Aptiv opens autonomous mobility centre in China

Aptiv has unveiled a mobility centre in Shanghai, China, to develop SAE Level 4 autonomous driving technology. The company says the opening extends its autonomous driving operations beyond Singapore, Boston, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas. Last December, Aptiv opened a technical centre in Las Vegas to gather insights on its fleet of autonomous vehicles (AV) and to improve safety operator training. Aptiv is now holding discussions with potential partners for mapping and commercial deployment of its
April 29, 2019 Read time: 1 min

Aptiv has unveiled a mobility centre in Shanghai, China, to develop 567 SAE Level 4 autonomous driving technology.

The company says the opening extends its autonomous driving operations beyond Singapore, Boston, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.

Last December, Aptiv opened a %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external technical centre false http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/aptiv-opens-technical-centre-in-las-vegas/ false false%> in Las Vegas to gather insights on its fleet of autonomous vehicles (AV) and to improve safety operator training.

Aptiv is now holding discussions with potential partners for mapping and commercial deployment of its AVs in China.

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