Huawei will hold a press conference at Huawei’s global flagship store in Shanghai on April 20. Huawei’s consumer business CEO, Yu Chengdong, will make an appearance at the press conference. From the reports so far, the conference may be “the heavyweight press conference in Huawei’s history”. In addition, there are reports that the company will release a new car product.
A popular Weibo leakster claims that this conference is a “flagship press conference about cars“. The report also claims that Huawei will launch the product in cooperation with a very low-key company. The company will broadcast the proceedings of this conference live online.
Recall that the BAIC Polar Fox Alpha S was officially released earlier today. The Huawei HI version of the car is equipped with a smart car solution from Huawei. This version comes with a computing power of up to 400 TOPs. The car can achieve a higher-order version of the autopilot and can cope with a complex road network.
Polar Fox Alpha S details
The Polar Fox Alpha S has a through-type taillight that echoes the lines of the front of the car. The body has smooth lines and a concealed handlebar design. This car has an 800V high-voltage battery platform, with a range of 525km and a maximum of 708km. The 2.2C flash charging technology can achieve 10 minutes to supplement 196km of battery life.
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The car comes with a ternary lithium battery pack as well as a wheelbase of 2915mm. The normal version is a two-wheel-drive design. Polar Fox Alpha S standard version has a maximum power of 160kW and an acceleration time of 7.7s per hundred kilometers. The Huawei HI version has a power of 320kW, four-wheel drive design, and an acceleration time of 4.2s per hundred kilometers.
The Polar Fox Alpha S comes with HarmonyOS smartly interconnecting with the cockpit. It has a 21.69-inch all-in-one ultra-clear large screen with 3840 x 720 resolution and 180PPI display accuracy. The cabin in the car uses the Kirin 990A chip, has 3.5TOPs computing power, and supports 5G network connection.
The body of this car comes with 3 lidars, 6-millimeter wave radars, and 12 ultrasonic radars. It also has 9 ADS cameras and 4 surround-view cameras. Furthermore, the standard version can realize highway automatic driving, and the top-end Huawei HI high-end version can realize high-end autonomous driving and valet parking capabilities in urban areas. If you need to own this car, the starting price is about $39,000,