Oppo announced a collaboration with BYD on electric vehicles and AI

Oppo is actively expanding beyond the smartphone market with a strategic partnership with BYD to integrate smartphone technology into smart car systems. The first result of the collaboration is the integration of the Oppo Find X8 with the BYD Denza Z9 GT electric sedan, allowing Find X8 owners to unlock and control some of the car’s features directly from their smartphone. This collaboration reflects the strategy of other Chinese companies such as Huawei and Vivo, which are also investing in expanding smartphone functionality for driving cars.

Huawei and Vivo are also investing in expanding smartphone functionality for driving cars.

Oppo is also making moves into artificial intelligence by acquiring startup AIWaves, a developer of large language models including Weaver (analogous to ChatGPT). This will allow Oppo to integrate generative AI features into its devices for texting, improved shooting and a more intuitive interface. One of AIWaves’ flagship products is the Wawa Writing («Frog Writing») texting tool, capable of generating up to 100,000 Chinese words in 10 minutes, which is particularly impressive in the context of content creation.

Wawa Writing («Frog Writing»).

The partnership with BYD will start with simple car control functions via smartphone, but the two companies are already developing ideas for deeper integration. Plans include working together on hardware modules and software systems, as well as developing intelligent algorithms for smart cab platforms, including health monitoring systems. In addition, Oppo and BYD are discussing multimedia and computational sharing, which would turn the car into more than just a vehicle.

And the two companies are also discussing the potential for multimedia and computational sharing, which would turn the car into more than just a vehicle.

For Oppo, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, diversifying its business and developing new technologies are becoming essential to stay competitive with market leaders such as Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi.

Oppo’s business diversification and development of new technologies are becoming essential to stay competitive with market leaders such as Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi.