Xiaomi designer says cars are becoming partners, not products

Xiaomi did not move from phones into cars to add another screen to its ecosystem, the company's chief designer told the Future AI Mobility Summit on Tuesday.

It did so to build something the driver relates to rather than merely operates.

"With AI, the car can become a partner that understands you," said Li Tianyuan, general manager of industrial design and chief designer at Xiaomi Auto, as well as a former exterior-design expert at BMW, in one of the day's most closely watched sessions at the Ko ...