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JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer. 

Automotive Aftermarket

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Electric vehicle

JD.com

New Energy Vehicle

new energy vehicles

Apart from selling its own cars, JD aims to handle every aspect of the automotive business.

What is JD's blueprint for entering the new energy vehicle industry? | KrASIA

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Climate

Deep Tech

Energy

China is tapping into emerging markets for its solar exports amid trade tensions with the US and Europe.

China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets | KrASIA

China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets

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Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

climate change

sustainability

In Malaysia, a weak currency is squeezing financing for decarbonization efforts.

Greenflation causes Indonesia and Vietnam to backtrack on renewables | KrASIA

Greenflation causes Indonesia and Vietnam to backtrack on renewables

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Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

KrASIA | Autonomous Vehicles Archives

HiRain manufactures automotive electronics as well as next-generation solutions related to autonomous driving, new energy, and IoV.

CHINA BRIEF | HiRain Technologies scores USD 30 million to speed up autonomous driving business | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | HiRain Technologies scores USD 30 million to speed up autonomous driving business

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Song Jingli

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Self-driving technology companies including Didi, Pony.ai, and AutoX all raked in fresh capital this year.

Didi's robotaxi service kicks off in Shanghai, taking another step towards a driverless future | KrASIA

Didi&#8217;s robotaxi service kicks off in Shanghai, taking another step towards a driverless future

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

AutoNavi’s Gaode app, also known as Amap, aggregates mobility services provided by more than 40 companies on its platform

WeRide, Alibaba’s AutoNavi expand roll-out of robotaxis in Guangzhou’s ride-hailing services market | KrASIA

WeRide, Alibaba’s AutoNavi expand roll-out of robotaxis in Guangzhou’s ride-hailing services market

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South China Morning Post

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

VisionNav's clients include JD.com, Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao, cosmetics maker Amway, and global logistics company DHL.

Building intelligent warehousing solutions for the future: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

Building intelligent warehousing solutions for the future: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.

China and India markets stalled by government policy U-turns.

Asia's electric car sales drift into the slow lane | KrASIA

Asia&#8217;s electric car sales drift into the slow lane

Robotics

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

New funds will be used to develop visual controlling and sensing systems for unmanned vehicles and for business development.

CHINA BRIEF | Unmanned storage solution provider VisionNav Robotics scores USD 14 million in Series B1 | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Unmanned storage solution provider VisionNav Robotics scores USD 14 million in Series B1

A WeRide robotaxi is spotted in Guangzhou, China.

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Industry studies have concluded that 5G can reduce the high cost of on-board equipment by shifting some computing power off vehicle.

Why 5G is considered an essential element in China’s autonomous driving roadmap | KrASIA

Why 5G is considered an essential element in China’s autonomous driving roadmap

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Hong Kong has sharpened its focus on adapting 5G’s advanced capabilities in so-called cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications.

How Hong Kong’s smart mobility ambitions will be boosted by 5G roll-out | KrASIA

How Hong Kong’s smart mobility ambitions will be boosted by 5G roll-out

Didi is also set to test its robotaxi in Beijing.

Autonomous Vehicles

CHINA BRIEF | HiRain Technologies scores USD 30 million to speed up autonomous driving business

Didi’s robotaxi service kicks off in Shanghai, taking another step towards a driverless future

WeRide, Alibaba’s AutoNavi expand roll-out of robotaxis in Guangzhou’s ride-hailing services market

Building intelligent warehousing solutions for the future: Inside China’s Startups

Asia’s electric car sales drift into the slow lane

CHINA BRIEF | Unmanned storage solution provider VisionNav Robotics scores USD 14 million in Series B1

Why 5G is considered an essential element in China’s autonomous driving roadmap

How Hong Kong’s smart mobility ambitions will be boosted by 5G roll-out

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