Samsung and Intel intensify competition in the auto driving field

[Global Network Technology Reporter Chen Jian] As a company with a very rich industrial chain, Samsung Electronics has tremendous influence in many areas. Samsung is also investing in the future. Due to the wide range of industries involved, in the process of development, Samsung can not help but be compared with the best in various industries. In 2017, Samsung Electronics sold more than Intel in the second quarter of this year. Since 1993, for the first time, there have been manufacturers surpassing Intel. Samsung has become the world’s number one semiconductor manufacturer. As Samsung Electronics and Intel successively took over the developers of software and equipment for self-driving cars, the competition between Samsung Electronics and Intel in the field of automated driving has become increasingly fierce. In November last year, Samsung Electronics took over Harman, a top supplier to the global electronics and automotive equipment industry, for $8 billion and has been pushing the autopilot and electronic automotive industry. Coincidentally, in response to Samsung’s move, Intel announced in August this year that it had acquired US$15 billion to acquire Mobileye, an Israeli driverless technology provider. The company is the world's largest automatic driving software company providing software for Nissan, BMW, General Motors and Hyundai Motor, and has planned to integrate semiconductors and software in the self-driving industry. After the acquisition of Mobileye, Intel joined the driverless car war. This allows Intel to launch a self-developed driverless car in 2018. On May 17th this year, Intel and Mobileye have teamed up with German automotive supplier Delphi and BMW to jointly develop a self-driving car platform and open it to other car manufacturers. Intel said last year that it will invest 250 million U.S. dollars to support start-up company technology in the unmanned field. Samsung obtained regulatory approvals in South Korea and California to test cars using Samsung's autonomous driving technology on public roads. Samsung Electronics has set up a $300 million fund to prepare new investments in automotive software and technology. This is the latest sign that the world's largest smartphone maker hopes to diversify beyond the traditional electronics sector. However, there are many competitors in the unmanned area. Quasi-compact competitors such as Qualcomm and Infinity only have similar chip manufacturers with Samsung and Intel. At present, Qualcomm holds the chip share of most smartphones. The company announced last year that it has acquired US$47 billion for the acquisition of semiconductor giant NXP. It is also optimistic about the demand for chips in emerging fields such as automobiles. Nvidia dominates the high-end GPU market, including games and autopilot.

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