As Chinese companies race for a slice of the world’s largest car market, they’re betting heavily on assisted driving technology.
"I think the definition of smart cars has evolved a lot," said Xuan Liu, vice president at autonomous driving software start-up DeepRoute.ai, said in a phone interview Wednesday.
Jidu plans to launch a limited version of its first production model in the fall. Deliveries are set to begin next year, with a target market of family passenger vehicles priced above 200,000 yuan , Baidu CEO Robin Li said on an earnings call in late May.Baidu has majority ownership of Jidu, and the search giant has rolled out commercial robotaxis in parts of China using its Apollo autonomous driving system.
Geely has pushed into the electric car industry with its own vehicles, and announced in November a multi-year plan to build up the software component of the cars. The automaker said it aimed to commercialize full self-driving under specific conditions, called"Level Four" autonomous driving in a classification system, by 2025.
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