Is autonomous driving about to take a wrong turn?

Enrique Dans
Enrique Dans
Published in
3 min readDec 5, 2022

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IMAGE: JIDU concept autonomous robocar ROBO-01 Intelligent cabin
IMAGE: Robo-01 Lunar Edition (interior)

Jidu Automotive, a joint venture created by Chinese vehicle maker Geely and technology giant Baidu, has announced plans to put its self-driving electric car, the Robo-01 Lunar Edition, on sale next year at around $55,000.

The launch of the limited edition car is timed to coincide with China’s lunar exploration project, and is equipped with two LiDAR, a radar in the 5mm range…

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Enrique Dans
Enrique Dans

Professor of Innovation at IE Business School and blogger (in English here and in Spanish at enriquedans.com)