Baidu CEO Robin Li said in 2017 that the company would seek to spin off its self-driving unit when it is mature enough.
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Self-driving startup AutoX wins backing from Dongfeng, eyes China market
The financing comes shortly after AutoX moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Hong Kong, and opened a China R&D center in Shenzhen this year.
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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 Apollo receives another 20 licenses for open road tests
The Chinese internet giant is evolving into a major international player in AI and autonomous driving.
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Baidu invests further in WM Motor to raise stakes in smart mobility
The Chinese search engine giant seeks to increase its self-driving advantages in the country’s EV consumption boom.
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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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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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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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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 […]
