A very important agreement may have been signed between Volkswagen and Huawei. Allegedly, the Chinese manufacturer’s own operating system, HarmonyOS, will power Volkswagen cars. In the first stage, it will be integrated into the infotainment system of vehicles manufactured in China.
Is the HarmonyOS era starting in Volkswagen models?
According to the Financial Times, Volkswagen wants to make its vehicles more digital. Therefore, it is in active cooperation with a “Chinese technology company”. It is said that a multi-faceted research is carried out between VW and Huawei on this subject.
Volkswagen’s decision to use HarmonyOS is due to several factors. Firstly, Chinese users support HarmonyOS, with more interest in domestic technologies. In addition, Volkswagen is struggling to develop competitive software solutions, especially for electric vehicle models. That’s why he wants to use a third-party interface.
Although Huawei is not the only candidate evaluated, it stands out for its willingness to create the HarmonyOS ecosystem. It should be reminded that Huawei has its own initiative in the automotive industry and is testing HarmonyOS in electric cars.
If the partnership is realized, we will see HarmonyOS support on various VW models in China. This will both increase demand for Huawei’s operating system and make HarmonyOS a stronger competitor to Android.
However, Volkswagen is said to take a different approach in the European market. The automotive giant will use Android Auto in its cars sold in Europe for a while.
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