(JW Insights) Oct 11 -- German auto giant Mercedes-Benz has reportedly denied having reached an agreement with Huawei Technologies to use the Chinese telecoms giant’s operating system on its cars, reported Yicai Global on October 11.

Mercedes-Benz will not use HarmonyOS as the operating system for its cars, Guangzhou Daily reported on October 10, citing the carmaker.

Recent rumors circulating on Chinese social media claimed that Mercedes-Benz has reached an agreement with Huawei to use HarmonyOS.

The rumors are probably a misunderstanding, a source close to Mercedes and Huawei told Guangzhou Daily. The pair joined hands on HMS for Car, a vehicle-mounted cloud service, in 2021, but it was not about HarmonyOS, the source added.

HMS for Car is an intelligent in-vehicle cloud service solution that provides Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan drivers with multiple entertainment function, according to the agreement Mercedes-Benz and Huawei signed earlier.

Daimler’s next-generation MB.OS operating system will be completely self-developed and begin mass production next year, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company said at the 2023 IAA Mobility, according to the Yicai Global report.

(Gao J/Yuan XY)