Ren Zhengfei is not only feared by the United States, Huawei’s recent development has also made Chinese companies vigilant. Everyone can see clearly that he was once hailed as “China’s Steve Jobs.” However, he seems to subvert the personal computer market. In the 1990s Gates, the founder of Microsoft who swept the “Blue Giant”.
Shanghai Auto Expo. AP pictures
Is Ren Zhengfei so scary? No uh, “Global Times” technologynews report: SAIC Chairman Chen Hong publicly stated that it is unacceptable for SAIC to cooperate with a third-party company like Huawei to develop autonomous driving. “It’s like a company provides us with an overall solution. In this way, it becomes the soul, and SAIC becomes the body. SAIC wants to hold the soul in its own hands.”
It is reported that there are three main modes of cooperation between Huawei and car companies: “parts supply mode, smart selection mode, and HI mode. The three cooperation modes are from shallow to deep, and the number of partners is gradually decreasing. During the cooperation process, Huawei’s The strength also deters some car companies.” At the end of last month, Guangzhou Automobile Group issued an announcement announcing the termination of the joint car manufacturing model with Huawei and switching to independent development. And Beiqi Jihu also gave up the HI mode deeply bound with Huawei, and turned to the relatively shallow smart selection mode. The above status quo actually reflects the competition for “dominance” between technology companies and car companies.
There has always been a battle between “soul and body” in the world of informationtechnology, and a story can tell. Let’s go back to July 1996. Grove, the CEO of Intel, who represented computer hardware architecture, and Gates, the founder of computer operating system Microsoft, were interviewed by Fortune magazine. Big Blue” when the power of the IBM computer empire fell.
To use a metaphor, the personal computer IBM PC first launched by IBM in 1981 is indeed very powerful. However, IBM’s calculations were only 30 years old at the time. Gates cleverly transferred the “soul” of the computer to his hands. Add Microsoft Window’s Wintel personal computer software and hardware architecture. At that time, Gates was just holding the software in his hands. The hardware of the chip processor belonged to Intel. Today’s Huawei has both an operating system and self-developed chips. Tomorrow’s Wintel in cars is all owned by Huawei. Do you know the story of IBM? If this is the case, it is not surprising that the idea of ”de-Huawei” has arisen.
“Automobile intelligence involves three major parts: algorithms, computing power and data. Many technology companies provide car companies with algorithms and computing power, but Huawei’s in-depth cooperation model requires mastering the “data” of car companies. This is the exit of GAC. main reason. “Global Times” added: “Nvidia founder Huang Renxun once said that by 2025, many car companies are likely to sell cars at a price close to the cost price, and provide value to users mainly through software. The basis of software services is precisely Data, this is something that car companies must keep in their own hands.” If the above report is true, Ren Zhengfei, who once repeatedly refused to allow the management to propose “Huawei to build cars”, is actually deeper than the sea.
Experts said: “If a technology company can make the car’s operating system “the only one”, then it may rely on its strong technical strength to lead the car manufacturing.” In other words, Ren Zhengfei wants to be “China Gates”, then Huawei The automotive operating system must have the dominance of Windows back then. My point of view is that shopping malls are like battlefields, and competition and cooperation between companies can be handled by everyone. Cars can be made into operating systems. One day, Huawei can also build its own cars. Who can predict the future development?
One thing I can be 100% sure of is that the United States will definitely ban Huawei’s automotive operating system, and Europe should do the same. Huawei’s system is really a “deep commodity” that can go straight to the soul!
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