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Baidu Apollo unveils autonomous ride-hailing vehicle Apollo Moon
Baidu Apollo unveils autonomous ride-hailing vehicle Apollo Moon

Both companies will build 1,000 Apollo Moon vehicles within 3 years.

Jun. 17 , 2021
XPeng opens beta version of valet parking assist to public through new OTA upgrade
XPeng opens beta version of valet parking assist to public through new OTA upgrade

On June 16, XPeng Inc. (XPeng) shipped a new OTA (over-the-air) upgrade for its P7 sports sedan with the car’s software advanced into the 2.6.0 version, the Guangzhou-based startup announced via its WeChat account.

Jun. 16 , 2021
Smart car should be priced at least 150,000 yuan to be profitable: XPeng’s chairman
Smart car should be priced at least 150,000 yuan to be profitable: XPeng’s chairman

A profitable smart car should be priced at least 150,000 yuan ($23,460) and the number will be available even in the year of 2025, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of XPeng Inc., said at the 13th China Auto Bluebook Forum kicking off on June 10.

Jun. 10 , 2021
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