On April 18th, Horizon officially announced the establishment of a joint venture with Zhongke Chuangda.
The joint venture will be controlled by Zhongke Chuangda, focusing on the smart driving circuit. It will provide high-quality intelligent driving software platforms and algorithm services for automakers and Tier-1 enterprises, centered around Horizon’s vehicle-grade AI chip.
Zhongke Chuangda has years of experience in the development of autonomous driving software. In 2017, it released the world’s first Hypervisor intelligent driving cabin solution based on the Qualcomm 820 platform. In June 2019, it released the intelligent driving cabin 3.0 solution based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon SA8155 platform. At CES 2022 (Consumer Electronics Show), it launched the intelligent cockpit based on the Qualcomm SA8295 platform.
Horizon is the leading domestic AI chip company. The cooperation between the two can be regarded as a perfect combination of “software and hardware” in intelligent driving.
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