(JW Insights) Nov 6 -- Volkswagen’s software unit CARIAD and Chinese smartphone maker Vivo announced the establishment of a joint lab in China on November 3, to integrate mobile technology and artificial intelligence into cars to provide customers with a seamless in-vehicle experience, reported Pandaily.

This collaboration is based on CARIAD China’s local innovation research and development center “Forward! Lab” as a platform, focusing on the related software and hardware of intelligent connected vehicles, remote information service platforms, and intelligent mobility services.

Sun Wei, CARIAD China’s chief technology officer, said, “By collaborating with local leading technology partners, CARIAD China will further enhance its self-developed capabilities in the field of intelligent connectivity, better integrate self-developed innovative products into the local digital ecosystem, and truly achieve collaborative innovation ‘in China, for China’.”

Zhou Wei, vice president of Vivo, stated, “As of now, Vivo’s smart car system has successfully covered 160 million mobile phone users. This year, Vivo officially launched the BlueLM, which will further promote the expansion and upgrading of travel ecosystem scenes.”

“We firmly believe in the concept that ‘going alone may be fast, but going together can go further.’In the future, Vivo will also collaborate with CARIAD China to explore more applications for integrating BlueLM with Mobile x Mobility interactions, bringing innovation in interaction, efficiency, and services for travel users,”said Zhou, according to the Pandaily report.

(Yuan XY/Gao J)