From cutesy to cutting Five essential car edge: An EV for everyone care tips for summer PAGE 06 PAGE 04 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Huawei to invest $1bn on car tech BLOOMBERG 50% this year alone as con- Huawei's autonomous-driving sumers embrace cleaner auto- uawei Tech- mobiles and costs tumble, nologies will technology has already research firm Canalys esti- invest $1 surpassed Tesla's in some mates. Huawei's info and billion on entertainment features can researching spheres, for instance by already be found in Mercedes- self-driving allowing cars to cruise for Benz sedans and the firm has Hand electric-car technologies, more than 621 miles (1,000 teamed up with domestic accelerating plans to compete players such as BAIC BluePark with Tesla and Xiaomi in the kilometers) without human New Energy Technology Co to world's biggest vehicle arena. develop smart car systems. The Huawei's autonomous- intervention, Rotating Chairman first model under its part- driving technology has already Eric Xu said. nership with the Chinese EV surpassed Tesla's in some maker, the Arcfox S HBT, will spheres, for instance by be unveiled at Auto Shanghai allowing cars to cruise for in April. more than 621 miles (1,000 kil- "I don't know if they were ometers) without human inter- bragging, but my team said vention, Rotating Chairman they can have cars driving on Eric Xu told analysts in their own without human Shenzhen on Monday. intervention for 1,000 kilom- The Chinese telecom giant eters. That's way better than will partner with three auto- Tesla," Xu said Monday. makers initially to make self- Visitors check a Cyrus Huawei Smart But Huawei's piling into an driving cars that carry the Selection SF5 electric vehicle (EV) already crowded arena, where Huawei name as a sub-brand, displayed at the Huawei booth an array of automakers from said Xu, one of three executives during a media day for the Auto Tesla to local upstarts Nio Inc. who take turns to fill the post. Shanghai show in Shanghai, China. and Xpeng Inc. are battling for It will keep its circle of partners a slice of the world's biggest EV small and get its logo onto cars market. Xiaomi -- better -- not unlike how Intel calls known for its affordable attention to its microproc- unit receives one of the yuan from each car sold in fifth-generation networking. rapidly evolving fields of con- gadgets and home appliances essors on PCs -- that adopt its heaviest investments from China, that's already a very big The Biden White House has nected vehicles, homes and from rice cookers to robo- autonomous driving tech- Huawei. We will invest more business for Huawei." shown few signs of letting up, workplaces. vacuums -- unveiled plans last nology, he added. The mobile than $1 billion in car com- Huawei is emerging from prompting billionaire founder Huawei aims to join tech month to invest about $10 giant has so far agreed to team ponent development this year," its toughest year on record, Ren Zhengfei to direct Huawei giants from Apple to Xiaomi in billion over the next decade on up with BAIC Group, Xu said. "China adds 30 million when Trump-administration toward new growth areas such targeting the vehicle industry, manufacturing electric cars. Chongqing Changan Auto- cars each year and the number sanctions smothered its once as smart agriculture, health betting future cars will grow Search giant Baidu Inc. and mobile. and Guangzhou Auto- is growing. Even if we don't tap leading smartphone business care and electric cars. It hopes increasingly green, auton- Geely Automobile Holdings mobile Group. the market outside of China, if and stymied advances into for a seat at the table with tech omous and connected. EV sales Ltd. are also said to be teaming "The smart car business we can earn an average 10,000 chipmaking and giants vying to define the in China may climb more than up to build vehicles. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Khalid M Al-Shafi DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR SUPPLEMENT EDITOR ADVERTISING CO-ORDINATOR DESIGN Mohammed Osman Ali Pramod Prabhakaran Muhammad Shammas Abraham Augusthy 2 WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL 2021 drive is available on higher trim levels. For the most refined experience, the top-trim CX-30 Premium includes a windshield-projected Active Driving Display, leather seats, power liftgate, power moonroof, Adaptive Front Lighting system, paddle shifters, and LED Signature illumination headlights and taillights. Mazda CX5: New Dimensions Of Driving Pleasure The 2021 model year next gener- ation Mazda CX-5 is now available in Qatar re-emphasizing Mazda’s dream of delivering an SUV which breaks through the traditional trade-off between driving pleasure and pas- senger comfort. Mazda is the unique Japanese brand which thrives to create an emotional connection with customers and become an essential part of their lives. 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