China s GAC Group this week signed an agreement with local technology company DiDi Chuxing to jointly develop and produce a purpose-built autonomous vehicle model, as the automaker sets its sights on the emerging robotaxi market.
GAC Group Aion subsidiary will work together with Didi Autonomous Driving to bring the vehicle to mass production. Didi is one of several Chinese technology companies, including Baidu, Alibaba, Pony.ai and WeRide, looking to establish autonomous taxi services in China and elsewhere. Local automakers such as FAW Group, SAIC Motor, Changan and Dongfeng Motor are supporting these efforts.
Earlier this month Baidu launched the world s first fee-paying driverless taxi service in Beijing which it plans to scale up in the next two years.
ChinaVolvo to provide cars for Didi s self-driving test fleet
Nick Carey
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The logo of Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo is seen at Stierli Automobile AG company in St. Erhard, Switzerland April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said on Monday it has signed an agreement to provide cars to the autonomous driving technology unit of China s top ride-hailing firm, Didi Chuxing, for its self-driving test fleet.
Volvo will provide XC90 SUVs equipped with backup steering and braking systems that DiDi Autonomous Driving will integrate with Didi Gemini, its new self-driving hardware platform.
Didi is currently working toward an initial public offering with a valuation of at least $100 billion. read more
This is not your normal XC90.
For decades, Volvo has been known for its commitment to safety, and now it s moving full steam ahead with self-driving technology in the safest possible manner, of course. The automaker announced it s teaming with China s DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving tech division of DiDi Chuxing, which bought Uber China a few years ago.
Several examples of the Volvo XC90 are being modified with the necessary software and hardware to join DiDi s self-driving fleet. Things like backup systems for steering and braking and other related software are being integrated into DiDi s already-in-place testing network. These XC90s will actually be the first to integrate DiDi s new self-driving hardware platform.
By:Liu Xutong |
From:english.eastday.com | 2021-04-20 10:54
Recently, Volvo Cars and Didi Chuxing s autonomous driving company signed a strategic cooperation agreement, forthe two parties to work togetheron anautonomous driving test fleet. Based on the signed agreement, Volvo Cars expects to establish a long-term partnership with Didi Autonomous Driving. Didi will continue to expand its autonomous driving test fleet in China and the United States.
Volvo XC90 is the first model to integrate Didi Gemini s new hardware platform for autonomous driving. It will be used in Didi s autonomous driving road tests in the future.
The Volvo XC90 has built-in redundancy systems and safety functions, and combined with the advanced hardware platform and software system developed by Didi Autonomous Driving, the vehicle can carry out autonomous driving.