Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, (Chinese: 深圳引望智能技术有限公司) or trade as "Yinwang" is a company of Huawei which specialized in providing parts and hardware and software solutions for automotive manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution (Chinese: 华为智能汽车解决方案), the automobile business unit of Huawei.
History
In April 2019 at the Shanghai Auto Show, Huawei officially announced the establishment of Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution, Huawei's bussiness for the automotive industry. According to Huawei, the purpose of establishing the business unit is to sell auto parts and technical solutions to vehicle manufacturers.
In Januray 2024, Huawei decided to operate the business unit independently and established the fully-owned subsidiary, the Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, with a registered initial capital of 1 billion RMB
In April 2024 during an event ahead of the Beijing auto show, Jin Yuzhi, CEO of Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solution (IAS) business unit, announced its first brand, Qiankun (乾崑), to provide self-driving systems involving the driving chassis, audio and driver's seat for auto makers.
In August 2024,
Avatr Technology
Avatr Technology Co., Ltd. (; pronounced "Avatar") is a Chinese electric automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing. Avatr Technology is a premium EV brand Changan Automobile joint-ventured with multiple Chinese domestic foundat ...
and
Seres Group
Seres Group () (previously known as Sokon Group or Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co., Ltd, ) is a Chinese company founded in September 1986 with headquarters in Chongqing, China. Born as a manufacturer of components for household appliances and ...
announced that they would invest in Huawei's subsidiary "Yinwang" (Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.), accounting for 10% of the shares respectively, with a price of RMB 11.5 billion. With the announcement of the transaction, Yinwang's market valuation reached 115 billion RMB.
Operation
Huawei's partnership with automobile manufacturers has taken the form of three models, the standardized parts supply model, the "Huawei Inside" (HI) model, and the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA).
Currently Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution has provided its solution to all the
HIMA brands and brands with Huawei Inside mode like
Avatr,
Arcfox, Deepal,
Voyah
Voyah (岚图) is an automobile manufacturer specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles. Voyah is the luxury division of Chinese State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation.
Two concepts were unveiled at the brand's launch in ...
and M-Hero.
Other brands like
Trumpchi from
GAC, Leapmotor, Cowin which have signed agreements with Huawei to use its technological solutions.
Tier 1 — Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA)
Huawei provides a complete set of vehicle solutions and participates in product definition, design, marketing, user experience, quality control and delivery, while the manufacturers are responsible for vehicle manufacturing.
File:Aito M9 007 (cropped).jpg, AITO M9
The AITO M9 () is a full-size luxury SUV manufactured by Seres under the AITO brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance since 2023. It is currently the largest and most expensive vehicle from the brand. The M9 ...
File:Luxeed S7 001 (cropped).jpg, Luxeed S7
File:Stelato S9 005.jpg, Stelato S9
Tier 2 — Huawei Inside (HI)
Huawei provide full-stack smart car solution and Huawei's smart cockpit to car manufacturers. In this mode, Huawei empowers vehicle intelligence through the supply of both software and hardware, but does not participate in the design, development, and marketing of the vehicles.
Arcfox,
Avatr and
Voyah
Voyah (岚图) is an automobile manufacturer specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles. Voyah is the luxury division of Chinese State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation.
Two concepts were unveiled at the brand's launch in ...
are currently adopting this model.
In March 2024, Yu Chendong, the CEO of Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution, revealed that
Deepal,
M-Hero and
Voyah
Voyah (岚图) is an automobile manufacturer specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles. Voyah is the luxury division of Chinese State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation.
Two concepts were unveiled at the brand's launch in ...
would apply the "Huawei Inside" mode for several of their new models. However, in August 2024 when
Changan
Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Sh ...
and
Dongfeng released the
Deepal S07 and
Voyah Dreamer
The Voyah Dreamer is an all-electric and plug-in hybrid minivan produced by Voyah, which launched on the Chinese car market in March 2022.
Overview
The Voyah Dreamer was first presented at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, showing a prototype of a ...
which equipped with Huawei's technology solutions, they marketed as "Qiankun Smart Driving" or "Harmony Cockpit" instead of badging with "Huawei Inside" logo.
In August 2024, with Avatr becoming the first company to invest in Yinwang, the previous "HI"(Huawei Inside) model has been further upgraded to a new "HI Plus" model, enabling Huawei to get more deeply involved in Avatr's product definition. Dongfeng's M-Hero and Voyah would also applied this upgraded mode.
File:Arcfox_αS_HI_at_Auto_Guangzhou_2023_20231126-A.jpg, Arcfox αS HI
File:2022_Avatr_11_(front).jpg, Avatr 11
The Avatr 11 (; pronounced "one one" or "yao yao", not "eleven") is a fully-electric mid-size SUV, mid-size Luxury car, luxury crossover SUV announced in late 2021 by Avatr Technology and on sale since August 2022. Avatr is a joint venture betwe ...
Tier 3 — Standardized parts supply
Huawei provides automobile parts and components like Lidar, electric motor, cameras and power management to car manufacturers, the most basic model.
Product
Huawei provides modularized solutions to automakers, which includes Qiankun Smart Driving, Harmony Cockpit, Qiankun Auto Lighting, Qiankun Vehicle Control and Qiankun Vehicle Cloud Service.
Qiankun Smart Driving 乾崑智驾
Qiankun Smart Driving is a solution for autonomous driving system. It integrates multiple sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, millimeter-wave radars, and is equipped with high-performance computing platforms and full-stack self-developed anthropomorphic algorithms.
Harmony Cockpit 鸿蒙座舱
Harmony Cockpit is a software and hardware solution with HarmonyOS vehicle operating system as its core which integrates the in-vehicle intelligent operating system and software ecosystem, high-end audio system, and in-vehicle display screens.
Qiankun Auto Lighting 乾崑车载光
Qiankun Auto Lighting integrates solutions for high-performance automotive lighting modules, in-vehicle light projection, AR-HUD systems.
Qiankun Vehicle Control 乾崑车控
Qiankun Vehicle Control integrates Qiankun iDVP automotive chassis, XMOTION high-performance suspension, and efficient heat pump air conditioning system.
See also
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Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, trading as HIMA () is an automotive alliance initiated and led by Chinese multinational technology company Huawei. Established in 2023, the members of the alliance include AITO (Seres Group), Luxeed (Chery) ...
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Automotive industry in China
The automotive industry in China has been the largest in the world measured by automobile unit production since 2008. Since 2009, annual production of automobiles in China accounted for more than 32% of worldwide vehicle production, exceeding b ...
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