CATL Enters Strategic Partnership with Baidu, Empowering Driverless Pattern with CIIC

Recently, a signing ceremony of strategic partnership agreement between Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL for short) and Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd. (Baidu for short) was held in Ningde, Fujian Province. Focusing on driverless technology and digital intelligence, both sides will work together for jointly promoting the penetration and development of driverless mobility services and advancing the application and popularization of AI in industry.

Shi Qinghua, Vice President of Baidu, Inc., and Liu Changyan, Vice President of CATL Domestic Passenger Vehicles Product Line, signed the agreement on behalf of both sides, with Robin Zeng, Chairman and CEO of CATL, and Robin Li, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Baidu, Inc., present at the ceremony as witnesses.

Based on jointly tapping into advantage resources of both sides and related parties, CATL will collaborate with Baidu in various areas, including but not limited to CATL power batteries, battery-swapping products & services, and application of CIIC technology in the development of driverless car products. Both sides will made concerted efforts to explore and create a leading-edge business mode for driverless car product and innovation, thus providing customers with more convenient and superior mobility services.

Baidu, as one of leading technology giants in China, will make its full contribution to CATL’s digital intelligence construction by leveraging Baidu’s self-developed full-stack and controllable AI capacity at all levels covering chip, platform and application, thus adding momentum to the green transition for a shared future featuring smart energy.