Autonomous Driving
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QCraft will be first automated bus provider in China to start normal operations on open roads
Chinese automated bus provider QCraft announced on October 12 that it will open the country's first normally operating urban open-road Robobus project in Suzhou within the year, and simultaneously launch Robobus normal operations in several cities in China.
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Baidu announces full opening of self-driving taxi service in Beijing
Chinese search engine giant Baidu today announced the full opening of its automated taxi service in Beijing, allowing users to use the service at dozens of automated taxi stations.
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Huawei unveils AI-powered autonomous driving solution ADN
Huawei today announced the Huawei autonomous driving solution ADN, which introduces AI into the full stack to create an automated driving network solution.
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Baidu Apollo launches first L4 self-driving Robobus in Chongqing
Baidu was awarded 10 licenses to operate autonomous driving human testing in Chongqing, where Baidu Apollo and King Long collaborated to launch Robobus, an L4 autonomous vehicle.
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Hunan Apollo gets permission to remove safety officers from driverless tests, first in China
Chinese self-driving taxi operator Hunan Apollo Intelligent Transportation has received a permit from Changsha regulators for unmanned testing of smart internet connected vehicles without any safety officer, becoming the first company in China to receive such a permit.
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Baidu's Robin Li: Autonomous driving will be commercially available in 5 years
Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li predicted that in five years' time, automated driving will be fully commercialized, greatly reducing congestion and eliminating the need for car purchase and traffic restrictions.
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Baidu opens Apollo Go, a self-driving taxi in Beijing
Baidu Apollo on Thursday announced the opening of the automated taxi service Apollo Go in Beijing, where local users can book to experience Robotaxi on Baidu Maps and Apollo's official website.
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Chinese truck maker FAW Jiefang launches self-driving heavy duty truck capable of L3 autopilot
The J7, an L3 self-driving super heavy-duty truck led by Chinese truck maker FAW Jiefang, was launched on September 6, becoming a milestone product in FAW Jiefang's "Columbus Smart Logistics Open Program".
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Wuhan to build China's largest 5G autopilot demonstration zone
Central Chinese city Wuhan strives to exceed the total mileage of 5G-based automated driving open test roads by 100 kilometers, becoming the largest 5G vehicle and road collaborative automated driving demonstration zone in China, local media said.
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China builds roads with unmanned construction machinery based on BeiDou positioning system
Driverless construction machinery has been used to construct two new lanes on a section of Beijing's highway that is dedicated to driverless vehicles.