Partnership with Tencent is the latest sign automaker sees Middle Kingdom innovation as key to its success
Of particular interest to CNBC was Tencent's Intelligent Automobile Cloud , which the company announced last month. Features included in TIAC include data storage that optimizes autonomous drive system training, social media interfaces and"all technological aspects of an electric car," CNBC reported.
Mercedes-Benz's partnership with Tencent isn't new, either. The two have been working together since 2015, when the German firm became the first luxury carmaker to partner on Tencent's in-vehicle My Car service.to improve Mercedes-Benz vehicle security after Tencent security researchers managed to exploit some vulnerabilities in the onboard MBUX infotainment system.
Outside of its partnership with Tencent, Mercedes-Benz launched its own research and development center in China, with Daimler Auto Group Board of Management member Markus Schäfer saying at the time that China was central to the automaker's plans. "When it comes to digitization, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, cutting-edge computing, our R&D team in China plays an increasingly important role for us. This goes for technology development, but also for technology sourcing, especially with regard to New Energy Vehicles ," Schäfer said.
Mercedes-Benz and Tencent's specific plans remain unknown, but Engel did provide a clue for the curious."Mercedes-Benz is the first car company in the world to meet the strict legal requirements for Level 3 conditional autonomous driving systems," Engel said.
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