On 21 June 2023 XPENG and the Japanese software house ACCESS announced that Twine4Car would supply the infotainment in XPENG’s new electric cars. The rollout was to start with the P7, which was due for European delivery that summer.
Twine4Car was described as an app store handling both HTML5 and native Android apps, a game portal with streamed games, Sync Play across several screens at once, and parental control over content type and playing time. Apps were for use while the car was parked or charging. ACCESS is listed in Tokyo, was founded in 1984, and said its software sits on more than 1.5 billion devices.
The agreement covered access to streaming services and games, and XPENG also planned later access through OTA updates for existing cars.
Infotainment for Europe
The agreement meant that ACCESS supplied the app store and entertainment streaming in XPENG’s new European models.
Eric Xu, XPENG’s vice president for international markets, said at the announcement that the partnership was to give European customers a user-tailored experience in the car. The XPENG P7 page has the model’s specifications, and the XPENG company page has the background.
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XPENG and ACCESS: Twine4Car chosen as the infotainment for XPENG's new EVs · 21 June 2023