BMW and Baidu stop unmanned cooperation and turn to Gaode

On November 18, when Baidu unmanned vehicles opened their first urban road operation in Wuzhen, their important partner BMW left early.

On November 17, 2016, the German "Economic Weekly" reported that BMW and Baidu confirmed that the two companies terminated the cooperation between the two parties. The cooperation period originally signed by the two parties was three years, and neither company explained why the cooperation was terminated early. According to BMW employees who did not want to be named, there are "unreconcilable differences of opinion" between the two sides.

Germany's "Economic Weekly" reported that BMW has terminated cooperation with Baidu.

Germany's "Economic Weekly" also said that BMW will continue to develop autopilot systems in China, and to find another partner.

A Baidu unmanned vehicle parts supplier told reporters that Baidu and BMW "have broken up", but there is no official channel to disclose the reasons. The supplier also said that this should be Baidu's support for state-owned brands in order to win the government's endorsement needs.

In September 2014, Baidu and BMW signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties plan to jointly overcome the technical challenges faced by highly automated driving in the Chinese road environment in the next three years. According to the cooperation agreement, Baidu and BMW's research and development cooperation involves vehicle use, driving strategies, maps, supporting infrastructure, relevant laws and industry standards.

Since then, in May 2015, the head of Baidu's cooperation project with BMW and the then deputy dean of Baidu Deep Learning Research Institute, Yu Kai, left Baidu to start a business.

On December 10, 2015, the first driverless car jointly developed by Baidu and BMW completed the first mixed road condition test in Beijing.

On December 14, 2015, the unmanned car developed by Baidu BMW was exhibited outside the venue of the Baidu Autopilot Division.

However, recently, the driverless car that Baidu and BMW have cooperated has disappeared from Baidu's display of unmanned vehicles.

During the 3rd World Internet Conference (November 16th to 18th), in the smart car and smart transportation demonstration zone of Zixiang Road, Tongxiang City, the first 18 Baidu unmanned vehicle models operating on open urban roads were Chery EQ. , Beiqi EU260, BYD Qin. At the 2016 Global Innovator Conference held on November 3, the unmanned vehicle exhibited by Baidu was the Beiqi EU260 of Beiqi New Energy Vehicle.

Baidu EU260 used by Baidu in the first open urban road operation in Wuzhen during the Third World Internet Conference.

BMW hinted that it would "abandon" Baidu two months ago. In September 2016, Gaode Map and BMW officially reached a cooperation, the two sides will be committed to building a new vehicle traffic information system. It is reported that the first BMW model equipped with the new high-end car infotainment system will be officially launched in 2018.

According to the cooperation plan between the two parties, Gold and BMW will jointly provide Internet services for car owners including real-time traffic information and online route calculation. For BMW i-series electric vehicles and BMW hybrid vehicles, Gold will also solve the car owner's battery life concerns through the Internet.

On October 15, 2016, during the 2016 Hangzhou Yunqi Conference, Wei Dong, vice president of Alibaba Mobile Group and president of Gaode Automobile Business Department, said that during the development test of autonomous vehicles, Gaode will be a free partner to the automotive industry. Provide high-precision map data.

In the aspect of the Internet of Vehicles, Baidu and Gaode started to open the “staking circle” mode. In addition to BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Changan, Geely, SAIC Roewe and many other companies have also reached a cooperation with the high German map. The latest news is that on November 7, 2016, Baidu and Daimler of Germany officially announced a cooperation, and the two parties will jointly provide high-quality automotive intelligent interconnection services based on Baidu CarLife to Chinese customers.

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