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Self-driving truck startup TuSimple raises $95 million for Series D round
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple raises $95 million for Series D round

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple announced on February 13 that it has closed a Series D round financing with $95 million raised led by Chinese Internet giant Sina Corp, which values the company at over $1 billion.

Feb. 14 , 2019
NavInfo to provide BMW with map products, services for autonomous driving
NavInfo to provide BMW with map products, services for autonomous driving

China-based digital map provider NavInfo and BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd. recently signed an agreement about the mapping products and services for autonomous driving, NavInfo announced on February 12.

Feb. 13 , 2019
Groupe PSA starts autonomous driving tests on open roads in China
Groupe PSA starts autonomous driving tests on open roads in China

On January 30, Groupe PSA obtained a licence to start autonomous driving tests on open roads in China (Chongqing).

Jan. 30 , 2019
Baidu, WM Motor announce strategic partnership for L3, L4 autonomous driving solutions
Baidu, WM Motor announce strategic partnership for L3, L4 autonomous driving solutions

Chinese technology titan Baidu and EV startup WM Motor announced at the CES 2019 a long-term strategic partnership for L3 and L4 autonomous driving solutions.

Jan. 9 , 2019
Baidu unwraps Apollo 3.5, Apollo Enterprise at CES 2019
Baidu unwraps Apollo 3.5, Apollo Enterprise at CES 2019

At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Chinese Internet giant Baidu announced Apollo 3.5, the latest version of its Apollo open source autonomous driving platform and unveiled the Apollo Enterprise.

Jan. 9 , 2019
Alibaba Tmall Genie voice assistant integrated into BMW vehicles
Alibaba Tmall Genie voice assistant integrated into BMW vehicles

At the CES 2019 in Las Vegas, BMW and Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced that the Tmall Genie (a smart speaker of Alibaba Group) intelligent voice assistant will be integrated into such BMW’s models as the 3 Series and 5 Series.

Jan. 8 , 2019