Shanghai (ZXZC)- On January 28, BAIC BJEV, a new energy vehicle business arm of BAIC Group, inked an agreement with Huawei, a China-based leading provider of ICT infrastructures and smart devices, to conduct a well-rounded business cooperation focusing on intelligent-connected vehicle (ICV) based on the intention to improve the ecosystem of automotive industry and eventually realize “smart traffic and smart mobility”.

Meanwhile, both parties jointly announced the establishment of the “1873 Davidson Innovation Laboratory” to implement cooperation over technology R&D and product innovation, covering such fields as cloud computing, Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and energy networks. Besides, they will use the newly-built laboratory to study on the in-depth integration of ICT technologies and ICVs, which involves cloud computing, big data, industrial Internet of Things (IoT) as well as cybersecurity, and explore the collaboration over users, ecosystem and supply chain fusion.

BAIC BJEV and Huawei formed the partnership on September 27, 2017 to jointly work on technology R&D and product innovation, involving such areas as cloud computing, IoV (Internet of Vehicles) and energy network, etc.

Then, on November 5 last year, they signed an agreement again. Based on the stepped-up cooperation, Huawei would offer its advantage on ICT (Information Communications Technology) to help the EV maker build its next-generation intelligent-connected EVs.