Self-driving
Nio-backed self-driving startup Pony.ai valued at $8.5 billion in latest funding round
This comes a year after it closed its Series C funding round, and the latest valuation represents an increase of about 65 percent from the previous round.
China's definition of driving automation levels comes into effect
In the Chinese definition, driving automation is divided into six levels, with levels 0-2 being driver assistance, where the system assists humans in performing dynamic driving tasks.
Baidu's robotaxi platform Apollo Go sees its order volume double in Q4
In the fourth quarter of last year, Baidu's robotaxi platform Apollo Go saw about 213,000 orders for manned rides, an increase of nearly 100 percent from the third quarter.
Volkswagen reportedly plans to acquire Huawei's self-driving team with further details expected by end of March
Volkswagen is in discussions with Huawei about acquiring the latter's self-driving team and plans to announce further information by the end of March, local media said.
Volkswagen reportedly plans to buy Huawei's self-driving unit
Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei with plans to buy the latter's self-driving unit for billions of euros, German media reported.
Baidu Apollo expands robotaxi service to south China megacity Shenzhen
Baidu's robotaxi service achieves full coverage of four super tier 1 cities in China - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Alibaba-backed AutoX's Robotaxi fleet reaches 1,000 vehicles
The number has surpassed its US counterparts, with Alphabet's Waymo's Robotaxi fleet of about 800 vehicles.
Su Jing, key figure in Huawei's self-driving team, said to be leaving
Su Jing, who has held the position of head of Huawei's smart driving product division, will leave the company before the Chinese New Year, local media said.
Pony.ai unveils next-gen autonomous driving system design, to be used first in Toyota model
The model will begin road testing in China this year and enter the daily operation of self-driving mobility services in the first half of 2023.
Self-driving startup Pony.ai unveils computing unit based on Nvidia DRIVE Orin chip
Pony.ai has begun road testing with the Nvidia DRIVE Orin, and the new computing unit will begin mass production by the end of 2022.