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Chinese autonomous vehicle testing in California is coming under growing scrutiny
Seven Chinese autonomous vehicle companies tested their vehicles in California last year, collectively covering over 450,000 miles of roads. But as U.S. policymakers become more focused on espionage and surveillance, the Chinese companies testing in the Golden State may be on borrowed time.
Loopholes in the algorithm: The race for autonomous driving in China
Many problems still impede the commercialization of autonomous driving in China, noted by government officials at a conference this week. For all the major cities and companies in the rat race, it’s an expensive marathon, not a sprint.
Robots are taking over China’s warehouses
The robots are here, and they are taking over China’s warehouses. With the rapid growth of ecommerce and the rising costs of labor, the domestic warehousing industry is turning to automated equipment.
China pushes ahead with driverless cars and taxis and the microchips that control them
China has pushed itself to the forefront of the self-driving industry, with companies like Baidu and Pony.ai now permitted to offer robotaxi rides in some major cities.
Baidu woke up early but was late to market — phrase of the week
Baidu had a head start in self-driving cars but may have wasted its lead, and there’s a Chinese proverb for that.
百度回应自动驾驶裁员传闻：谣言很多 内部没听到这样的消息
Baidu has denied reports of mass layoffs at its autonomous driving division, calling them “rumors.” (Video streamer iQiyi, of which Baidu owns 56.2%, did fire hundreds of staff earlier this week.)
China's Baidu to dispatch robotaxis in 100 cities by 2030
Baidu will dispatch its driverless taxi service to 100 cities by 2030, CEO Robin Lǐ Yànhóng 李彦宏 announced.
36氪独家｜自动驾驶明星公司小马智行：造车计划停滞，团队调整业务重心_详细解读_最新资讯_热点事件_36氪
Self-driving unicorn Pony.ai put the brakes on plans to build its own cars alongside developing self-driving technology, a week after several top-level departures from its self-driving truck team.
晚点独家 | 自动驾驶独角兽小马智行调整卡车部门，技术骨干离职创业
Self-driving unicorn Pony.ai is losing key members of its truck R&D team, prompting the company to consolidate its research efforts after its aborted U.S. IPO in August.
Momenta Raises $200 Million in Self-Driving Cars Push
Self-driving startup Momenta has raised over $1 billion this year after its latest $200 million round, with backing from Jack Ma’s investment fund and state-owned SAIC Motor.
Pony.ai among the first self-driving cars to hit the road in Beijing
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China rolls out self-driving standards as carmakers work towards goal
China has published its first national standards for grading autonomous driving, which will come into force in March, providing a benchmark for carmakers to develop the futuristic technology.
China to tighten regulation of smart vehicle data, automated driving
Regulators are doubling down on data and automated driving functions of smart vehicles, months after a massive recall of Tesla’s electric cars over safety concerns.
All the electric car companies in China — a guide to the 46 top players in the Chinese EV industry
Electric vehicles, smart systems to drive them, and advanced batteries to power them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players.
Didi is rolling out electric cars custom-made for ride-hailing
Electric and autonomous cars, ride-hailing, and boatloads of venture capital: The new car from BYD and Didi is associated with all the right buzzwords.
Self-driving startup Pony.ai snaps up $462m from Toyota, others
The new funding round brings Pony.ai’s valuation to over US$3 billion.
China dedicates a mountain highway to test smart self-driving cars
While Chinese self-driving vehicle players are still playing catch-up to their US peers in public road testing, China may provide a competitive advantage should it put its weight behind open-road testing given the country’s vast infrastructure construction.
