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Jidu is front-loading the development of smart cockpit features, smart driving to improve R&D efficiency, and has been working with Baidu's Apollo team on these features.

The full design of Baidu's first model has been finalized and is undergoing engineering development and design optimization.

Baidu prides itself on its Tesla-like technology that relies on pure vision, and now a new report says the company may be wavering on its choice of technology route.

A team of executives from Baidu's car-making business Jidu Auto visited power battery giant CATL on Tuesday to discuss a partnership that goes beyond the power battery business, Pingwest reported Tuesday.

Baidu's car-making arm Jidu Auto could be one of the first users of Chinese power battery giant CATL's just-released sodium-ion batteries, with both sides aiming to complete the industrial upgrade by 2023, Tmtpost reported Friday.

Xu Hua, formerly general manager of Lynk & Co's quality center, has joined Baidu's carmaking arm Jidu Auto, responsible for quality and supply chain operations, caijing.com.cn reported Wednesday.

Chinese tech giants jumping on the car-building bandwagon are grasping for talent, and they're setting their sights on people who once had experience working at China's leading car-making newcomers, including Nio.

Baidu has been developing self-driving technology since 2013, and Jidu Auto, which was announced in January this year, carries Baidu's car-making plans, Baidu CEO Robin Li said Wednesday.

"We feel that smart cars will be more like smart robots in the future, or vice versa, which means that the mainstream direction of robots in the future will be more like a smart car."

Jidu Auto, the carmaking arm of Chinese search engine and AI giant Baidu, has hired former Cadillac executive Frank Wu to lead its design studio.