Self-driving
CITIC Securities sees potential market space of about $500 billion for Robotaxis in China
Robotaxi has the largest market space in autonomous driving application scenarios and is also the most challenging in terms of L4 autonomous driving technology, according to CITIC Securities.
GAC to invest $30 million in self-driving startup WeRide
GAC and WeRide plan to gradually build a fleet of Robotaxi in the tens of thousands of vehicles over the next few years.
Self-driving startup Pony.ai suspends driverless testing in California after traffic accident
Pony.ai's driverless vehicle was involved in a minor collision during routine testing in California, and the company subsequently voluntarily halted its unmanned testing in the state.
SAIC's mobility services platform builds first Robotaxis using Momenta's technology
The first 20 Robotaxis, based on SAIC's Rising Auto-branded Marvel R electric SUV, were put into trial operation in Shanghai today.
Chinese self-driving startup DeepRoute unveils L4 self-driving solution that costs less than $10,000
The solution performs better than Tesla's FSD and, most importantly, has the lowest price tag on record for the industry, DeepRoute said.
Beijing allows self-driving mobility providers to pilot charging fees, becoming first Chinese city to do so
Baidu and Pony.ai are the first companies to be licensed to offer their services to the public for a fee, with Baidu having completed its first bill collection today.
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.
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.
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.
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.