Pony.ai forms joint venture with SANY to produce self-driving trucks
The joint venture plans to begin small-scale deliveries of robotrucks in 2022 and 2023, with mass production of L4 trucks to begin in 2024.
Baidu unveils Apollo RT6, its sixth-gen autonomous vehicle, at about half cost of its predecessor
Baidu aims to put a large fleet of mass-produced Apollo RT6 vehicles into trial operation on its Robotaxi platform Apollo Go in the second…
Shenzhen to become first Chinese city to allow L3 autonomous driving for regular vehicles
The regulations will take effect on August 1, marking a breakthrough in autonomous driving legislation in China.
Alibaba gets license for L4 self-driving truck road tests
Deqing in Zhejiang has become the first in China to issue a license allowing companies to conduct public road tests of L4 self-driving trucks…
Pony.ai starts delivering samples of Nvidia chip-based self-driving controllers
The product includes two versions with one and two DRIVE Orin chips, with mass production set to begin in the fourth quarter.
DeepRoute’s self-driving trucks used by local courier firm Deppon in major commercialization milestone
Alibaba-backed DeepRoute will provide self-driving medium-duty trucks to Deppon and they will provide the courier company with a year-long…
Baidu’s driverless test vehicle rear-ended during normal driving
The accident was caused by a truck that failed to maintain an adequate safety distance, and the driver of the truck was found to be fully responsible.
WeRide unveils smaller, lower-cost self-driving sensor suite
WeRide SS 5.0 runs stably on all platforms with 250-500 TOPS of computing power, further lowering the threshold for Robotaxis, WeRide said.
Baidu’s robotaxi platform Apollo Go provides 196,000 rides in Q1, up over 11 times from a year ago
Baidu's Apollo Go continues to solidify its global leadership position, despite Covid's resurgence in China posing a challenge to local…
Pony.ai’s permit to test autonomous vehicles in California revoked
In reviewing Pony.ai's application to renew its testing permit, the DMV found numerous violations in the driving records of active Pony.ai…