Didi has raised US$500 million from Japan’s SoftBank for its autonomous driving subsidiary. Photo: Handout
Didi has raised US$500 million from Japan’s SoftBank for its autonomous driving subsidiary. Photo: Handout
Self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing launches pilot self-driving robotaxi service in Shanghai

  • Didi’s launch of robotaxis in Shanghai comes just days after it announced plans to deploy more than one million self-driving vehicles through its platform by 2030
  • Globally, the market is projected to be worth US$65.3 billion by 2027, according to a report from Market Research Future

Yujie Xue
Yujie Xue in Shenzhen

Updated: 11:20pm, 29 Jun, 2020

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Didi has raised US$500 million from Japan’s SoftBank for its autonomous driving subsidiary. Photo: Handout
Didi has raised US$500 million from Japan’s SoftBank for its autonomous driving subsidiary. Photo: Handout
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