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
WeRide, the first testing fully driverless cars on Chinese open roads, is also promising a fully hands-free minibus.
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.
AV funding picks up in first half of May
The recent AV deals reveal a modest recovery of investors’ confidence around self-driving companies.
Pony.ai launches self-driving delivery service in California
Pony.ai has partnered with Yamibuy, an e-commerce platform that exclusively sells Asian products, to deliver in Irvine, California.
Pony.ai to test self-driving cars in Shanghai
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.
Robotruck firm Tusimple looks to raise $250 million
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.
WeRide robotaxis now available on Alibaba’s mapping service
Robotaxis are coming into regular use as China’s leading maps app offers Weride AV hailing in Guangzhou.
Qcraft partners with T3 to expand self-driving robotaxi service
The partnership is the latest example of driverless tech firms rushing to work with more consumer-facing companies.
China’s Pony.ai nabs $400 million in new funding from Toyota
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.