Huawei Launches New EV Subsidiary: What It Means for Autonomous Driving
Huawei has established a wholly‑owned electric‑technology subsidiary with a 250 million RMB capital, expanding its automotive R&D, smart vehicle equipment sales, and patents on autonomous driving, while highlighting a decade‑long push into car‑connected AI chips and strategic investments.
Huawei Electric Technology Co., Ltd. has been registered with a capital of 250 million RMB, legally represented by Wang Jun, and is 100% owned by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
The company's business scope includes engineering and technology research and development, as well as the sales and manufacturing of smart vehicle‑mounted equipment.
Previously, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. updated its business scope to add "research, production, sales and service of automobile parts and intelligent systems".
The new company has filed several patents, such as a method and terminal device for autonomous driving, a method and device for controlling the driving direction of a smart car, and a traffic‑signal recognition method, system, computing device and intelligent car.
Huawei's involvement in the automotive sector dates back to 2009; in 2013 it launched the ME909T vehicle‑mounted module and established a car‑networking business unit.
Subsequently, Huawei released products across the vehicle end (smart devices powered by its self‑developed AI chips), the network (car‑networking infrastructure), and the cloud (car‑networking platforms). In February 2018, it unveiled the Balong 765 8‑antenna 4.5G LTE modem, and in October 2018 introduced the MDC600 platform supporting L4 autonomous driving, partnering with Audi.
In January 2019, Huawei released the Balong 5000 5G baseband chip, the world’s first multi‑mode chip supporting V2X, aimed at vehicle networking and autonomous driving.
Recently, Huawei’s Hubble Investment arm has invested in several automotive‑related companies such as Shandong Tianyue, DeepThink, Kunyou Optoelectronics, Haoda Electronics, and Yutaicheng.
Huawei also announced a patent titled "Charging circuit of a vehicle‑mounted charger, vehicle‑mounted charger and charging control method," which provides dual‑redundant low‑voltage DC output to improve reliability for electric‑vehicle low‑voltage systems.
These moves suggest that the automotive sector may become Huawei's next major focus.
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