China apos;s Didi Aims For 1 Mln Robotaxis On Its Platform By 2030

2021-06-01T09:26:36Z

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BEIJING, June 23 (Reuters) - China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030, an executive said on Tuesday. Didi is developing autonomous driving technologies and plans to deploy so-called robotaxis in areas where there is a shortage of ride-hailing car supply, said Meng Xing, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] the chief operating officer of the company's autonomous driving unit, at an online conference hosted by South China Morning Post. The company last month completed a more than $500 million fundraising round for the autonomous driving unit, led by SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2. Last year Didi said it would start using autonomous vehicles to pick up passengers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen this year before expanding the scheme outside China in 2021. Automakers and tech companies in China are investing billions in the autonomous driving industry to [http://www.fool.com/search/solr.aspx?q=compete compete] with the likes of Tesla Inc, Alphabet Inc Waymo and Uber Technologies. While some [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=industry%20insiders industry insiders] said it will take time for the public to trust autonomous vehicles fully, Meng said that Didi, which is developing autonomous cars with China's BAIC Group , [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] expects autonomous vehicles to be in mass production by 2025. WeRide, a start-up based in Guangzhou city, is operating a fleet of more than 40 robotaxis plus a further 60 test cars. The three-year-old company is backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi. Baidu Inc started offering a robotaxi service in China's southern city of Changsha this year. (Reporting by Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh Editing by David Goodman)

Pet Corgi Duo Duo Follows Its Street Sweeper Owner To Work Every Day

2021-05-30T08:50:54Z

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Dogs are known as man's best friend. But this corgi in is also the best colleague for its owner. The faithful pet called Duo Duo follows its master, who is a street cleaner, to work every day. It even collects and pulls rubbish for the sanitation worker in the southern Chinese city of Changsha. Duo Duo the corgi follows its owner as she cleans the streets of Changsha in southern China It walks after the worker from morning to afternoon and pulls waste for the sanitation worker RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 97 shares Footage released by local media shows Duo Duo walking after its owner when she moves between different work stations. It helps its owner carry waste by pulling a wheelie bucket attached to its dog harness by a rope. The street cleaner, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] who remains unnamed, said she had kept Duo Duo as a companion for two years. She told video outlet last month: 'It follows me wherever I go. As long as it doesn't rain, I take it with me from the morning till the afternoon.' The loyal pet dog picks up litter and recyclable items for its owner as she works her shift The corgi then pulls the recyclable materials back home for its owner using a wheelie bucket The worker said [http://www.zixiutangpollencapsules.com/?s=Duo%20Duo Duo Duo] would pick up litter from the street for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] her. 'It also helps collect recyclable items and carry them back home for me every day,' she said. Apparently, Duo Duo loves working. Her owner said the pet would bark 'in protest' if she prevented it from dragging the trailer. 'As long as it doesn't rain, I take it with me from the morning till the afternoon,' the woman said 'It demands I hug it and massage it every day,' the street cleaner told Pear Video last month After a long day of work, Duo Duo's favourite pastime is a massage. 'It demands I hug it and massage it every day,' she noted. 'I rub its body daily when I sit there and watch TV. If I don't do that, it would lie on the floor and refuse to move.' Footage of the pair has melted the hearts of many people on Chinese social media platforms. On Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, one fan said: 'This is so good. Auntie and dog, please stay safe.' Another person hailed: 'This is the warmth of ordinary life. It is full of love.' A third person praised: 'Dogs are always the most loyal friends to humans.' data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

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China apos;s Didi Aims For 1 Mln Robotaxis On Its Platform By 2030

Pet Corgi Duo Duo Follows Its Street Sweeper Owner To Work Every Day