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Drive I/O | Meet the Chinese self-driving car startup with Google roots

by Jill Shen Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021

TechNode talked to Da Fang, co-founder and chief scientist of QCraft on the developments of Chinese autonomous vehicles.

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Self-driving startup WeRide raised $200 million in Series B1

by Jill Shen Dec 24, 2020Dec 24, 2020

WeRide, the first testing fully driverless cars on Chinese open roads, is also promising a fully hands-free minibus.

Inceptio was present at CES Asia 2019, where it showcased its newest model, the Inceptio No. 1, in Shanghai, China on June 11, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Eugene Tang)
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Robotruck startup Inceptio raises $270 million, JD Logistics and Meituan lead round

by Jill Shen Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021

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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AV funding picks up in first half of May

by Jill Shen May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

The recent AV deals reveal a modest recovery of investors’ confidence around self-driving companies.

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Pony.ai launches self-driving delivery service in California

by Jill Shen Apr 17, 2020Apr 16, 2020

Pony.ai has partnered with Yamibuy, an e-commerce platform that exclusively sells Asian products, to deliver in Irvine, California.

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Pony.ai to test self-driving cars in Shanghai

by Jill Shen Jul 11, 2020Jul 13, 2020

Pony.ai will work with city regulators to deploy a self-driving fleet for test drives on public roads in Shanghai’s northwestern Jiading district.

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Robotruck firm Tusimple looks to raise $250 million

by Jill Shen Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020

Tusimple is looking to raise a pre-IPO round to support efforts to operate without safety drivers on its self-driving rigs as early as 2021.

Posted inOn the Cusp

WeRide robotaxis now available on Alibaba’s mapping service

by Jill Shen Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

Robotaxis are coming into regular use as China’s leading maps app offers Weride AV hailing in Guangzhou.

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Qcraft partners with T3 to expand self-driving robotaxi service

by Jill Shen May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

The partnership is the latest example of driverless tech firms rushing to work with more consumer-facing companies.

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China’s Pony.ai nabs $400 million in new funding from Toyota

by Jill Shen Feb 26, 2020Mar 17, 2020

Toyota’s investment in four-year-old Pony.ai is the single largest investment in a Chinese AV company, and comes amid a funding downturn in Asia.

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