ECARX, Tencent deepen partnership to advance intelligent mobility

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On June 5, global mobility technology company ECARX announced the deepening of its strategic partnership with Tencent Intelligent Mobility.

Photo credit: ECARX

Based on ECARX's leading automotive intelligence solutions and ecosystem, the collaboration will integrate Tencent’s expertise in big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), mapping, and in-car entertainment to explore advancements in future mobility scenarios and enhance user experiences.

Since establishing their partnership in 2019, Tencent Intelligent Mobility and ECARX have collaborated closely. With this new agreement, the two companies will further strengthen their cooperation in the fields of intelligent driving and smart cockpits. They plan to leverage Tencent's technologies in cloud computing, AI, mapping, virtual simulation, and big data to support the development and mass production of ECARX's intelligent driving features, ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards.

Together, they will explore compliant solutions and services under the "vehicle-map-cloud integration" model, incorporating Tencent’s lightweight mapping and cloud services into ECARX's intelligent driving research and development. This collaboration aims to deliver advanced urban assisted driving solutions, offering a superior human-machine driving experience.

Additionally, the partnership will build on ECARX's smart cockpit service framework and vehicle connectivity solutions, continuously integrating Tencent's in-car entertainment capabilities, such as music, news, WeChat, mini-programs, mobility, and gaming services, to enhance user experiences. By combining lane-level navigation, parking navigation, and WeChat connectivity, the companies will innovate and jointly develop user operations, uncovering potential applications, content, and service value across all future mobility scenarios. They will also collaboratively construct and optimize the foundational models for automotive intelligence。