Huawei has obtained a licence to develop high - definition navigation maps in China , as part of a plan to advance its software for AVs . The company is one of just a handful of entities granted highly - protected mapping permits by Chinese authorities . Most of the licence - holders are state - owned . The licence will enable Huawei to collect data for training self - driving vehicles through simulations . Huawei intends to add cloud services for AVs to its range of auto technology solutions , which include 5 G infrastructure and processing chips for driverless cars . Other licence - holders include Alibaba 's map , Baidu and Navinfo , which is backed by Tencent .
Huawei has obtained a licence to develop high-definition navigation maps in China, as part of a drive to advance its software for AVs. The company is one of just a handful of entities granted highly-protected mapping permits by Chinese authorities. Most of the permit-holders are state-owned. The licence will allow Huawei to collect data for training self-driving vehicles through simulations. Huawei aims to add cloud services for AVs to its range of auto technology solutions, which include 5G infrastructure and processing chips for driverless cars. Other licence-holders include Alibaba's Amap, Baidu and Navinfo, which is backed by Tencent.