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Didi Chuxing aims to be smart transportation provider

Cheng Wei, founder and CEO of Didi Chuxing, gave a speech at a smart transportation summit held in Beijing on Jan 25, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese ride-hailing juggernaut Didi Chuxing is now targeting AI and smart transportation innovation, as part of its broader efforts to build a comprehensive mobility platform as well as… Continue reading Didi Chuxing aims to be smart transportation provider

Self-driving freight transport makes a debut

China has made significant strides in port transportation by using self-driving trucks to transport containers at Zhuhai Port in Guangdong province from Tuesday as part of its efforts to realize an unmanned smart port system in the future. The domestically-made truck looks like a normal one but does not need any drivers. It is used… Continue reading Self-driving freight transport makes a debut

National rules drafted for autonomous cars

A self-driving car demonstrates how it can steer clear of a cyclist in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province, last month.[Photo by Zhang Jie/for China Daily] The nation has completed the first draft of nationwide regulations for road tests of internet-connected vehicles and self-driving cars, as part of the broad push to gain a lead in… Continue reading National rules drafted for autonomous cars

China’s public NEV charging piles up 51% in 2017

BEIJING – China had installed 214,000 public charging piles for new energy vehicles (NEVs) by the end of 2017, the most worldwide, according to Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei. The number marked an increase of 51 percent year on year, Miao told an industry forum Saturday. While the country has seen rapid growth… Continue reading China’s public NEV charging piles up 51% in 2017

Subsidies for new energy cars to be cut again

Employees work at an electric vehicle manufacturing factory in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Yang Zheng/For China Daily] Subsidies for new energy cars will be cut further this year before being phased out in China altogether by the end of 2020, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. The move would accelerate the… Continue reading Subsidies for new energy cars to be cut again

BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail

Passengers can enter the SkyRail station using facial recognition. [Photo by Chai Hua/chinadaily.com.cn] China’s biggest electric carmaker BYD launched an unmanned driving system for its monorail train in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Wednesday. The system will be officially put into use in the second quarter of 2018. It is the… Continue reading BYD launches unmanned driving system for monorail

DiDi completes 7.43b rides in 2017

A mobile phone user uses the taxi-hailing and car-service app DiDi Chuxing, Feb 22, 2015. [Photo/IC] BEIJING — Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing completed 7.43 billion rides for 450 million users in more than 400 cities across China last year, the company announced Monday. The record high number of rides, which does not include bike-sharing… Continue reading DiDi completes 7.43b rides in 2017

Didi to roll out all-inclusive bike-sharing platform

A mobile phone user uses the taxi-hailing and car-service app Didi Chuxing, Feb 22, 2015. [Photo/IC] Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-sharing company, announced on Tuesday that it will soon launch a comprehensive bike-sharing platform within its app, which will integrate Ofo Inc, Bluegogo, and other potential bike-sharing partners, as well as Didi’s upcoming own-branded bike-sharing… Continue reading Didi to roll out all-inclusive bike-sharing platform