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Groundbreaking begins on China’s first open testing base for Level 4 autonomous cars
Groundbreaking begins on China’s first open testing base for Level 4 autonomous cars

Chinese Internet giant Baidu celebrated on March 9 the first spade cut of a Chongqing-based open testing base for autonomous vehicles jointly built with local government of Yongchuan district and Chongqing Academy of Metrology & Quality Inspection.

Mar. 10 , 2020
Chinese-spec taxonomy of vehicle driving automation to be put into effect in 2021
Chinese-spec taxonomy of vehicle driving automation to be put into effect in 2021

China's MIIT is soliciting public opinion on the Taxonomy of Driving Automation for Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as “the Taxonomy”), marking China is going to possess its own standard system that defines the level of driving automation.

Mar. 10 , 2020
SAIC-GM-Wuling builds China’s first logistics route for autonomous vehicles
SAIC-GM-Wuling builds China’s first logistics route for autonomous vehicles

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), General Motors’ light-vehicle joint venture with China’s SAIC Motor, announced on March 5 it has launched a logistics route specifically designed for autonomous vehicles, the first-of-its kind one in China.

Mar. 6 , 2020
Robert Bosch Venture Capital backs the evolution of automated driving with investment in UISEE
Robert Bosch Venture Capital backs the evolution of automated driving with investment in UISEE

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has completed an investment in Beijing based UISEE, a provider of turnkey solutions for automated driving (AD), initially in restricted areas.

Feb. 26 , 2020
Pony.ai Raises $400 Million from Toyota to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Development
Pony.ai Raises $400 Million from Toyota to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Development

Pony.ai, an autonomous driving company, announces today that it has raised $400 million from Toyota Motor Corporation to deepen and expand the two companies’ collaboration in mobility services.

Feb. 26 , 2020
China wishes to consummate intelligent vehicle system with Chinese standard by 2050
China wishes to consummate intelligent vehicle system with Chinese standard by 2050

China is ambitious to complete the building of intelligent vehicle system with China national standard between 2035 and 2050, a part of strategic visions mentioned in the Strategies for Innovative Development of Intelligent Vehicles (the Strategies).

Feb. 24 , 2020