autonomous driving

2025.09.09

01:37

Uber (UBER.N) rose 3.6% as the company plans to start self-driving tests in Munich next year.

01:35

Uber plans to start self-driving tests in Munich next year; shares rise 3.6%

Uber plans to start self-driving car testing in Munich next year, and its shares rose 3.6%.

2025.09.08

17:04

Uber and Momenta plan to test Level 4 autonomous driving in Germany next year

Uber and Momenta announced on September 8 that they plan to test Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Munich, Germany next year, with the goal of expanding the testing scope to other European cities later.

2025.09.06

10:31

Qualcomm and BMW launch new autonomous driving system, which debuts globally on the all-new BMW iX3

On September 5th, local time, Qualcomm announced the joint launch of Snapdragon Ride Pilot, a new autonomous driving system developed over three years in collaboration with the BMW Group. This autonomous driving system is based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride™ system-on-chip and features the jointly developed Snapdragon Ride autonomous driving software stack. Qualcomm stated that the system made its global debut on the all-new BMW iX3 on September 5th and has currently completed global certification in over 60 countries, with plans to expand to over 100 countries by 2026.

2025.09.05

17:46

Pony.ai and Qatar National Transport Company reach strategic cooperation

On September 5th, Pony.ai announced a partnership with Mowasalat, Qatar's national transport company, to jointly promote the deployment of autonomous driving technology and vehicles in Qatar. The two parties have already conducted road tests of Robotaxi vehicles in Doha, Qatar's capital. Pony.ai has localized its autonomous driving technology for Qatar's complex environment and operating conditions, enabling its Level 4 autonomous vehicles to quickly adapt to the local climate, road infrastructure, and traffic scenarios.

17:42

Qualcomm and BMW Group launch AI-powered Snapdragon Ride Pilot autonomous driving system

Qualcomm and BMW Group launched the Snapdragon Ride Pilot autonomous driving system that supports artificial intelligence.

17:41

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and BMW Group launched the AI-powered Snapdragon Ride Pilot autonomous driving system.

10:05

HKEX's Chan Yi-ting: China's technology industry is experiencing an exciting breakthrough

At the Future Tech Summit held by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 5th, HKEX CEO Chan Yik-ting stated that China's technology industry has seen exciting breakthroughs over the past year. Taking artificial intelligence as an example, Chinese tech startups have demonstrated the country's unique advantages in technology, cost-efficiency, and application implementation, signaling China's transition from a "follower" to a "leader" in AI. Furthermore, numerous companies have achieved significant breakthroughs in cutting-edge fields such as robotics, autonomous driving, semiconductors, new energy, and biotechnology, demonstrating the explosive power of new productivity and increasing global investors' interest and confidence in investing in China.

08:27

Avride ramps up self-driving testing in Dallas, plans to launch driverless taxis through Uber

On September 4th, local time, autonomous driving technology company Avride announced that it is expanding its autonomous vehicle testing in Dallas, Texas, in preparation for launching a driverless taxi service through the Uber platform. Avride partnered with Uber in October of last year and launched its delivery robot service on the Uber Eats platform in Austin in November, subsequently expanding to Dallas and Jersey City.

00:47

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Tesla (TSLA.O) may remove safety drivers from its self-driving cars in California by the end of the year.

2025.09.04

21:32

At the US stock market opening, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened nearly flat, the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.1%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) fell 0.08% following news that the company plans to launch a new artificial intelligence chip in the Chinese market. Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 0.2% after opening its self-driving robotaxi app to the public. US Bitcoin fell 0.1%, after rising 16% the previous day.

17:13

WeRide: Its Robotaxi GXR starts 24-hour fully unmanned commercial operation in Huangpu, Guangzhou

WeRide announced that its new mass-produced autonomous mobility service vehicle (Robotaxi) GXR has officially commenced 24-hour, fully unmanned commercial operation in Guangzhou's Huangpu District. Users can now call a robotaxi from anywhere in the district for direct access to any destination within the district.

14:25

The two departments will promote the deep integration of BeiDou with artificial intelligence, intelligent connected vehicles, low-altitude economy and other fields.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a notice regarding the "Action Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry 2025-2026." The plan mentions improving the design of smart products for aging and increasing the supply of high-quality terminal products for smart healthcare and elderly care. It also promotes the development of advanced computing systems such as artificial intelligence servers and high-efficiency storage, enhances intelligent cloud computing services, and empowers high-computing scenarios such as scientific research, autonomous driving, and biomedicine. It also supports the development of industries such as automotive electronics, marine electronics, avionics, and medical electronics, promoting digital transformation and intelligent upgrades. It also builds a precise spatiotemporal information service system based on Beidou, promoting the deep integration of Beidou with fields such as artificial intelligence, intelligent connected vehicles, and the low-altitude economy.

11:45

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said it has opened its self-driving taxi app to the public, meaning the company will soon launch the service beyond a select group of early adopters in Austin, Texas.

2025.09.02

15:07

The statement showed that the two companies will explore the possibility of developing autonomous driving technology driven by the Tongyi model.

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