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Autonomous Driving

Analysis of China’s autonomous driving industry, spanning ADAS, L2–L4 systems, regulatory approvals, and commercialization. This section tracks automaker strategies, software and hardware competition, and the path toward higher levels of vehicle autonomy.

ChinaBiz Briefing | DeepSeek's $69B Round, Leapmotor's 100K Milestone, and the Cost-Curve Economy

China's technology and mobility sectors delivered a unified message on August 5: scale and cost discipline now define competitive advantage more decisively than brand narrative or first-mover positioning. From DeepSeek relaunching a mega-round at a $69 billion valuation to Leapmotor rewriting the EV startup hierarchy, and

Pony.ai Enters Autonomous Truck Mass Production, Leveraging Robotaxi DNA

Pony.ai disclosed on August 3 that its fourth-generation L4-level fully autonomous battery-electric heavy truck has entered mass production, while its first-generation L4-level autonomous light truck is advancing toward commercial deployment in parallel. The announcement, made at the company's 2026 Pony Truck Communications

ChinaBiz Briefing | Apollo Go Hits London, CATL Margin Squeeze, Xiaomi's Memory Edge

China's technology and industrial sectors delivered a cluster of strategically significant signals on Tuesday, spanning autonomous driving, battery economics, consumer robotics, and mobile memory. Taken together, the day's developments underscore a single through-line: Chinese companies are no longer competing on home turf alone — they are

Apollo Go and Waymo Clash on London's Streets, Opening a $200B Right-Hand-Drive Frontier

Apollo Go has become the first autonomous vehicle operator to achieve fully driverless commercial testing in a right-hand-drive market, partnering simultaneously with Uber and Lyft to challenge Waymo on London's notoriously complex streets — a strategic move that could unlock access to over 20 billion potential ride-

ChinaBiz Briefing | DeepSeek's $6.9B Round, Tencent's Sell-Off, Kling's Rise, Horizon-VW Deal

China's technology and capital markets delivered a dense slate on July 23 — spanning AI funding, autonomous driving, video generation, commercial space, and global auto expansion. The common thread: Chinese companies are no longer competing at the margins of global industries. Across sectors, they are building foundational infrastructure, locking

Volkswagen Taps Horizon Robotics in White-Box AI Deal, Targeting L3 Autonomy by Late 2027

Horizon Robotics secures its first white-box AI foundation model licensing agreement with a foreign automaker, embedding its technology stack into Volkswagen's China architecture and unlocking a multi-year, billion-yuan revenue stream that analysts say reframes the company's global growth trajectory. The partnership, announced July

Automakers Seize the Robotaxi Narrative as Physical AI Race Reshapes Mobility Economics

Tesla, Xpeng and Geely deploy three divergent strategies to challenge pure-play autonomous driving firms, betting that vehicle-platform leverage and asset-monetization models can redefine the unit economics of driverless mobility. The robotaxi sector is undergoing a structural power shift: for the first time, established automakers are moving beyond

ByteDance Explores Autonomous Driving Push, Led by Seed World Model Team

ByteDance is quietly moving into the autonomous driving sector, with its world model research team taking the lead on an early-stage initiative that could signal the Chinese tech giant's broader ambitions in physical AI, according to an exclusive report. According to 36Kr's exclusive report published

Momenta Hong Kong IPO Anchors Physical AI Valuation With HK$6.8B Debut

Autonomous driving developer Momenta priced the "physical AI" narrative into a tangible public asset with its Hong Kong market debut, establishing a rigorous valuation baseline for a sector transitioning from venture capital speculation to public market price discovery in 2026. Trading under the ticker 6880, the July 8

ChinaBiz Briefing | Chinese Cars Pass Japan in Europe, DeepSeek Chips, Momenta IPO, Xiaomi SkyNomad

China's technology and industrial ambitions converged in a single trading day on July 8, 2026. From European roads to Hong Kong's stock exchange to China's semiconductor labs, the day's headlines trace a consistent arc: Chinese companies are no longer competing at the

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