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Geely Auto is rapidly growing into the most sought after automotive brand in Russia for its smart technology.
In Russia, Geely Atlas SUV 1.8TD, equipped with the leading Yandex Auto functionality, opens the door to intelligent mobility in Eastern Europe and people are delighted by it.
The Atlas, also known as the Geely Boyue in China, offers an intelligent mobility experience to Russian speaking markets through a smart cockpit system. This system was jointly developed by the brand’s strategically invested technology company ECARX and Russian internet giant Yandex.
To meet the demands of Russian users for localised digital services, ECARX has modified the GKUI in the locally produced Atlas with Yandex Auto and Russian digital voice assistant “Alice.” Users will now be able to utilise the voice assistant for navigation, search, and entertainment needs as well as control more functions of the Atlas in Russian.
ECARX vice president Li Wei said: “ECARX has provided our excellent hardware to Atlas and their users, while Yandex provided users with localised intelligent in-vehicle software platform based on their exceptional understanding of Russian drivers.
“In the future, ECARX aims to offer greater service to more Geely models in Russia. ECARX and Yandex teams will work closely together to bring more connected services and provide our users’ with a better, more intelligent mobility experience.”
The flagship smart crossover SUV has garnered more than 750,000 users in China alone since its launch in 2016 and the same model has also found success in Southeast Asia. It is becoming the best-selling in its segment in Malaysia after being localised by Malaysia’s national carmaker PROTON and sold as the X70 SUV.
