JAC Motors, Volvo Cars, FAW Group and GAC Group.

The smart device provider also set up a smart car solution business unit (BU), which is currently under the charge of Huawei’s Consumer business group (BG)'s management committee. The BU focuses on five aspects, namely smart driving smart cockpit, intelligent network, intelligent electrification and cloud services.

Huawei would join hands with Changan Automobile and CATL to develop a new upmarket brand, Zhu Huarong, chairman of Changan Automobile, said in last November.