Self-driving
Baidu Apollo launches 6th-gen robotaxi with 60% lower cost
Baidu's self-driving ride hailing platform Apollo Go is close to break-even and aims to be profitable by 2025.
Great Wall-backed autonomous driving startup Haomo secures RMB 300 million in new funding
The new funding comes just two months after the previous one of over RMB 100 million, and is one of the few large funding rounds in China's autonomous driving space.
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony plans to set up regional R&D center in Luxembourg
The R&D center will focus on exploring cutting-edge areas of autonomous driving and introducing customized autonomous driving solutions for the European market and users, Pony.ai said.
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony to set up JV in South Korea
Pony.ai plans to set up a joint venture with South Korea's GemVaxLink in Seoul within the year, which will deploy a fleet of autonomous vehicles in Seoul in the initial phase.
Great Wall-backed autonomous driving startup Haomo raises over RMB 100 million in new funding round
Haomo's new funding is the first in the autonomous driving space after China’s Lunar New Year holiday, and one of the few large amounts raised in the space during the capital winter of the past couple of years.
DeepRoute to fit its autonomous driving solution that doesn't rely on HD maps into consumer cars in 2024
DeepRoute and Tencent have partnered in the mapping space to create smart driving cars that don't come with HD maps.
Nio exec shows vehicle driving autonomously, swapping battery automatically in video
The video shows a Nio vehicle traveling to a battery swap station by driving autonomously and driving away after completing the automatic battery swap.
Nvidia expanding its autonomous driving team in China
Nvidia has posted a job ad for its autonomous driving China team, led by former Xpeng smart driving chief Wu Xinzhou.
Pony gets nod to start autonomous truck formation driving tests in Guangzhou
Pony.ai's autonomous truck formation is led by an autonomous truck that leads the way for multiple L4 autonomous trucks.
Shanghai to start pilot operation of autonomous buses in downtown area
Shanghai has opened a total of 926 roads for autonomous driving tests, with a total mileage of 1,800 kilometers.