Shanghai (ZXZC)-As is reported, on Oct. 18, Alain Crozier, Corporate Vice President, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China Region (GCR), and other two senior executives from Microsoft GCR exchanged their ideas on big data of connected vehicle and AI with Shu Youxing, the General Manager of BYD Car Sales Company and other senior executives from BYD Auto.

Nowadays, AI is becoming increasingly hot all around the world, and is believed to bring great chances for China. In auto industry, a large number of automakers have accelerated their deployment in AI to win more market chances. Auto brands, such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volvo, GM, and Toyota have adopted semi-autonomous driving and intelligent connected technologies on their vehicle models. More carmakers choose to cooperate with Internet companies, such as BAIC Group with Baidu, Changan Automobile with Alibaba, and GAC Group with Tencent. The cross-sectoral cooperation indicates that intelligent vehicle will enter into our daily life soon.

BYD is an industry-leading NEV company with cutting-edge technologies in connected vehicles and AI, while Microsoft is a software enterprise with most revolutionary spirit in technology, owning the world's NO.1 operation system. The two parties' meeting on AI technology spurred various guesses from the public. It is disclosed that BYD delivered its desire to cooperate with Microsoft in such areas as individuation, digitization, and user interaction experience, etc., and jointly develop an AI ecological chain for future vehicles.

It is said that the two parties reached a preliminary consensus during the meeting. BYD was invited to visit Microsoft and they will discuss the feasibility of their future cooperation. It is also revealed that Microsoft and BYD will release detailed cooperation information by the end of this month. Will BYD join forces with Microsoft to produce intelligent vehicles? Let's keep a close eye on it.