An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout
An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout
Rami Blachman
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Rami Blachman

Why the road to making driverless cars passes through US and Israel for Chinese mobility companies

  • One way Chinese AV champions obtain know-how is by deploying R&D centres in Silicon Valley, where AV technology still reigns supreme
  • China’s trailblazing AV companies are driven by the challenge of producing the next generation driverless vehicles and scaling globally

Rami Blachman
Rami Blachman

Updated: 2:08pm, 3 Apr, 2019

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An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout
An autonomous car refitted by Pony.ai seen driving itself outside the venue of WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference). Photo: Handout
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Rami Blachman

Rami Blachman

Rami Blachman, founder of China Israel Innovation Accelerator (CIIA), is a tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist based in Shanghai and Tel Aviv. He is a frequent speaker and writer on China cross-border tech investing and how it relates to international startups.