A long-distance race has just started.
The wave of automobile intelligence is intensifying, and autonomous driving is undoubtedly one of the sexiest labels of this revolution.
Whether it is the top traditional car companies, the new leading car manufacturers, or the ambitious cross-border technology giants, they are all targeting this hot track, placing big bets and gambles on the future.
Like new energy vehicles, the way forward for autonomous driving is also inseparable from the support of capital. From technology research and development to vehicle testing, to the landing of specific scenarios, every step is written “burning money”. For autonomous driving companies, the importance of obtaining financing is self-evident.
It is learned that the autonomous driving artificial intelligence company “Haomo Zhixing” announced that it has completed a Pre-A round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan. This round of financing was led by Shougang Fund, followed by Meituan and Hillhouse Ventures. Among them, Shougang Fund has invested in ideal cars three times in a row. Meituan and Hillhouse Capital also have multiple layouts in the fields of new energy vehicles and autonomous driving.
Haomo Zhixing Core Team
At the same time, a personnel change also attracted industry attention. Gu Weihao, the former general manager of Baidu Smart Car Division, joined Haomo Zhixing as the CEO, with Zhang Kai, the person in charge of Great Wall Motors Intelligent Driving and Chairman of Haomo Zhixing, and Zhen Longbao, Director of Intelligent Driving and CIO (Chief Delivery Officer) of Haomo Zhixing, Great Wall Motors. Partner, responsible for the research and development of intelligent driving of Great Wall Motors.
Haomo Zhixing was established in November 2019, born out of the Intelligent Driving System Development Department of Great Wall Motors Co., Ltd., with some core team members from Great Wall Motors and some from the Internet and artificial intelligence expert team.
Behind the favor of capital and talents, what did “Haomo Zhixing” do right?
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Zhang Kai, Chairman of Haomo Zhixing
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