‘Smart device on wheels’: new Tesla competitor Byton eyes UAE – The National

‘Smart device on wheels’: new Tesla competitor Byton eyes UAE – The National

'Smart device on wheels': new Tesla competitor Byton eyes UAE. The Chinese EV start-up will begin selling in its home market in H2 2020, chief executive says. "The infrastructure is one of the best in the world and the leadership has a vision [for electric vehicles and renewable energy].". To achieve the offerings, earlier this month Byton announced partnerships to bring content to its cars, including with media giant ViacomCBS, weather service AccuWeather, Aiqudo, Cloud Car, Road.. Access Twine is the platform that Byton will use to deliver the content to the car's screens; Cloud Car will handle the cloud-connected natural language recognition; Aiqudo's Voice to Action platform enables customers to use voice commands and integrates with the mobile apps on their smartphones.. The platform is also open to developers with Byton aiming to have localised offerings in their various markets.. We're not suffering from lack of demand, it's a lack of supply.. Alongside regional investors, Byton is also courting potential distribution partners in the UAE in order to make the car available as well as tech partners who can tailor offerings to Arabic-speaking and expatriate audiences.. "I would say that any electric vehicle to be launched in the market