On May 21, the launch ceremony of "2024 BMW Open Innovation Trip" was held in Chengdu Hi tech Zone by the BMW start-up garage Alibaba Cloud Innovation Center (Chengdu Hi tech) Smart Car Industry Innovation Base.
BMW and relevant industrial departments of Chengdu Hi tech Zone jointly kicked off the event BMW's start-up garage Alibaba Cloud joint innovation base is built by cross-border cooperation between BMW China and Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd., taking the "smart car" industry as the vertical incubation field, and introducing the professional incubator operation brand "Ruigu Kechuang RECO SPACE", which focuses on human intelligence, 5G car applications, Internet cars and other directions. In addition to providing joint office space for start-ups, Chengdu Joint Incubation Base also provides cloud services from Ali and connects BMW experts and business departments through the "BMW Start up Garage". At present, 15 excellent start-ups have settled in Chengdu Joint Incubation Base, covering strategic innovation fields such as artificial intelligence and intelligent networking.
BMW Group Asia Pacific Technology Center focuses on cutting-edge technology and innovation, and feeds back the world based on China. In addition to its own digital and electrification innovation, we should keep open, seek cooperation, constantly scan the global innovator map, and grasp the cutting-edge technology and development trend of future travel as soon as possible. The BMW Open Innovation Activity launched in 2019 has established close ties with start-ups through continuous search of innovative enterprises and projects in the Chinese market. Relying on the rich industrial ecological resources of BMW R&D experts and Chengdu High tech Zone, the event gathered innovation resources such as relevant government departments, well-known capital and start-ups, aiming to share cutting-edge industry information and explore new opportunities for large enterprises to open up and innovate.
Zhao Shuya, director of BMW Asia Pacific Technology Center, said: "BMW Group always believes that innovation is the key driving force to promote the development of the industry. We know the importance of working together with global innovation forces. The "2024 BMW Open Innovation Trip" activity will adhere to an open attitude and cooperate with all innovative enterprises. We hope to build a platform to gather wisdom and stimulate innovation, and create a new chapter of future travel with partners from all walks of life. "
The core goal of this activity is to create a platform for gathering wisdom and stimulating innovation, attract top innovative talents, innovative enterprises, research institutions and universities from all walks of life, and jointly explore the unlimited possibilities of cutting-edge technology in the automotive industry. At the same time, BMW provides all-round support and sufficient growth space for innovative enterprises relying on the joint innovation base, It will also help Chengdu build an innovation pilot area for the intelligent connected vehicle industry, and contribute to the construction of a new highland for the intelligent connected vehicle industry in Chengdu.
The event lasted four months. The event was launched in May, and project recruitment was carried out from May to July. Through screening interested enterprises, in-depth exchanges and docking were conducted with BMW R&D experts. In September, the event was launched on the BMW Open Innovation Achievement Exhibition Day.
Red Star Journalist Liu Aini
