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In face of U.S. ban, China's Huawei to develop self-driving technology 13 Jun 2021, 20:45 GMT+10 BEIJING, China: In a bid to diversify its businesses, China's Huawei Technologies, the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has announced plans to develop self-driving vehicle technology by 2025. "Our team's goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025," said Wang Jun, an executive at Huawei, as quoted by Reuters. Industry insiders believe Huawei is looking at other business models after its global smartphone business was hit by U.S. sanctions in 2019. At that time...

Chinese tech behemoth Huawei has recently confirmed that it plans to launch an autonomous car by 2025, therefore expanding its automotive strategy from working with other automakers and supplying them with the necessary software and services for smart vehicles to becoming a full stand-alone brand.

Earlier this year, Huawei announced that it was working on smart roads that will interact with driverless cars providing them data to move around safely.

Huawei has pivoted to smart electric vehicles

China's Huawei Technologies aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025, an executive said on Thursday, as the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker diversifies its business in the face of U.S. sanctions. "Our team's goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025," Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei's smart vehicle unit, told an industry conference. Dozens of startups, automakers and large technology firms such as internet search leader Baidu Inc are accelerating work on self-driving vehicle systems which are expected to b...