China’s augmented reality startup Nreal is on a roll. The company, which hopes to bring AR to the masses by making bright-color, lightweight smart glasses, has just received $60 million in […]
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Back to news homeChina’s driverless delivery startup Whale Dynamic targets US market with $2.5M funding
A nascent Nuro challenger from China has its sight set on the delivery market in the US and has just raised some seed funding to advance its ambitions. Whale Dynamic, […]
What’s driving China’s autonomous vehicle frenzy?
A lot of government support, it appears Rita Liao 13 hours China’s autonomous vehicle industry first started seeing some traction around 2016, when a bunch of ambitious startups mushroomed following […]
The long haul of Microsoft’s China localization
In 2019, when LinkedIn began asking for Chinese users’ phone numbers, it was clear that the professional social network would have to follow a different set of rules in the […]
Baidu’s robotaxi service aims to be in 100 cities by 2030
Baidu keeps ramping up its autonomous driving ambitions. The Chinese tech company made its name in search engines and still relies greatly on search ads for revenues. But it’s hoping […]
Chinese lidar maker Hesai lands $300M led by Hillhouse, Xiaomi, Meituan
The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles. Latest to the investment boom is Hesai, a Shanghai-based […]
Lidar startup Innovusion closes $64M round led by Temasek
More investors are joining the wave to bet on lidar, the remote sensing method that uses laser light to measure distances and has garnered ample interest from automakers in recent […]
Chinese automaker Geely launches luxury EV brand Zeekr
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings is launching a new brand of premium electric vehicles as it aims to capture a share of the luxury EV market that has been dominated […]
Blackberry and Baidu deepen autonomous, connected car partnership
Blackberry and Chinese search engine giant Baidu have agreed to expand a partnership that aims to give automakers the tools they need to launch next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles in […]
China’s search giant Baidu to set up an EV making venture
China’s search giant Baidu is extending its car ambitions from mere software to production. The company said Monday that it will set up a company to produce electric vehicles with […]