GAC Group, iFlytek to build joint venture for digital auto cockpit solution
GAC Capital and Anhui Xunfei Yunchuang Technology Co., Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiaries of GAC Group and iFlytek, inked an agreement on Nov. 30 to build a joint venture that focuses on such sectors as the intelligent cockpit, IoV (Internet of Vehicles) and auto-related digital services, iFlytek said.
Dubbed Xinghe Zhilian Automotive Technology Co.,Ltd., the joint venture is set up to offer auto industry its integrated solutions for intelligent digital cockpit, and provide users with safe and highly efficient digital services based on the core capabilities of AI, big data and software engineering.
The collaboration between iFlytek and GAC Group can date back to 2017 when the two companies and GAC R&D Center signed an agreement to jointly work on the innovation of core technologies and the upgrades of products and user experience in such domains as human-machine interaction, in-car intelligence, AI, big data analysis and IoV platform. In 2018, iFlytek and GAC R&D Center cemented the cooperation by co-launching an innovation hub focusing on auto-related AI technologies.