Baidu received the country’s first permit for commercial robotaxi services, a major milestone for Chinese self-driving car industry.
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Drive I/O | Meet the Chinese self-driving car startup with Google roots
TechNode talked to Da Fang, co-founder and chief scientist of QCraft on the developments of Chinese autonomous vehicles.
Emerge 2021 | Chinese self-driving companies are looking beyond robotaxis
Chinese AV players are shifting their attention to more practical applications amid growing uncertainties surrounding the future of robotaxis.
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.
Baidu to launch robotaxi service in Beijing suburb
Baidu in March became the first Chinese company permitted to offer robotaxi rides to paying customers by a local government.
Meituan receives $400 million from Tencent to boost autonomous delivery
Meituan announced Tuesday that it has received an additional $400 million from Tencent. Tencent increased its share of the local services giant from 17% to 17.2%. Meituan will use the proceeds for technological innovations such as unmanned vehicles and delivery drones. [iFeng, in Chinese]
Nio unveils new sports sedan in attempt to broaden customer base
Nio on Saturday revealed its second fully electric premium sedan model ET5 to reach a larger customer base.
WeRide and GAC partner to scale autonomous ride-hailing service
WeRide’s expanded partnership with automaker GAC is the latest example of the startup branching out to work with more companies as it develops self-driving vehicles and related services.
Huawei debuts electric vehicle brand Avatr in tie-up with Changan, CATL
The companies expect the new models to take a significant share in the Chinese premium EV segment and fulfill their ambitions to establish a “world-class high-end” Chinese car brand.
Geely’s new electric Homtruck could threaten Tesla’s Semi truck
Geely unveiled a model electric semi-truck that will have highly autonomous driving functions in 2024, posing a threat to Tesla.