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Chinese technology giant Huawei disclosed a patent for "a powertrain and electric vehicle" on February 12, according to data provider Qichacha.

Chinese electric car company Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV) on February 5 disclosed a patent for the invention "a method and apparatus for controlling in-car games," according to data provider Tianyancha.

The patent abstract shows that the patent relates to a wearable device with a car-finding function that enables users to quickly find their vehicles at long distances.

When the system detects the driver's abnormal health status, it will regulate the health status of the driver through human-machine interaction.

On January 22, Chinese technology giant Huawei applied a new patent for "reducer, powertrain and vehicle", according to data provider Qichacha.

BYD is the Chinese new energy vehicle company with the most valid patents, and Nio is the most of the three US-listed Chinese EV makers - Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng Motors, according to a recent report.

Some media reports suggest that the LiDAR used on Nio's sedan will be provided by Huawei. But we are skeptical of this speculation.

One of the patents relates to an automatic lane change method for vehicles, and the abstract shows that it will be able to predict the movement of a vehicle at the end of a lane change.

Under this technology, the vehicle will be able to obtain information on the attributes of all roads between the starting point and the endpoint and the attributes of intersections and determine the path based on this information.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto's affiliate, Beijing Chehejia ("Car and Home"😉 Information Technology Co., Ltd. is applying for patents related to autonomous driving, according to information from data provider Qichacha.