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Smartphone giant Xiaomi on hiring spree at its electric vehicle unit, listing 20 ‘urgent’ jobs in autonomous driving
- Xiaomi has published 20 new positions on its jobs page online related to autonomous driving, including in areas like high-precision mapping
- The smartphone giant and electric vehicle maker BYD are in discussions to form a strategic partnership
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Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is on a hiring spree for engineers at its electric vehicle (EV) operation, as the Beijing-based company accelerates the development of this new business to deliver its first car model to market within three years.
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Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, has published 20 new positions labelled as “urgent” on its jobs page online, the South China Morning Post found on Wednesday. The vacancies, which are located in the Haidian district of Beijing where Xiaomi is headquartered, are all related to autonomous driving, including in the areas of data platforms, in-vehicle infrastructure and high-precision mapping.
Local Chinese media previously reported that Xiaomi had been approached by representatives of other major mainland cities, including Shanghai and Wuhan in central Hubei province, to establish the company’s EV operation there.
Xiaomi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The job postings come just days after Wang Chuanfu, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Chinese manufacturer BYD Co, commented on Xiaomi’s prospects in the electric car market. Shenzhen-based BYD, the country’s second-largest maker of EVs by volume, also produces buses, rechargeable batteries, solar panels and mobile phone components.
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