Chinese search giant Baidu plans to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing company for the production of self-driving cars

Chinese search giant Baidu has announced plans to partner with Volvo Cars ' parent company Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.) to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing company.

Baidu Announces Plan to Establish an Intelligent EV Company and Forms Strategic Partnership with Geely | Baidu Inc
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Baidu has been working on the development of self-driving cars in partnership with BMW since September 2014, and succeeded in a test run in Beijing in December 2015. In addition, Baidu established the autonomous driving technology development project ' Apollo ' in July 2017, and in 2018, the autonomous driving bus ' Apolong ' without steering will have level 4 autonomous driving ability from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It has been recognized and has been reported to enter Japan, and has a proven track record in the development of self-driving cars.

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Baidu CEO Robin Lee said of the partnership: 'Baidu's self-driving technology over the last decade, Geely's ability to develop energy-efficient and reliable vehicles, and electric vehicles. The combination of knowledge can open up the future for passenger cars. '

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