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US blacklists all foreign-made new drones, including DJI

The US telecommunications regulator said that it is adding Shenzhen-based DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, to a list of companies determined to pose “unacceptable risks” to US national security, reports the South China Morning Post. The ruling applies to all new models but not to existing ones. Addition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s covered list […]

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Uber, Lyft partner with Baidu for UK driverless taxis

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 […]

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Grounded drones

The US has announced it will ban all new models of foreign-made drones, a move which will lock all Chinese drone companies out of the US market, one of the world’s most lucrative for civilian and commercial drones. The biggest casualty is DJI, which is the world’s largest drone manufacturer, and produces around half of […]

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Shanghai-listed chipmaker unveils new AI chips to challenge Nvidia

Chinese chip designer Moore Threads Technology has unveiled a suite of new products, including its next generation of chip architecture and artificial intelligence chips, reports the South China Morning Post. The chipmaker looks to challenge US chip-making heavyweights Nvidia and AMD. The Beijing-based firm, hailed as China’s “little Nvidia”, introduced two forthcoming chips Huashan and Lushan, […]

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Beijing approves L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing market

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 […]