Hon Hai to use AI to expand into EVs

Hon Hai chairman Young Liu and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sketched out a concept they called an “AI Factory,” through which the companies would collect data from EVs and then feed the information back to make improvements in a car’s technology. — Bloomberg

TAIPEI: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, best known as the maker of Apple Inc’s iPhone, is expanding its push into electric vehicles (EVs) by integrating artificial intelligence (AI), attempting to bolster its strategy for one of the hottest segments of the automotive industry.

At an event in Taiwan complete with lasers and thumping music, Hon Hai chairman Young Liu drove on stage in a shiny blue Model B electric car with a surprise guest.