SHANGHAI – Xiaomi Corp is at the moment working checks on 140 autos throughout China for autonomous driving, CEO Lei Jun mentioned on Thursday.
The information marks the most recent benchmark for the smartphone maker, which introduced final 12 months it will enter the aggressive EV sector and problem established manufacturers and youthful tech firms.
Talking at a livestreamed firm occasion, Lei mentioned the corporate had 500 workers devoted solely to creating autonomous driving expertise for its upcoming automotive and had put 3.3 billion yuan ($490 million) in the direction of the initiative.
On the occasion, Lei additionally unveiled a humanoid robotic dubbed CyberOne, weighing 52kg and measuring 177cm tall, though it was not prepared for mass manufacturing.
Many different Chinese language firms are investing in self-driving expertise, together with ridehailing large Didi International and search engine supplier Baidu Inc.
Earlier this week, the latter firm turned the primary agency in China to acquire permits to function fully-driverless taxi on open roads.
Lei Jun co-founded Xiaomi in 2010 and rapidly turned it into one of many top-selling Android smartphone manufacturers, each in China and later globally.
In 2021, Lei introduced that Xiaomi would enter the electrical car market, a foray he mentioned would mark his final main entrepreneurial endeavor.
The corporate dedicated to bringing its automobiles to mass manufacturing within the first half of 2024. Earlier this 12 months the corporate began development on its first auto manufacturing unit in Beijing.
($1 = 6.7378 Chinese language yuan renminbi)
