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Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai seeks US IPO

On November 15, China's autonomous driving startup Pony.ai submitted its red herring prospectus and launched its IPO. It will be listed on Nasdaq under the stock code "PONY".

Intoxicated Driver Using Assisted Mode Caught Drunk Driving in China

Do not drink and drive. If you let the car drive itself after drinking, is it still considered drunk driving? To state the conclusion first, it is still considered so in China at this stage. According to media reports, recently, traffic police set up a checkpoint on Liangjiang Avenue in Chongqing, China. A Li Auto […]

Self-Driving Business of Alibaba’s DAMO Academy Merged into Cainiao

On May 13, Alibaba's research institute DAMO Academy was reported to be undergoing a major organizational restructuring. The autonomous driving laboratory, which has long been unable to generate profits, will be merged into Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba.

Self-Driving Tech Startup QCraft Secures Round-B1 Financing

QCraft, a Beijing-based provider of autonomous driving solutions, announced on December 2 its completion of a B1 round of financing worth several hundred million yuan.

Chinese Self-Driving Startup QCraft Enters Into Partnership With Nvidia, Aiming to Commercialize and Mass Produce Level 4 Robobuses and Robotaxis

QCraft said on Wednesday that the company will adopt U.S. computer graphics giant Nvidia’s Drive Orin automotive system-on-a-chip to power its third-generation Level 4 self-driving hardware solution.

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.

China Rolls Out Automated Driving Standards to Be Implemented from March 2022

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration jointly published China's first national standards for grading automated driving.

China VC Weekly: Drugs, Semiconductors, and Self-driving Cars

In last week’s VC news, drug research firm XtalPi raised a massive $400 million to bring it to a new lofty valuation, prominent LiDAR company Innovusion closed a $66 million Series B round, and more.

Neolix Raises Millions in Its Series B Funding Round

Beijing-based Neolix said it had recently closed a round of Series B funding in which an undisclosed multi-million-dollar amount was raised. The funding was aimed at the large-scale expansion of the company's service network.

COVID-19 Has Given China’s AI Industry a Shot in the Arm

From contact tracing systems to driverless food delivery and medical supply vehicles, AI technology has been used in more daily life scenarios during the Covid-19 pandemic in China.

Sources Say Chinese Autonomous Driving Firm Pony.ai to Build Cars Based on SEA Haohan Architecture, Denied by Company Response

Pony.ai on June 24 refuted recent market rumors that the company will initiate its own car production.

China VC Weekly: Autonomous Driving Momentum

In last week’s VC news, online medical platform Dingdang Health raises $220 million to expand its O2O strategy, lidar-maker Hesai closes a considerable Series D followed by a hefty Series C round raised by autonomous driving chip-maker Horizon robotics, while Tencent invests in a German online brokerage.

Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai seeks US IPO

Intoxicated Driver Using Assisted Mode Caught Drunk Driving in China

Self-Driving Business of Alibaba’s DAMO Academy Merged into Cainiao

Self-Driving Tech Startup QCraft Secures Round-B1 Financing

Chinese Self-Driving Startup QCraft Enters Into Partnership With Nvidia, Aiming to Commercialize and Mass Produce Level 4 Robobuses and Robotaxis

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

China Rolls Out Automated Driving Standards to Be Implemented from March 2022

China VC Weekly: Drugs, Semiconductors, and Self-driving Cars

Neolix Raises Millions in Its Series B Funding Round

COVID-19 Has Given China’s AI Industry a Shot in the Arm

Sources Say Chinese Autonomous Driving Firm Pony.ai to Build Cars Based on SEA Haohan Architecture, Denied by Company Response

China VC Weekly: Autonomous Driving Momentum

Alibaba to Develop Self-Driving Trucks, Eyeing Next Potential Hot Spot in China’s Tech Sector

Autonomous Driving Startup Zongmu Technology Raises $190 Million from Investors Including Xiaomi, Qualcomm

Volvo Announces Tie-up with Didi Chuxing to Develop Self-driving Test Fleet, Launches Revamped XC60

Huawei to Devote $1 Billion to Smart-Vehicle Sector in Bid to Weather US Sanctions

Self-driving Truck Technology Firm Plus Raises $220 Million in New Funding

Chinese Carmaker SAIC Teams Up with Lidar Specialist Luminar to Make New Self-Driving Cars

TikTok Owner ByteDance Invests $25M in Self-Driving Startup QCraft: Report

Chinese Self-driving Solutions Startup UISEE Draws 1B yuan in New Funding Round

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