Huawei has unveiled the world’s first phone-driven car.

An incredible video shows the Mate 10 Pro handset taking control of a Porsche using its AI* (artificial intelligence) chip.

The Mate 10 Pro handset was able to “see” obstacles and could program the vehicle to drive around a dog during tests. By using AI in the phone, the car was able to identify thousands of different objects including cats and bikes, and take action to avoid collisions.

The project, dubbed “RoadReader,” relies on AI powered by the firm’s Kirin 970 chip built into the Huawei Mate 10 Pro phone. Instead of relying on AI in the cloud, the smartphone has its own sensing abilities within the device.

It marks the first time a neural processing unit*, which takes over tasks like scanning and translating words in pictures, has been used in a smartphone.

“Our smartphone is already outstanding at object recognition,” said Andrew Garrihy, chief marketing officer of Huawei Western Europe. “We wanted to see if in a short space of time we could teach it to not only drive a car, but also to use its AI capabilities to see certain objects, and be taught to avoid them. If our technology is intelligent enough to achieve this in just five weeks, what else can it make possible?” he said.

This is the first time AI in a mobile chip has been harnessed to drive a car. Most similar autonomous cars rely on purpose-built* chips created by third-party providers.

Other self-driving cars rely on LiDAR*.(SD-Agencies)