Alibaba and SAIC Motor launch internet car Roewe RX5 with YunOS


A view of the launch event of Alibaba's internet-connected car in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 6, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS

Alibaba and SAIC Motor had jointly developed Roewe RX internet car that was unveiled at Beijing motor show in April earlier this year. Now the companies have officially launched (via)the car that features smart technology from Alibaba’s operating system YunOS.

YunOS for Car has CarPlay and Android Auto functions which allows owners to synchronize information from mobile devices. Both the companies have claimed that the car’s data capabilities will offer services like vehicle information display, reverse image and display it with the card interface. It will also provide tire pressure, temperature and other vehicle information and status.

The Roewe RX SUV is claimed to be the first mass-produced internet car. YunOS as Alibaba’s smart device operating system, based on Linux-based development, including WebKit, OpenGL and other open source SQLite database.


Author: Sneha Bokil

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