This is the first round of financing after the independent split of Didi autopilot business, and it is also the single largest financing obtained by domestic autopilot companies. After this round of financing, it means that Didi's autonomous driving business will enter a new stage of development. The person in charge of Didi said that this fund will be used to further invest in the research and development and testing of autonomous driving technology and accelerate the layout of autonomous driving business.
Get the highest single financing in China, what does Didi autopilot rely on? In fact, Didi, as the leader of China Mobile Travel, began to invest in the development and testing of autonomous driving as early as 20 16. 2065438+August 2009, Didi Chuxing's autopilot department was upgraded to an independent company, focusing on autopilot research and development, product application and related business development.
Like Baidu, NavInfo, Ma Xiao Zhixing and other domestic companies that develop autonomous driving technology, Didi's autonomous driving company has also played its own exclusive advantages in addition to its own autonomous driving test fleet. The data obtained from Didi platform will be used for simulation test. At the same time, it can also be seen that Didi Chuxing attaches importance to the autonomous driving business, and the prospects are promising.
Not only Didi Chuxing, but also many car manufacturers are optimistic about the domestic development in the field of autonomous driving. Recently, among domestic autonomous driving companies, only Toyota invested in Ma Xiao Zhixing, and Bosch blessed Shi Yu Science and Technology. Judging from Softbank's investment in Didi autopilot, a new round of competition in the field of autopilot has begun.
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