Huawei teams up with Joyson Electronics’ subsidiary for smart cockpit R&D

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. and JOYNEXT, the smart vehicle solutions arm of the Chinese automotive component supplier Ningbo Joyson Electronics, recently entered into a cooperation agreement to co-work on R&D and innovation of intelligent automotive cockpit, according to a press release from JOYNEXT.

Huawei, JOYNEXT signing agreement; photo credit: JOYNEXT

Under the agreement, the products they are about to jointly develop will carry Huawei's core modules of smart cockpits, Harmony infotainment operating system, HMS (HUAWEI Mobile Services)-A core capability platform, and Harmony application ecosystem. Based on Huawei’s platform capability, JOYNEXT will provide a complete cockpit solution encompassing domain controllers, operating system, as well as application-level software & hardware.

In the future, JOYNEXT and Huawei will deepen their collaboration in a bid to improve the core computing capability, optimize systematic architecture, and design the next-generation smart cockpit taking users' demands as the foothold, said JOYNEXT.

Huawei will start installing its HarmonyOS-A smart cockpit operating system in automobiles this year, Wang Jun, president of Huawei's Smart Car Solution Business Unit, said on June 18 at the 2021 China Auto Forum.

Huawei will adhere to the “platform + ecology” strategy and strengthen the investment in building its smart ecosystem. According to Wang Jun, Huawei will launch an innovation center in Suzhou in the second half of 2021. The hub plans to provide more than 50 million yuan ($7.704 million) worth of equipment per year, and enlist over 300 experts and develop 300 partners within three years to mainly work on HarmonyOS cockpit system and MDC (Mobile Data Centers).