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Senior Auto Receives $16 Million in A-Round Financing with ByteDance as Leading Investor

Senior Auto, a provider of driverless solutions and operation services in the pan-port field, announced on Tuesday that it had received 100 million yuan ($16 million) in A-round financing.

Chinese Self-Driving Startup QCraft Launches the Country’s First 5G-Based Ride-Share Driverless Bus, Blurring the Line between Robobuses and Robotaxis

At the 2021 World Internet of Things Expo held in the eastern city of Wuxi, Chinese autonomous driving startup QCraft introduced the country’s first 5G-enabled unmanned bus supporting online-based ride-hailing functions.

Baidu Apollo to Launch Fully Driverless Robotaxi in Beijing Starting May 2

Baidu will open its fully driverless Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the public in Beijing’s Shougang Park starting from May 2, marking a further step in the firm’s commercialization of autonomous driving.

Baidu Tests Paid Driverless Taxis in Chinese City

Chinese search giant and AI company Baidu has obtained permission from authorities to charge users for rides using its autonomous vehicles in Cangzhou, Hebei province.

Chinese AI Creates a Historic Moment During Spring Festival Gala

The Chinese New Year’s Eve Gala was surprising as Chinese AI made an spectacular debut for 40 seconds.

XPENG Develops Fast: Biggest Challenge After B Round is Mass Production

XPENG announced the start of its B round financing of 2.2 billion yuan in Hong Kong on January 29. The financing was led by Alibaba, Foxconn and IDG. XPENG will raise more than 5 billion yuan from the capital market.

JD.com to Invest 10 Billion Yuan in Changsha’s Driverless Car

China (Changsha) Intelligent Manufacturing Summit witnessed the signings of 14 major project contracts with a total investment of 34.3 billon yuan, on December 6. Among the investments was 10 billion yuan from JD.com for the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone.

JD’s driverless trucks made their debut

On September 28, JD showed its latest products—driverless trucks. It is reported that this was the first time that Chinese E-commerce as well as logistics industries launched intelligent truck products, which were tested in the fixed road designated by the transport department. It is understood that JD’s two trucks, the new energy driverless truck EV80 […]

Baidu Releases Self-driving Software For Free

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced their autonomous car software will be free for download, with the aim to collect data and attract more users to their open-source AI platform. The announcement was made on July 5 during their “Baidu AI Developers Conference” (Baidu Create 2017). Baidu Founder Robin Li had made quite a stir […]

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