Self Driving Cars

Huawei, Tencent, ZTE, and Baidu will be showcasing their 5G technologies at China International Fair for Investment and Trade, one of the largest trade fairs hosted by China. The fair will also feature Belt and Road Initiative and delegations from rest of Asia, Europe, and Africa. (link)

SoftBank, an investor in Uber and other autonomous vehicle companies, reportedly decided to pull back buying shares of NIO, an autonomous electric vehicle company. (link)

China and Italy are collaborating on quantum testing. One example of quantum testing is…

Competition for self-driving car continues to heat up. Changan, one of the major auto makers in China, has obtained a self-driving car permit in California to start conducting public road test of self-driving cars. Changan is a member of Baidu’s Apollo artificial intelligence program.

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Baidu further expands partnership ecosystem for AI and autonomous car by forming an alliance with 50 partners. Some partners include major Chinese…

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Ant Financial is investing in AI to position itself as a leader in financial technology. In addition to R&D, Ant Financial has been an active strategic investor in AI and emerging tech startups…

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FAW Jiefang, a truck manufacturer in China, showed a set of early features of a self-driving truck. FAW is one of the big 4 automakers in China and has joint ventures with foreign automakers such as GM…