Intelligent vehicles deal inked

Source: Xinhua | 2017-09-20

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd and China's Tencent Holdings agreed to collaborate on intelligent and connected vehicles, according to an announcement from the automobile group last night.

The two partners signed an agreement to cooperate on connected vehicles, intelligent driving, cloud platform and other business sectors.

"With the deepening cooperation between two parties, GAC and Tencent are also exploring collaboration in areas such as new-energy vehicles, mobility services, e-commerce and auto insurance," Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd said in the announcement.

“With rapid development of technology and production modes, integration between automobile, telecommunication and Internet industries has become a major trend,” the automobile group said.

The two firms will partner on intelligent voice technology and intelligent mobility services for connected vehicles, the announcement said. They will also do research on intelligent driving.