Tag: Didi

Didi Rumored To Acquire Bike Sharing Firm Ofo For $2 Billion

Chinese ride sharing giant Didi Chuxing is rumored to be acquiring bike sharing firm Ofo for around US$2 billion, said a Chinese media report citing a leaked document. Embattled Ofo has been reportedly in deal talks with different parties for the past many months. Speculation of Ofo’s sale to a bigger company intensified after Meituan… Continue reading Didi Rumored To Acquire Bike Sharing Firm Ofo For $2 Billion

99 launches face recognition for 100% of drivers

Technology’s goal is to further enhance the safety of the app’s passengers and drivers 99, the urban transport application that integrates the global company DiDi Chuxing, launched on October 13, 100% of drivers, a facial recognition tool to further enhance the safety of platform races. The system automatically identifies drivers’ faces before they connect to… Continue reading 99 launches face recognition for 100% of drivers

Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use

Oct 21, 2019 2 min read Zhang Bo, CTO of Didi Chuxing, spoke at the China National Computer Congress in Suzhou on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Image credit: Didi Chuxing) Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is opening up its significant stores of transit data with the release of two major datasets in order to improve… Continue reading Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use

Didi Pilots Autonomous Ride-Hailing in Shanghai

Cheng Wei, founder and CEO of Didi Chuxing, made the announcement at Shanghai’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference, where Didi is showcasing robo-taxi hailing with its autonomous driving fleet on a closed track.   Photo via Didi. As Didi Chuxing accelerates its robo-taxi project, passengers will be able to hail self-driving vehicles from its app in a pilot robo-taxi service in… Continue reading Didi Pilots Autonomous Ride-Hailing in Shanghai

China Digest: Qiming invests $30m in Huimei; AutoX to deploy robo-taxis in Shanghai

Qiming has invested $30m in Huimei Technology, a Chinese medical AI solutions player, while AutoX and Shanghai authorities have announced a partnership to pilot the real-world use case of the country’s driverless future. Qiming invests $30m in Huimei Technology Huimei Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI)-powered medical solutions provider, has raised $30 million in a… Continue reading China Digest: Qiming invests $30m in Huimei; AutoX to deploy robo-taxis in Shanghai

Chinese VTC giant Didi Chuxing tests his autonomous taxis in Shanghai

Should we see an operation to whet the appetite of investors? While the Wall Street Journal reported in mid-July that Didi Chuxing was looking to raise $ 2 billion to finance its growth , the former Chinese rival of Uber (which he bought the activities in China) made this weekend an important announcement concerning its… Continue reading Chinese VTC giant Didi Chuxing tests his autonomous taxis in Shanghai

Didi to launch autonomous taxi service in Shanghai

Aug 30, 2019 1 min read Didi’s robotaxi at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on August 30, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) Ride-hailing giant Didi will launch a pilot robotaxi fleet in Shanghai, allowing passengers to book rides in autonomous vehicles through its app, the company said on Friday. Why it matters: Didi is… Continue reading Didi to launch autonomous taxi service in Shanghai

Didi sets sights on China’s first robotaxi service in Shanghai

SHANGHAI — Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing startup, will bring driverless taxis to Shanghai, the company announced Friday, with service to begin as soon as within the year. “Didi has the potential to become the first business to realize large-scale robotaxi service in China,” Zhang Bo, Didi’s chief technology officer, said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in… Continue reading Didi sets sights on China’s first robotaxi service in Shanghai