Self-driving
Chinese self-driving startup WeRide secures strategic investment from Bosch
WeRide and Bosch have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly work on smart driving software development.
Didi said to have entered driverless truck space
Didi has entered the Robotruck space, with the project forming a team about 1.5 years ago, according to local media.
Nio Capital's portfolio firm Inceptio sees self-driving heavy trucks surpass 2 million km in commercial operations
Inceptio expects it to surpass 100 million cumulative miles of self-driving operations by the end of 2022.
Baidu, Pony.ai get first permits in China to offer self-driving ride-hailing service without safety officer in driver's seat
Although the service is limited to a small area of Beijing, it represents a dramatic shift in regulators' attitude toward the sector.
Pony.ai becomes first self-driving firm to get taxi license in China
Pony.ai has received a license to operate 100 Robotaxis as traditional cabs in Nansha district, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province.
Alibaba-backed DeepRoute unveils new Robotaxi fleet with self-driving kit costing less than $10,000
DeepRoute-Driver 2.0 currently costs less than $10,000, and the cost of the self-driving system could be reduced by another 70 percent after large-scale partnerships with automakers.
Self-driving startup Haomo closes RMB hundreds of millions in Series A+ funding
Haomo expects to launch an urban road version of its L2 autonomous driving system, NOH, in mid-2022 and a full-scenario version later this year.
Pony.ai, Sinotrans form self-driving truck joint venture Cyantron
Pony.ai and Sinotrans have committed more than 100 trucks and will begin container transportation operations.
Self-driving startup Zongmu closes over $157 million in Series E funding
Zongmu will build a campus capable of supplying autonomous driving systems for 2 million vehicles per year in Dongyang, Zhejiang province.
Self-driving startup WeRide reportedly secures $400 million in new funding, bringing valuation to $4.4 billion
The funding environment for self-driving startups is turning cold, local media said.
