Although Trump's veto continues to affect Huawei, the Chinese company continues to seek new ways to provide its users with services that they already had before the limitations of the US government. Now that Google services have been suspended on their mobiles, users cannot use these devices as co-pilots or on-board navigators on their car journeys. But the solution is already on the way. The service is called Huawei HiCar and will arrive this year in 120 car models
This is stated by media such as Forbes, who assure that these works have begun and that HiCar will be much more than a mere application to control the mobile while driving. In fact we can also manage many of the qualities of the vehicle And it will be an API created by both Huawei and the vehicle manufacturers to offer more control functions while driving. And not only to ask the mobile for basic functions with our voice. Something that would differentiate it from what Android Auto and Apple CarPlay can currently do. We must not lose sight of the fact that HiCar was already shown with the launch of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro last year, although no further details were known about it.
According to what they say, the driver would have the power to raise and lower the windows, set the temperature of the air conditioning, and control other basic functions of the car.And, of course, also control the mobile. However, Huawei's strategy would go further, with cloud services and maintenance tools for the vehicle Even being able to introduce technology to check that the driver does not falls asleep at the wheel. But, for now, these functionalities have not been confirmed.
What the Forbes publication does ensure is that Huawei is already dealing with 30 car manufacturers inside and outside China to include these services in more than 120 models of cars that would hit the market this year 2020 Audi would be one of those brands outside of Asia that would be interested in including this technology in some of its vehicles, although this is yet to be confirmed.
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Apparently, Huawei would be developing a broader platform than a mere driving application for its mobile phones as a replacement for Android Auto.It would be the perfect link between 5G connectivity, IoT, cloud services, driving tools and control over the mobile and the vehicle. A key point in the future of intelligent vehicles, which will gain weight in the coming years. So it makes sense that the platform doesn't focus on just one aspect or enhance the driving experience known to date.
At the moment we can only wait for Huawei to present its renewed HiCar and all its possibilities. If you plan for 2020 to be the year in which all this technology and the first compatible vehicles land, hopefully more details will be released soon
