Dutchy Ron schreef op 13 mei 2020 08:10:
Huawei pulls out to overtake smart car technologies
www.google.nl/amp/s/www.telecomtv.com...In January this year, Huawei signed up with Dutch Sat Nav provider TomTom to provide it with mapping software for its smartphone range as an alternative to Google’s maps and associated navigation services. We wondered aloud whether Huawei was preparing to make the big Android break from Google.
The further signs that followed have only been slightly contradicted by Huawei’s ‘P30 Pro New Edition’ handset with Google apps loaded. That phone is essentially a revamp of an existing,’ licenced for Google system’ and it launched in Germany yesterday, but this is no course correction on Huawei’s part. Make no mistake, Huawei is planning to escape from Google’s software clutches eventually, but if it can sell lots of phones by having the Google apps on them for the time being, it will.
There’s no doubt that Huawei has its sights set on what many regard as a bigger prize. The smart auto market. The deal with TomTom (see - Huawei navigates path away from Google’s services) was just one in a whole series of moves and shakes that lines Huawei up in pole position on smart car systems. Cars, or rather their integrated smarts, are now Huawei’s big target with its HiCar system, reportedly with as many as 30 manufacturers already signed up to include HiCar in 120 upcoming models.