China is likely to become the next leader in new energy vehicles, said Ian Zhu, a partner at NIO Capital, founded by NextEV and VC firms. Zhu spoke at a panel called “The Car the Internet Made” during TechCrunch Shenzhen; he pinpointed some of the advantages of the Chinese electric vehicle market such as motor […]
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Baidu launches their open platform for autonomous cars–and we got to test it
Baidu has launched an autonomous driving ecosystem with 50 partners at its first AI developers conference in Beijing. At its heart is the US-developed code for controlling the vehicles, but the scope of Apollo 1.0 is to create an entire ecosystem encompassing research universities, components makers such as NVIDIA, navigation developers such as TomTom, and […]
Didi opens self-driving research lab in U.S., the global expansion is getting real
It’s no secret that Chinese ride-hailing behemoth Didi Chuxing is planning something big for overseas market, but as of present all of its moves are achieved through partnership and investment in regional players of these markets. The company has yet to build an offline existence beyond its home country. But the case won’t be long. […]