Meituan currently deploys two automated vehicles to deliver groceries in three neighborhoods within a northeastern suburb of Beijing.
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Posted inHeavy Hitters
Baidu is building everything Chongqing needs for self-driving cars
China’s biggest internet search company Baidu has won a bid to build public road infrastructure for self-driving cars in southwestern Chongqing municipality, a deal worth $7.5 million. Why it matters: Baidu is expanding from developing autonomous vehicle technology to offering cloud-based transport infrastructure for car connectivity amid rising 5G adoption in China. China in 2011 […]
Posted inOn the Cusp
Covid-19 accelerates adoption of delivery robots
The outbreak has offered makers of delivery robots an unprecedented opportunity to put their technology through its paces.
Posted inTurf Wars
Disengagements and the race for self-driving supremacy
Baidu’s reports contain significantly less information about disengagements than its peers, causing industry insiders to raise questions about the quality of the company’s tests.
Posted inOn the Cusp
The future of passenger drones is buses, not taxis: Ehang
In its first white paper, Ehang proposes a centralized control center for passenger and cargo drones, similar to a public bus system.
Posted inUp and Comers
Drone delivery startup lifts off early with medical samples
Antwork was always planning to start by flying medical samples around by robot, but it didn’t expect drone delivery to take off so soon.
