Toyota and Nissan collaborate with Tencent and Baidu on AI technology

Toyota and Nissan collaborate with Tencent and Baidu on AI technology


Thursday, the Japanese Toyota Motor announced a partnership with China’s Tencent, when Nissan will cooperate with Baidu. This cross-border collaboration shows the importance of artificial intelligence for car manufacturers.

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New Toyota products for the Chinese market


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These announcements by two of Japan’s biggest automakers at the Beijing Auto Show highlight their efforts to deal with a major technological shift that is challenging their previous market positions. Chinese. In addition to that, Toyota also presented two new battery electric vehicles for the Chinese market at this show.

Until recently, Japanese automakers were one of the most established foreign brands in China. However, these companies are now losing their reputation in the country as many of BYD’s domestic manufacturers have found the market with multi-programmed electric vehicles aimed at young drivers.

Integration of AI technology


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Baidu, China’s most popular search engine, and Tencent, a social network and gaming company, have emerged as leaders in the race to produce artificial intelligence in the country.

Yiming Xu, Toyota’s brand and communications director in China, announced that Toyota will integrate Tencent’s technology into a Chinese passenger car that will be launched on the market this year.

Xu also said that these companies will provide services using Tencent’s strengths in big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Nissan has announced a memorandum of understanding with Baidu to conduct research on artificial intelligence and “smart cars.” Nissan plans to use Baidu’s artificial intelligence to study potential future developments in technology development.

Nissan will also add Baidu’s AI products to its Chinese vehicles.

This article was translated from English with the help of AI tools, and later corrected by a local translator.


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