self-driving

Baidu Apollo accumulates 1.12 million kilometers of testing in Beijing
In 2020, Baidu operated a fleet of 55 autonomous vehicles on the roads of Beijing, accounting for 75% of the overall number of vehicles that conducted automated driving tests in th ...
Baidu gets permission to test self-driving cars in California
Baidu is the sixth company to receive a permit to test without a safety officer in California, which allows it to test three fully autonomous vehicles on designated streets within ...
Chinese transportation regulator releases document to provide guidance on smart car development
China will encourage research on the traffic characteristics and impact mechanisms in the case of mixed autonomous driving and manual driving and support the establishment of a rel ...
Baidu Apollo gets first autonomous driving test license issued by Nanjing
After receiving the L4 autonomous driving test license, the Hongqi EV self-driving car jointly developed by Baidu and FAW Hongqi will conduct autonomous driving tests in Qinhuai Di ...
Tencent files new patent for self-driving
Tencent recently added several new patents, one of which involves smart driving technology, meaning the Chinese social giant is also taking aim at this hot new industry. ...
Didi and BAIC unveil next-gen L4 self-driving car
Chinese ride-sharing platform Didi Chuxing's new generation L4-class automated driving vehicle, a collaboration result between Didi and BAIC, was unveiled for the first time a ...
Pony.ai becomes China's highest-valued company in automated driving after new funding round
Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai announced on November 6 that it has raised a total of $267 million in Series C funding. With this round of funding, Pony.ai has raised more tha ...
Tesla to release latest automated driving software in few weeks for zero-intervention driving
Tesla will be releasing the latest version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in a limited beta in the coming weeks, which will allow vehicles to drive with zero intervention, ...
Shanghai opens first downtown area autonomous driving test zone
Shanghai's first open test road for autonomous driving in the central city is unveiled, with a planned mileage of 30.6 km, involving 10 roads in the Jinqiao area. ...
Now you can take self-driving taxis in Guangzhou
Guangzhou's first batch of 20 self-driving taxis are officially in operation. From now on, passengers going to specific areas will be able to call these types of vehicles in one cl ...