Yinwang Explained

Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Native Name:深圳引望智能技术有限公司
Former Name:Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Automotive
Foundation: as Huawei's automobile Business Unit
as an independent company Yinwang
Location:Shenzhen
Location Country:China
Products:Automotive parts and module
Brands:Qiankun
Harmony Cockpit
Owner:Huawei (90%)
Avatr Technology (10%)
Num Employees:7,000

Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, (Chinese: 深圳引望智能技术有限公司) or trade as "Yinwang" is a company of Huawei which specialized in providing parts and hardware and software solutions for automotive manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution (Chinese: 华为智能汽车解决方案), the automobile business unit of Huawei.[1]

History

In April 2019 at the Shanghai Auto Show, Huawei officially announced the establishment of Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution, Huawei's bussiness for the automotive industry. According to Huawei, the purpose of establishing the business unit is to sell auto parts and technical solutions to vehicle manufacturers.[2]

In Januray 2024, Huawei decided to operate the business unit independently and established the fully-owned subsidiary, the Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, with a registered initial capital of 1 billion RMB[3] [4] [5]

In April 2024 during an event ahead of the Beijing auto show, Jin Yuzhi, CEO of Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solution (IAS) business unit, announced its first brand, Qiankun (乾崑), to provide self-driving systems involving the driving chassis, audio and driver's seat for auto makers.[6]

In August 2024, Avatr Technology announced that it would invest in Huawei's subsidiary "Yinwang" (Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.), accounting for 10% of the shares, with a price of RMB 11.5 billion, becoming Yinwang's second largest shareholder.[7] With the announcement of the transaction, Yinwang's market valuation reached 115 billion RMB.

Operation

Huawei's partnership with automobile manufacturers has taken the form of three models, the standardized parts supply model, the "Huawei Inside" (HI) model, and the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA).[8] [9]

Currently Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution has provided its solution to all the HIMA brands and brands with Huawei Inside mode like Avatr, Arcfox, Deepal, Voyah and M-Hero.[10] Other brands like Trumpchi from GAC, Leapmotor, Cowin which have signed agreements with Huawei to use its technological solutions.[11]

Tier 1 — Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA)

See main article: articles and Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance. Huawei provides a complete set of vehicle solutions and participates in product definition, design, marketing, user experience, quality control and delivery, while the manufacturers are responsible for vehicle manufacturing.

Tier 2 — Huawei Inside (HI)

Huawei provide full-stack smart car solution and Huawei's smart cockpit to car manufacturers. In this mode, Huawei empowers vehicle intelligence through the supply of both software and hardware, but does not participate in the design, development, and marketing of the vehicles. Arcfox, Avatr and Voyah are currently adopting this model.

In March 2024, Yu Chendong, the CEO of Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solution, revealed that Deepal, M-Hero and Voyah would apply the "Huawei Inside" mode for several of their new models. [12] However, in August 2024 when Changan and Dongfeng released the Deepal S07 and Voyah Dreamer which equipped with Huawei's technology solutions, they marketed as "Qiankun Smart Driving" or "Harmony Cockpit" instead of badging with "Huawei Inside" logo.[13] [14]

In August 2024, with Avatr becoming the first company to invest in Yinwang, the previous "HI"(Huawei Inside) model has been further upgraded to a new "HI Plus" model, enabling Huawei to get more deeply involved in Avatr's product definition.[15] Dongfeng's M-Hero and Voyah would also applied this upgraded mode.[16]

Tier 3 — Standardized parts supply

Huawei provides automobile parts and components like Lidar, electric motor, cameras and power management to car manufacturers, the most basic model.

