Chasing Tesla, Major Tech Companies Team With Automakers To Enter EV Space
Chasing Tesla, Major Tech Companies Team With Automakers To Enter EV Space
Major partnerships between big tech and automakers have kicked the electric vehicle race into high gear.
大型科技公司和汽車製造商之間的主要合作伙伴關係已經將電動汽車競賽推向高潮。
This technological convergence across sectors will undoubtedly expedite the production of smart, and eventually autonomous, electric vehicles.
這種跨行業的技術融合無疑將加快智能電動汽車的生產，並最終實現自動駕駛。
What Happened: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced Tuesday a partnership for GM's vehicle start-up Cruise.
Included in this combined $2-billion dollar investment is Honda Motor Co. and a group of institutional investors.
這筆總計20億美元的投資包括本田汽車公司(Honda Motor Co.)和一羣機構投資者。
Cruise will use Microsoft's Azure cloud platform in its autonomous vehicles. GM plans to launch a fleet of 30 new electric cars by 2025. GM shares soared 10% on the announcement.
克魯斯將在其自動駕駛汽車中使用微軟的Azure雲平台。通用汽車計劃到2025年推出一支由30輛新電動車組成的車隊。消息公佈後，通用汽車股價飆升10%。
Why It Matters: Fast-paced political policy changes and a growing awareness of climate change has traditional automakers racing to catch up to Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and give consumers more EV options.
重要的原因：快節奏的政治政策變化和對氣候變化日益增強的意識讓傳統汽車製造商爭先恐後地追趕特斯拉(納斯達克：特拉斯)，併為消費者提供更多電動汽車選擇。
Recent Partnerships: On Jan. 10, Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced a partnership with Geely Automotive Holdings Ltd. (OTC:GELYF).
The partnership will result in a new company set to produce smart autonomous cars, although its name has yet to be announced. Shares of each company have skyrocketed 90% in the last 10 weeks.
這一合作關係將導致一家生產智能自動駕駛汽車的新公司，儘管其名稱尚未宣佈。在過去的10周裏，這兩家公司的股價都飆升了90%。
XPeng will use Blackberry's IPU-03 domain controller in the new P7 electric sports sedan, which is available in China.
XPeng將在新款P7電動運動型轎車上使用黑莓的IPU-03域控制器，這款車在中國上市。
XPeng shares are up 135% since it went public in September, and Blackberry shares gained new life, with its shares up over 150% since the XPeng partnership announcement.
XPeng的股價自9月份上市以來上漲了135%，黑莓(Blackberry)的股價獲得了新生，自XPeng宣佈與XPeng合作以來，其股價上漲了150%以上。
In November, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) announced a partnership with SAIC Motors.
在十一月，阿里巴巴集團控股有限公司紐約證券交易所代碼：巴巴)宣佈與上汽汽車合作。
On Jan. 13, Alibaba increased its involvement and launched a sedan under a new brand, IM, which stands for "intelligence in motion."
1月13日，阿里巴巴加大了參與力度，推出了一款新品牌的轎車，IM的意思是“智能在運動”。
Amid uncertainty around potentially being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange after an executive order signed by outgoing President Donald Trump in November, Alibaba share prices decreased 34%. They have since rebounded just under 20% from the recent lows after it was confirmed that Alibaba Group Holdings would remain trading on the NYSE.
去年11月，即將離任的美國總統唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)簽署了一項行政命令，在可能被從紐約證券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)退市的不確定性中，阿里巴巴的股價下跌了34%。自阿里巴巴集團確認將繼續在紐約證交所交易後，該股已從近期低點反彈略低於20%。
What's Next: Rumors have recently been circulating that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Hyundai Motor Company Ltd. (OTC:HYMTF) plan to announce a partnership to create EVs together. Investors will be anxiously awaiting a formal announcement, which is widely expected for March, with cars available as soon as 2024.
Photo courtesy of XPeng.
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