SAIC, Alibaba Agree to Cooperate on Internet-Enabled Cars

(Beijing) – China's leading carmaker and largest Internet company have agreed to design and promote technology that would put navigation and music services and cloud computing ability into cars that could one day be self-driven.

SAIC Motor Co. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. signed an "Internet Car" agreement in Shanghai on July 23. The plan would see Alibaba's Yun operating system, Xiami music service, Autonavi navigation technology and Aliyun cloud computing service built into SAIC's cars.