La startup de coches el\u00e9ctricos Byton ha recibido la ronda C de financiaci\u00f3n con la participaci\u00f3n adquirida por el conglomerado japon\u00e9s Marubeni. En el CES de Las Vegas, ambas empresas anunciaron una asociaci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica, pero dieron pocos detalles sobre la misma. Byton tambi\u00e9n anunci\u00f3 otras asociaciones, como la de contenidos en pantalla grande en el M-byte.<\/p>\n
Byton no ha facilitado detalles financieros de las inversiones en la ronda de financiaci\u00f3n. Aunque, seg\u00fan la redacci\u00f3n oficial, se est\u00e1n explorando \"oportunidades para una mayor cooperaci\u00f3n en una serie de campos como los servicios de movilidad, las soluciones energ\u00e9ticas y la producci\u00f3n y distribuci\u00f3n en el extranjero\", el consejero delegado de Byton, Daniel Kirchert, ya est\u00e1 esbozando su visi\u00f3n de la colaboraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\"Como conglomerado l\u00edder mundial, Marubeni Corporation cuenta con una importante experiencia y recursos en diversos campos como las energ\u00edas renovables y la venta de autom\u00f3viles\", declar\u00f3 Kirchert. \"Exploraremos conjuntamente el mercado internacional y proporcionaremos a los usuarios veh\u00edculos el\u00e9ctricos inteligentes y servicios de movilidad orientados al futuro\".<\/p>\n
Hajime Kawamura, consejero delegado del Grupo de Negocio de Maquinaria, Infraestructuras y Finanzas de Marubeni, describi\u00f3 la inversi\u00f3n en Byton \"en el contexto del enorme cambio actual en la industria automovil\u00edstica\" como \"una parte esencial de nuestras estrategias en el negocio de la automoci\u00f3n\". \"Estamos deseando crear un nuevo mundo de movilidad con las tecnolog\u00edas punteras de Byton\", afirm\u00f3 Kawamura.<\/p>\n
Marubeni se fund\u00f3 como empresa comercial ya en 1858, y el conglomerado existe en su forma actual desde 1949. La empresa, con sede en Tokio, est\u00e1 organizada en cinco grupos a trav\u00e9s de los cuales ofrece una amplia gama de productos y servicios, desde productos forestales y agricultura hasta alimentaci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como las \u00e1reas de inter\u00e9s para la cooperaci\u00f3n con Byton, como productos qu\u00edmicos, energ\u00eda, metales y recursos minerales, automoci\u00f3n y maquinaria industrial, y finanzas y leasing.<\/p>\n
Marubeni es el segundo inversor no chino para Byton. En septiembre de 2019, el fabricante de autom\u00f3viles estableci\u00f3 una cooperaci\u00f3n con el fabricante surcoreano de piezas de autom\u00f3viles Myoung Shin Co. El Grupo FAW y el fondo de inversi\u00f3n industrial del gobierno de la ciudad de Nanjing tambi\u00e9n participaron en la ronda de financiaci\u00f3n C. En este caso tampoco se han hecho p\u00fablicos los detalles financieros de las inversiones. Esta ser\u00e1 la tercera vez que FAW participe en rondas de financiaci\u00f3n, la \u00faltima de las cuales fue inform\u00f3 en mayo del a\u00f1o pasado<\/a>. En octubre del a\u00f1o anterior, Byton se hizo cargo de la filial de FAW Huali<\/a> (Tijian) Automobile y se asegur\u00f3 as\u00ed una licencia de producci\u00f3n en serie de coches el\u00e9ctricos en China. A cambio, Byton se hizo cargo de la deuda de Huali.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La startup de coches el\u00e9ctricos Byton ha recibido la ronda C de financiaci\u00f3n con la participaci\u00f3n adquirida por el conglomerado japon\u00e9s Marubeni. 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In addition, there are already agreements for Europe with some car dealership groups that already sell premium vehicles from other manufacturers. This is exactly where Byton wants to start with the M-Byte, at prices starting at around 45,000 dollars or euros before tax.<\/p>\n The M-Byte is supposed to be like a “smartphone on wheels”, as the manufacturer repeatedly emphasises. Exactly what the company means by this has become a little clearer since Byton presented not only its partnership with Marubeni at the CES but also a number of content partners who are to provide digital content for the 48-inch display in the car.<\/p>\n “Like any great smart device, it is not just what it can do but what you do with it,” says Andreas Schaaf, CCO at Byton. The newly merged media companies ViacomCBS and ACCESS, for example, are expected to deliver video content that will provide a “rich video experience”, as Byton promises. “The future of in-vehicle infotainment is an exciting opportunity to strengthen and extend our connection to our audiences within today\u2019s fragmented media environment,” said Ray Hopkins, president of U.S. Networks Distribution, ViacomCBS.<\/p>\n In addition to the video platform (for charging breaks or passengers during the journey), Byton users will also have access to “hyperlocal” weather forecasts through a cooperation with AccuWeather. With this information about the current weather and conditions at the destination, the driver should be able to better plan the further journey ahead, as Jeff Chung, VP Digital Engineering at Byton explains.<\/p>\n Another collaboration with Aiqudo will enable voice control of apps on smartphones without distracting the driver. According to the developer, Aiqudos’ engine finds out which app the user wants to call with their actions.<\/p>\n In addition to this and other collaborations, Byton also announced a developer platform that will enable developers to program applications for the user interface in Byton models. With this opening, the manufacturer intends to “exploit the full potential of the groundbreaking user interface”. “We believe that Byton’s unique user interface provides developers with both a challenge and an opportunity to present content that they would not find in any other in-car environment,” said Chung.<\/p>\n Byton also plans to sell stationary battery storage. The batteries will be produced in Nanjing, but there are no further details about the new product yet. “We have the technology and manufacturing capacity to assemble batteries into safe, efficient and cost competitive packs. 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