NIO is planning to independently develop autonomous driving computing chips.
Former OPPO hardware director and head of Xiaomi chip joined Weilai Automobile
It was reported last night that Bai Jian, the former OPPO hardware director and general manager of Xiaomi’s chip and forward-looking research department, has joined NIO as the vice president of hardware, reporting to CEO Li Bin. Subsequently, Weilai Automobile Automobile confirmed this.
According to previous reports, NIO is planning to independently develop autonomous driving computing chips. The project has yet to be discussed by the board of directors, but Li Bin has communicated with executives and shareholders, and his intentions are clear.
To this end, NIO has established an independent hardware team “Smart HW (Hardware)”. A few months ago, Li Bin started looking for relevant technical leaders to prepare a self-developed chip plan.
In the camp of new car-making forces, Tesla took the lead in opening the road of self-developed chips. After several years of research and development, Tesla’s mass-produced models will officially be equipped with self-developed chips in 2019. Before that, Tesla adopted Nvidia, etc. The company’s chip products. It is obvious that NIO will imitate Tesla. While using supplier chips to achieve mass production, it has established self-research capabilities and walked on two legs.
Before Bai Jian joined, in August this year, NIO also introduced Ren Shaoqing, the former Momenta R&D director, as an assistant vice president in the field of autonomous driving.
In addition to the self-developed chip plan, NIO’s automatic driving assistance function has been launched not long ago, and will continue to increase the development of autonomous driving. The pre-research project has included a central computing platform, real-time operating system, etc. Ideal Car and Xiaopeng Automobile are also strengthening independent research and development of autonomous driving, but there is no plan for self-developed chips .
Editor-in-chief’s comment: Weilai Automobile has strengthened its determination to develop self-developed chips. With the continuous introduction of relevant talents, NIO’s self-developed chip plan is just around the corner. Self-developed chips will help NIO get rid of its dependence on third-party suppliers, accelerate the iteration of the whole vehicle, and increase the bargaining chip for market expansion. Tesla has tasted the sweetness of self-developed chips. With the dual advantages of software and hardware, it has occupied a leading position in the world. NIO, which is determined to go abroad, wants to compete with giants like Tesla and must make up for the shortcomings of the chip…
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