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Baidu-backed Jiyue seeks traction in China’s premium EV market with second model launch

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Baidu-backed Jiyue seeks traction in China’s premium EV market with second model launch

Jiyue, a premium electric vehicle (EV) maker backed by China’s search-engine giant Baidu, is doubling down on autonomous-driving technology as it launches its second model and fights to gain traction in the country’s cutthroat market for battery-powered cars. The Jiyue 07, a fully electric sedan expected to take on Tesla’s Shanghai-made Model 3, will feature … Read more

Chinese internet giant Baidu to provide map service for Tesla EVs, as US carmaker eyes mainland launch of self-driving system

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Chinese internet giant Baidu to provide map service for Tesla EVs, as US carmaker eyes mainland launch of self-driving system

Version 20 of Baidu Maps, a desktop and mobile web-mapping application released in April, will soon be available on Tesla’s EVs, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence (AI) champion said in a post on microblogging platform Weibo on Monday. Baidu Maps’ new lane-level, 3D navigation software will have a user interface that is “more intuitive” and “better … Read more