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Baidu Apollo L4 test surpass 10 million miles 

Apollo L4 has accumulated over 10 million test miles, up 189% year over year, and has received 411 autonomous driving permits, Baidu said in its third-quarter financial report.

JiDu to unveil first concept car in 2022

JiDu, joint venture between Baidu and Geely, will launch its first concept car at the Auto China 2022 in Beijing. It aims to realize mass production in 2023.

Photo credit: Baidu

Daily passenger vehicle sales fall 23% YoY in second week this month

According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), daily retail sales of passenger vehicles in the second week of November dropped by 23% from a year ago to 46,000 in China. Thanks to the production improvement, the retail sales in November are expected to see obvious growth.

CATL buys stake in battery related company

CATL has become the largest shareholder of a Shenzhen-based company with a stake of 70%. The Shenzhen company, founded in 2018, has a business scope covering the development of lithium battery production technology and the design of integrated circuit.

Shalong unveils more about first model

Shalong, a premium brand from Great Wall Motor, today unveiled more information about its first model. The new model will be equipped with dual MDC intelligent driving computing platform.

SGMW’s Wuling NanoEV goes on sale, starting at 49,800 yuan

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), General Motors' joint venture with Chinese partners SAIC Motor and Guangxi Automobile Group, saw a new Wuling-branded full-electric mini car model, the NanoEV, hit the market on Nov. 17. The new model comes with two common trim levels and one limited edition, whose guidance prices stand at 49,800 yuan ($7,800), 54,800 yuan ($8,590), and 59,800 yuan ($9,370) respectively.

Pony.ai’s automaking project said to stall

China’s high-profile autonomous driving startup, Pony.ai’s recently announced automaking project is stalled, according to local media 36kr.

Trunk.Tech bags hundreds of millions of yuan investment

China’s commercial vehicle autonomous solution developer, Trunk.Tech announced today that it has raised hundreds of millions of yuan in the latest round of financing.

HT Aero to have European test flights in H1 2022

HT Aero, an UAM (urban air mobility) company and an affiliate of XPeng Inc., plans to start trial flights for the “Voyager X2”, the company's fifth-generation “flying car” in Europe in the first half of 2022, Zhao Deli, founder and president of HT Aero, said on Nov. 16 at the 2021 European Rotors.

NavInfo’s Cennavi partners with HollySys for intelligent highway development

China’s location big data provider Cennavi partnered up with HollySys, automation and IT solutions provider, to co-develop products and solutions for intelligent traffic systems.