After proving its worth in the e-commerce sector, Alibaba seems set to move into the automobile industry with the announcement of a smart car at an event held in Hongzhou, China.
The car, named RX5, was under development and testing for over a year. The tech giant partnered with the country’s largest automaker, SAIC Motor Corp., to make the ‘internet
car’.
Smart cars, considered the future of automobile energy, are affiliated to an operating system (OS) which serves as the second engine. Till now, some cars were able to access
internet using third party software and apps, but with the RX5, Alibaba plans to give cars their own unique OS, christened YunOS. The OS would not be a closed system but instead would be open to other
companies, allowing them to deliver their own services through the OS. This comes as a major advancement in incorporating cars under the Internet of Things (IoT).Read the whole story at YourStory.com »
