BYD and Baidu cemented their partnership at BYD’s Worldwide Developer Conference on August 9, working together to achieve the volume production of autonomous vehicles over the next three years.

Honda is ambitious to boost its car-sharing business in China, seizing the opportunity from the industrial transition in the world’s largest auto market, said Yusuke Hasegawa, executive vice general manager of Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

Baidu Inc. and UCAR Group, a Chinese app-based chauffeured car services provider, reached a strategic partnership on August 29. Both parties will develop in-depth cooperation in vehicle intelligent connectivity and autonomous driving.