Uber and Lyft said they are teaming up with Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch driverless taxi trials in the UK next year, reports Reuters. The move reinforces the UK’s role as Europe’s leading testbed for commercializing robotaxis. As part of the partnerships, Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 vehicles will join the London networks of the ride-hailing […]
Category: Autos
Nearly 270,000 cars with self-driving systems will be sold in China next year as Beijing allows carmakers to build such vehicles, reports the South China Morning Post. The cars allow drivers to be hands-off under certain conditions. This volume is projected to represent about 1% of China’s total new car sales in 2026, as the expanding adoption […]
GAC Honda will suspend production for two days starting December 30 due to a shortage of semiconductor supplies, reports Caixin, citing Honda’s China unit and the joint venture. The temporary halt reflects ongoing disruptions tied to Nexperia, a major supplier of automotive chips, whose supply constraints have rippled across the global auto industry. GAC Honda is a […]
Chinese carmaker BYD plans to build a new factory in Brazil within the next three years, reports the South China Morning Post. The new plant would dwarf BYD’s current Brazil operation, lifting output from about 600 units over a decade to up to 7,000 a year. The announcement comes after rising demand for electric buses filled […]
Multiple provinces in China are reining in vehicle trade-in subsidies, dealing a blow to auto sales and casting doubt on the durability of the national stimulus program, reports Caixin. On Sept. 4, the Department of Commerce in Hubei province said it was cutting auto trade-in incentives to two levels—RMB 3,000 ($411) and RMB 5,000—from a […]