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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Baidu robotaxi service expands coverage to five cities as Shanghai becomes latest
Baidu's self-driving business unit Apollo launched its robotaxi service in Shanghai on September 12, expanding the service's coverage to five cities in China.
Self-driving startup WeRide enters freight sector, launches self-driving van
WeRide announced Thursday its entry into the self-driving freight sector with the launch of WeRide Robovan, which the company calls China's first L4 self-driving van.
Guangzhou plans to launch six self-driving bus lines with 50 vehicles
The program proposes that the goal is for self-driving bus routes to have a safety accident rate that is less than 90 percent of that of traditional buses.