Didi Chuxing has joined forces with China Southern Power Grid (CSPG) to develop on-demand electric vehicle (EV) charging and automobile services across South and Southwest China.
Didi, a ride-hailing firm, says the deal will allow its app users to access CSPG charging spots.
CSPG has more than 100,000 charging points across China's southern regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area.
Chinese bus manufacturer Yin Long intends to produce electric buses at Ikarbus’ factory in Serbia by the end of the year, according to a report by SeeNews.
Yin Long acquired Ikarbus through its subsidiary Lanzhou Guangdong New Energy Automobile, and intends to hire 200 employees at the factory and use it as a hub to expand its business.
The factory is in the city of Belgrade. Ikarbus produces low-floor and articulated city buses as well as intercity buses.
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
Here Technologies is extending its suite of location services to China following an agreement with NavInfo, a provider of digital maps and location services.
Peter Kürpick, chief technology officer at Here, says: “By simplifying the sourcing of mapping and locations services, we can also help customers to reduce development time and save costs.”
The services include map data (including map rendering and 3D maps), routing (for vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and public transit as well as traffic-enabled r