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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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Trials are underway even as narrow roads and competition from buses pose potential hurdles.

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

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StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

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Establishing EV infrastructure used to be mostly a private endeavour but provincial governments are stepping up.

China's Hainan province collaborates with Didi and power grid provider to phase out fossil fuel vehicles

China&#8217;s Hainan province collaborates with Didi and power grid provider to phase out fossil fuel vehicles

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What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

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These recordings will disappear after seven days if there's no driver-passenger conflict

Didi to spend nearly USD 300 million on safety, revealing 20% rides have been videoed

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Technically it's a rival, but OnTime's ride-hailing concept differs slightly from Didi's.

Didi invests in its new challenger, the Tencent and GAC-owned ride-hailer OnTime

600,000 EVs are registered on the ride-hailing platform.

Ditched by major EV charging operators, Didi allies with China Southern Power Grid

The ride-hailer faces growing pressure in its home market.

Didi expands to Hokkaido, a fifth city in Japan 

Chinese ride-hailers turn to niche players to fill gaps in their supply

After Meituan, Didi also starts to integrate smaller ride-hailers into its main app

He was once Baidu's vice president in charge of product development.

Didi's senior vice president of product Yu Jun resigns for family reasons

Didi&#8217;s senior vice president of product Yu Jun resigns for family reasons

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It already has had a presence in Brazil and Mexico.

Didi kicks off ride-hailing service in Colombia and Chile

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