Stellantis și Foxconn încheie un acord JV în mașinile conectate

CEO-ul Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, vede un câștig competitiv în colaborarea cu Foxconn

Stellantis and Apple iPhone contract assembler Foxconn have struck an agreement to form a joint venture company – and supplier in the auto industry – focused on developing connected car technologies.

Ei spun că afacerea, numită Mobile Drive, va accelera termenele de lansare pe piață pentru cele mai avansate tehnologii pentru mașini și mașini conectate din industrie. Mai mult decât atât, JV va licita în mod competitiv pentru contracte globale de program de vehicule cu Stellantis și alte companii din industria auto

Mobile Drive will combine Stellantis’ global vehicle design and engineering capabilities with Foxconn’s specialisation in the rapidly changing software and hardware realms of smartphones and consumer electronics. The two companies claimed they aim to be at the frontier of in-cabin information and entertainment capabilities, seamlessly connected inside and outside the vehicles in which they are installed.

“Today, there’s something that matters just as much as beautiful design or innovative technology, it’s how the features inside our vehicles improve the lives of our customers,” said Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer at Stellantis. “Software is a strategic move for our industry and Stellantis intends to lead with Mobile Drive, a company that will enable the swift development of connectivity features and services that mark the next great evolution of our industry, just as electrification technology has.”

“The vehicles of the future will be increasingly software driven and software defined. Customers today and, in the future, demand and expect ever increasing software driven and creative solutions to connect the drivers and passengers with the vehicle inside and out. Mobile Drive will meet and exceed these expectations with teams of designers and software and hardware engineers,” said Chairman Young Liu at Foxconn. “This is a natural extension of Foxconn’s global leadership in the development and application of smart technologies to improve the quality of life of consumers around the world.”

Toată dezvoltarea de către Mobile Drive va fi deținută în comun de Stellantis și Foxconn. Asociația în comun cu sediul în Țările de Jos va funcționa ca furnizor de automobile, licitand în mod competitiv pentru a furniza soluții software și hardware aferent pentru Stellantis și alți producători auto interesați.

“Leveraging Foxconn’s extensive knowledge of user experience and software development in mobile ecosystems, Mobile Drive will offer the disruptive smart cockpit solution that will seamlessly integrate the automobile into the driver’s mobile-centric lifestyle,” Calvin Chih, Chief Executive Officer at FIH (a Foxconn business division).

“With this partnership, we will push the boundaries in connected car technology and bring immersive experiences yet to be imagined,” said Yves Bonnefont, Chief Software Officer at Stellantis. “Mobile Drive ultimately gives us the agility we need to provide the digital experience of the future at the speed our customers demand.”

Mobile Drive se va concentra pe dezvoltarea de platforme de infotainment, telematică și servicii cloud, iar inovațiile software vor include aplicații bazate pe inteligență artificială, comunicații 5G, servicii upgrade over-the-air, oportunități de comerț electronic și integrări inteligente din cockpit.

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