On November 28th, 2022, NIO and Tencent signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen, and will deepen cooperation in areas such as autonomous driving cloud, intelligent driving maps, and digital ecosystem community.
Firstly, let’s talk about the “cloud” that NIO and Tencent are building. It can support EB-level autonomous driving data storage, with the ability to handle a trillion-file scale and 1 million QPS (queries per second) access efficiency. In terms of functionality, it can significantly improve the efficiency of autonomous driving research and development.
Secondly, maps. NIO will use Tencent’s intelligent driving maps and car map cloud for standard navigation and high-precision map navigation. Will Tencent Maps also be available on NIO?
Finally, in addition to the above collaborations, both parties will jointly promote the continuous innovation of NIO’s digital ecosystem community, and expand more diverse scenario-based user services and community ecosystems.
At the same time, NIO CEO Li Bin stated that “NIO is committed to creating a community centered on cars. Tencent is an important partner of NIO and is a leader in a wide range of digital fields including cloud and maps. The signing of this strategic cooperation agreement will promote the efficient integration of resources between the two parties, deepen cooperation in core technology fields such as intelligent cabin applications and autonomous driving, and provide users with a product experience beyond expectations.”
With cooperation from technology giants, what surprises will NIO bring us? Let’s wait and see.
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