Beijing's municipal government has drafted a comprehensive regulation to support and govern the development of autonomous driving technology, as the Chinese capital gets closer to filling its streets with driverless cars. The proposed regulation, released publicly over the weekend by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, promises support for "technological breakthroughs" in "core areas" that include sensors, semiconductors, operating systems and algorithms. It also
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Friday unveiled an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Ernie 4.0 Turbo, as it seeks to maintain its position in China's competitive AI market. The launch follows the October 2023 release of Ernie 4, which Baidu claimed rivaled OpenAI's GPT-4 in capabilities. The new model will be accessible to the public via web and mobile app interfaces, with developers able to integrate the technology through Baidu's Qianfan AI platform, the company's Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng said at a corporate event.
Chinese internet giant Baidu has met with state-owned Shandong Heavy Industry Group (SHIG) - a major producer of trucks, engines and tractors - for cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving. In the meeting between Baidu chairman and chief executive Robin Li Yanhong and SHIG chairman Tan Xuguang on Wednesday, the two agreed to "explore the application of large language models in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and smart driving of commercial vehicles", according t