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Nio says vehicle not at fault in fatal ‘accident’ at Shanghai headquarters

by Jill Shen Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022

The incident potentially delivers another blow to the company’s reputation following a high-profile accident involving a Nio car last year.

Posted inHeavy Hitters

China’s biggest carmaker calls for self-driving legislation at ‘Two Sessions’

by Jill Shen May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

The suggestions from the country’s top automaker could shed a light on the government road map for AV adoption in the coming year.

Posted inOn the Cusp

Beijing to allow passenger rides in robotaxis

by Jill Shen Dec 16, 2019Mar 17, 2020

China is permitting trial operations in order to push intelligent vehicle services for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai (middle), walked out of the conference hall for a AV test drive accompanied by Xiao Jianxiong, CEO of Chinese-backed autonomous vehicle startup AutoX (right) at 2019 World Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem Conference (WAVE) in Shanghai on Monday, September 16, 2019. (Image credit: WAVE)
Posted inWith Chinese Characteristics

Shanghai issues China’s first permits allowing passengers in self-driving cars

by Jill Shen Sep 17, 2019Mar 17, 2020

Licensed companies can run up to 50 vehicles and can potentially expand their fleets after six months.

Lingang Special Area, home to Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 in the south of Shanghai, demonstrates the future of city’s smart transportation in an LED screen at this year’s WAIC in Shanghai. In simulation, vehicles would stop autonomously when passengers need to walk across the road. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi)
Posted inOn the Cusp

China’s top scientists call for legislation to drive autonomous car industry

by Jill Shen Aug 30, 2019Mar 17, 2020

Laying out a policy framework will boost the industry’s commercialization, experts say.

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Posted inOn the Cusp

Beijing to allow autonomous taxis to run tests in city suburb

by Jill Shen Sep 5, 2019Mar 17, 2020

Regulators will allow driverless vehicle tests along 135 kilometers of the city’s public roads.

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Posted inOn the Cusp

The future of passenger drones is buses, not taxis: Ehang

by Eliza Gkritsi Jan 16, 2020May 2, 2020

In its first white paper, Ehang proposes a centralized control center for passenger and cargo drones, similar to a public bus system.

Posted inOn the Cusp

More than 100 million of China’s drivers use electronic toll collection

by Jill Shen Aug 6, 2019Mar 17, 2020

The devices can also be used to collecting driving data such as route choice and emergency braking to improve traffic management.

In this image from Chang’an, a company’s EV model Chang’an Eado is equipped with a L4 autonomous driving system and is running on the roads in the Xiantao Big Data Valley, Chongqing’s technology park. (Image credit: Chang’an)
Posted inWith Chinese Characteristics

Chongqing steps up robotaxi push with launch of 5G-enabled testing zone

by Jill Shen Jul 29, 2019Mar 17, 2020

Chonqing-based automaker Chang’an is the first to pilot its driverless vehicles in the zone.

Posted inWith Chinese Characteristics

Guangzhou sets sights on becoming ‘China’s Detroit’ after failing to lure Tesla

by Jill Shen Jul 12, 2019Mar 17, 2020

The city ranked second among Chinese cities in car production with nearly 2.97 million units in 2018.

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