ZTE and Chery recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement, under which the two parties will establish a joint venture named Anhui Qiying Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

With this joint venture, the two parties will work together to research 5G-based car networking, intelligent manufacturing, and intelligent park. Meanwhile, they will implement in-depth cooperation in 5G network construction, 5G innovative application scenario, program research, and related standard and subject declaration to accelerate the R&D and commercial progress of new 5G applications and jointly create 5G industrial application models.

According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly explore the in-depth fusion of 5G, C-V2X, cloud computing, and edge computing technologies with intelligent driving, intelligent manufacturing, and AR/VR technologies. The two parties will realize full cooperation in product R&D, production, test, operation, service, and management of intelligent connected cars.

At the same time, the two parties will actively respond to China's call for the development of the new-generation artificial intelligence industry and implement application technology research in intelligent factory management, intelligent warehousing, and intelligent logistics to lay a foundation for their future 5G-based AI research.