Huawei drives ahead with smart car unit

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co has recently established a smart car solutions business unit, as part of its larger goal of driving a connected and smart future.

"The automotive market is undergoing a profound information and communications technology-driven transformation," Huawei said in an internal document.

"Huawei will not make cars. Focusing on developing ICT technologies, Huawei will enable car manufacturers to build better smart vehicles. Having accumulated 30 years of experience in offering ICT technologies, Huawei will be an ICT component supplier for smart cars."