Cyber Daily | Horizon reached a strategic cooperation with United Electronics; Tesla debunked rumors that Shenyang built a factory

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1. Horizon and United Electronics reached a strategic cooperation

2. Tesla debunked rumors about the construction of a factory in Shenyang

3. Tianjin issued the detailed rules for the road test and demonstration application of intelligent and connected vehicles

4. Luxshare Precision: Strategic cooperation with Chery does not involve car building

5. AMD completes acquisition of Xilinx

6. Intel will launch an autonomous bus in the United States in 2024

7. Black Sesame Intelligence has reached a cooperation with Elektrobit

8. UMC Suzhou 8-inch fab shut down

9. Hyundai considers purchasing ic controllers for household appliances to alleviate the lack of cores

10. Lidar company Cepton is listed through SPAC

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On February 14, Horizon and Automotive Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. jointly held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Shanghai. The two sides will rely on their respective industrial resources and technological advantages in the field of automotive electronics and artificial intelligence to cooperate in the research and development of cross-domain converged in-vehicle computing platforms that can be mass-produced. At present, the on-board computing platform solution based on the Horizon Journey 3 chip of the two sides has been mass-produced by the domestic head car company.

On the morning of February 14, it was reported that an article pushed by the "Liaoning Release" public account sponsored by the General Office of the People's Government of Liaoning Province mentioned that "combined with the urban renewal of the Wenguan area, open up the industrial development space and lay the foundation for the landing of major new energy vehicle projects such as Tesla". After the news was released, it quickly caused netizens to speculate that Tesla would build a second factory in China. In response to this news, Tesla responded: "This is false news. At the same time, the source "Liaoning Release" has deleted the relevant content.

Recently, Tianjin issued the "Tianjin Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test and Demonstration Application Implementation Rules (Trial)". The Detailed Rules apply to the road testing and demonstration application of intelligent and connected vehicles within the administrative region of Tianjin Municipality, and stipulate the scope of road testing and demonstration applications in areas such as highways, urban roads and regional areas, including expressways. If a traffic violation occurs during the test or demonstration application of an intelligent networked vehicle, the test driver will be dealt with in accordance with the mainland road traffic safety laws and regulations.

4. Luxshare Precision: The strategic cooperation with Chery does not involve car building

On February 14, Luxshare Precision said that the strategic cooperation with Chery is not to build cars, but to cooperate with Chery to develop another new industry - the vehicle ODM model. Luxun Precision said that this strategic cooperation will be based on the creation of a cooperative car manufacturing ODM model, the rapid development of the listed company's Tier1 business, to achieve dynamic entry, and quickly improve the company's core components as a Tier1 manufacturer's comprehensive capabilities. In terms of business, Chery is good at the vehicle business, the joint venture company will be led by Chery, and Luxshare Precision will coordinate in terms of business and customers.

On February 14, AMD announced the completion of its acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition was announced on October 27, 2020. AMD expects the acquisition to increase non-GAAP margins, non-GAAP earnings per share and free cash flow in the first year. Former Xilinx CEO Victor Peng will join AMD as president of the newly formed Adaptive and Embedded Computing Division (AECG).

6. Mobileye will launch an autonomous shuttle bus in the United States in 2024

On February 14, Mobileye announced plans to launch an autonomous electric shuttle bus in the United States in 2024 with partners BENTELER and Beep. It is reported that the shuttle is expected to be equipped with 12 to 14 seats, and without steering wheels and pedals, it will operate in a closed area with a speed limit of 35 km / h.

On February 14, Black Sesame Intelligent announced that it has recently reached a cooperation with Elektrobit, a global supplier of embedded and connected software products for the automotive industry, and will use EB tresos for autosar Classic Platform software development on the Black Sesame Intelligent Autonomous Driving Platform. This is the first cooperation between the two sides, and the follow-up products will be applied in the field of automatic driving and intelligent cockpit to create safe, reliable, cost-reducing and efficiency-enhancing solutions.

On February 14, UMC released a news that the company's 8-inch fab in Suzhou and the ship chip manufacturing company are currently cooperating with the local authorities to conduct full testing due to an employee suspected of being infected with new crown pneumonia, so production activities have been gradually suspended.

9. Hyundai Motor is considering purchasing a household appliance IC controller to alleviate the lack of cores

According to foreign media reports, due to the long-term chip shortage, Hyundai Motor is considering purchasing IC controllers for household appliances. Hyundai is testing whether the controllers it currently uses as a replacement for those procured from automotive chipmakers, sources said. The chip that Hyundai wants to replace is for auxiliary functions rather than the main system, which means that replacement is possible.

10. Lidar solution developer Cepton is listed through SPAC

On February 14, according to foreign media reports, Cepton, a developer of lidar solutions, merged with SPAC company Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. and issued shares on the NASDAQ. The new company continues to be managed by Cepton's original leadership team after the listing and has received orders from GM for lidar supply to support GM's new Ultra Cruise self-driving assist technology.

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