Brands and vehicles supplied by HIAS!Tier!Manufacture!Brand!Vehicles
Tier 1
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA)
SeresAITOAITO M5, AITO M7, AITO M9
BAIC BlueParkStelatoStelato S9
CheryLuxeedLuxeed S7, Luxeed R7
JACMaextro
Tier 2Huawei Inside Plus (HI Plus)ChanganAvatrAvatr 11, Avatr 12, Avatr 07
DongfengVoyahVoyah Zhiyin, Voyah Dreamer
M-Hero
Tier 2Huawei Inside (HI)BAIC BlueParkArcfoxArcfox αS
ChanganDeepalDeepal S07
Tier 3
Standardized parts/solution supply
GACTrumpchiTrumpchi M8
VolkswagenAudi A5, Audi Q6 e-tron
Leapmotor
Cowin Auto

Product

Huawei provides modularized solutions to automakers, which includes Qiankun Smart Driving, Harmony Cockpit, Qiankun Auto Lighting, Qiankun Vehicle Control and Qiankun Vehicle Cloud Service.

Qiankun Smart Driving 乾崑智驾

Qiankun Smart Driving is a solution for autonomous driving system. It integrates multiple sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, millimeter-wave radars, and is equipped with high-performance computing platforms and full-stack self-developed anthropomorphic algorithms.

Harmony Cockpit 鸿蒙座舱

Harmony Cockpit is a software and hardware solution with HarmonyOS vehicle operating system as its core which integrates the in-vehicle intelligent operating system and software ecosystem, high-end audio system, and in-vehicle display screens.

Qiankun Auto Lighting 乾崑车载光

Qiankun Auto Lighting integrates solutions for high-performance automotive lighting modules, in-vehicle light projection, AR-HUD systems.

Qiankun Vehicle Control 乾崑车控

Qiankun Vehicle Control integrates Qiankun iDVP automotive chassis, XMOTION high-performance suspension, and efficient heat pump air conditioning system.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huawei Launches New Software Brand for Intelligent Driving . 2024-04-25 . english.aawsat.com . en.
  2. Web site: 华为车BU"走向独立":"乾崑"横空出世 想要盈利了 - 21经济网 . 2024-04-25 . www.21jingji.com.
  3. Web site: Chang . Michelle Toh, Wayne . 2024-01-18 . Huawei sets up new smart car company as autos business takes off CNN Business . 2024-08-22 . CNN . en.
  4. Web site: 华为智能汽车新公司成立:取名“引望智能”,注册资本10亿元_10%公司_澎湃新闻-The Paper . 2024-08-22 . www.thepaper.cn.
  5. Web site: 细节曝光!华为成立新公司,名字叫“引望”_合作方_智能_股权 . 2024-08-22 . www.sohu.com.
  6. Web site: China's Huawei launches new software brand for intelligent driving . Reuters.
  7. Web site: 阿维塔_阿维塔汽车官网_懂你的智慧化身 . 2024-08-22 . www.avatr.com.
  8. Web site: 鸿蒙智行官网上线,成员包括问界、智界汽车 - IT之家 . 2023-11-19 . www.ithome.com.
  9. Web site: 华为申请注册"智界""LUXEED"商标 智界S7即将上市 - 手机中国 - . 2023-11-19 . internet.cnmo.com.
  10. Web site: 华为智能汽车解决方案 . 2024-04-25 . auto.huawei.com.
  11. Web site: "强强联手"!华为、广汽放大招! . 2024-04-25 . www.stcn.com.
  12. Web site: 余承东:将与深蓝汽车采用华为HI模式合作 . 2024-08-16 . tech.ifeng.com . zh.
  13. Web site: Zhang . Phate . 2024-08-15 . Dongfeng Voyah unveils updated Dreamer MPV featuring Huawei's driver assist system . 2024-08-16 . CnEVPost . en-US.
  14. Web site: Andrews . Mark . 2024-07-25 . Deepal S07 SUV launches and is the first car with Huawei’s ADS 3.0 vision-based system . 2024-08-16 . CarNewsChina.com . en-US.
  15. Web site: 财联社 . 2024-08-20 . 阿维塔入股华为车BU正式官宣!后续仍将开放股权 HI模式能否迎来转折? . 2024-08-22 . finance.sina.com.cn.
  16. Web site: 岚图:与华为合作,是“Hi模式PLUS”_易车 . 2024-08-22 . news.yiche.com.