Arcfox, a high-end electric car brand backed by Chinese automaker BAIC, began delivering the “HI (Huawei Inside)” version of its Alpha S sports utility vehicles on July 16. The EV is equipped with Huawei’s self-driving software system and hardware suite. Delivery of the EV was delayed for more than eight months as Huawei was prioritizing less advanced, lower-priced autonomous driving technologies, according to a report by Chinese financial media outlet Caixin in February. The Chinese smartphone giant was also reportedly in talks with Volkswagen to sell its autonomous driving unit for billions of euros earlier this year, a development which the German automaker declined to comment on. [Arcfox Weibo, in Chinese]
