Audi, partnership of Huawei Ink Connected Car

Audi announced Tuesday, July 10th that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Strategic Cooperation with Chinese Huawei

In a press release, Audi said that with this agreement, the two have formed a broad partnership to work on connected cars. "We are intensifying our joint research with Huawei in the field of smart connected vehicles," said Saad Metz, executive vice president of Audi China. "Our goal is to improve security and optimize traffic flows to create smart cities.The concepts will initially be focused on the Chinese market."

According to Audi, connected smart vehicles allow to exchange relevant information with the environment. To achieve this, cars need a stable and high quality data connection, as well as intensive research and development. Audi said the partnership also aims to facilitate the continued advancement of automated driving and scanning of services in the vehicle environment.

As part of the agreement, the parties also agreed to jointly develop training programs to build skills. Technology experts in both areas. "We are entering a new era of smart connected vehicles that will see the emergence of new technological synergies between information and communication technologies and the automotive industries," said Veni Shone, President of LTE Solutions. at Huawei. "With growing innovation in mobile connectivity, Huawei is committed to transforming the driving experience."

In collaboration with Huawei and the Chinese authorities, Audi said that it was the first foreign car manufacturer to participate in the deployment of LTE. -V on public roads in Wuxi City in East China in 2017. LTE-V is a mobile communication standard specially designed for connected cars. Drivers received real-time traffic information via connections to traffic signal systems and video surveillance at intersections.

In September, Audi said the project would enter the next phase of the World Exposition of World Objects (WIoT). applications.