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DiDi Autonomous Driving said to close over $3 million funding round
DiDi Autonomous Driving said to close over $3 million funding round

DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of Didi Chuxing (DiDi), is about to raise over $300 million, of which $200 million will be invested by GAC Group, according to a local media outlet.

Jun. 2 , 2021
JD.com, Meituan, Neolix greenlighted to run unmanned delivery cars in Beijing
JD.com, Meituan, Neolix greenlighted to run unmanned delivery cars in Beijing

JD.com, Meituan, and Neolix were licensed on May 25 to run their self-driving delivery vehicles on designated public roads at Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA or E-Town), the first companies that received such permit.

May 26 , 2021
Chery Auto, iFLYTEK enhance cooperation on smart speech products, digital transition
Chery Auto, iFLYTEK enhance cooperation on smart speech products, digital transition

Chinese automaker Chery Automobile and the speech intelligence company iFLYTEK agreed to comprehensively cement their strategic partnership on May 24, intending to jointly develop intelligence products and promote the corporate digital transition.

May 25 , 2021
Autonomous driving startup WeRide closes Series C funding round, valued at $3.3 billion
Autonomous driving startup WeRide closes Series C funding round, valued at $3.3 billion

Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide announced on May 13 the completion of its Series C funding with several hundred million dollars raised, valuing the company at $3.3 billion.

May 13 , 2021
Pony.ai’s autonomous trucks permitted to transport cargo in Nansha district, Guangzhou
Pony.ai’s autonomous trucks permitted to transport cargo in Nansha district, Guangzhou

Pony.ai, a Chinese startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions, announced on Tuesday its smart logistics subsidiary was granted a freight road transport business permit from local authority of Nansha district, Guangzhou.

May 11 , 2021
DeepRoute.ai given permit to have passenger-carrying autonomous car test in Shenzhen
DeepRoute.ai given permit to have passenger-carrying autonomous car test in Shenzhen

Chinese self-driving solution provider DeepRoute.ai has become the first automaker to obtain the permit that allows its self-driving cars to carry passengers on the streets in Shenzhen.

Apr. 25 , 2021