The Beijing-based company has been backed by a list of prominent investors, and is among several players to test autonomous vehicle systems for hauling freight at domestic harbors.
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Pony.ai and Caocao to provide robotaxi services in Beijing
The deployment of autonomous vehicles on a familiar ride-hailing app might help Pony.ai get closer to making money from its pilot projects.
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WeRide unveils autonomous delivery van project with automaker JMC and courier ZTO
Chinese startup WeRide is testing a self-driving cargo van that can carry out delivery services, partnering with automaker JMC and courier ZTO
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QCraft announces self-driving chip deal with Nvidia, setting course for mass production
Nvidia’s Drive Orin chipsets will underpin the hardware suite that will be fitted in QCraft’s next-generation self-driving car fleet.
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Softbank’s latest China bet is an autonomous delivery startup
Neolix, a startup developing AVs for delivery services, said on Wednesday it has raised ‘hundreds of millions of RMB’ from Softbank Ventures Asia.
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Self-driving startup Qcraft secures $100 million investment
The two-year-old company plans to expand its test fleet to more than 100 vehicles by year-end.
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Alibaba leads round in self-driving auto startup Deeproute
Chinese self-driving car startup Deeproute announced Tuesday that it had raised more than $300 million in a Series B led by Alibaba.
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Baidu-backed robotruck startup DeepWay raises $67 million
DeepWay brands itself as China’s first electric vehicle startup that designs autonomous trucks from scratch for freight delivery, rather than something based on an existing truck model with minor changes.
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Robotruck startup Inceptio raises $270 million, JD Logistics and Meituan lead round
It’s unusual for two tech majors, JD and Meituan, to join the same round in robotrucks, signaling that they see Inceptio as a key player.
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Robotruck firm Inceptio to mass-produce rigs by year-end
The Inceptio production plan with Chinese auto majors is the latest sign of early-stage commercialization of self-driving trucks.
