Alibaba teams up with BMW to develop AI for cars in China


By Luz DingLinda Lew

BMW will adopt AI cockpit technology from Alibaba-backed Banma for its upcoming models tailored for the Chinese market, the companies said in a joint statement. — Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and BMW AG will team up to produce AI for cars in China, as the tech giant looks to monetise its emerging products and the German automaker seeks to catch up to local brands that are dominating the key market. 

BMW will adopt AI cockpit technology from Alibaba-backed Banma for its upcoming models tailored for the Chinese market, the companies said March 25 in a joint statement. Banma’s technology is the product of collaboration with Alibaba’s own Qwen model team.

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