The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg
The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg
Business /  Companies

Tesla challenger NIO and car giant SAIC given green light to road test autonomous driving in Shanghai

NIO, backed by Tencent Holdings, Baidu and Xiaomi, given go-ahead for its 7-seater electric sport utility vehicle, the ES8, while Alibaba partner SAIC gains licence for two models of its smart intelligent car, the MG iGS

Topic |   Autonomous driving
Maggie Zhang
Maggie Zhang

Updated: 10:43pm, 1 Mar, 2018

Why you can trust SCMP
The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg
The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric sports car on display at the Auto Shanghai 2017 vehicle show in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg
READ FULL ARTICLE