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JD.com logs RMB 6 billion in sales within the first hour of Singles’ Day campaign
Consumers from Guangdong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Shandong spent the most within the first hour of Flash Deals.
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Alibaba launches China’s biggest robotic warehouse ahead of Singles Day
Logistic arm launches smart warehouse just in time for China’s biggest e-commerce extravaganza.
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Baidu signs strategic partnership agreements to accelerate autonomous driving
Chinese tech giant Baidu announced signing strategic cooperation agreements with two of China’s leading automotive companies, BAIC Group and Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. (“King Long”). Baidu and BAIC Group, one of the largest automakers in China, will mass-produce vehicles with Level 3 autonomous features around 2019 and fully autonomous Level 4 cars […]
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E-commerce giant JD will build tens of thousands delivery drone landing pods
China’s skies are about to get as busy as its streets. Chinese e-commerce platform JD has just won the first national pilot for unmanned areal vehicle (UAV) delivery logistics and will be allowed to build tens of thousands UAV landing platforms or drone pods across China. No timeline has been announced for the project’s implementation. […]
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Baidu announces RMB 10 billion yuan fund for autonomous driving and launches Apollo 1.5
Baidu’s self-driving vehicle platform Apollo, known as the “Android of the auto industry” for its open source code has gotten its first update. The platform— designed to speed up speeding up self-driving development and boost cooperation between automotive and internet companies—was announced in July at Baidu’s inaugural AI Developers Conference in Beijing where TechNode got […]
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Ant Financial is opening its unstaffed solution to merchants
Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Financial is adding new fuel to the quick rise of automated stores in China this Tuesday by opening its unmanned technologies to merchants. The Alipay solutions will enable automated customer ID authentication, risk control, payment, and clearance, allowing customers to enjoy service provided by merchants without the help of their staff. […]
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JD rolls out driverless trucks to add to its logistics service
JD on Thursday announced that it is cooperating with SAIC MAXUS and Dongfeng Motor Corporation to roll out driverless trucks, local media are reporting. JD said that the government’s transportation unit is running road tests for the trucks. JD and SAIC MAXUS jointly launched the EV80 autonomous light-duty truck equipped with cameras, radar, sensors, maps, […]
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Troubled ride hailing company Yidao Yongche gets second wind with former Baidu Waimai chief
China’s ride-hailing market might be in for another stir. Former chairman of Baidu’s food delivery platform Baidu Waimai, Gong Zhenbing, is moving on to become the CEO of ride-hailing platform Yidao Yongche, The Paper is reporting (in Chinese). Yidao went through a rough period in April and May last year after a cash squeeze that […]
Posted inWith Chinese Characteristics
Changchun law enforcement use drones for city management
Government officials from Chaoyang District in Jilin’s Changchun city established its Drone Law Enforcement Unit (无人机执法中队) in May, with the new division actively taking on city management duties. Drones with cameras are connected via a smart remote operation system equipped with an iPad-like screen. Trained law enforcement officers control the drones to patrol, monitor, and […]
