Intelligent Driving Map
According to Tencent, NIO and Tencent will collaborate to create a unified data system for standard maps, lane-level maps, and high-precision maps, which will help NIO achieve a seamless integration between standard navigation and high-precision navigation.
When a vehicle is in different driving modes such as manual driving, assisted driving, and intelligent driving, the map can automatically match the most suitable map navigation form for the current scene.
It is understood that NIO’s current navigation still comes from Amap, and only Tencent’s map data is used in the high-precision map-assisted driving sector. However, during manual driving, lane-level guidance is also provided by Tencent maps.
During intelligent driving, in addition to providing high-precision map data for the vehicle, the map can also allow users to real-time monitor what the vehicle’s intelligent driving system is doing and what decisions and plans it has made.
Autonomous Driving Cloud
In addition to the maps, Tencent will provide NIO with cloud computing capabilities, providing computing power for the large-scale data storage, operation, and model training needed from R&D to operation of autonomous driving, as well as support for various computing engines, helping NIO to further unleash data value and accelerate the development and implementation of autonomous driving.
Tencent Cloud can support a QPS of 100W under trillion file scales, helping to reduce TCO for algorithm development and meeting NIO’s demands for performance, cost, security, and openness in its EB-level autonomous driving data storage.
In addition, leveraging Tencent’s digital content ecosystem and cabin cloud services, Tencent and NIO will work together to create an end-to-end vehicle-mounted service platform and expand a more diverse and scenario-based user service and NIO community ecosystem. Currently, NIO models have already included services such as QQ music and Tencent video from Tencent.NIO Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Li Bin said:
NIO is committed to creating a community based on cars. Tencent is an important partner for NIO, and is in a leading position in the industry in a wide range of digital fields, including cloud and graphics capabilities. The signing of this strategic cooperation will promote the efficient integration of resources between the two parties and deepen cooperation in core technology fields such as intelligent cabin applications and autonomous driving, providing users with a product experience that exceeds expectations.
President of Tencent, Liu Chiping said:
Transportation is an important area for Tencent’s layout in the industry Internet. NIO is an innovative representative of the global intelligent electric vehicle industry. Based on our deepening cooperation in digital fields such as cloud and graphics, we hope to help NIO create more achievements and contribute to the development of China’s new energy vehicle industry together.
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