Autonomous Vehicles

2024.05.08

03:56

Geely, Israeli startup Foretellix partner to accelerate autonomous vehicle development

Asia Tech Wire (May 8) -- Chinese automaker Geely has entered into a partnership with Israeli automotive safety technology startup Foretellix on accelerating the development of autonomous vehicles.

2022.01.17

09:27

WeRide's autonomous driving mileage surpasses 10 mln kilometers

Asian Tech Press (Jan 17) -- WeRide, an L4 self-driving technology company, announced that it is the first company to exceed 10 million kilometers of self-driving mileage on public roads, including more than 2.5 million kilometers of fully unmanned mileage, officially opening a new era of fully unmanned driving and commercialization on the ground.

2022.01.13

08:18

Nuro, BYD unveil 3rd-generation autonomous delivery vehicle

2022.01.11

10:27

VW China, Huawei in talks to form an autonomous driving JV

Asian Tech Press (Jan 11) -- In response to rumors that Huawei and Volkswagen will form a joint venture on autonomous driving, Volkswagen China CEO Stefan Wöllenstein said today that VW and Huawei are indeed in discussions. Still, there is no confirmable news at this stage.

2021.12.27

06:56

Robin Li: Jidu's first car robot to be delivered in mass production in 2023

Asian Tech Press (Dec 27) -- At the Baidu Create 2021 (Baidu AI Developer Conference), Baidu's founder, chairman and CEO Robin Li said that Baidu's EV firm Jidu Auto will announce its first concept car in the first half of 2022 and deliver its first "robocar" in mass production in 2023.

2021.12.16

08:29

Samsung launches high-end memory products designed for self-driving EV applications

2021.12.02

07:01

SFMTA Opposes Cruise's Self-Driving Taxi Application on Safety Grounds

Asian Tech Press (Dec 02) -- Self-driving car company Cruise's application to offer paid autonomous cab service in San Francisco has been challenged by the city's public transportation agency, according to media reports, which claim that a promotional video released by the company shows passengers getting in and out of its self-driving cabs in the middle of the street illegally, posing a threat to traffic safety.

2021.11.03

08:24

SoftBank-invested self-driving firm Nuro closes $600 million Series D funding round

Asian Tech Press (Nov 03) -- Nuro, an autonomous driving technology company and focused on self-driving delivery vehicles, has raised another round of funding, raising $600 million, according to media reports.

2021.10.19

06:15

Baidu Apollo unites with Weltmeister to release two new vehicles

Asian Tech Press (OCT 19) -- Chinese tech giant Baidu's smart driving unit Apollo Baidu joined forces with Weltmeister and officially launched two new vehicles, both based on Weltmeister W6.

2021.09.10

09:39

Japan's Nissan to start self-driving taxi service application trial

Asian Tech Press (SEP 10) -- According to Kyodo News, self-driving car trials and preparations are underway across Japan. Nissan will start a practical application trial of autonomous car ride-hailing service in Yokohama City this month. Honda will allow driver-less L4 autonomous vehicles to run on roads in Utsunomiya City and Yoshiga Town in Tochigi Prefecture under certain conditions in 2022. The town of Sango in Nara Prefecture will test self-driving vehicles on existing bus routes.

2021.09.01

05:45

Hyundai's IONIQ 5 robotaxis to hit U.S. roads in 2023

2021.08.18

07:47

SoftBank invests in Chinese self-driving startup Neolix

2021.04.29

12:20

Baidu to launch driverless Robotaxi services in May

Baidu will launch its Apollo driverless robotaxi service in Beijing from May 2. It is the world's first autonomous driving shared car that the 5G Cloud will drive in case of an emergency. The service is intended to be a regular part of the travel options for visitors to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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