Recently, new energy smart cars have once again become a hot topic on the Internet, because mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi also announced that it will build new energy smart cars. Regarding Xiaomi's decision to build a car, officials have both praised and criticized it. For example, the People's Daily has a praising attitude, while CCTV has a critical attitude.
In addition, there is another hot topic, that is, many netizens are thinking about whether Huawei, also a mobile phone manufacturer, can build cars now and will it build cars in the future? As for whether Huawei will build cars in the future, that is a decision made by Huawei independently. We cannot guess, and there is no point in making blind guesses. So the focus of our discussion this time is whether Huawei can build cars. Regarding whether Huawei can build cars, it can be described in 5 words - no problem at all!
In the field of smart cars, Huawei can be said to be an absolute leader in technology. No matter in terms of hardware or software, there are currently no more than three companies in China and the world that can achieve this level.
Specifically, the core parts of a new energy smart car are mainly divided into the following four: chips, electric drive systems (the core part of the engine), intelligent operating systems, and lithium batteries.
Chips: High-end chip design is Huawei’s specialty. Since Huawei can design the 5-nanometer Kirin 9000 chip, it is no longer a problem to design relatively low-level new energy vehicle chips, so I won’t do it here. Requires too much explanation.
Intelligent operating system: The construction of operating systems is also Huawei's expertise. The launch of Hongmeng operating system explains everything. Last year, domestic new energy car eldest brother BYD's new new energy car already used Hongmeng OS, which shows that Huawei's technology in intelligent operating systems is also quite mature, so there is no need to explain it too much.
Electric drive system: Unlike internal combustion vehicles, new energy vehicles are powered by electricity, so the electric drive system is the core part of the new energy vehicle engine. What is worthy of recognition is that Huawei has produced an electric drive system and obtained the relevant patent on March 30, 2021. The electric drive system has also been exhibited in Shanghai. Prior to this, the only domestic company that could produce such high-performance electric drive systems was BYD.
As can be seen from the above examples, Huawei has successfully solved three of the four core parts of new energy smart cars, and one of them has also made breakthrough progress and will soon be successful. So overall, there is no problem for Huawei to build cars.
Speaking of this, some people may ask, since Huawei has the ability to build cars, why doesn’t Huawei build cars?
This content is not rhythmic. We will simply sort out a few must-win areas in the field of smart cars.
First of all, to build a car, you need corresponding supporting technologies. This part can basically be divided into two major types: first, smart car solution integrators; second, smart car solution providers. The most valuable of these is the second type, because this solution can not only reduce the costs of automobile manufacturers, but also stimulate related domestic enterprises.
First, let’s talk about Huawei’s smart car hardware part. In addition to the above four core components, Huawei has the most core R&D patents in the field of smart cars such as lidar, electronic components, motors, and electronic control systems. These patents can fully support Huawei's ability to build fully self-developed smart cars. . These technologies are currently also used by some domestic new energy vehicle manufacturers. Last year, Huawei and BYD reached relevant understandings and also proposed cooperation in this regard.
Huawei not only supplies a lot of hardware in the field of smart cars, but also combines Hongmeng system to create two solutions, Huawei HMS For Car and HMS Hi Car. One is mainly used for smart car ecology. App experience is mainly about creating smart cockpits, and the other is to be the bottom layer of the system and build smart car systems to link with mobile phones, tablets and other devices. Now even BYD, a domestic new energy vehicle, has adopted this solution. It can be seen that Huawei How powerful it is in the field of new energy vehicle software.
As can be seen from the above, Huawei has been a core component supplier for domestic smart new energy vehicles. Therefore, why Huawei does not build cars is because we do not lack car companies. We have many excellent car companies that are engaged in the automotive field. These car companies have the ability and wisdom to build good cars. Huawei only needs to provide these car companies with the urgent needs. Just solve the problem of supply of technology and important accessories. After all, we really have what we have ourselves, so we don’t have to worry about being stuck.
To sum up, Huawei is fully capable of building cars, but Huawei does not want to build cars on its own, but rather acts as a supplier of new energy vehicles. In fact, it is a wise move for Huawei not to build cars, because producing cars is a huge project, and it is impossible for one company to complete all production, and BYD is no exception. So if Huawei wants to open a car production line, it will need to integrate multiple companies to form a complete production chain. This is not only costly, but also involves many interests and is very complicated, so it is completely unnecessary for Huawei. In fact, there are only a few manufacturers in the world that can independently own the complete industrial chain of new energy vehicles. This is why CCTV emphasized when evaluating Xiaomi's car manufacturing that "although capital has a huge driving force, it also has the evil nature of short-sighted profit-seeking. From assembling bicycles, assembling mobile phones, to cars that may be being assembled, we must beware of any shenanigans" Then they went up and dispersed in a crowd."