Self-driving
Baidu's Apollo providing far more self-driving mobility services than Waymo
Baidu Apollo Go provided 115,000 rides in the third quarter. This compares to Waymo's quarterly order volume of about 20,000 to 40,300.
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Self-driving firm Pony.ai's car-making plans reportedly stalled
Some members of Pony.ai's car-building team have left to join other new car-making firms, local media said.
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Chinese self-driving unicorn Pony.ai reportedly reshuffles truck division with key team leaders leave
In late 2019, Nio Capital, the venture capital arm of Nio, had said it had invested in Pony.ai.
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Baidu exec says self-driving safer than human driving, but not 100% accident-free
He argued that self-driving has been questioned as an inevitable stage in the development of a new technology, but by its very nature has better safety.
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Chinese self-driving unicorn Momenta closes over $1 billion in Series C funding
In 2017, Momenta received a $46 million Series B investment led by Nio Capital, the venture capital arm of Nio.
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WeRide releases next-gen lightweight self-driving sensor kit
WeRide Sensor Suite 4.0 is one-sixth the size of version 3.0 and only 20 percent the weight.
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Baidu, Pony.ai get green light to conduct driverless tests without safety officers in Beijing
The test area covers 20 square kilometers, with more than 100 kilometers of city roads.
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Meituan's unmanned delivery vehicle gets involved in collision and takes full responsibility
This is the first accident in the driverless industry in which the owner of the unmanned vehicle took full responsibility.
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Baidu-backed DeepWay unveils heavy truck that can support up to L4 autonomous driving
DeepWay is targeting June 2023 for mass production of the Xingtu.
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Self-driving startup DeepRoute.ai closes $300 million in new funding led by Alibaba
DeepRoute.ai said it closed a $300 million Series B funding round led by Alibaba, making it the first such company in China that the e-commerce giant has invested in.
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