New phone and car
Electric cars
Its price ranges between 900 and 1000 dollars
Dubai – Al Arabiya.net
Published on: September 21, 2023: 01:06 PM GST Last updated: September 21, 2023: 01:24 PM GST
Today, Thursday, the Chinese electric car brand “Nio” released an Android smartphone, which the company expects to be purchased by at least half of its users, according to what CEO William Lee told CNBC, and Al Arabiya reviewed it. net”.
He told me that the phone, which ranges in price from about $900 to $1,000, is an Android device and is about $150 cheaper than a similar Huawei phone.
More than half of the electric car company Nio’s customers are iPhone users, while the other half uses Android phones from Huawei and other brands.
“I think this segment of users is very likely to use the new form factor when they replace their phones,” Lee said, noting the phone’s overall performance and car connectivity.
Nio is the first Chinese high-end electric car brand to launch its own smartphone, which Li said the company developed in about a year. While electric car companies in China sought to make in-car entertainment and mobile phone connectivity a selling point for their cars. Delivery begins on September 28.
Swedish electric car maker Polestar, which considers China a key market, said earlier this month that it plans to launch a phone in December.
It is rumored that the smartphone companies Apple and Xiaomi have been working on their own cars for a long time.
Less than two years ago, Huawei launched the Aito brand, which sells electric cars in China integrated with the smartphone company’s operating system. Huawei also sells its in-car software to other electric vehicle companies such as Avatr and BAIC’s Arcfox.
This connection allows drivers to sync their personal device settings – such as music – with the car.
The Nio driver can also use the phone to tell his car to drive itself to his location (allowed in China in restricted areas and at low speeds) and to unlock the car even when the phone is off.
Smart phone for cars
While the new Nio device looks like a typical smartphone, it comes with a special button that acts as a car key, Lee told CNBC.
He added that the Nio smartphone also allows users to communicate more smoothly with the car, as is the case when moving between the phone and the vehicle during online meetings.
Lee added that the phone is available to all consumers in China, not just those who own Nio cars.
He pointed out that the Nio phone application includes 600,000 active users daily, about 1.5 times the number of car users.
Nio’s monthly deliveries rose to around 20,000 in August and July, after delivery volume declined in the previous three months.
The company spends about $500 million on research and development every 3 months, according to Lee. Who said the company’s other key investment areas are battery charging and broad brand development.
