The Chinese internet giant is evolving into a major international player in AI and autonomous driving.
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Briefing: Mao Zedong’s favored car brand to go driverless
The brand has recently been revived as part of a national push to promote homegrown products.
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Drive I/O | Changsha and Guangzhou
Changsha and Guangzhou are the two major Chinese cities aiming to rise above the rest in the country’s AV race.
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Baidu’s autonomous driving technology finds new application in urban cleaning
Joining hands with Chinese tech giant Baidu, Beijing Environmental Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Beijing Environmental Hygiene Group, launched seven autonomous driving vehicles for urban environment cleaning, local media is reporting. Based on Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo, the seven autonomous driving vehicles launched on September 28 are designed to fulfill various tasks in urban city […]
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Baidu and automotive industry introduce principles for safe autonomous vehicles
The nearly 150-page document covers 12 areas including cybersecurity, driver-vehicle handovers, data recording, and component failures.
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Briefing: Baidu and Ford partner to test self-driving cars in China
The companies aim to develop level four autonomous driving capabilities.
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Briefing: Baidu partners with Changsha to roll out autonomous taxi and bus fleet
The search engine giant plans to deploy a fleet of 100 autonomous vehicles in Changsha by 2019.
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Briefing: Self-driving startup taps Baidu tech to launch Walmart delivery service
Udelv’s latest delivery van was developed using Baidu’s open-source software.
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Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler deepens partnership with Baidu
Daimler deepens ties with China’s Baidu on automated driving – TechCrunch
What happened: Baidu and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, have signed a MoU to deepen their partnership in automated driving and vehicle connectivity services. Under the newly signed agreement, the Daimler will collaborate with specifically with Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform, Apollo. The German automaker said it will integrate Baidu’s connectivity services into the Mercedes-Benz’s new in-car infotainment system.
Why it’s important: Chinese internet giant Baidu has evolved into a major player in autonomous driving technology since the launch of the Apollo platform last year. Up until now, the Apollo platform has formed partnerships with 119 companies worldwide. Daimler has been making inroads into China’s self-driving scene. The automaker was granted a license to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in Beijing earlier this month, becoming the first non-Chinese automaker to earn such a license.
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Baidu is serious about Apollo’s tech and partnerships
Baidu’s Baidu Create: Artificial Intelligence Developer Conference was held at the National Convention Center in Beijing from July 4-5. During the first day’s event, Baidu made four major announcements. The tech giant said its self-driving minibus will enter mass production phase. New AI chip Kunlun aiming at cloud and edge computing in AI use cases […]
