The Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2018 Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are betting the auto industry will shift from selling hardware to selling subscriptions to internet-equipped autonomous cars [caption id="attachment_16883" align="alignnone" width="1260"] Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are colonizing an auto industry increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence, software...
YiCai Global, December 19, 2017 (Yicai Global) Dec. 19 -- Telematics is the new trend in the auto industry, and electrified and simpler powertrain systems give new entrants in the market the opportunity to overtake the world’s major automakers by changing to the fast lane. The three...
The Information, January 26, 2018 By Shai Oster and Yunan Zhang [caption id="attachment_16810" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The branding for Baidu's Apollo self-driving car system is displayed on a car at the Baidu World Technology Conference in Beijing, China. Photo by Bloomberg[/caption] China is the world’s biggest market for new cars,...
The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2018 E-commerce giant Alibaba is making its first big investment in a car maker [caption id="attachment_16804" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Xiaopeng He, chairman of electric-car maker Xiaopeng Motors, stands with the company's newest sport-utility vehicle, the G3. PHOTO: XIAOPENG MOTORS[/caption] By Liza Lin SHANGHAI—Chinese e-commerce...
Digital Trends, October 14, 2017 Baidu leads autonomous charge in China, with mass-production plans for 2021 The race for truly widespread driverless technology is now seriously burning up the pavement. The international competition is on like never before as China pursues the development of its very own autonomous...
The Detroit News, January 7, 2017 Baidu Inc. and state-owned Beijing Automotive Group Co.’s collaboration on telematics and autonomous driving is almost ready for its coming-out moment, as industry and government join hands for a self-driving vehicle push within China. A BAIC-built model equipped with Baidu tech...
The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2016 A BMW electric car at a Beijing car show in April; Future Mobility has hired about 50 engineers from car makers including BMW for its smart-electric-vehicle project. PHOTO: REUTERS Chinese auto startup Future Mobility seeks eventually to sell several hundred thousand luxury...
Forbes Asia, May 8, 2016 Click here to read this article at Forbes.com By Bill Russo For the early part of the 21st century, China has been the growth engine of the global automotive industry. Despite a recent slowdown, China will surpass 25 million units in annual car sales...
AFP Newswires, April 23, 2016 Chinese Internet giant LeECO Holdings Ltd unveils its internet electric battery driverless concept car 'LeSEE', during a launch event in Beijing, on April 20, 2016 Beijing: Chinese manufacturers and internet giants are in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in the race...
Gao Feng Insights Report, February 2016 We are pleased to share with you our paper titled: Reimagining Mobility in the China Context. This article builds on the themes from our previous article titled Digital Disruption in China’s Automotive Industry, and offers a perspective at how the traditional value chain of the...
